Tazza: The High Rollers
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 Tazza: The High Rollers film poster | |
| Directed by | Choi Dong-hoon |
| Written by | Choi Dong-hoon |
| Produced by | Cha Seung-jae Kim Mi-hee[1] |
| Starring | Jo Seung-woo Kim Hye-soo Yoo Hae-jin Baek Yoon-sik |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan[1] |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung[1] |
| Music by | Jang Young-gyu[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$5.5 million[2] |
| Box office | US$39,212,715[3] |
Tazza: The High Rollers (Korean: 타짜; RR: Tajja) is a 2006 South Korean gambling film directed by Choi Dong-hoon and based on Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong's manhwa of the same name. Produced by Sidus FNH and distributed by CJ Entertainment, the story revolves around a group of gambling drifters involved in the Korean card game Hwatu (Korean: 화투; Hanja: 花鬪; lit. War of Flowers). It was a huge commercial and critical success, becoming one of South Korea's highest grossing films and winning numerous awards.
Plot
Goni has lost his entire savings, and money stolen from his family, after being swindled by professional cheat gamblers. In order to regain the money, Goni begins training under one of the best gamblers in the country, Mr. Pyeong. He becomes well-known, wandering about different gambling places throughout the country with Pyeong. Madam Jeong, who runs an illegal gambling operation, begins to show interest in Goni. Goni leaves Pyeong and begins working for Jeong, whom he also has a love tryst with. When Madam Jeong is arrested, Goni meets fellow pro Gwang and the two become partners.
Cast
- Jo Seung-woo as Kim Goni
- Kim Hye-soo as Madam Jeong
- Yoo Hae-jin as Ko Gwang-ryeol
- Baek Yoon-sik as Mr. Pyeong
- Kim Yoon-seok as Agui
- Kim Eung-soo as Kwak Cheol-yong
- Kim Sang-ho as Park Moo-seok
- Lee Soo-kyung as Hwa-ran
- Kim Jung-nan as Se-ran
- Huh Young-man (cameo)
Awards and nominations
- Best Actress – Kim Hye-soo
- Best Cinematography – Choi Young-hwan
- Nomination – Best Film
- Nomination – Best Director – Choi Dong-hoon
- Nomination – Best Actor – Jo Seung-woo
- Nomination – Best Supporting Actor – Kim Yoon-seok
- Nomination – Best Lighting – Kim Sung-kwan
- Nomination – Technical Award – Shin Min-kyung (Editing)
- Nomination – Best Actress – Kim Hye-soo
- Grand Prize (Daesang)
- Best Director – Choi Dong-hoon
- Nomination – Best Film
- Nomination – Best Actor – Jo Seung-woo
- Nomination – Best Actress – Kim Hye-soo
- Best Supporting Actor – Kim Yoon-seok
- Best Costumes – Jo Sang-gyeong
- Nomination – Best Director – Choi Dong-hoon
- Nomination – Best Actress – Kim Hye-soo
- Nomination – Best Cinematography – Choi Young-hwan
- Nomination – Best Editing – Shin Min-kyung
- 2007 Korea Movie Star Awards
- Best Actor – Jo Seung-woo
- Best Actress – Kim Hye-soo
- Best Supporting Actor – Kim Yoon-seok
- 2007 Korean Film Awards
- Best Editing
- Nomination – Best Film
- Nomination – Best Director – Choi Dong-hoon
- Nomination – Best Actor – Jo Seung-woo
- Nomination – Best Actress – Kim Hye-soo
- Nomination – Best Cinematography – Choi Young-hwan
- Best Director – Choi Dong-hoon
- Jury Award – Best Feature
- Jury Award – Best Actress – Kim Hye-soo
- Jury Award – Best Feature Actor – Jo Seung-woo
DVD
5 Points Pictures gave the film a two-disc DVD release in North America on September 18, 2012.[6] The film is subtitled and includes nearly 3 hours of bonus features, including the making of the film, a comparison between the film and its source manhwa, and gambling tricks explained by a former professional gambler.
Sequel
The sequel, titled Tazza: The Hidden Card was directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol, and starred Choi Seung-hyun (T.O.P), Shin Se-kyung, Kwak Do-won and Lee Ha-nui, with Yoo Hae-jin and Kim Yoon-seok reprising their roles. It began filming on January 2, 2014, and was released on September 3, 2014.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Tazza: The High Rollers". Variety. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ "Tazza: The High Rollers". Screened.com. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Tajja (Tazza: The High Rollers)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ^ "The War of Flower - Awards". Cinemasie.com. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ^ "Tazza: The High Rollers - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ "Tazza: The High Rollers". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla; Jang, Seo-young (1 August 2014). "Stakes are set high for Tazza sequel". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
External links
- Tazza: The High Rollers at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Tazza: The High Rollers at IMDb
- Tazza: The High Rollers at HanCinema