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Release Year1982
Runtime1h 23m
LanguageKorean
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama, Action
Votes4
DirectorRichard Park Wu-sang
WritersHong Ji-wun
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsManager Of The Shaolin Hall
About Manager Of The Shaolin Hall
Mang-wol, a master of martial arts, has doubts about the life he has led. Taking Yong, the son of Pak who he had nearly killed in a fight, Mang-wol disappears. As time passes, Mang-wol teaches Yong martial arts. Yong becomes an adult. He goes into the city to get medicine for Mang-wol. Yong runs into Nan-si, a woman of the Shaolin training hall, who takes all his gold. Yong is unable to defeat Paeng's fighting skills but Mang-wol saves him from his predicament. Paeng knows that Mang-wol is the enemy who killed Yong's father. Paeng searches out Mang-wol. Yong deceives Mang-wol and goes to see Nan-si. Yong becomes the manager of the Shaolin Hall but Paeng cruelly beats him up and Yong returns to Mang-wol. Mang-wol tells Yong the truth about his past and dies in a fight with Paeng. Yong practices the new fighting technique he's developed and fights Paeng.
Directed by Richard Park Wu-sang, Manager Of The Shaolin Hall leans on a strong ensemble — Choe Sun-Seok, Lim Hyeong-Guk, Kuk Jeong-Seok — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1982.
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