| Fists of Legend | |||||||||||
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| Director: | Kang Woo-suk | ||||||||||
| Producer: | Jung Sun-young Son Jeong-woo | ||||||||||
| Starring: | Hwang Jung-min Yoo Jun-sang Lee Yo-won Yoon Je-moon Jung Woong-in | ||||||||||
| Music: | Jo Yeong-wook | ||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Kim Yong-heung Lee Bong-joo | ||||||||||
| Editing: | Ko Im-pyo | ||||||||||
| Studio: | Cinema Service | ||||||||||
| Distributor: | CJ Entertainment | ||||||||||
| Runtime: | 153 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||||
| Gross: | [1] | ||||||||||
Fists of Legend is a 2013 South Korean action drama film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title written by Lee Jong-gyu and illustrated by Lee Yoon-gyun. The film stars Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Jun-sang, Lee Yo-won, Yoon Je-moon, and Jung Woong-in.[2] [3] [4]
A moment of bad luck derailed Deok-kyu's Olympic dreams and led him and his friends to jail. Jin-ho got out of jail quickly because of his rich parents, but Deok-kyu, Jae-seok, and Sang-hoon were not so lucky.
Years later, while running a noodle shop to earn extra money following an accident involving his daughter, Deok-kyu accepts an invitation to join a televised mixed martial arts tournament, Fists of Legend. A group of middle-aged men who used to be called "legends" during their teenage high school days take part in the "real action fighting" reality show, and the winner gets a prize of every round, for a total of . Among the contestants are Deok-kyu's old friends Sang-hoon, currently a manager at a large company who lacks in self-respect after getting passed over for a promotion, and Jae-seok, now a good-for-nothing guy who dreams of becoming a somebody.
Filming began on July 15, 2012 at the Shin Joon-sub boxing gym in Namwon, North Jeolla Province,[6] [7] and wrapped on November 28, 2012 in Paju.[8]
Actor Yoo Jun-sang injured the cruciate ligament in his left knee while filming and underwent surgery on October 30, 2012.[9]
2013 50th Grand Bell Awards