Fists of Legend
6.2 /10 1 Votes6.2
71% Duration Country South Korea | 6.8/10 47% Genre Action Screenplay Jang Min-seok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Min-seok Jang (screenplay) Release date April 10, 2013 (2013-04-10) Based on Legend Punch by Lee Jong-gyu Initial release April 10, 2013 (South Korea) Cast (Hong Gyu-min), Hwang Jeong-Min (Lim Deok-gyoo), (Shin Jae-suk), Yu Jun-Sang (Lee Sang-hoon), (Son Jin-ho), Sung Ji-Ru (Seo Kang-gook)Similar movies We're the Millers , Man on Fire , Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters , UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks , UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 , Santo in the Revenge of the Crying Woman |
Fists of Legend (Hangul: 전설의 주먹; RR: Jeonseolui Jumeok) is a 2013 South Korean sports drama film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title written by Lee Jong-gyu and illustrated by Lee Yoon-gyun. The film stars Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Jun-sang, Yoon Je-moon, Lee Yo-won, and Jung Woong-in.
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Plot

A moment of bad luck derailed Deok-kyu's Olympic dreams and led him and his friends to jail. Jin-ho got out of jail quickly because of his rich parents, but Deok-kyu, Jae-seok, and Sang-hoon were not so lucky.

Years later, while running a noodle shop to earn extra money following an accident involving his daughter, Deok-kyu accepts an invitation to join a televised mixed martial arts tournament, Fists of Legend. A group of middle-aged men who used to be called "legends" during their teenage high school days take part in the "real action fighting" reality show, and the winner gets a prize of ₩20 million every round, for a total of ₩200 million (US$183,823). Among the contestants are Deok-kyu's old friends Sang-hoon, currently a manager at a large company who lacks in self-respect after getting passed over for a promotion, and Jae-seok, now a good-for-nothing guy who dreams of becoming a somebody.
Cast

Production
Filming began on July 15, 2012 at the Shin Joon-sub boxing gym in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, and wrapped on November 28, 2012 in Paju.
Actor Yoo Jun-sang injured the cruciate ligament in his left knee while filming and underwent surgery on October 30, 2012.
Awards and nominations
2013 50th Grand Bell Awards
References
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