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Availability: In Stock - This is normally a Special Order item, but it is currently in stock. AKA: The Champion Director: Kwak Kyung-Taek Choreography: Jun Doo-Hung Released: 2002 [Korea] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Action/Adventure Keywords:  Ambition || America || Athlete / Sports || Boxing || Celebrity || Homeless / Impoverished || Korea || True Story

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Plot:	The true story of Kim Deuk-Ku, a young impoverished boy who moved out of his small village and into the city to train as a boxer. As he gets older, his talent grows as well, until he finds himself in America fighting the world's best as a pro.
Overview:	Kim was born in a poor family. After leaving home at the age of fourteen, he wanted to become a professional boxer. After a few trial runs, he is put in the ring. Kim is soon reborn as an incredible fighting machine. After numerous trials and tribulations, he wins the Asia-Pacific Championship and gets engaged to Lee Kyung-Mi. Kim promises to make Lee the wife of a world champion and enjoys the best moment of his life. Meanwhile, the world boxing champion, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, picks Kim as his opponent for the second match. On November 14th, 1982 Kim finally enters the ring against Mancini. While most of the best are on an easy victory for Mancini, Kim proves them wrong. Kim's physical prowess, along with his steely determination, surprises everyone--including his opponent, Mancini! But in the 14th round, Kim collapses and goes into a coma...
Cast:	Yoo Oh-Seong  ||  Chae Min-Seo  ||  Yoon Seung-Won  ||  Chung Doo-Hong  ||  Kim Byung-Seo  ||  Ji Dae-Han (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	117 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Korean (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) Korean (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Spanish
Distributor:	First Look Entertainment  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	IIA - "Some Content May Be Inappropriate For Children" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "PG-13") Films rated Category IIA may contain mild violence such as martial arts, mild nudity that is not sexually oriented, mild explicit language and some mild adult situations.
Features:	Letterboxed 2.35:1 Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Stereo Trailers