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Friend (Hangul: 친구; RR: Chin-gu) is a 2001 South Korean film written and directed by Kwak Kyung-taek. Upon its release, it became the highest-grossing South Korean movie of all time. Its record was surpassed in 2003 by Silmido.
This film is the director's experience about his friends, a semi-autobiography set in his hometown, Busan, and the actors speak with a strongly accented Busan dialect. The film changed the public images of Jang Dong-gun and Yu Oh-seong; previously, Jang had been famous for romantic comedies and Yu had appeared in movies with mostly cult interest.
Original Release
03/31/2001
US Release
10/17/2012
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dong-gun Jang | Lee Han Dong-su |
Tae-hwa Seo | Sang-taek |
Un-taek Jeong | Jeong-ho |
Kim Bo-kyung | Jin-sook |
Kim Hyun-sook | Member of 7 Princess |
Hyeon Ju | |
Kwon Nam-hee | Sang-taek's Mother |
Lee Se-na | Member of Rainbow |
Ji-Woong Yang | Waiter |
Joong-kyung Yang | English teacher |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dong-gun Jang | Lee Han Dong-su |
Tae-hwa Seo | Sang-taek |
Un-taek Jeong | Jeong-ho |
Kim Bo-kyung | Jin-sook |
Kim Hyun-sook | Member of 7 Princess |
Hyeon Ju | |
Kwon Nam-hee | Sang-taek's Mother |
Lee Se-na | Member of Rainbow |
Ji-Woong Yang | Waiter |
Joong-kyung Yang | English teacher |
Chang Yun | Dong-Soo's subordinate |
Kim Yun-tae | |
Kang Shin-il | |
Rostislav Prochovnik | Dorooko |
Yoo Oh-Seong | Lee Jeong-suk |
Fabrizio Ravanelli | Mustache |
Freddie St. Jude | Lee Jeong-suk |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Seung-wan Kang | Executive Producer |
Dong-Joo Kim | Executive Producer |
Yeong-ji Mun | Executive Producer |
Do-jun Park | Executive Producer |
Vicki Kyung-lim Hyun | Producer |
Weon-jang Jo | Producer |
Myeong-hong Seok | Producer |