Dachimawa Lee

Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee
	Theatrical release poster
Korean name
Hangul	다찌마와 리: 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라!
Revised Romanization	Dajjimawa Ri: Aginiyeo jiokhaeng geuphaengnyeolchareul tara!
McCune–Reischauer	Tatchimawa Ri: Aginiyŏ chiokhaeng kŭphaengnyŏlch'arŭl t'ara!
Directed by	Ryoo Seung-wan
Written by	Ryoo Seung-wan; Kwon Hyeok-jae
Produced by	Kang Hye-jung
Starring	Im Won-hee; Gong Hyo-jin; Park Si-yeon
Cinematography	Jo Yong-gyu
Edited by	Nam Na-yeong
Music by	Choi Seung-hyun
Production; company	Filmmaker R&K
Distributed by	Showbox
Release date	August 13, 2008;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$3.7 million

Dachimawa Lee (Korean: 다찌마와 리: 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라!; lit. "Dajjimawa Lee: Bye, Villain! Take the Express Train to Hell") is a 2008 South Korean period spy action comedy film. It has been released via online streaming in the United States with the title Dachimawa Lee: Gangnam Spy.^[1]

Plot[edit]

The legendary Korean spy Dachimawa Lee is assigned to recover the fabled Golden Buddha statue, but his mission ends in failure. Lee discovers that his mission was sabotaged, and must confront against the shadowy figure behind the plot.^[2]

Cast[edit]

Im Won-hee ... Dachimawa Lee
Gong Hyo-jin ... Keum Yeon-ja
Park Si-yeon ... Ma-ri
Hwang Bo-ra ... Weird girl
Kim Byeong-ok ... Mr. Wang
Kim Su-hyeon ... Dama Ne-gi
Ahn Gil-kang ... Jin-sang 6
Ryoo Seung-bum ... National border wildcat
Oh Ji-hye ... Madame Jang
Jo Deok-hyeon ... Hoo Gga-shi
Lee Jeong-heon ... Ya-shi
Gary (cameo)
Gil Seong-joon (cameo)
Kim Roi-ha ... General Kim

Release[edit]

Dachimawa Lee was released in South Korea on August 13, 2008, and was ranked fourth at the box office in its opening weekend with 233,251 admissions.^[3] By September 7, 2008, it had received a total of 629,591 admissions, and by September 14, 2008, had grossed a total of US$3,715,997.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Watch Dachimawa Lee: Gangnam Spy Online". Hulu. May 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
^ D'Sa, Nigel (January 23, 2008). "RYOO Seung-wan Remakes Short into Feature". Korean Film Council. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- Lee, Hyo-won (August 7, 2008). "Dachimawa Lee Straddles Homage, Mockery". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- Yang, Sung-jin (August 14, 2008). "Dachimawa Lee breaks new ground in comedy". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
^ ""Korean Box Office (Week-end 2008.08.15 ~ 2008.08.17)". Hancinema. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
^ "South Korea Box Office September 12–14, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2008.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Korean)
Dachimawa Lee at the Korean Movie Database
Dachimawa Lee at IMDb
Dachimawa Lee at HanCinema

[1] "Watch Dachimawa Lee: Gangnam Spy Online". Hulu. May 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

[2] D'Sa, Nigel (January 23, 2008). "RYOO Seung-wan Remakes Short into Feature". Korean Film Council. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- Lee, Hyo-won (August 7, 2008). "Dachimawa Lee Straddles Homage, Mockery". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- Yang, Sung-jin (August 14, 2008). "Dachimawa Lee breaks new ground in comedy". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2013.

[3] ""Korean Box Office (Week-end 2008.08.15 ~ 2008.08.17)". Hancinema. Retrieved November 26, 2008.

[4] "South Korea Box Office September 12–14, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2008.

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