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Returned a Single-legged Man: 2

LEE Doo Yong

Korea1974 92min HD Color

Synopsis

One day Yong Cheol beats the Japanese gangs in Matroos Parks pub, and the gangs cut his left leg with the help of martial art masters. As his girlfriend becomes the mistress of the gang boss Kimura, he defeats the gangs with his new iron leg. But she kills herself and the secret of Matroos Park is revealed.

Diretor

LEE Doo Yong

He is one of Koreas best directors who led the Korean films heyday in 70s and 80s. From the debut romantic drama The Lost Wedding Veil(1970) to the Daejong award winning historical drama General in Red(1973), and from martial arts movies to the nationwide popular erotic movies, his films are never limited to a genre. He won the ISDAP award in Venice and was selected to the Un Certain Regard in Cannes.