Righteous Ties
{{Infobox film
| name = Righteous Ties
| image = Righteous Ties film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^거룩한 계보}}
| director = Jang Jin
| producer = Lee Byeong-hyeok
| writer = Jang Jin
| starring = Jung Jae-young
Jung Joon-ho
| music = Park Geun-tae
| cinematography = Choi Sang-ho
| editing = Steve M. Choe
| distributor = CJ Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2006|10|19}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget = {{USD|4.5 million}}
| gross = {{USD|8,682,703}}
}}
Righteous Ties ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^거룩한 계보|rr=yes}}) is a 2006 South Korean film.
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 as Dong Chi-sung
- Jung Joon-ho as Kim Ju-jung
- Ryu Seung-ryong as Jung Sun-tan
- Min Ji-hwan as Kim Young-hee
- Shin Goo as Chi-sung's father
- Lee Yong-yi as Chi-sung's mother
- Kim Dong-ju
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Hwa-yi
- Lee Moon-soo as death row inmate
- Joo Jin-mo
- Jang Young-nam
- Jung Gyu-soo
- Kim Kyu-chul as Han-wook
- Kim Il-woong
- Lee Han-wi
- Lee Jeong
- Park Jung-gi
- Im Seung-dae
- Park Jun-se
- Lee Cheol-min as Park Moon-soo
- Kim Sung-hoon
- Kong Ho-suk
- Lee Sang-hoon as Yoo Myung-sik
- Choi Won-tae as young Ju-jung
Release
Righteous Ties was released in South Korea on October 19, 2006,"[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2006.html#boxoffice Box-Office Admission Results (2006)]". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 13 December 2008. and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 450,134 admissions."[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2006.10.20+%7E+2006.10.22&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office (Week-end 2006.10.20 ~ 2006.10.22)]". Hancinema. Retrieved 13 December 2008. The film went on to receive a total of 1,744,677 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of November 12, 2006) of {{USD|8,682,703}}."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2006&wk=45&p=.htm South Korea Box Office November 10–12, 2006]". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.great2006.com/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{kmdb film|07303|Righteous Ties}}
- {{IMDb title|0891488|Righteous Ties}}
- {{hancinema film|Righteous_Ties|Righteous Ties}}
Category:2006 crime comedy films
Category:Films about organized crime in South Korea
Category:2000s Korean-language films
Category:Films directed by Jang Jin
Category:South Korean crime comedy films
Category:2000s South Korean films
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