Jung_E Movie (2023):
Jung_E (Korean: 정이), stylised as JUNG_E, is a South Korean science fiction film written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho. It is produced by Byun Seung-min under the banner of Climax Studio and Dexter Studio.
It stars Kang Soo-yeon, Kim Hyun-joo and Ryu Kyung-soo. Jung_E premiered on January 20, 2023, on Netflix.
Jung_E Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Jung_E |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 정이 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Release Date | January 20, 2023 |
| Running Time | 1hr 38min |
| Starring | Kang Soo-yeon Kim Hyun-joo Ryu Kyung-soo |
| Directed by | Yeon Sang-ho |
| Written by | Yeon Sang-ho |
| Produced by | Byun Seung-min |
| Cinematography by | Yoo Ji-sun |
| Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
| Music by | Kim Dong-wook |
| Production Companies | Climax Studio Dexter Studio |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
| Budget | KRW20 billion (est. $16.3 million) |
| Box Office Collection | TBA |
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Jung_E Movie Storyline (Plot/Synopsis):
Set in the 22nd century, climate change has caused the planet to become uninhabitable and humans live within a man-made shelter. A war takes place within the shelter. Jung Yi is the elite leader of the allied forces. She becomes the subject of a brain cloning experiment. The cloning experiment is a potential key to win the war.
Jung_E Movie Cast and Characters:
- Kang Soo-yeon as Yun Seo-hyun – The team leader at Kronoid Laboratory, the research institute responsible for JUNG_E’s clones and combat power tests. She is the daughter of Captain Yun Jung-yi, who entered a coma when she was a child.
- Park So-yi as young Yun Seo-hyun
- Kim Hyun-joo as Yun Jung-yi/JUNG_E – Captain Yun Jung-yi was a leader of the Allied Forces and once considered a war hero. During her last mission, she is critically injured and ends up in a coma. Decades later in 2194, her brain data is cloned and used to develop an advanced combat AI, codenamed JUNG_E.
- Ryu Kyung-soo as Kim Sang-Hoon – His is the director of Kronoid Laboratory and is driven to succeed in the brain cloning experiment. He is a robot created by the chairman of Kronoid Laboratory that believes himself to be human.
Interesting Facts About Jung_E Movie:
- The film features the final film appearance of Kang Soo-yeon who died ahead of its release.
- Kim Hyun-joo and Ryu Kyung-soo also appeared in director Yeon Sang-ho’s previous work, 2021 Netflix series Hellbound.
- Filming began in November 2021 and concluded in January 2022.
