A Self-Righteous Man 1988

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A Self-Righteous Man

As the tragic war of fratricide is drawing to a close, a special agent nicknamed Dokbul, Kang Cheol-gu, is given an intelligence mission to identify and confirm the enemy's unusual movements. While on a mission, Cheol-gu infiltrates the enemy's camp alone and accidentally witnesses a bloody scene of massacre of civilians. He saves the only survivor, Hwang No-in, and is hinted that the enemy's plot is very dangerous. Cheol-gu approaches Mi-young, a People's Army nurse, to extract information, but is exposed to the enemy and escapes a crisis after a fierce battle. In the end, thanks to Cheol-gu's persistence, Mi-young realizes the illusion of the liberation struggle they are calling for, and transforms into Cheol-gu's collaborator to stop their horrific plot, germ warfare, and carries out the mission. However, the result of this tragic war is only futility. A war of illusions where more is lost than gained, and in the end, even the nickname Dokbul sheds hot tears.

As the tragic war of fratricide is drawing to a close, a special agent nicknamed Dokbul, Kang Cheol-gu, is given an intelligence mission to identify and confirm the enemy's unusual movements. While on a mission, Cheol-gu infiltrates the enemy's camp alone and accidentally witnesses a bloody scene of massacre of civilians. He saves the only survivor, Hwang No-in, and is hinted that the enemy's plot is very dangerous. Cheol-gu approaches Mi-young, a People's Army nurse, to extract information, but is exposed to the enemy and escapes a crisis after a fierce battle. In the end, thanks to Cheol-gu's persistence, Mi-young realizes the illusion of the liberation struggle they are calling for, and transforms into Cheol-gu's collaborator to stop their horrific plot, germ warfare, and carries out the mission. However, the result of this tragic war is only futility. A war of illusions where more is lost than gained, and in the end, even the nickname Dokbul sheds hot tears.

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... Kang Cheol-gu, the lone general

... Mi-young, a nurse in the People's Army

... Hwang No-in

... the head of the operation team

... Oh Hyun-soo

Directors:

Ki-pung Choi

Genres:

Action , War

Release Date:

Apr 09, 1988 (Korea, Republic Of)

Run Time:

1hr 42`

MMPA Rating:

Original Language:

Korean

Production Countries:

Korea, Republic Of

Status:

Released

Cast & Crew of

A Self-Righteous Man - A Self-Righteous Man

Directors & Credit Writers

... Director

Cast

... Kang Cheol-gu, the lone general

... Mi-young, a nurse in the People's Army

... Hwang No-in

... the head of the operation team

... Oh Hyun-soo

... the special forces

... the special forces

Produced By

... Producer

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