Story of movie Champion 2002 Film : Champion (Hangul: ???) is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, about South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim, portrayed by Yu Oh-seong.
| Champion | |
|---|---|
Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | ??? |
| Revised Romanization | Chaem-pi-eon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch‘aemp‘i?n |
| Directed by | Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Produced by | Jo Weon-jang |
| Written by | Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Starring | Yu Oh-seong Chae Min-seo |
| Music by | Matthieu Gain |
| Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
| Distributed by | Media Suits |
Release date | June 28, 2002 |
Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$10,569,737 |
Screenplay
A biopic, Champion details the life of Duk Koo Kim, South Korea's most popular boxer, who, in his rise to international fame, faced the reigning lightweight champion Ray Mancini at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 13, 1982. Kim ultimately lost the match after fourteen rounds, and within minutes, dropped into a coma from which he never recovered. The match changed boxing rules around the world; and affected South Korea especially.
- Yu Oh-seong - Kim Deuk-gu
- Chae Min-seo - Lee Kyeong-mi
- Yun Seung-won - Kim, Hyeon-ji
- Jung Doo-hong - Lee Sang-bok
- Kim Byeong-seo - Park Jong-pal
- Ji Dae-han - Hwang Jun-seok
- Shin Jung-geun - Kim Yun-gu
- Kim Hyun-sook - bus driver
- Han Dae-gwan - man with evenly parted hair 3
- Matthew Ray Phillips - Ray “Boom-Boom” Mancini
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