A Self-Righteous Man (1988)
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.
Director: Ki-pung Choi
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Jeon Young-rok as Kang Cheol-gu, the lone general |
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Kwon Jae-hee as Mi-young, a nurse in the People's Army |
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Hwang Hae as Hwang No-in |
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Lee Dong-jun as the head of the operation team |
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Jin Bong-jin as Oh Hyun-soo |
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Se-hyeok Jeong as |
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Park Dong-ryong as the special forces |
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Jang Jeong-kuk as the special forces |
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Ju Sang-ho as |
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Kil Da-Ro as |
| Directing | Ki-pung Choi | Director |
| Writing | Kim Jin-hyeok | Writer |
| Production | Jeong Kwang-Woong | Producer |
| Camera | Shin Myeong-Ui | Camera Department Manager |
| Editing | Hee Soo Kim | Editor |
| Sound | Jeon Young-rok | Music |
| Crew | Park Kwang-nam | Special Effects |
