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1990 South Korean film

General's Son
Theatrical release poster

Hangul	장군의 아들
Hanja	將軍의 아들
Revised Romanization	Jangguneui Adeul
McCune–Reischauer	Changgunŭi Adŭl

Directed by	Im Kwon-taek
Written by	Yoon Sam-yook
Based on	The General's Son by Hong Song-yu
Produced by	Lee Tae-won
Starring	Park Sang-min Shin Hyun-joon
Cinematography	Jung Il-sung
Edited by	Park Sun-duk
Music by	Shin Pyong-ha
Distributed by	Taehung Pictures
Release date	June 9, 1990 (1990-06-09)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean Japanese

General's Son (Korean: 장군의 아들; RR: Janggunui adeul) is a 1990 South Korean crime film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It stars Park Sang-min as Kim Du-han, a gangster who discovers that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin. The film is the first in a trilogy, followed by General's Son II (1991) and General's Son III (1992).

General's Son was the most highly attended film in South Korea in both 1990 and 1991.

Plot

Kim Du-han lost his mother at the age of eight, and he survives on the streets as a singing beggar. His natural-born fighting skills places him on the mean streets of Jongno with the kisaeng house Umigwan at the center. He is soon recognized for his incredible strength and ability. He finds out through Shin Ma-jeok, the head of a student gang, that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin who fought against the Japanese army. Meanwhile, the Yakuzas expand their sphere of influence and try to take over the Jongno streets but Du-han protects the Korean vendors of Jongno and wins their respect. When the head of Wumigwan, Kim Gi-hwan is arrested, Du-han becomes the leader of the Jongno gang.

Cast

Park Sang-min as Kim Du-han
Shin Hyun-joon as Hayashi
Lee Il-jae
Bang Eun-hee
Kim Hyung-Il
Hwang Jung-min
Jung Doo-hong
Kim Sun-kyung
Yang Taek-jo

Awards

Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actor (1991)

References

^ "History in Popular Culture: Movies / South Korea". Memory & Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific. Archived from the original on 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2007-12-04.

External links

The General's Son (Janggun-ui adeul)(1990) on YouTube – full film, Korean with subtitles in multiple languages, by the Korean Film Archive
General's Son at IMDb
"The General's Son". Busan International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-05.

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Films	General's Son (1990) General's Son II (1991) General's Son III (1992)
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v t e Films directed by Im Kwon-taek
Farewell to the Duman River (1962) Femme Fatale, Jang Hee-bin (1968) The Genealogy (1979) The Hidden Hero (1979) Mandala (1981) Gilsoddeum (1986) Ticket (1986) The Surrogate Woman (1987) Village in the Mist (1982) Adada (1987) Diary of King Yeonsan (1987) Come Come Come Upward (1989) General's Son (1990) General's Son II (1991) Fly High Run Far (1991) General's Son III (1992) Seopyeonje (1993) The Taebaek Mountains (1994) Festival (1996) Downfall (1997) Chunhyang (2000) Chi-hwa-seon (2002) Low Life (2004) Beyond the Years (2007) Hanji (2011) Revivre (2015)

Films directed by Im Kwon-taek

Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee-bin (1968)
The Genealogy (1979)
The Hidden Hero (1979)
Mandala (1981)
Gilsoddeum (1986)
Ticket (1986)
The Surrogate Woman (1987)
Village in the Mist (1982)
Adada (1987)
Diary of King Yeonsan (1987)
Come Come Come Upward (1989)
General's Son (1990)
General's Son II (1991)
Fly High Run Far (1991)
General's Son III (1992)
Seopyeonje (1993)
The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
Festival (1996)
Downfall (1997)
Chunhyang (2000)
Chi-hwa-seon (2002)
Low Life (2004)
Beyond the Years (2007)
Hanji (2011)
Revivre (2015)

v t e Blue Dragon Audience Choice Award
General's Son (1990) General's Son II (1991) Marriage Story (1992) Seopyeonje (1993) Two Cops (1994) Dr. Bong (1995) Two Cops 2 (1996) The Contact (1997) The Letter (1998) Shiri (1999) Joint Security Area (2000) Friend (2001) Marrying the Mafia (2002) Memories of Murder (2003) Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) The Host (2006) D-War (2007) The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) Haeundae (2009) The Man from Nowhere (2010) War of the Arrows (2011) The Thieves (2012) Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) Ode to My Father (2015) Train to Busan (2016) A Taxi Driver (2017) Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2018) Extreme Job (2019) Ashfall (2020) Escape from Mogadishu (2021) The Roundup (2022) The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)

Blue Dragon Audience Choice Award

General's Son (1990)
General's Son II (1991)
Marriage Story (1992)
Seopyeonje (1993)
Two Cops (1994)
Dr. Bong (1995)
Two Cops 2 (1996)
The Contact (1997)
The Letter (1998)
Shiri (1999)
Joint Security Area (2000)
Friend (2001)
Marrying the Mafia (2002)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
The Host (2006)
D-War (2007)
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
Haeundae (2009)
The Man from Nowhere (2010)
War of the Arrows (2011)
The Thieves (2012)
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
Ode to My Father (2015)
Train to Busan (2016)
A Taxi Driver (2017)
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2018)
Extreme Job (2019)
Ashfall (2020)
Escape from Mogadishu (2021)
The Roundup (2022)
The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)

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