''Two Cops'' () is a
1993
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South Korean action comedy
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film directed by
Kang Woo-suk
Kang Woo-suk (; born November 10, 1960, in Gyeongsan) is a South Korean film Film producer, producer and Film director, director. He has often been called the most powerful man in Korean cinema, topping Cine21 magazine's list of '50 Most Powerful ...
. 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. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day. ...
and
Park Joong-hoon
Park Joong-hoon (born March 22, 1966) is a South Korean actor.
Early life and family
Park was born and raised in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He was classmates with retired basketball legend Hur Jae at Yongsan High School and attended ...
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
*
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. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day. ...
as Jo, senior detective
*
Park Joong-hoon
Park Joong-hoon (born March 22, 1966) is a South Korean actor.
Early life and family
Park was born and raised in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He was classmates with retired basketball legend Hur Jae at Yongsan High School and attended ...
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 (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the ...
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
Kang Woo-suk (; born November 10, 1960, in Gyeongsan) is a South Korean film Film producer, producer and Film director, director. He has often been called the most powerful man in Korean cinema, topping Cine21 magazine's list of '50 Most Powerful ...
to set up his own film production and distribution company,
Cinema Service.
The film spawned two
sequel
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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 introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper ''Hankook Ilbo'', ...
*Grand Prize (Daesang) in Film:
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. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day. ...
*Best Film: ''Two Cops''
*Best Director:
Kang Woo-suk
Kang Woo-suk (; born November 10, 1960, in Gyeongsan) is a South Korean film Film producer, producer and Film director, director. He has often been called the most powerful man in Korean cinema, topping Cine21 magazine's list of '50 Most Powerful ...
*Best Actor:
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. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day. ...
*Best New Actress:
Ji Soo-won
;1994 32nd
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
*Best Actor:
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. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day. ...
and
Park Joong-hoon
Park Joong-hoon (born March 22, 1966) is a South Korean actor.
Early life and family
Park was born and raised in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He was classmates with retired basketball legend Hur Jae at Yongsan High School and attended ...
(tie)
*Most Popular Actor:
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. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day. ...
,
Park Joong-hoon
Park Joong-hoon (born March 22, 1966) is a South Korean actor.
Early life and family
Park was born and raised in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He was classmates with retired basketball legend Hur Jae at Yongsan High School and attended ...
;1994 14th
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (), also known as the Critics Choice Awards (), is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It was established in 1980 by the Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC). The ce ...
*Best Actor:
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. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day. ...
;1994 15th
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...
*Most Popular Film (awarded to the movie with the highest viewership throughout the previous year)
References
External links
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{{Paeksang Arts Award Best Film
1993 films
1990s Korean-language films
1990s South Korean films
South Korean action comedy films
Films directed by Kang Woo-suk
1993 action comedy films
South Korean buddy films
1990s buddy cop films