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The Rules of a Gangster

19962.0 / 10108 min
Action

Overview

Sung-chul (Park Joong-hoon), a Korean gangster, flees to Japan after killing a subordinate. On the flight, He-gu (Park Sang-min), an aspiring bartender, discovers his true identity and is forced to act as his guide. Despite multiple betrayals and brushes with death, the two form an uneasy bond. As Sung-chul rises through the ranks of the yakuza, He-gu too is drawn into the criminal underworld. Clumsy but determined, He-gu survives power struggles, betrayal, and heartbreak—only to make reckless decisions that ultimately lead to chaos. In the end, Sung-chul is ordered to eliminate He-gu. At the seaside, after one final plea for mercy, He-gu is shot dead by Sung-chul, who walks away silently.

Cast

Park Joong-hoon

Park Joong-hoon

Sung-chul

Park Sang-min

Park Sang-min

Hae-gu

Cho Eun-sook

Cho Eun-sook

Hakuryu

Hakuryu

Crew

Kim Sang-jin

Kim Sang-jin

Director

Kim Dae-woo

Kim Dae-woo

Adaptation

Lee Kang-san

Lee Kang-san

Lighting Director

Park Kye-ok

Park Kye-ok

Writer