- Actors: Dong-gun Jang, Bin Won, Eun-ju Lee, Hyeong-jin Kong, Yeong-ran Lee
- Directors: Je-kyu Kang
- Writers: Je-kyu Kang, Ji-hoon Han, Sang-don Kim
- Producers: Ha-na Lee, Seong-hun Lee
- Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: Korean, English
- Subtitles: English, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: Feb 15 2005
- Run Time: 140 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0006VL1J2
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#8,965 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #7 in DVD > Art House & International > By Original Language > Korean
- #9 in DVD > Art House & International > Asian Cinema > Korea
- #73 in DVD > Military & War > Drama
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A big, bruising epic of the Korean War, Tae Guk Gi smashed box-office records when it played in South Korea in 2004, almost as though the country needed to re-live the trauma at a 50-year distance. For the rest of the world, this movie looks like a ground-level reckoning in a melodramatic key, with an authentic feel for battle lines as well as home front. Tae Guk Gi follows two brothers--one uneducated and forceful, the other intellectual and reserved--as they are united and then divided by the conflict. The broadly emotional story has some of the power of tales of the American Civil War, when family members found themselves on opposite sides of a battle. Director Kang Je-gyu , who made the lively female-assassin hit Shiri, takes a blunt approach to the material (including a Saving Private Ryan-style framing device). And at 150 minutes, he has plenty of time for head-splitting, blood-spraying combat. This movie is meant as a punch in the stomach, and it connects. --Robert Horton
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best War Movie,
This review is from: Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (Special Edition) (DVD)
I bought this product for 17.99 canadian dollar. By far the best war movie for me. Great story, good acting, good quality (for a DVD) althought if you want HD quality you may choose the bluray version (BUT: the bluray is only korean for the audio and is not dubbed in english). This DVD was in Korean and in english for the audio. The subtitle are Korean, english and French !Again BUY it you won't regret your choice :) I give it a 5 stars! Tae Guk Gi:Brotherhood of WarTAE GUK GI-BROTHER HOOD OF WAR (Blu-Ray)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Korean War - 2 brothers,
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This review is from: Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (Special Edition) (DVD)
I have viewed many USA point-of-views re the Korean War but never from the South Korean's perspective. This is war in all its gruesome realities with an added human element of two brothers struggling to save each other.The Korean is dubbed over in English which I became used to quickly. Shot in Korea, you have the privilege of being introduced to the Korean cultural aspect also. The photography is excellent. It reminds me a bit of Saving Private Ryan during the battle scenes. The cast is huge and the action tremendously convincing. I am elated this wasn't just all battles. The love of family and love between the 2 brothers is what motivates this story. Although horrible in one aspect, the supreme love dominates all their actions. I can't say more without revealing what occurs. Suffice it to say, this movies is the best asian film I have ever seen and surprisingly, contains a great deal of warmth, sentiment and morals.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible Film,
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This review is from: Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (Special Edition) (DVD)
What makes a great war movie? Involvement with the characters, realism of the battle sequences, and amazing cinematography all contribute - and this movie has it all. So why only 4 stars and not 5? Well, it suffers from melodrama - it nears, and goes over the top emotionally. Also, use the subtitles, and not the English dubbing. The English voice-overs sound hokey and laughable. Do yourself a favour - just pretend it was never dubbed.
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