The Ahjussi Next Door
Pawnshop owner Cha Taesik is dragged into drug and organ trafficking whirlpool when his stripper neighbour and her daughter Jung Soomi is kidnapped by drug trafficking gang. Forced to make a drop-off in exchange for the mother-daughter’s return, it turned into a shootout and he’s hauled in by the police under suspicion of murder. He broke out of police custody to track down Soomi, leaving trails of blood wherever he went.
I read that this was Won Bin’s last project before he went totally hiatus. He definitely left in style, cuz this movie is the bombbb! It’s gore and blood all the way as Cha tries to save Soomi, giving his all while leaving the villains dumbfounded to see how formidable this uncle next door is. Despite being an all out action packed piece, Won Bin had his share of emotional moments, when his character lost his wife and unborn baby and when Soomi finally returned to him. Honestly I really think they should make a sequel where Cha finally reunites with Soomi after he served his time. Am thinking it would turn into something like Shop for Killers uncle-niece duo.
It’s a pity the actress who played Soomi died in 2025. She wouldve made a great role out of the adult Soomi if they ever made a sequel. Her talent as a child actress was already astounding, she wouldve bloomed as an adult.
I read that this was Won Bin’s last project before he went totally hiatus. He definitely left in style, cuz this movie is the bombbb! It’s gore and blood all the way as Cha tries to save Soomi, giving his all while leaving the villains dumbfounded to see how formidable this uncle next door is. Despite being an all out action packed piece, Won Bin had his share of emotional moments, when his character lost his wife and unborn baby and when Soomi finally returned to him. Honestly I really think they should make a sequel where Cha finally reunites with Soomi after he served his time. Am thinking it would turn into something like Shop for Killers uncle-niece duo.
It’s a pity the actress who played Soomi died in 2025. She wouldve made a great role out of the adult Soomi if they ever made a sequel. Her talent as a child actress was already astounding, she wouldve bloomed as an adult.
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