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Modern Boy is a 2008 South Korean period drama film written and directed by Jung Ji-woo. It follows a rich, hedonistic playboy who cannot care less that his country was colonized, and falls head over heels in love with a beautiful independence fighter.

Plot
In 1937, during the Japanese occupation, Lee Hae-myeong, a top-level secretary of the , becomes instantly captivated by a dancer named Jo Nan-sil, whom he sees for the first time at a secret club he visits with his best friend Shinsuke. After using all sorts of methods, he begins a dreamlike romance with her, but the happiness is short-lived. A lunchbox packed by Nan-sil explodes at the Government-General building, and she vanishes without a trace after ransacking Hae-myeong's home. Desperate to find her, Hae-myeong scours Gyeongseong, only to discover that Nan-sil is a woman of many names, many jobs, and even many lovers. Despite the mounting sense of danger, Haemyung cannot quell his longing for her. == Cast ==
Cast
Park Hae-il as Lee Hae-myeong • Kim Hye-soo as Jo Nan-sil • Kim Nam-gil as Shinsuke Hidaka, Japanese detective • Kim Joon-bae as Baek Sang-heo • Kim Young-jae as Okai • Shin Goo as Lee Hae-myeong's father • Kwak Min-suk as Japanese detective • Joo Seok-tae as Policeman • Hong Seung-jin as Cheol-kwon • Do Ji-won as Ishida Yoko • Moon Won-joo as Detective == Release ==
Release
Modern Boy was released in South Korea on 2 October 2008, and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 329,956 admissions. As of 26 October, the film had received a total of 761,090 admissions, ==Awards and nominations==
Awards and nominations
;2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards • Technical Award - Insight Visual • Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Tae-gyeong • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong • Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin ;2008 Korean Film Awards • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong • Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin • Nomination - Best Sound - Seo Yeong-jun ;2009 Grand Bell Awards • Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Kim Nam-gil • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong • Nomination - Best Costume Design - Jo Sang-gyeong • Nomination - Best Visual Effects - Kang Jong-ik, Son Seung-hyeon • Nomination - Best New Actor - Kim Nam-gil ;17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards • won - Best New Actor - Kim Nam-gil == References ==
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