Two Cops
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 Two Cops poster | |
| Directed by | Kang Woo-Suk |
| Written by | Kim Sung-Hong |
| Starring | Ahn Sung-ki Ji Su-won Park Joong-hoon |
| Cinematography | Jeong Kwang-Seok |
| Music by | Choi Kyung-Shik |
Release date | December 18, 1993 (South Korea) |
Running time | 110 min. |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Two Cops (투캅스, 1993) is a South Korean action/comedy film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It stars Ahn Sung-ki and Park Joong-hoon as a pair of police inspectors with different outlooks who end up working on a case together. This film comically portrays incidents that happen between a corrupted senior detective and a new principled recruit. The well-known film director Kang Woo-suk who also produced many famous films such as Public Enemy released this film on 18 December 1993.
Cast
- Ahn Sung-ki (안성기)
- Park Joong-hoon (박중훈)
Ahn Sung-ki acts as the senior detective Jo and Park Joong-hoon as the new recruit detective Kang. Ahn Sung-ki and Park Joong-hoon are one of the nation's top actors. Ahn Sung-ki has been shown in many Korean films such as Silmido and Nowhere to Hide. Park Joong-hoon also appeared in many films such as Sunny [disambiguation needed], Haeundae and Heaven's Soldiers. These two actors are also famous for being the best duo in many films.
Plot
A very experienced detective Jo had a new partner detective Kang who graduated from the Police Academy at the top of the class. Kang always sticks to his principles and often conflicts with the corrupted detective Jo who always tries to take advantage of his position. Finally, Kang tries to win Jo over his side but he failed. One day, a very pretty woman who is working in a bar came to the police station for a help. Kang fell in love with her. Kang goes to the bar very often to go out with her and started becoming like the corrupted detective Jo. Jo was pleased with his change and, on the other hand, he felt dilemma with his change of attitude.
Appraisal and Awards
This Film was criticized because it is said that it copied the French film "My New Partner". However, this film was very successful. Upon its release the film became a box-office hit and was the second most watched Korean film of its release year, after Sopyonje. The financial success of Two Cops enabled Kang Woo-suk to start his own film production and distribution company, Cinema Service. Three sequels came out afterwards. This film won the award for the best pictures in PaekSang Arts Awards and other 4 awards in the different areas. The two actors were also awarded the best actor award.
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