Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 전우치 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeonwoochi |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnuch‘i |
Directed by | Choi Dong-hoon |
Written by | Choi Dong-hoon |
Produced by | Eugene Lee Katherine Kim Lee Tae-hun |
Starring | Gang Dong-won Kim Yoon-seok Im Soo-jung Yoo Hae-jin |
Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan |
Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
Music by | Jang Young-gyu |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$12 million |
Box office | US$38.7 million[1] |
Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (Korean: 전우치; also known as Woochi: The Demon Slayer, is a 2009 South Korean fantasy action comedy film written and directed by Choi Dong-hoon[2] departs from his popular heist films Tazza: The High Rollers and The Big Swindle for this big-budget, special effects-filled action romp that was equally popular with the Korean audience, earning over six million admissions over the 2009 Christmas period.[3] Based on a Korean folktale, it stars Gang Dong-won in the title role.[4][5][6] The film became the 3rd best-selling film of 2009 in Korea, with 6,100,532 tickets sold nationwide.[7]