“Howling” is a 2012 South Korean film directed by Yoo Ha. if(typeof(W4GRB)=="undefined") The criminal elements also has a paint-by-the-numbers feel and the main person behind the mystery just doesn’t seem all that believable. But those more interested in the women’s empowerment aspect of the film may find a heroine here to rally behind. He and Eun-yeong investigate the source of the drugs found in the body and discover the victim had been pimping out young girls. Can Detective Sang-Gil and Eun-Young unravel the mysterious case before more people are killed? View production, box office, & company info. Shudder’s February 2020 Highlights Include Night Of The Comet, 3 From Hell, Prom Night (1980), Horror Noire: Uncut Podcast, The Howling Remake Is Happening at Netflix with It Director Andy Muschietti, Song Kang-ho Performances Ranked (Best to Worst). “Howling” is a 2012 South Korean film directed by Yoo Ha. The Howling subtitles. But things get complicated when she begins to like him. He then plot his escape using boat. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her. Title: South Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. [HanCinema's Film Review] "Howling" 2012/08/04 Film: "Howling" Director: Yoo Ha ("A Frozen Flower" and "A Dirty Carnival") Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Na-young, Shin Jung-geun, and Lee Sung-min Review Score: 6/10 Also try: "A Frozen Flower" and "Blind" Director Yoo Ha's last film, "A Frozen Flower", was a rich and compelling and it caught my attention when I was first getting into Korean … W4GRB.pid=new Array(); You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. W4GRB.query_url[1]="/index.php?title=Special:W4GRB\x26bid=1\x26pid="+W4GRB.pid[1]+"\x26stamp="+new Date().getTime(); I discovered Takashi Miike's works around 2005 and I consumed as much of his work as I could. To make matters worse, the information comes so fast and furious in these recap sessions that it actually makes the story even harder to follow. "Freezing Fang") by Japanese writer Asa Nonami. W4GRB.query_url=new Array(); Sang-gil initially thinks that it was an accident, but dog bite marks discovered on the body lead him to believe that someone had terrorized and murdered the victim. While questioning her, one of the mysterious dogs strikes out of the blue, killing the witness and stunning the cops. This FAQ is empty. Watched Howling twice here in South Korea and both times left disappointed. They team up to investigate a case beginning with a man who seemingly spontaneously combusted in his own car. While Howling makes a noble effort at mixing up the procedural/revenge genre, it feels out of tune overall and remains one of Yoo’s lesser works. Sang-gil initially thinks that it was an accident, but dog bite marks discovered on the body lead him to believe that someone had terrorized and murdered the victim. Police Department later declare that they will start a hunt to kill the dog. There is really nothing that was special about the movie or anything noteworthy about it. Howling (Korean: 하울링; RR: Haulling; MR: Haŏulring) is a 2012 South Korean film written and directed by Yoo Ha based on the 1996 novel The Hunter (凍える牙 lit. To participate to HanCinema, you must sign up or log in. Learn More. Saludos desde Puerto Rico. Jeez... Jae Sep 14 2012 1:58 am © AsianWiki.com. Korean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces in this period action thriller. Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Na-young, Lee Sung-min, Shin Jung-geun Based on the synopsis of the book, Howling appears to have attempted a by-the-book adaptation. It is based on the 1996 novel The Hunter by Asa Nonami. The storyline also seems to have a lot of promise, especially since I’m not familiar with the original novel or the Japanese TV drama versions, so I had no idea where the story would go. By clicking on "Accept", you agree to our use of cookies. [CDATA[ Director Yoo Ha, best known for his hyper masculine “streets trilogy” that include the films Once Upon a Time in High School (2003), A Dirty Carnival (2006), and Gangnam Blues (2015), makes films that tend to focus on the misfit character clawing for a place in some firmly established hierarchy. Movie: Howling Revised romanization: Hawooling Hangul: 하울링 Director: Yu Ha Writer: Asa Nonami (original novel), Yu Ha Producer: Lee Tae-Hun, Shin Gyung-Ho Cinematographer: Kong Pyung-Jae Release Date: February 16, 2012 Runtime: 114 min. After this program she will prepare to take her ill daughter to America the following morning. Soon after, people start dying of dog attacks. Eun-young and Sang-gil use this information to then convince Young-jin to tell them who is the final target, which is revealed to be a minister. W4GRB.average_rating=new Array(); He started one of the Pacific Northwest's first Korean Cinema Clubs out of the University of Idaho in 2004, where he also spent a year abroad studying Japanese at Nagasaki University of Foreign Languages. This part is ok and teases that the movie might turn out really good. Release Date: February 16th, 2012. All rights reserved. Howling is a South Korean movie starring Song Kang-ho as a detective partnered with a woman for fuck's sake. We use cookies to personalise ads, provide social features and to analyse our site usage. The wolf-dog element turns out not all that exciting and the lengthy shots of the dog sprinting across a field or highway felt flat or boring even. Set in Busan, South Korea during the 1970s, Lee Doo-sam builds an empire as a drug smuggler in the Busan underworld, while public prosecutor Kim In-goo attempts to take down Lee Doo-sam. The police department then setup an ambush using Jung-ah's cloth in their old house. With a connection between the