Kundo: Age of the Rampant
Band of Thieves
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
Alternate Title: Band of Thieves
Hangul: 군도
Romanization: Gundo
Directed by Yoon Jong-bin
Written by Yoon Jong-bin
Produced by Han Jae-deok
Distributed by Showbox/Mediaplex
Budget: US$7 million
An upcoming period action film starring Ha Jung-woo and Kang Dong-won, and written and directed by Yoon Jong-bin. Set in mid-19th century Joseon, it is about a power struggle between the unjust wealthy noblemen who run society and a group of righteous outlaws who steal from corrupt officials to give to the downtrodden and starving
PLOT
The year is 1859. The late Joseon dynasty was a period of social and economic unrest in Korea, and it was also a time of great tyranny. Due to continuous natural disasters and poor harvest, poverty, hunger and death are rampant. The aristocracy rule the country, and concerned only with their own wealth, they exploit and persecute the poor.
In these turbulent times, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the authorities. They raid corrupt officials, then share their booty with the vulnerable and impoverished. While the king stands powerless against them, Kundo becomes a figure of fear to undeserving nobles, and a ray of hope in the lives of long-suffering citizens. The members of Kundo believe that their cause is more important than their own lives.
In an era when one's status is decided by birth, Dolmuchi was born to a poor butcher, while Jo-yoon, though born into a powerful and wealthy family, is illegitimate. The two men strike a dangerous deal and Dolmuchi loses his mother and sister as a result. He is trampled by Jo-yoon who commands absolute power in his oppressive world. Bringing together the men who are on the fringes of this dark society, Dolmuchi is accepted as a member of Kundo and opens his eyes to the world. He draws his sword out of its sheath and disperses the shadow cast on the poor and helpless. Then before him, the man who took away his family appears. Standing in front of Jo-yoon, Dolmuchi challenges his arch-enemy to a final duel
CAST
Ha Jung-woo as Dolmuchi
Kang Dong-won as Jo-yoon
Lee Geung-young as Ddaeng-choo
Lee Sung-min as Dae-ho,
Jo Jin-woong as Lee Tae-ki
Ma Dong-seok as Chun-bo
Yoon Ji-hye as Ma-hyang
Jung Man-shik
Kim Sung-kyun as Jang
Kim Jae-young
Ju Jin-mo
Song Young-chang as nobleman Jo
Kim Hae-sook as Dolmuchi's mother
Han Ye-ri as Gok-ji
Park Myeong-shin
Kang Hyun-joong
CHARACTERS
Dolmuchi, a former butcher (one of the lowest class in the Joseon Dynasty) who joins a makeshift band of outlaws to avenge the death of his family.
Jo-yoon, a nobleman's son who is gifted in martial arts, but twisted by the fact that he was born to a concubine and thus is unacknowledged by his father and has no rights in the family or Joseon society.
Ddaeng-choo the mood-maker of the band
Dae-ho the leader of the band
Lee Tae-ki the a thief who used to be an aristocrat
SOURCES
PROFILE
SOCIAL NETWORK
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TRIVIA
This is the fifth time Yong JongBin and Ha Jungwoo will be working in a film together (The Unforgiven, Bestie Boys, Nameless Gangster, Berlin Film) with 4 out of 5 having Yong JongBin as PD/Director. In Berlin File he did cameo acting.
This is Kang Dongwon's first film gig after his release from mandatory Military service.
Ha Jungwoo shaved his hair for his role as Dolmuchi
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Thread Opened: January 4, 2014
Last Update: 3AM KST, January 6, 2014