Bong Joon-ho's feature debut, ``A Barking Dogs Never Bite''. What is the theme that emerges from the original title?

"Barking Dogs Never Bite" Synopsis

We are looking for a lost dog. Special feature: He has had surgery so he doesn't bark. A cynical comedy about a series of puppy disappearances that occurred in a quiet suburban apartment building!

Index

• Bong Joon-ho's feature debut is worth revisiting now
• The "everyday world" where there is nothing special
• Bae Doona plays her role in her own way
• What "The Dog of Flanders" means

Bong Joon-ho's feature debut is worth revisiting now

With Parasite " (2019) winning the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and four Oscars at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, master director Bong Joon-ho is undoubtedly at the peak of his career. His creativity knows no bounds, easily transcending the boundaries of genres and always taking the audience to a state of amazement.

“Parasite” Preview

As you know, the budget for each movie has grown with each work, and he has been able to cast famous actors and use elaborate VFX to a certain extent. However, if there is something like the simplest diamond in the rough that is stripped away from all of that, it is this film, "Barking Dogs Never Bite Never Bite."

This film, Bong Joon-ho's debut feature film, was released in theaters in Korea in 2000, but there was little prospect of it being released in Japan, and it wasn't until October 2003 that it was finally shown in theaters. In the meantime, it had received enthusiastic reactions from audiences at film festivals around Japan, and gradually established itself as a "little-known" film. The deciding factor came when news emerged that his second feature film, Memories of Murder (2003), had been a huge hit in Korea. In response, efforts to release his debut film in Japan three years later finally picked up pace.

The "everyday world" where there is nothing special