City of the Rising Sun (Korean: 태양은 없다; RR: Taeyangeun Eobda) is a 1999 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Jung Woo-sung and Lee Jung-jae.

It follows two friends, Hong-ki and Do-chul, in their mid-twenties struggling in life, set against the backdrop of late 1990s Korea.

[1] Do-chul is a boxer who is forced to give up boxing due to his continuous series of losses.

Jobless as he has given up the sport, he is introduced to a debt collecting agency where he meets and starts working with Hong-ki, a swindler, a con-artist.

After a series of events that cause each one of them to lose everything they have, they become friends again and wish for a little hope watching the rising sun.