Man on the Edge

Jan 9, 2013

2h 8m

★ 6.8

To live as a SHAMAN or to live as a MOB. That is the QUESTION!

Overview

A gangster is chosen to become a shaman. How can he balance his totally opposite life, between beating people and helping people. Then, his boss coincidentally hates shaman.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Showbox

Man on the Edge Trailers

Cast

Kwang-ho

Park Shin-yang

Tae-ju

Kim Jung-tae

Fortune teller Myung

Uhm Ji-won

Mi-suk

Jeong Hye-young

Choon-bong

Kim Sung-kyun

Boss

Choi Il-hwa

Dae-shik

Choi Ji-ho

Elder Fortune Teller

Park Jeong-ja

Female Actress Ghost

Park Se-jin

Prosecutor

Cho Jin-woong

Captain Kwok

Lee Young-suk

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