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Doenjang

  • 2010
  • PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
518
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Lee Yo-won, Jo Sung-ha, Lee Dong-wook, and Ryu Seung-ryong in Doenjang (2010)
CHOI Yu-jin, a television producer always in search of a scoop, is given a mysterious tape that reveals the final words of renowned bloodthirsty killer KIM Jong-gu. The tape is a recording of his execution, and reveals his last wish: to eat his favorite Korean stew, “Doenjang jjigae.” Yu-jin, with his cutthroat journalistic instincts, instantly smells a scoop. Desperate to decipher the mystery behind the killer’s cravings, Yu-jin visits a restaurant in the mountains. He learns of JANG Hye-jin, a woman who holds the key to unraveling the enigma of the Doenjang jjigae… but it’s impossible to find her. He discovers that Hye-jin had been desperately seeking a man named PARK Min, and so Yu-jin seeks him out in the hope that he will lead him to Hye-jin. Finding that Min perished in a car accident Yu-jin persists in his quest to find the mysterious Hye-jin. Deep in the mountains, he comes across yet another man also searching for Hye-jin. Who is he and why is he looking for Hye-jin? And what is the real story behind the curious Doenjang?
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The Recipe centers on a TV producer searching for the recipe for an enchanting spicy bean-curd stew--and its elusive creator. Producer/presenter Choi Yu-jin smells a scoop when he learns tha... Read allThe Recipe centers on a TV producer searching for the recipe for an enchanting spicy bean-curd stew--and its elusive creator. Producer/presenter Choi Yu-jin smells a scoop when he learns that the last request of mass murderer and famed fugitive Kim Jong-gu before he was executed ... Read allThe Recipe centers on a TV producer searching for the recipe for an enchanting spicy bean-curd stew--and its elusive creator. Producer/presenter Choi Yu-jin smells a scoop when he learns that the last request of mass murderer and famed fugitive Kim Jong-gu before he was executed in February 2009 was for a bowl of dwinjang jjigae (beancurd stew). Choi discovers Kim was... Read all

  • Director
    • Suh-Goon Lee
  • Writers
    • Jang Jin
    • Suh-Goon Lee
    • Bae Se-yeong
  • Stars
    • Ryu Seung-ryong
    • Lee Yo-won
    • Lee Dong-wook
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    518
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Suh-Goon Lee
    • Writers
      • Jang Jin
      • Suh-Goon Lee
      • Bae Se-yeong
    • Stars
      • Ryu Seung-ryong
      • Lee Yo-won
      • Lee Dong-wook
    • 3User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ryu Seung-ryong
    Ryu Seung-ryong
    • Yoo-jin Choi
    Lee Yo-won
    Lee Yo-won
    • Hye-jin Jang
    Lee Dong-wook
    Lee Dong-wook
    • Kim Hyeon-soo
    Jo Sung-ha
    Jo Sung-ha
    • Min Park
    Lee Yong-nyeo
    Lee Yong-nyeo
    • Myeong-sook Han
    Park Choong-seon
    Park Choong-seon
    • Station manager
    Jung-Hee Nam
    • Grandmother
    Tae-kyeong Lee
    • Grandchild
    Kim Jeong-pal
    Kim Jeong-pal
    • Detective Kang
    Yoo Soon-woong
    Yoo Soon-woong
    • Salt farm owner
    Yoo Seung-mok
    • Kim Deuk-goo
    Hye-jin-i Park
    • Sundae soup chophouse
    Kim Se-dong
    • Volunteer
    Jo Moon-eui
    • Research worker
    Kim Ji-hoon
    Kim Ji-hoon
    • Firefighter
    Jang Nam-boo
    Jang Nam-boo
    • Jail buddy
    Seo Jin-won
    Seo Jin-won
    • Dectective Lee
    Lee Yong-jik
    • Detective Kim
    • Director
      • Suh-Goon Lee
    • Writers
      • Jang Jin
      • Suh-Goon Lee
      • Bae Se-yeong
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    10the_doofy

    The last ingredient to be added

    tears of love

    No one in Hollywood would ever make a movie like this, let me explain why.

    First they would need to have thorough knowledge on how something is made and take time on the acquisition of each item that makes up the whole. A Hollywood movie would not do this, it takes time and research, they would fill that space in with violence and body counts.

    While going over each ingredient, they would have to then come up with plausible ways in which each one is unique and special, more violence over creative script here

    The romance involves two people who are master craftsmen (crafts people I guess), and they combine their expertise knowledge in a way that is an extension of their growing love. Hollywood would fill these minutes in with gratuitous sex scenes, since I guess no one in the USA who does script writing or script reading actually knows what real love is really based on. Well the makers of this movie do

    So thats why I give this a ten, because this movie would never be made as a mainstream flick here in the us, and I appreciate all the thought and research that went into this script, thank U South Korea.
    8hudsonwa

    True Love, Honest Craft, and the Aura of the Unique

    A lyrical mystery, following Yoo-jin Choi (Seung-Ryong Ryu), a hard-bitten television producer, as he pursues a lead from an applicant for an internship: A death-row fugitive is captured as he eats a bowl of so delicious, so fragrant, both he and the arresting detectives are held in thrall until he finishes and they can capture him without a struggle.

    Choi discovers that the stew was made by a mysterious young woman, Jang Hye-jin (Yu-won Lee), and begins a transformative quest to learn the recipe. No spoilers here, just a recommendation to seek out this movie about true love, honest craft, and the aura of the unique.

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2010 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $293,898
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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