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City of the Rising Sun (1999)

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City of the Rising Sun (1999)

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.0

Overview

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.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film focuses on the personal struggles of two friends against economic hardship and debt, emphasizing individual resilience and the consequences of their choices rather than offering a political critique of systemic issues or advocating for specific ideological solutions.

This South Korean film features an all-Korean cast, reflecting its cultural origin rather than explicit DEI-driven casting or recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative does not appear to explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes.

Secondary

Based on available information, an assessment of LGBTQ+ character and theme portrayal in 'City of the Rising Sun, 1999' cannot be accurately determined. There is insufficient data to evaluate any positive, negative, or neutral impact.

Based on the currently available information, there is insufficient data to assess the film's portrayal of transsexual characters or themes. No plot points or character arcs related to transsexual identity are mentioned, preventing a determination of positive, negative, or neutral impact.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "City of the Rising Sun" (1999) does not appear to be an adaptation of pre-existing material, nor does it feature legacy characters from a prior franchise or historical figures. Its characters are original to this film, meaning there is no prior canonical gender to be swapped.

The film is a South Korean production with a Korean director and cast. There is no information indicating it is an adaptation of source material or a biopic where characters were established as a different race, thus no race swap is identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.7
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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