Righteous Ties

Righteous Ties (Korean: 거룩한 계보; RR: Georukhan Gyebo) is a 2006 South Korean film.

Righteous Ties
Theatrical poster
Hangul거룩한 계보
Revised RomanizationGeorukhan gyebo
McCune–ReischauerKŏrukhan kyebo
Directed byJang Jin
Produced byLee Byeong-hyeok
Written byJang Jin
StarringJung Jae-young
Jung Joon-ho
Music byPark Geun-tae
CinematographyChoi Sang-ho
Edited bySteve M. Choe
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • October 19, 2006 (2006-10-19)
Running time
126 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$4.5 million
Box officeUS$8,682,703

Plot

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

  • 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

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

  1. "Box-Office Admission Results (2006)". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  2. "Korean Box Office (Week-end 2006.10.20 ~ 2006.10.22)". Hancinema. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  3. "South Korea Box Office November 10–12, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 December 2008.


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