Arahan

For the village in Iran, see Arahan, Iran.

Arahan
Korean promotional poster for Arahan
Directed by	Ryoo Seung-wan
Produced by	Kim Mi-hee
Written by	Ryoo Seung-wan Eun Ji-hee Yu Seon-dong
Starring	Ryoo Seung-bum Yoon So-yi Ahn Sung-ki Jung Doo-hong
Edited by	Nam Na-yeong
Distributed by	Cinema Service
Release dates	April 30, 2004 (2004-04-30)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Arahan (Hangul: 아라한 장풍 대작전; RR: Arahan jangpung daejakjeon) is a 2004 South Korean film. The film was the third feature film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan and stars the director's brother Ryoo Seung-bum along with Yoon So-yi, Ahn Sung-ki and Jung Doo-hong. The film was a relative commercial success, selling over 2 million tickets domestically, but wasn't as well received by critics as Ryoo Seung-wan's previous films.

Plot

When a great thief driving a motorcycle steals a purse of a pedestrian, the clumsy, naive and honest rookie policeman Sang-hwan runs after him, but Eui-jin, specialist in martial arts, captures the criminal swang and Sang-hwan is severely injured. She brings Sang-hwan to her home, where the six Masters of Tao heal him and believe that he has a powerful Qi, the spiritual energy of the universe, and could be a powerful warrior. Sang-hwan begins his training to ascend to a Maruchi, while the evil and ambitious Heuk-woon is accidentally released from his imprisonment. The powerful Heuk-woon attacks the masters, searching for a key that they protect, which would permit him to become an Arahan and dominate the world. When the masters are defeated, Sang-hwan and Eui-jin are the only and last hope to mankind.

Cast

• Ryoo Seung-bum as Sang-hwan
• Yoon So-yi as Eui-jin
• Ahn Sung-ki as Ja-woon
• Jung Doo-hong as Heuk-woon
• Kim Su-hyeon as the TV host
• Kim Hyo-seon as the TV host
• Yoon Joo-sang as Mu-woon
• Kim Ji-young as Banya
• Baek Chan-gi as Seol-woon
• Kim Young-in as Yeok-bong
• Park Yoon-bae as Officer Choi
• Lee Won as Seon-dong
• Bong Tae-gyu as Officer Bong
• Lee Oi-soo as Baek Poong
• Ahn Gil-kang as Mr. Gang

Trivia

• In some humorous scenes, background music from the video game Yie Ar Kung-Fu is heard. The song is "Kung Fu" by King Joe featuring Red-Roc.

External links

• Arahan at IMDb
• Arahan at the Korean Movie Database
• Arahan at HanCinema
• Kyu Hyun Kim's review at Koreanfilm.org