His Last Gift

His Last Gift (Korean: 마지막 선물; RR: Majimak Seonmul; also known as Last Present) is a 2008 South Korean film.

Not to be confused with the 2001 South Korean film, Last Present.
His Last Gift
Hangul마지막 선물
Hanja마지막 膳物
Revised RomanizationMajimak Seonmul
McCune–ReischauerMajimak Sŏnmul
Directed byKim Yeong-joon
Produced byJeong Tae-won
Jo Seon-mook
Kim Jong-hyeon
Written byBom Ee-hwan
Kim Tae-kwan
Kim Seon-mi
StarringShin Hyun-joon
Heo Joon-ho
CinematographyLee Sung-jae
Edited byNam Na-yeong
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • 5 February 2008 (2008-02-05)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$1,857,015[1]

Plot

Tae-joo, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, an old friend of Tae-joo's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-wife, Tae-joo realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life.

Cast
  • Shin Hyun-joon ... Kang Tae-joo
  • Heo Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
  • Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee
  • Kwon Oh-joong ... Dong-hyeon
  • Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae
  • Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo
  • Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo
  • Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
  • Ha Ji-won ... Min Hye-yeong
  • Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin
  • Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver
  • Cho Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol
  • Lee Sang-hong ... Scamp
  • Park So-yeon
  • Gi Ju-bong ... Class monitor (cameo)
  • Kim Myeong-gook ... Jo Yeong-woo's brother (cameo)

Release

Prior to the release of the film, actors Shin Hyun-joon and Heo Joon-ho staged a charity concert in Seoul, intended to reflect on the main themes of the film. The concert was held on 24 January 2008, at the Melon-X concert hall, and featured performances from K-pop artists Baek Ji-young and KCM, as well as actress Choi Ji-woo. Admission to the concert was free, with voluntary donations being made to the KBS TV charity program "Love Request".[2]

His Last Gift was released in South Korea on February 5, 2008,[3] and was ranked fifth at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $983,555.[4] By 2 March it had grossed a total of $1,857,015,[1] and as of 10 February the total number of tickets sold was 228,120.[5]

References
  1. South Korea Box Office February 29–March 2, 2008, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  2. Shin Hyeon-joon and Heo Joon-ho to Stage Charity Concert, HanCinema, 22 January 2008. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  3. Box-Office Admission Results (2008), Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  4. South Korea Box Office February 8–10, 2008, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  5. Last Present, HanCinema. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
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