Boat
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User Rating
Current user rating: 86/100 (7 votes)
Profile
- Movie: The Boat (International title) / No Boys, No Cry (Japanese English title)
- Revised romanization: Boteu
- Korean: 보트
- Japanese: ノーボーイズ、ノークライ
- Director: Kim Young-Nam
- Writer: Aya Watanabe
- Producer:
- Cinematographer Takahiro Tsutai
- Release Date: May 28, 2009
- Runtime: 115 min.
- Language: Japanese, Korean
- Country: Japan, South Korea
Plot
Hyeong-gu (Ha Jung-Woo), a young Korean, visits Japan by boat three or four times a month to help with middle-aged Bo-gyung’s smuggling business. It is always Tooru (Satoshi Tsumabuki), a young Japanese man, who welcomes him there. Hyung-gu and Touru sacrifice themselves for the sake of their families, money, and friendship. One day, Bo-gyung orders them to kidnap a woman named Ji-su (Cha Su-Yeon) and take her to Japan, and this changes their future in an unexpected way.
Notes
- "Boat" opened at #10 during its opening weekend. The film screened on only 58 screens, pulling in 5,919 viewers and accounting for 0.3% of all tickets sold that weekend.
- Through its theatrical run in South Korea, "Boat" sold a total of 13,687 tickets.
Cast
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| Ha Jung-Woo | Satoshi Tsumabuki | Cha Soo-Yeon | Shihori Kanjiya |
| Hyeong-gu | Tooru | Ji-su | Tooru's ex-girlfriend |
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| Eri Tokunaga | Lee Dae-Yeon | Tasuku Emoto | Morio Agata |
| Tooru's younger sister | Mr. Bo-Kyeong | Takashi |
Additional Cast Members:
- Kim Bu-Seon - Mr. Bo-Kyeong's older sister
Trailer (Korean)
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Mrmz Says:
Apr 15 2010 12:08 am
I just watched it &it was REALLY REALLY good.I love those types of movies but this movie is handled pretty well. Characters are pretty realistic, all of them, the way they react depending on the situation they're in. Can be pretty funny at times. The best part was when they sang together!!!!
bigwink Says:
Jul 29 2009 8:34 am
THIS IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE.
so funny yet heartbreakingly sad, i found boat as a brilliant movie. when you think it'll be dark and sappy..NOT! you'll LYAO till it ends.
ahhh don't forget the man extraordinaire Ha Jung-woo, GREAT performance (as always) and Satoshi-san is exquisite (as always too), his korean is cute ^^