Volcano High
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Current user rating: 97/100 (22 votes)
Profile
- Movie: Volcano High
- Revised romanization: WaSanGo
- Hangul: 화산고
- Director: Kim Tae-Gyun
- Assistant Director: Park Joong-Goo
- Writer: Kim Tae-Gyun, Seo Dong-Heon, Park Hyun-Soo
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- Release Date: December 5, 2001
- Runtime: 120 Min.
- Studio: Cinema Service
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
It is the 108th year of Volcano High School. In the classroom, chalk fly around like bullets. On the schoolyard, students and teachers hang in the air, competing against each other, using martial arts. At Volcano High, where every student is a martial arts expert, it is not surprising to see tea leaves moving in the shape of dragons or hallway windows shattering into bits with no one touching them.
At Volcano High, the legend of the Secret Manuscript - the one who inherits these writings will rule the world - has been continuously passed down. The Secret Manuscript is more famous because it helped the principal JANG Oh-ja calm 17 years of internecine feuding due to the privatization of schools. From the outside, Volcano High School seems peaceful. However, a bitter showdown for the Secret Manuscript is at hand. Among the challengers are the assistant principal who thirsts for the principal's position; SONG Hak-rim who became the best in the shortest time in the history of Volcano High; and JANG Ryang, captain of the weight lifting team who dreams of becoming the best at Volcano High.
On a windy, rainy day with thunder and lightening, KIM Kyung-soo transfers to Volcano High, his ninth school for he has been expelled from eight other schools because he cannot manage the power he is gifted with. Having become a problematic student despite his intentions, Kyung-soo is determined to graduate from Volcano High no matter what happens. However, at Volcano High, where all the students are martial arts experts, it is inevitable that they will grasp the potential talent of the new kid. At the brink of erupting, Volcano High regards Kyung-soo as the eye of a hurricane. Will Kyung-soo manage to graduate in the middle of the violent storm caused by the battle for the Secret Manuscript?
Cast
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| Jang Hyuk | Shin Min-A | Kim Su-Ro | Kwon Sang-Woo | Kong Hyo-Jin |
| Kim Kyeong-su | Yu Chae-i | Jang Ryang | Song Hak-Rim | So Yo-seon |
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| Jung Sang-Hoon | Kim Hyeong-Jong | Chae Shi-Ah | Heo Jun-Ho | Kim Sang-Mi |
| Golbangi | Shim Ma | Yo-mi | math teacher | Young-eo |
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| Park Dong-Bin | Cho Sung-Ha | Seo Beom-Sik | Byeon Hie-Bong | Yun Moon-Sik | Jeong Won-Jung |
| muisc teacher | language teacher | gym teacher | head teacher | principle | Yang-ho |
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David Marshall Says:
Jan 29 2011 1:36 pm
This is a really enjoyable film whether you just want to take it as a slightly comic kung fu movie or as a commentary on the problems caused by the practice of deference in Korean society.
http://opionator.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/volcano-high-or-wasango/