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The Tenor – Lirico Spinto
''The Tenor – Lirico Spinto'' is a 2014 biopic chronicling the life of South Korean tenor Bae Jae-chul who performed in numerous European operas, but lost his voice at the peak of his career due to thyroid cancer. However, after enduring a long period of painful rehabilitation, with the help of his wife Yoon-hee as well as his longtime friend and Japanese producer Koji Sawada, Bae regained his singing ability and half his vocal range. Bae was portrayed by Yoo Ji-tae. The film premiered at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, and was released in South Korea on December 31, 2014. Cast * Yoo Ji-tae as Bae Jae-chul * Yusuke Iseya as Koji Sawada *Cha Ye-ryun as Yoon-hee *Nataša Tapušković *Marko Stojanović Production The film's early working title was ''Miracle'', but director Kim Sang-man Kim Sang-man (; born January 28, 1970) is a South Korean film director and art director. Career Kim Sang-man began his career in films designing posters, starting with '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Sang-man
Kim Sang-man (; born January 28, 1970) is a South Korean film director and art director. Career Kim Sang-man began his career in films designing posters, starting with '' The Contact'' in 1997. He had designed posters for about 30 films when he was given the opportunity to be the art director on ''If the Sun Rises in the West'' in 1998. The highlight of his career as an art director came two years after that when he worked on the now-classic ''Joint Security Area''. Sometime afterwards, Kim joined a band as a bassist and recorded under an independent label. Because of this, in the next film he worked on, ''Bloody Tie'' in 2006, he held two positions: art director and film score composer/music director. In 2008, he directed his first film, the crime caper/comedy ''Girl Scout'' which was fairly well received. He wrote and directed his sophomore feature, the 2010 thriller ''Midnight FM''. Kim reunited with ''Midnight FM'' actor Yoo Ji-tae for his third film '' The Tenor – Lirico Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |