South Korea Synopsis
태양은 없다
“The last one is going in style!”
Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-ki, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite.
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The 1998–2000 South Korea Window
City of the Rising Sun holds position #11 of 35 South Korea films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s South Korea Landscape
1999 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 13 titles released, including City of the Rising Sun. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (39 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other South Korea films in 1999.
The 44th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 26% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #761 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #534 of 868 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Sidus, Samsung Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | January 9, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0240077 |