A Company Man Explained

A Company Man
Director:Im Sang-yoon
Producer:Oh Joo-hyeon
Yu Jeong-hoon
Jeong Yong-wook
Starring:So Ji-sub
Lee Mi-yeon
Kwak Do-won
Kim Dong-jun
Music:Mowg
Cinematography:Lee Hyung-deok
Editing:Nam Na-yeong
Distributor:Showbox/Mediaplex
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Gross:[1]

A Company Man is a 2012 South Korean action film starring So Ji-sub, Lee Mi-yeon, Kwak Do-won and Kim Dong-jun. It is about a hitman who finds himself targeted by his ex-employers after he falls in love with a single mother and quits his job.[2] [3] [4] [5]

A Company Man was released in South Korean theatres on 11 October 2012.[6] American distribution company Well Go USA Entertainment released the film in American theatres on 27 August 2013.[7]

Plot

Ji Hyeong-do works for a metal fabrication company which is a front for their assassination trade. Hyeong-Do is one of the most skilled assassins. One day, Hyeong-do is assigned to get rid of his young partner Ra-Hun, after finishing their assigned hit. Ra Hun asks Hyeong-Do to give money to his family as a favor.

Hyeong-do visits Ra Hun's home, where he meets Ra Hun's mother Yu Mi-Yeon, a former singer, and falls in love with her. When Hyeong-do's colleague wants to quit his job at the company as his job has become meaningless to him after his son's death. Hyeong-do is assigned the task of finishing him, but finds himself in a life crisis as well and his bonding with Mi-Yeon is increasing day by day.

The company's boss thinks very highly of him, even though his direct superior, Kwon has a problem with him. Eventually, Hyeong-Do's crisis makes him end up in a situation in which he becomes disloyal to the company and suddenly finds himself to become the target of his former employees.

Learning this, Hyeong-go and Mi-Yeon leave for a safe place to start a new life, but Kwon and his colleagues catch up to him and kill Mi-Yeon in front of him and shoots Hyeong-Do, who survives and leaves for his office where he intends to finish them and a shootout ensues, in which Hyeong-Do finishes the assassins and Kwon. Later, the police surround the building, and Hyeong-Do surrenders to the police.

Cast

Reception

The film achieved one million admissions 12 days after its release. It was sold to 55 countries including Japan, China, Thailand in Asia, as well as France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium in Europe.[15]

Notes and References

  1. https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fHOESAWONTHEKILL01 "Hoesawon (The Killer) (2012)"
  2. Web site: Park . Eun-jee . In Company Man, murder is business as usual . https://archive.today/20130127073120/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2959413 . usurped . 27 January 2013 . . 14 September 2012 . 2012-11-16 .
  3. Web site: Oh. Mi-jung. So Ji Sub and Lee Mi Yeon Act in Neat Romance for A Company Man. https://archive.today/20130129045247/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=17202. dead. January 29, 2013. enewsWorld. 10 October 2011. 2012-11-16.
  4. Web site: Lee. Claire. When a Company Man tries to quit his job. The Korea Herald. 15 October 2012. 2012-11-16. 19 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619163655/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20121015000554. dead.
  5. Web site: Baek. Byung-yeul. 'All I wanted was to quit my job'. The Korea Times. 18 October 2012. 2012-11-16.
  6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2371486/releaseinfo A Company Man: Release info
  7. Web site: A Company Man: Well Go USA Entertainment . 2017-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225448/http://wellgousa.com/a-company-man . 2017-03-26 . dead .
  8. Web site: Lee. Eun-seon. SO Ji-sub of A Company Man. Korean Cinema Today. 2013-06-07. 23 October 2012.
  9. Web site: Lee. Hye-ji. So Ji-sub reveals difficulties of keeping acting profession. 12 September 2012. 2012-11-16. 10Asia.
  10. Web site: Sunwoo . Carla . So Ji-sub almost walked off the set . https://archive.today/20130126234356/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2959336 . usurped . 26 January 2013 . . 13 September 2012 . 2012-11-16 .
  11. Web site: Jung . Ji-won . Tough guy gets tougher in new film Company Man . . 11 October 2012 . 2012-11-16 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026064344/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2960607 . 26 October 2012 .
  12. Web site: Lee. Claire. A Company Man star 'understands' office grind. The Korea Herald. 18 October 2012. 2012-11-16. 16 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016065359/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20121018000804. dead.
  13. Web site: Sunwoo . Carla . Lee Mi-yeon says So Ji-sub is boring and awkward . . 16 October 2012 . 2012-11-16 .
  14. Web site: Lee. Jin-ho. BIFF: Kwak Do Won Says So Ji Sub is Handsome and Nice. enewsWorld. 5 October 2012. 2012-11-16.
  15. News: Jang. Sung-ran. A Company Man Sold to 55 Countries. 2012-11-16. Korean Film Biz Zone. 29 October 2012. Korean Film Council.