Tazza (TV series)
| Tazza | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | War of Flowers |
| Genre | Gambling Drama Romance |
| Based on | Tajja by Huh Young-man |
| Written by | Seol Joon-seok Jin Heon-soo Im Jung-ki |
| Directed by | Kang Shin-hyo |
| Starring | Jang Hyuk Han Ye-seul Kim Min-jun |
| Music by | choi seung-Kwon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Lee Hyun-jik |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production companies | Olive9 DIMA Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | 16 September – 25 November 2008 |
| Related | |
| Tazza: The High Rollers Tazza: The Hidden Card | |
Tazza (Korean: 타짜; RR: Tajja) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Han Ye-seul, Kim Min-jun, Kang Sung-yeon, Son Hyun-joo and Kim Kap-soo. It aired on SBS from September 16 to November 25, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.
The series is based on a manhwa of the same name by Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong, which was also made into the 2006 live-action film Tazza: The High Rollers.[1][2][3][4]
Plot[edit]
Kind and warm-hearted, Goni (Jang Hyuk) only hopes for a better life for his single, hard-working mother (Park Soon-chun). He first starts gambling to make money to buy her a sewing machine, and even encourages her remarriage with local photographer Dae-ho (Lee Ki-young). What Goni doesn't know, however, is that his stepfather used to be Jirisan's notorious swindler and that Goni's best friend Young-min (Kim Min-jun) is actually plotting against Dae-ho. In the end, Dae-ho is killed because of Young-min, and Goni is framed. He lands in jail where he learns the ins and outs of gambling in the card game hwatu (Korean: 화투; lit. "war of flowers"). Upon Goni's release, he has only one goal: to gamble his way to the top and exact revenge on Young-min and his mastermind uncle Agwi (Kim Kap-soo).
Cast[edit]
Main characters[edit]
- Jang Hyuk as Kim Goni
- Yeo Jin-goo as young Goni
- Han Ye-seul as Lee Nan-sook / Mi-na
- Lee Han-na as young Nan-sook
- Kim Min-jun as Young-min
- Kang Sung-yeon as Madam Jeong
- Son Hyun-joo as Go Kwang-ryeol
- Kim Kap-soo as Agwi
Supporting characters[edit]
- Im Hyun-sik as Pyeong Kyeong-jang
- Lee Ki-young as Kang Dae-ho, Goni's stepfather
- Park Soon-chun as Soon-im, Goni's mother
- Im Ji-kyu as Sung-chan
- Jang Won-young as Kye Dong-choon
- Oh Jung-se as Kwang-tae, Nan-sook's brother
- Kim Ji-young as Young-min's aunt
- Lee So-jung as Pyeong Yoo-ra
- Ahn Nae-sang as Myung-soo, Goni's father
- Kwon Tae-won as Bool-gom ("Brown Bear")
- Song Jong-ho as Ahn Se-hoon
- Park Yong-soo as General Choi
- Shin Seung-hwan as Goni's friend
- Seo Dong-soo as Yong-pal
- Jo Sang-gu as Jjakgwi
- Baek Chan-ki as Chief priest Gam
- Bang Kil-seung as Doksa ("Viper")
- Kim Sung-hoon as Dong-choon's acting boss
- Kim Yang-woo as swindler
- Jeon Chang-gul as prison official
Awards[edit]
- Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama: Jang Hyuk
- Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama: Han Ye-seul
- Excellence Award, Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama: Son Hyun-joo
- Best Young Actor: Yeo Jin-goo
- Top 10 Stars: Han Ye-seul
International broadcast[edit]
- It aired in Vietnam from August 5, 2009 on HTV3, under the title Canh bạc nghiệt ngã.
References[edit]
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (8 July 2008). "Movie-Based Dramas to Fill TV Screens". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (18 August 2008). "TV Dramas Gear Up for Post-Olympics Race". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (9 September 2008). "Dramas Bring Hero, Gamblers and Orchestra". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ Han, Sunhee (17 September 2008). "Korean pic reborn as TV series". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links[edit]
- Tazza official SBS website (in Korean)
- Tazza at HanCinema