Return of Red Tiger
1978, Korean. Directed by Nam Ki-nam.
Bruce Le stars in this South Korean action film that revolves around some stolen microfilm and a mute beggar with questionable fighting and social skills. Bruce’s character, who seems to go unnamed throughout the film, has turned mute as a result of a traumatic childhood and an abusive boyfriend of his mother. He also has taken on the persona of a cat, communicating only in yowls, growls and caterwauling. He is quite taken with a woman whose boyfriend is a secret agent in possession of important microfilm and is on the run from the mafia.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 20 May 1978
- Original title
- 돌아온 불범
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Who directed Return of Red Tiger?
Return of Red Tiger (1978) was directed by Nam Ki-nam and stars Bruce Le, Chiang Tao, Seok-hoon Nam.