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Volcano High 화산고

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Volcano High (Korean: 화산고; RR: Hwasango) is a 2001 South Korean martial arts action comedy film. It revolves around a troublemaking high school student named Kim Kyung-soo (portrayed by Jang Hyuk) who finds himself transferred to the last school that will take him, the prestigious Volcano High, an institution whose students display an incredible talent in martial arts, with a few demonstrating even more mysterious psychic powers. Kyung-soo is drawn into fights between different clubs, a manuscript that is told to hold great power, and a group of teachers that will do whatever possible to keep the students in line. It was the 9th highest grossing Korean film of 2001 with 1,687,800 admissions nationwide, and had both an original domestic version and edited international version.

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Volcano High (화산고) — verified Korean film. Released 2001-01-01. Directed by Kim Tae-gyun. 1 verified cast.

Details

• Runtime (min): 122
• Genre: action film, martial arts film
• Original language: Korean
• Title: Volcano High
• Korean: 화산고
• RR: Hwasango
• Year: 2001
• Country: South Korean
• Box Office Rank: 9th highest grossing Korean film of 2001
• Released: 2001

Cast (1)

• Shin Min-a

Director

• Kim Tae-gyun

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