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Start-Up

Start-Up

It's time to grow up.

20196.81h 42m

Overview

Two boys are becoming real adults during a turbulent time as they experience a world that doesn't go their way.

Directed by Choi Jung-yol
Written by Choi Jung-yol
Produced by Kang Hye-jung, Cho Sung-min, Ryoo Seung-wan
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Top Cast

Don Lee

Don Lee

Geo-seok

Park Jeong-min

Park Jeong-min

Taek-il

Jung Hae-in

Jung Hae-in

Sang-pil

Yum Jung-ah

Yum Jung-ah

Jeong-hye

Choi Sung-eun

Choi Sung-eun

Gyeong-ju

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Mr. Gong

Yoon Kyung-ho

Yoon Kyung-ho

Kim Dong-hwa

K

Kim Kyung-duk

Bae Gu-man

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Kwak Seong-mu

Goh Doo-shim

Goh Doo-shim

Sang-pil's Grandmother

Themes & Keywords

based on comicchinese restaurantloan sharkbased on webcomic or webtoon

About Start-Up

Start-Up is a drama, action, comedy film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on comic, chinese restaurant, loan shark, based on webcomic or webtoon. Directed by Choi Jung-yol, it stars Don Lee, Park Jeong-min, Jung Hae-in. Two boys are becoming real adults during a turbulent time as they experience a world that doesn't go their way.

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