The Marine Who Never Returns (1963)
Director: Manhee Lee
Along with Red Mafura, this work is considered one of the two major peaks of Korean War films from the 1960s.
What is unique about this movie is that it was produced based on ‘hyperrealism’.
It wasn’t enough to use real guns and live ammunition to make the war more realistic.
It is famous for scouting and filming actual active-duty Marines.
When filming a gunfight scene, real guns and live ammunition were provided to the Marines.
It is said that he boldly demanded to fire to avoid the actors.
During the filming of the scene where they are attacked by enemies and run away,
There was even a shootout reminiscent of the real thing.
Since it is a real gun + live ammunition, you can see strange scenes of people risking their lives to film it.
One extra lost one of his legs after stepping on a real land mine.
It is said that the film distributor compensated with 1,400 pyeong of rice fields.
For reference, the 1,400 pyeong rice field is the site where Jamsil Sports Complex is now located.
If that extra person hadn’t sold it and survived, it would probably be by now…
anyhow
Since you may not be able to tell what the atmosphere is like through writing, I brought some animated pictures of actual movie scenes.
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A hyper-realistic production that would surprise even Christopher Nolan.