Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard

Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard
Korean name
Hangul
전우치
Hanja
田禹治
Revised RomanizationJeonwoochi
McCune–ReischauerChŏnuch'i
Directed byChoi Dong-hoon
Written byChoi Dong-hoon
Produced byEugene Lee
Katherine Kim
Lee Tae-hun
StarringGang Dong-won
Kim Yoon-seok
Im Soo-jung
Yoo Hae-jin
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byJang Young-gyu
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • 23 December 2009 (2009-12-23)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$12 million
Box officeUS$38.7 million[1]

Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (Korean전우치; 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]

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  2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (17 December 2009). "Woochi Marks Birth of Korean Superhero". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ^ Kim, Lynn (7 July 2010). "Korean box office sets all-time high during first half of 2010" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ^ Lee, Ji-hye (18 November 2009). "Woochi set to work its magic - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ^ Lee, Ji-hye (18 November 2009). "Woochi set to work its magic - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. ^ Kang, Myoung-seok (17 December 2009). "Gang Dong-won says he may write Woochi sequel". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  7. ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2009". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-09.