Tough as Iron

Tough as Iron (Korean: 깡철이; RR: Ggangcheoli) is a 2013 South Korean film written and directed by Ahn Gwon-tae, starring Yoo Ah-in in the title role.[1][2][3]

Tough as Iron
Theatrical poster
Directed byAhn Gwon-tae
Produced byBaek Sun-hee
Lee Min-ho
Han Seong-gu
Kang Woo-suk
Written byAhn Gwon-tae
StarringYoo Ah-in
Kim Hae-sook
Music byJo Yeong-wook
CinematographyLee Hyung-deok
Edited byKim Sun-min
Production
company
Popcorn Film
The Dream&Pictures
Cinema Service
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$7.9 million

Plot

Gang Cheol (whose name means "iron" in Korean[4]) was once a legendary street gangster in Busan,[5] but he put away his fists and cleaned up his act for the sake of his mother Soon-i, who has dementia. Things are going well for him; he now works as a stevedore at a loading dock and is pursuing a relationship with Soo-ji, a free-spirited woman from Seoul vacationing in the port city. But Soon-i is diagnosed with kidney failure and needs an expensive organ transplant that he can't afford. Knowing that Cheol is desperate for money, local gang leader Sang-gon proposes that Cheol come work for him and his brother Hwi-gon. At first Cheol refuses, but when his debt-ridden best friend Jong-soo gives the deed to Cheol's house to Sang-gon as collateral for a private loan, he's left with no choice but to get dragged back into Busan's criminal underworld. Cheol is ordered to kill a visiting Japanese Yakuza boss whose death will enable Sang-gon's ascension within the Korean branch of the mob organization.

Cast

Release

Tough as Iron opened in South Korean theaters on October 2, 2013.[6] It grossed US$7,889,145 on 1,209,363 admissions.

It also received a limited theatrical release in the United States (October 11, 2013) and Japan (May 2014).[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Yu A-in to return to screen with new flick". 10Asia. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. "Yu A-in Gets Tough in New Flick". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. Yun, Chloe (3 September 2013) [next day]. "Tough as Iron movie press conference to be held on September 2". BNTNews. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. Lowe, Justin (15 October 2013). "Tough as Iron: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. Song, Soon-jin (20 January 2014). "Busan Films on the Rise". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. "Tough as Iron (2013)". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  7. Conran, Pierce (5 October 2013). "TOUGH AS IRON Set for US Bow". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. Jin, Eun-soo (14 February 2014). "Tough as Iron to get Japan release". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. Conran, Pierce (19 February 2014). "TOUGH AS IRON Heading to Japan". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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