PpilKu

1997 South Korean film

Ppilku


Korean name
Hangul	삘구
Hanja	삘九
Revised Romanization	Bilgu
McCune–Reischauer	P'pilku

Directed by	You Jin-sun
Written by	Youn Bo-hyun Choi Seon-wu Yu Ha-sun
Produced by	Kwak Jeong-hwan
Starring	Lee Min-woo Kim Geum-yong
Cinematography	Kim Nam-jin
Edited by	Park Soon-duk
Music by	Kang In-goo
Release date	July 28, 1997 (1997-07-28)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Ppilku is a 1997 South Korean teen drama film.

Plot

Pil-gu is a high school athlete and the leader of an underground club called Shock. Along with the Shocks, the judo club and a girls' club called Sexy Wave led by Hee-jeong cause plenty of trouble and mayhem in the school. The arrival of a pretty young teacher named Yoo Yuna gets the students in gear for another big scheme. Each club sets up a strategy to lure the new teacher. After beating numerous contenders, Pil-gu approaches Yuna.

Cast

Lee Min-woo as Pil-gu
Kim Geum-yong as Yoo Yuna
Kim Ki-yeon as Hee-jeong
Hong Il-kwon as Hong-ik
Kim Seong-su as Do-sik
Won Ki-joon as Ki-chul
Lee Dae-ro as Principal
Oh He-chan as Student-in-charge
Cho Hak-ja as Guidance counselor
Kim Gyeong-jin as Female teacher
Ra Kap-sung as Seon-joo
Hong Chung-gil as Sailor
Kim Jeong-yeon as Dong-ja
Lee Dong-yeop as young Pil-gu
Kim Seong-cheol as Yong-gu
Kil Do-tae-rang as Detective squad chief
Hong Sung-young as Detective Hong
Yoo Seong as Detective Yoo
Park Jae-seok as Shock member
Bae Yong-joon as Shock member
Kim Yu-heung as Shock member
Lee Sung as Shock member
Lee Se-chang as Shock member
Kim Mun-beom as Shock member
Yu Su-mi as Sexy Wave member
Oh Yeong-mi as Sexy Wave member
Park Yu-mi as Sexy Wave member
Im Hae-won as Sexy Wave member
Park Hye-yeong as Sexy Wave member

Production

Ppilku began production in 1993 and completed filming in 1995. However, it only received a theatrical release in 1997. The movie's plot is similar to Salut D'Amour, a 1994 KBS drama series.^[1]