''Two Cops'' () is a

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film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It stars

Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki (born January 1, 1952) is a South Korean actor. One of the country's most respected actors, he has appeared in more than 130 films during his career of over 60 years. Career A native of Seoul, Ahn was the son of a veteran filmmaker ...

and Park Joong-hoon as a pair of police detectives with different outlooks who end up working on a case together.

Plot

The experienced detective Jo has a new partner, Kang who recently graduated from the Police Academy at the top of the class. The idealistic Kang always sticks to his principles and often conflicts with Jo, an amoral cop who always tries to take advantage of his position. Kang tries to win Jo over to his side, but fails. One day, a beautiful woman who works in a bar comes to the police station for help, and Kang falls in love with her. He starts going to the bar often to see her, and begins to become more like Jo. Jo is initially pleased at this, but later begins to experience a dilemma with Kang's change in attitude.

Cast

as Jo, senior detective * Park Joong-hoon as Kang, new recruit * Ji Soo-won as Soo-won *Kim Bo-sung as Lee, detective *

Kim Hye-ok Kim Hye-ok (born May 9, 1958) is a South Korean actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as fil ...

as detective Jo's wife *Shim Yang-hong as police chief *Yang Taek-jo as unit head

Reception

Despite criticism that its plot was copied from the 1984 French film '' My New Partner'', ''Two Cops'' became a box office hit upon its release on December 18, 1993. A highly commercial crowd pleaser that also dealt with the serious theme of police corruption, it was the second most-watched Korean film of 1993, after '' Sopyonje''. The financial success of ''Two Cops'' enabled Kang Woo-suk to set up his own film production and distribution company, Cinema Service. The film spawned two

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s came : '' Two Cops 2'' (1996), and '' Two Cops 3'' (1998).

Awards

;1994 30th

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

*Grand Prize (Daesang) in Film:

*Best Film: ''Two Cops'' *Best Director: Kang Woo-suk *Best Actor:

*Best New Actress: Ji Soo-won ;1994 32nd Grand Bell Awards *Best Actor:

and Park Joong-hoon (tie) *Most Popular Actor:

, Park Joong-hoon ;1994 14th

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*Best Actor:

;1994 15th Blue Dragon Film Awards *Most Popular Film (awarded to the movie with the highest viewership throughout the previous year)

References

External links

* * {{Paeksang Arts Award Best Film 1993 films 1990s Korean-language films South Korean action comedy films Films directed by Kang Woo-suk 1993 action comedy films South Korean buddy films 1990s buddy cop films