Lifting King Kong

Story

Synopsis

Lee Ji-Bong is a former Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begin a career as a coach at a high school. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts.

Director

Park Gun-yong

Writers

Bae Se-young, Park Gun-yong, Im Yong-jae

Language

Korean

Country

South Korea

Release date

1 July 2009

Ensemble

Cast

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  Lee Beom-soo

  Lee Ji-bong

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  Jo An

  Park Young-ja

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  Moon Choi

  Seo Yeo-soon

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  Kim Min-young

  Lee Bo-young

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  Byun Hee-bong

  School Superintendent

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  Ki Joo-bong

  Director Baek (cameo)

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  Ahn Yong-jun

  In-ho

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  Lim Seung-dae

  Doctor

• Kim San

  Shim Sang-hwan

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  Park Joon-geum

  Principal

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  Woo Hyeon

  Head teacher

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  Shin Jung-keun

  Big brother