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Barefoot Ki-bong
''Barefoot Ki-bong'' () is a 2006 South Korean film. Production The film based its story on the real person Um Ki Bong,a disabled person who gained attention through a documentary that locally aired in the country for his fillial piety and running capabilities.The film was filmed in Namhae. Plot Ki-bong is a mentally challenged forty-year-old man who lives in a rural village with his aging mother. After accidentally winning a local race, Ki-bong finds himself training for the National Amateur Half Marathon so that he can buy his mother some false teeth with the prize money. Despite being coached by the head of the village, Mr. Baek, the villagers remain skeptical about his chances of winning, all except for the girl who works in the local photo shop. Cast * Shin Hyun-joon as Ki-bong * Kim Soo-mi as Mrs. Om, Ki-bong's mother * Im Ha-ryong Im Ha-ryong (born Im Han-yong on October 31, 1952) is a South Korean actor and comedian. During the 1980s and 1990s, Im was one of Korea' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Hyun-joon (actor)
Shin Hyun-joon (; born October 28, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Barefoot Ki-bong'', ''Stairway to Heaven (South Korean TV series), Stairway to Heaven'' and the ''Marrying the Mafia II, Marrying the Mafia'' sequels, and as the photographer in the popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" by Kiss (South Korean band), KISS. In the Korean press he is nicknamed as 아랍왕자 ("Prince of Arab") due to his foreign look and long eyelashes. Career Shin Hyun-joon was an athletics major at Yonsei University before starting a career in modeling and acting in 1989. His film debut came in director Im Kwon-taek's ''Son of a General'' series, set under the Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese occupation in the 1920s. For the first half of the 1990s he continued working with Im Kwon-taek and also acted in ''Hwa-Om-Kyung'', Jang Sun-woo's award-winning film based on the Avatamsaka Sutra. In recent years Shin has turned more towards popular cinema, finding hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |