{{More citations needed|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Crying Fist | image = Crying Fist.jpg | native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^주먹이 운다}} | director = Ryoo Seung-wan | producer = Park Jae-hyeong<br />Im Seung-yong | writer = Ryoo Seung-wan<br />Jeon Cheol-hong | starring = Choi Min-sik<br />Ryoo Seung-bum | music = Bang Jun-seok | cinematography = Jo Yong-gyu | editing = Nam Na-yeong | studio = Sio Film<br />Bravo Entertainment | distributor = Showeast | released = {{Film date|2005|4|1}} | runtime = 134 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | budget = | gross = {{USD|10 million}}<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3737866757/ "Jumeogi Unda (Crying Fist)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925083443/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2005W15&id=_fJUMEOGIUNDA%28CRYI01 |date=2017-09-25 }}. ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved 2012-11-19.</ref><ref>[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2005.html#boxoffice "Commercial Releases in 2005: Box-Office Results"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805121412/http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2005.html#boxoffice |date=2012-08-05 }}. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 2012-11-19.</ref> }} '''''Crying Fist''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^주먹이 운다|rr=yes}}) is a 2005 South Korean sports drama film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan.<ref>{{cite web|title=K-FILM REVIEWS: 주먹이 운다 (Crying Fist)|url=http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2005/08/crying-fist-dvd-review.php|work=Twitch Film|access-date=2012-11-19|date=22 August 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209235553/http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2005/08/crying-fist-dvd-review.php|archive-date=9 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Paquet|first=Darcy|title=Crying Fist|url=https://koreanfilm.org/kfilm05.html#cryingfist|website=Koreanfilm.org|access-date=2012-06-04|archive-date=2019-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412190334/http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm05.html#cryingfist|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rowland|first=Sarah|title=Ring leader|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/2005/063005/cover_film.html|work=Montreal Mirror|access-date=2012-11-19|date=30 June 2005|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630173757/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2005/063005/cover_film.html|archivedate=30 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Macleod|first=Iain|title=Crying Fist|url=http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/crying-fist-film-review-by-iain-macleod|work=Eye for Film|access-date=2012-11-19|date=9 December 2005|archive-date=2023-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407141428/https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/crying-fist-film-review-by-iain-macleod|url-status=live}}</ref> It stars Choi Min-sik and Ryoo Seung-bum as two desperate men, a washed-up former boxing champion and a troubled youth respectively, who face off in a high-stakes tournament that could change their lives. The film screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
==Plot== Kang Tae-sik, a former boxing star, promotes himself as a "human punching bag" on the streets, letting strangers beat him for money. After losing his factory, his savings, and his family, Tae-sik lives in a rooftop room and scrapes by on street fights. With his wife demanding a divorce and his son emotionally distant, Tae-sik spirals into despair until a chance encounter with a poster advertising the Rookie of the Year boxing tournament inspires him to try for one last shot at redemption.
Tae-sik's situation worsens when he is tricked by an old acquaintance, Won-tae, who promises to help but instead steals his money and disappears. Humiliated and physically broken, Tae-sik is diagnosed with early onset dementia caused by repeated head trauma. With nothing left to lose, he begs Won-tae to help him enter the boxing tournament. Surprisingly, Won-tae agrees, forging a registration form through Tae-sik's former boxing contacts and even offering to act as his coach. Motivated by a desperate need to reconnect with his son, Tae-sik begins training.
Meanwhile, Yoo Sang-hwan is a 19-year-old delinquent who lives by fighting and petty theft. After committing a robbery that leads to the accidental death of an elderly man, he is sentenced to five years in juvenile detention. There, a prison official notices his raw fighting talent and encourages him to join the boxing team. Though he initially struggles and resists authority, Sang-hwan finds purpose in boxing and begins to channel his anger and grief, especially after his father dies in a construction accident and his grandmother collapses from the shock.
