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Left Foot of Wrath

LEE Doo Yong

Korea1974 83min HD Color

Synopsis

In 1940, Bak Dal takes revenge for his father killed by Japanese occupying force and goes to Gando, Manchuria. He beats up the Japanese outlaw Wada, but is beaten by the Japanese gangs and kicked out. After years of perseverance, he finally defeats Wada and pledges to independence of nation.

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.