Righteous Ties

Righteous Ties
File:Righteous Ties film poster.jpg Theatrical poster
Directed by	Jang Jin
Produced by	Lee Byeong-hyeok
Written by	Jang Jin
Starring	Jung Jae-young Jung Joon-ho
Music by	Park Geun-tae
Cinematography	Choi Sang-ho
Edited by	Steve M. Choe
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release dates	October 19, 2006 (2006-10-19)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$4.5 million
Box office	US$8,682,703

Righteous Ties (Hangul: 거룩한 계보; RR: Georukhan Gyebo) 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 ... 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, and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 450,134 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 1,744,677 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of November 12, 2006) of US$8,682,703.

External links

• Official website (Korean)
• Righteous Ties at the Korean Movie Database
• Righteous Ties at IMDb
• Righteous Ties at HanCinema