---
title: 'City of the Rising Sun (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kim Sung-su'
released: '1999-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-the-rising-sun-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240077/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# City of the Rising Sun (1999)

1999 · Drama · South Korea

Original title: 태양은 없다

## Synopsis

City of the Rising Sun is a 1999 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Jung Woo-sung and Lee Jung-jae. It follows two friends, Hong-ki and Do-chul, in their mid-twenties struggling in life, set against the backdrop of late 1990s Korea. The film was released theatrically on January 9, 1999.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kim Sung-su](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-sung-su)

## Cast

- [Jung Woo-sung](https://cinepixo.com/people/jung-woo-sung)
- [Lee Jung-jae](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-jung-jae)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-the-rising-sun-1999
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