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Dreams of the Strong (1985)

Genre : Romance, Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Shin Seung-Soo

Synopsis

Il-bong was utterly defeated as a wrestling athlete. He decides against returning to his hometown and stays in Seoul. As he wanders the street, going from job to job, someone recommends him to become an actor. But the acting roles that are waiting Il-bong are in adult movies. At the set, Il-bong meets Ae-ja and falls in love with her. They give up the adult films and Ae-ja gets pregnant. Because they are desperately poor, Ae-ja has a miscarriage and Il-bong curses his incompetence. The two decide to part for one year. During that time, Il-bong becomes a male prostitute and makes a ferocious amount of money. But he has become tough without realizing it. After the year is over, Il-bong goes to their promised meeting place but Ae-ja is nowhere to be seen. Il-bong wails to the city.

Actors

Geum Bo-ra
Geum Bo-ra
Oh Ae-ja
Kim In-mun
Kim In-mun
Taesan
Kim Young-ae
Kim Young-ae
Mrs. Oh
Kim Ae-kyung
Kim Ae-kyung
Mrs. Kim
Choo Sok-yang
Choo Sok-yang
Fortune teller
Jeong Jin
Jeong Jin
Kim Dong-soo
Kim Dong-soo
Song Gyeong-cheol
Song Gyeong-cheol
Nam Po-Dong
Nam Po-Dong
Baek Song
Baek Song

Crews

Shin Seung-Soo
Shin Seung-Soo
Director
Lee Woo-Suk
Lee Woo-Suk
Producer
Shin Seung-Soo
Shin Seung-Soo
Writer
Jeong Kwang-Seok
Jeong Kwang-Seok
Director of Photography
Hyeon Dong-chun
Hyeon Dong-chun
Editor

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