Crying Fist

Crying Fist
Korean name
Hangul
주먹이 운다
Revised RomanizationJumeoki unda
McCune–ReischauerChumŏki unda
Directed byRyoo Seung-wan
Written byRyoo Seung-wan
Jeon Cheol-hong
Produced byPark Jae-hyeong
Im Seung-yong
StarringChoi Min-sik
Ryoo Seung-bum
CinematographyJo Yong-gyu
Edited byNam Na-yeong
Music byBang Jun-seok
Production
companies
Sio Film
Bravo Entertainment
Distributed byShoweast
Release date
  • April 1, 2005 (2005-04-01)
Running time
134 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$10 million

Crying Fist (Korean: 주먹이 운다; RR: Jumeoki Unda) is a 2005 South Korean sports drama film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It stars Choi Min-sik and Ryoo Seung-bum as two desperate men, a washed-up former boxing champion and a troubled youth respectively, who face off in a high-stakes tournament that could change their lives. The film screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.