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Overview

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Director:

Tae-gyun Kim

Writers:

Tae-gyun Kim (writer)
Dong-heon Seo (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

5 December 2001 (South Korea) more

Genre:

Action | Fantasy more

Tagline:

Violence inside Korean schools, especially WaSanGo. more

Plot:

Violence in Korean High School, especially inside the WaSanGo (Volcano High). You won't be able to escape. full summary | add synopsis

User Comments:

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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Hyuk Jang ... Kim, Kyeong-su
Min-a Shin ... Yu, Chae-i
Su-ro Kim ... Jang, Ryang
Sang-woo Kwone ... Song Hak-Rim
Hyo-jin Kong ... So, Yo-seon
Sang-hun Jeong ... Golbangi
Hyeong-jong Kim ... Shim, Ma
Shi-ah Chae ... Yo-mi
Jun-ho Heo ... Mr. Ma
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André Benjamin ... Kim Kyeong-su (MTV English Dub) (as André 3000)

Big Boi ... (MTV English Dub)
Hie-bong Byeon

Snoop Dogg ... Song Hak-lim (MTV English Dub)
Su-Jeong Eom
Mu-hyeon Lee

Method Man ... Mr. Ma (MTV English Dub)

Tracy Morgan ... (MTV English Dub)

Pat Morita ... (MTV English Dub)

Mya ... Yu Cha-i (MTV English Dub)
Pete Sepenuk ... Dean
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Hwasan Highschool (literal English title)
Volcano High (International: English title) (Berlin film festival title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence, some partial nudity and language.

Runtime:

Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Germany:121 min | South Korea:120 min | UK:95 min (25 fps)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

SBS more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

André Benjamin's film debut. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#31.10)" (2004) more


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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
see it twice, 20 November 2004
Author: Sune Urth (suneurth@hotmail.com) from Copenhagen, Denamrk

I felt kinda disappointed when I first saw this, but must admit after seeing it a second (and third) time, that it is actually relatively consistent, in the same way that a manga comic might be utterly confusing, but in the end, after thorough investigation make sense.

The argument evolves around this though, whether it is relevant to make an action fling that requires for you to see it two or three times, before grasping the basic content. Hak-rim is falsely accused of poisoning the head-master of the school, but actually it's Jang Ryang and the vice-head-master (is it called that, I haven't got a dictionary here) who conspired to put Hak-Rim and the head-master out of action in a devious and cunning stroke, because they want the scroll for them selves.

The entire story evolves around this secret scroll, that will end something by doing something which is never quite clear, but the box for the scroll is empty. Suspense! and then enters the school-fiver, five awesome guys who have real ultimate power. and their leader says: "tell a lion that has never seen a mouse, that the mouse is dangerous, and he will lie sleepless. But it will be a weak lion that scares that easily." So, what he says is that there is no scroll. But then he says that there IS a scroll, and then they all fight.

The first 4/5 of the film is great fun. Monumental scenes, for example Jang Ryang getting on his knees for icy jade, to the sound of cheesy '60 rockabilly, will stand till kingdom come, but there are major holes, and basically the storyline is to badly told, though interesting if you take your time. last 5th is too long. like this comment.

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