The City of Violence

2006 · directed by Ryoo Seung-wan

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.

The City of Violence (2006), directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jung Doo-hong
• Ryoo Seung-wan
• Lee Beom-soo
• Jeong Seok-yong
• Ahn Kil-kang
• Kim Seo-hyung
• Lee Joo-sil
• Kim Byeong-ok
• Jo Deok-hyeon
• Kim Ki-cheon

Crew

• Kim Yeong-cheol — Director of Photography
• Nam Na-young — Editor
• Bang Jun-seok — Original Music Composer
• Kim Jeong-min — Writer
• Lee Won-jae — Writer
• Ryoo Seung-wan — Writer

More from Ryoo Seung-wan

1. I, the Executioner (2024) — 80/100 · hit
2. Veteran (2015) — 77/100
3. Escape from Mogadishu (2021) — 76/100
4. Smugglers (2023) — 74/100
5. Crying Fist (2005) — 72/100
6. Humint (2026) — 69/100

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