Righteous Ties (Korean: 거룩한 계보; RR: Georukhan Gyebo) is a 2006 South Korean film.
| Righteous Ties | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 거룩한 계보 |
| Revised Romanization | Georukhan gyebo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŏrukhan kyebo |
| Directed by | Jang Jin |
| Written by | Jang Jin |
| Produced by | Lee Byeong-hyeok |
| Starring | Jung Jae-young Jung Joon-ho |
| Cinematography | Choi Sang-ho |
| Edited by | Steve M. Choe |
| Music by | Park Geun-tae |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$4.5 million |
| Box office | US$8,682,703 |
Plot edit
Chi-sung, a gangster, is sent to prison for seven years after stabbing a man on orders from his boss. But his boss betrays him and tries to have him killed, though the attempt is unsuccessful and Chi-sung manages to escape. His childhood friend Joo-joong is given the task of tracking him down, forcing him to choose between his friendship and loyalty to his gang.
Cast edit
- Jung Jae-young ... Dong Chi-sung
- Jung Joon-ho ... Kim Ju-jung
- Ryu Seung-ryong ... Jung Sun-tan
- Min Ji-hwan ... Kim Young-hee
- Shin Goo ... Chi-sung's father
- Lee Yong-yi ... Chi-sung's mother
- Kim Dong-ju
- Yoon Yoo-sun ... Hwa-yi
- Lee Moon-soo ... death row inmate
- Joo Jin-mo
- Jang Young-nam
- Jung Gyu-soo
- Kim Kyu-chul ... Han-wook
- Kim Il-woong
- Lee Han-wi
- Lee Jeong
- Park Jung-gi
- Yoon Yoo-seon
- Im Seung-dae
- Park Jun-se
- Lee Cheol-min ... Park Moon-soo
- Kim Sung-hoon
- Kong Ho-suk
- Lee Sang-hoon ... Yoo Myung-sik
- Choi Won-tae ... young Ju-jung
Release edit
Righteous Ties was released in South Korea on October 19, 2006,[1] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 450,134 admissions.[2] The film went on to receive a total of 1,744,677 admissions nationwide,[1] with a gross (as of November 12, 2006) of US$8,682,703.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Box-Office Admission Results (2006)". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "Korean Box Office (Week-end 2006.10.20 ~ 2006.10.22)". Hancinema. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office November 10–12, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)
- Righteous Ties at the Korean Movie Database
- Righteous Ties at IMDb
- Righteous Ties at HanCinema
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