Sunflower (2006 film)

Sunflower (Korean: 해바라기; RR: Haebaragi) is a 2006 South Korean action thriller film directed by Kang Seok-beom. This action with full drama starring by Kim Rae-won and Kim Hae-sook .

Sunflower
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Hangul	해바라기
Revised Romanization	Haebaragi
McCune–Reischauer	Haebaragi
Directed by	Kang Seok-beom
Written by	Kang Seok-beom
Produced by	Jeon Ho-jin Jeon Jae-sun
Starring	Kim Rae-won Kim Hae-sook
Cinematography	Kim Woo-jae
Edited by	Hahm Sung-won
Music by	Angelo Lee
Production companies	DCG Plus Ivision Entertainment
Distributed by	Showbox
Release date	23 November 2006 (2006-11-23)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	$3.3 million[citation needed]
Box office	$8.22 million[1]

Premise

Former gangster Tae-sik is released from prison and heads back to his hometown to live in a small restaurant with a woman. Attempting to leave his past behind, he takes a job in a garage and tries to keep away from the local gangs, most of whom still live in fear of his brutal reputation. When a local politician wants to knock down his adoptive mom's restaurant to build a new shopping mall, Tae-sik struggles to avoid returning to a life of violence.

Cast

• Kim Rae-won as Oh Tae-sik
• Kim Hae-sook
• Heo Yi-jae
• Kim Byeong-ok
• Kim Jung-tae as Yang-ki
• Han Jung-soo
• Ji Dae-han
• Park Sung-woong
• Park Cheol-ho

Release

Sunflower was released in South Korea on 23 November 2006,^[2] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 267,065 admissions.^[3] It held the number-one spot for a second consecutive weekend,^[4] and went on to receive a total of 1,543,429 admissions,^[2] with a gross (as of 7 January 2007) of US$8,221,999.^[1]