victims uncovered, Sang-gil and Eun-yeong track down a potential witness. When you read the title 'The Howling' you assume it would be a movie with werewolf themes to it. Sang-gil traces the sex club the victim had visited but bawls out Eun-young when she makes an amateurish error during a fight. HanCinema's Official Facebook group will keep you updated on the latest in Korean movies and dramas! As a character, it makes almost zero sense for her to be doing what she’s doing, but the broader implications relating to real gender equality issues in the workplace becomes quite a statement. An ambitious tax attorney decides to represent an old friend in court. She becomes the butt of gender jokes, made to do busywork, and excluded from important or risky missions despite her dedication and clear enthusiasm for the work. 2 (Kimchi DVD) – Blu-ray Unboxing. Sooo … what exactly disappointed about the film you might ask? She’s even initially introduced as being the “woman’s touch” detective Sang-gil may need to help him get his long sought promotion. Manager Jo Ryeon-So The movie still manages to entertain despite being ordinary. There’s always been a special quality to the films of writer/director Yoo Ha that have captivated me in one or another. For myself, if the movie’s entertainment factor could be shown in graph form it would show a gradual descent from high to below average. I think it would be more interested if it was a werewolf. On top of all that, there’s a daughter in the movie that is crucial to the story and her performance is just plain awful. A very moving conclusion to a clever detective-mystery. Why do some users post SPOILERS in their comments? Howling is also very ambitious in turning it wolf-dog into a character that transcends its role as a simple bloodthirsty animal in the movie. The second time watching the movie this aspect didn’t cross my mind as much and I enjoyed her performance more the second time around. With a connection between the victims uncovered, Sang-gil and Eun-yeong track down a potential witness. window.W4GRB = new Object(); { motoradhermes Jan 01 2017 8:00 am Gasenadi Mar 05 2012 2:11 am anna Mar 04 2012 5:31 pm With Kang-ho Song, Nayoung Lee, Jang In-ho, In-gi Jeong. The police discover the immolation was not suicide but was triggered by a timer in the victim's trouser belt. "Song Kang Ho Says He Won't be Embarrassed of, "Lee Na-young Faces Tough Challenge on New Movie", "Lee Na-young unfazed by questions about age, marriage prospects", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Howling_(2012_film)&oldid=969854997, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 July 2020, at 19:47. More than just a serial-murder mystery, it also has some social justice components that gives the conflict a few more layers of complexity. With Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone. Certainly, some people will like this movie more than myself and hopefully I won’t discourage those folks from seeing the movie. Detective Sang-Gil (Song Kang-Ho) and his co-workers investigate the scene. W4GRB.pid[1]=59046; The drugs in the man’s system along with an unusual bite mark on his leg lead the investigators down a dangerous road of serial murders that uncovers a nebulous conspiracy involving drug trafficking, dog fighting, prostitution, and a thirst for revenge. Was this review helpful to you? It is based on the 1996 novel The Hunter by Asa Nonami. Strange things begin happening to an expedition deep in the Antarctic. He also spent one year studying at Sogang University's well-known Korean Language program. An action drama, where the truth of a ‘wolfdog’ related to the case reveals itself to ‘Sang-gil’, a veteran crime squad detective who is investigating a series of murders through natural combustion, and newly appointed female detective ‘Eun-young’ (Lee Na-young).Source, You're reading the news with potential spoilers, make them spoiler free, dismiss. But a mysterious dog bite mark on the dead man’s thigh send Sang Gil and Eun Young on a trail of police dog trainers and other unsolved missing or suicide cases. The film adaptation of Howling would have done itself good if it had cut several characters entirely. Former motorcycle police patrolwoman Eun-yeong (Lee Na-Young) has been newly assigned to a misogynistic detective unit that sees her partnering up with seasoned detective Sang-gil (Song Kang-ho) to solve a mysterious murder case that began when a man spontaneously erupted into flames. And if it couldn’t get worse, when she refuses the sexual advances of a superior, she’s marginalized even further. Eun-young later demoted to patrol police by their chief. The first step is to be a member, please click here : Sign up, then a subscribe button will show up. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone as there are a lot of detective crime movies that are a lot better than this one. And when her capabilities prove time and time again to be of sufficient support and even exceed those of her male counterparts, she’s given zero credit. as Oct 01 2012 9:12 am Midnight FM - 2010 Popular TV anchorwoman & late night radio host Sun-Young (Soo-Ae) prepares to work her final radio program. CJ Entertainment. Chafing at his lack of promotion after so long on the police force, but under pressure from his boss-cum-friend (Shin Jung-geun), he also grudgingly agrees to work with rookie detective Cha Eun-young (Lee Na-young), a 30-year-old divorcee who has just been transferred from motorcycle patrol duty. Directed by Ha Yoo. updatebox(1,W4GRB.average_rating[1]); At the same time, another murder involving a wolf-dog crossbreed occurs The two cases are labeled serial killings. Soon, another murder victim is discovered having dog bites on his body.