The Man Standing Next

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Movie: The Man Standing Next
Revised romanization: Namsanui Bujangdeul
Hangul: 남산의 부장들
Director: Woo Min-Ho
Writer: Kim Choong-Sik (nonfiction novel), Lee Ji-Min, Woo Min-Ho
Producer: Kim Jin-Woo
Cinematographer: Ko Nak-Sun
Release Date: January 22, 2020
Runtime: 114 min.
Genre: Politics / Period-1970 / Based on True Story
Distributor: Showbox
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

On October 26, 1979, Korean Central Intelligence Agency Director Kim Kyu-Pyeong (Lee Byung-Hun) assassinates South Korean President Park (Lee Sung-Min).

40 days before the assassination, the exiled prior director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, Park Yong-Kak (Kwak Do-Won), testifies against the South Korean government at a U.S. hearing. Kim Kyu-Pyeong and Kwak Sang-Cheon (Lee Hee-Joon) puts in play a plan to stop him.

Notes

Based on nonfiction novel “Namsanui Bujangdeul” by Kim Choong-Sik (published from 1990 to 1992 in newspaper The Dong-A Ilbo ). The novel covers the true story of KCIA director Kim Hyong-Uk and his disappearance.
Filming began October 20, 2018 and finished February 28, 2019.

Cast



Lee Byung-Hun	Lee Sung-Min	Kwak Do-Won	Lee Hee-Joon	Kim So-Jin
Kim Kyu-Pyeong	President Park	Park Yong-Kak	Kwak Sang-Cheon	Debra Shim



Seo Hyun-Woo	Ji Hyun-Joon	Park Sung-Geun	Park Ji-Il	Lee Tae-Hyeong
Jeon Du-Hyeok	Ham Dae-Yong	Kang Chang-Su	Chief Secretary	Yu Dong-Hun



Kim Seung-Hoon	Kim Min-Sang
Professor Lim	Chief of Staff

Additional Cast Members:

Joo Suk-Tae - Shin Ik-Chi
Lee Do-Guk - Chief of Protocol Department
Kim Hong-Fa - Ambassador Yoon
Lee Yang-Hee - Kim Eui-Won
Yoon Choong - Chief of the Presidential Security Service
Cho Hye-Joo - female university student
Son Byung-Wook - CIA agent 2
Lee Soo-Kwang - Geungjeong-dong safety house agent 1
Eom Ji-Man - Geungjeong-dong safety house agent 3
Chun Myung-Jae - Geungjeong-dong safety house agent 4
Kim Nak-Gyoon - Geungjeong-dong safety house agent 5
Jung Jong-Woo - Director Park's bodyguard 1
Yun Ki-Chang - Director Park's bodyguard 2
Park Hyun-Woo - bodyguard 1
Kim Tae-Hoon - bodyguard 2
Jo Young-Gyu - bodyguard 4
Yoo Jung-Ho - man in the dark
Jang Eui-Don - wiretapping team of military intelligence agency
Kim Myung-Sun - Madame Jang
Son In-Yong - butler
John D. Michaels - hearing member 1

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Awards

2020 (56th) BaekSang Arts Awards - June 5, 2020
- Best Actor (Lee Byung-Hun)
- Art Award (Kim Seo-Hee)

Comments

sera Aug 13 2020 1:31 am This film kind of reminds me of wives/mistresses trying to gain favor from their husband except this is about men in politics. I haven't watch many movies in 2020, but this is the best so far.

Merry Rose Ak Jun 10 2020 4:13 pm Lee Byung Hung is the best actor ever.

Elma Alam Jan 17 2020 11:56 pm omg im so excited

i love byunghun!!

LKB Nov 16 2019 5:38 am Someone needs to have a ritual for Lee Hee Joon. Chimera disappeared into the ethers, and this has been finished for almost 9 months but hasn't released yet.

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