Determined to win and honor his family, Sang-hwan throws himself into training and eventually defeats his prison rival Kwon-rok. Granted temporary leave, he enters the Rookie of the Year tournament alongside Tae-sik. As both fighters climb the ranks, Tae-sik relying on experience and Sang-hwan winning by knockout after knockout, they move closer to a fateful final match. Along the way, Tae-sik reconnects with his son, while Sang-hwan visits the graves of his father and grandmother, vowing to win for them.
Tae-sik and Sang-hwan battle fiercely for six rounds, their contrasting styles and motivations pushing them to the limit. Sang-hwan narrowly wins by decision. Afterward, he embraces his grandmother, overwhelmed by emotion, while Tae-sik holds his son close in the ring.
==Cast== {{Div col}} * Choi Min-sik as Kang Tae-sik * Ryoo Seung-bum as Yoo Sang-hwan<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryoo Seung-beom|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/koreatime_admin/LT/common/nview.asp?idx=6&nmode=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229031304/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/koreatime_admin/LT/common/nview.asp?idx=6&nmode=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 29, 2010|work=Teen Times|access-date=2012-11-19|date=14 April 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-hye|title=Ryu Seung-beom's Movie Picks|url=http://us.tenasia.co.kr/archives/593|work=10Asia|access-date=2013-04-28|date=22 October 2009}}</ref> * Im Won-hee as Won-tae * Byun Hee-bong as Sang-hwan's coach * Na Moon-hee as Sang-hwan's grandmother * Gi Ju-bong as Sang-hwan's father * Chun Ho-jin as Sang-chul * Ahn Gil-kang as head warden * Kim Su-hyeon as Kwon-rok * Oh Dal-su as Yong-dae * Seo Hye-rin as Sun-ju * Lee Joon-gu * Kim Young-in * Park Joo-ah * Kim Byeong-ok as detective Oh {{Div col end}}
== Awards and nominations == ;2005 Grand Bell Awards<ref>[http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/cryingfist/ "Crying Fist"]. ''Cinemasie''. Retrieved 2012-11-19.</ref> * Best Supporting Actress - Na Moon-hee * Best Editing - Nam Na-yeong * Special Jury Prize * Nomination - Best Film * Nomination - Best Director - Ryoo Seung-wan * Nomination - Best Actor - Ryoo Seung-bum * Nomination - Best Screenplay - Ryoo Seung-wan and Jeon Cheol-hong * Nomination - Best Cinematography - Jo Yong-gyu * Nomination - Best Lighting - Jeong Seong-cheol * Nomination - Best Music - Bang Jun-seok * Nomination - Best Visual Effects - Lee Jeon-hyeong (EON), Shin Joo-hee, Jang Jong-gyu, Jo Sung-jae, Jeong Do-an (Demolition) * Nomination - Best Sound - Jeong Gun, Kim Suk-won (Blue Cap) * Nomination - Best Planning - Im Seung-yong, Park Jae-hyeong
;2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards * Nomination - Best Actor - Ryoo Seung-bum
;2005 Korean Film Awards * Nomination - Best Film * Nomination - Best Director - Ryoo Seung-wan * Nomination - Best Actor - Ryoo Seung-bum * Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Na Moon-hee * Nomination - Best Screenplay - Ryoo Seung-wan and Jeon Cheol-hong * Nomination - Best Editing - Nam Na-yeong
;2005 Busan Film Critics Awards * Best Director - Ryoo Seung-wan
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20120602143053/http://www.fist2005.com/}}{{in lang|ko}} * {{IMDb title|0457007}} * {{kmdb film|06537}} * {{Hancinema film|Crying_Fist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110827021111/http://www.evokativefilms.com/en/films/show/3 ''Crying Fist''] at Evokative Films
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Category:2005 films Category:2000s sports drama films Category:2005 sports films Category:South Korean sports drama films Category:South Korean anthology films Category:2005 Korean-language films Category:South Korean boxing films Category:Films shot in Seoul Category:Films directed by Ryoo Seung-wan Category:2005 drama films Category:2005 South Korean films