the vibe
Kim Hyung-joo’s Typical Vibe
2 films — brisk, hopeful, moderate, easy, styled
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Kim Hyung-joo has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Chinese secret agent Da-hee receives intel that a large number of illegal firearms are being smuggled into Korea and is sent to investigate the case. She meets Su-han, who is supposed to help her with the case, but due to his lackluster skills they fight over trivial things. But as their witnesses are suddenly murdered, the two of them quickly become the prime suspects.
Dir. Kim Hyung-joo · With Kim Young-kwang, Lee Sun-bin, Oh Dae-hwan
An account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui who went to Japan after World War II to become a fighter pilot but found a very different path instead. He changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama and went across the country, defeating martial artists one after another. This film concentrates on the period when he is still young, and developing his famous karate style, Kyokushin.
Dir. Yang Yun-ho · With Yang Dong-geun, Aya Hirayama, Masaya Katō