Woochi
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- Movie: Woochi
- Revised romanization: Jeon Woo Chi
- Hangul: 전우치
- Director: Choi Dong-Hun
- Writer: Choi Dong-Hun
- Producer: Eugene Lee, Katherine Kim, Lee Tae-Hun
- Cinematographer Choi Young-Hwan
- Release Date: December 23, 2009
- Runtime: 120 min.
- Distributor: CJ Entertainment
- Production Budget: $12 Million
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
"Woochi" begins in the Chosun Dynasty in 1509 and involves a trio of Taoist wizards, a magician named Jeon Woo Chi (Gang Dong-Won) and his dog turned man, a corrupt king, evil goblins, and a prophetic pipe everyone is after. Eventually Jeon Woo Chi becomes sealed inside an ancient scroll for a crime he did not commit.
Jumping ahead to the year 2009, the wizards are called out of peaceful retirement as goblins start appearing in modern Korea to wreak havoc all around. The trio call on Jeon Woo Chi, who is released from his ancient scroll entrapment, in to save the day. Problem is Jeon Woo Chi, a kind of anti-superhero, becomes more interested in sight-seeing and womanizing in modern day Korea.
Notes
- Story is derived from the Korean folklore "Tale of Jeon Woo Chi"
- Filming took place from September 2008 - May 18th, 2009.
- Filming locations include Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Cheolwon, Cheonju, and Ik-san, South Korea and also Boracay, Philippines.
- During the American Film Market (November 4th-11th, 2009), CJ Entertainment presented a 5 minute video of "Jeon Woo Chi" which helped to spur sales to 9 countries (Germany, China, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei).
- "Woochi" opened #2 at the South Korean box office during its opening (Dec. 25-27) weekend. The film sold 1,273,900 tickets on 692 screens and took in 32.1% of all tickets sold that weekend.
Cast
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| Gang Dong-Won | Lim Soo-Jung | Kim Yun-Seok | Baek Yun-Shik |
| Jeon Woo-Chi | Seo In-Kyung | Hwadam | Master Wizard |
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| Yu Hae-Jin | Yum Jung-Ah | Joo Jin-Mo | Kim Sang-Ho | Song Young-Chang |
| Chorangyi | actress | shamen | priest/father | monk |
Additional Cast Members:
- Kim Hyo-Jin - Red Hair Woman
- Baek Do-Bin - Japanese sympathiser
- Lee Mi-Do - court lady 2
- Park Nam-Hee - noble married woman
- No Jun-Ho - guard 1
- Lee Suk - Lee Chun Daek
- Lee Dae-Ro - politician
- Bang Kil-Seung - man wearing yellow hanbok
- Sun Woo-Sun - doctor
- Jeon Sang-Jin - bar owner
- Choi Jin-Ho - tailor
- Park Ji-Yeon - staff member at CF studio
- Kim Ki-Cheon - nobleman
- Choi Gyo-Sik - nobleman 3
- Park Soo-Young - son of nobleman
- Han Kuk-Jin
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (12th) Udine Far East Film - April 23-May 1 *International Festival Premiere
- 2010 (14th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - July 15th-25th - World Fantastic Cinema
- 2010 (6th) Fantastic Fest - September 23-30
- 2010 (43rd) Sitges Film Festival - October 7-14 - Casa Àsia
- 2010 (30th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 14-24 - Spotlight on Korea *Hawaii Premiere
Awards
- Best Cinematography (Choi Young-Hwan) - 2010 (30th) Critics Choice Awards - November 8
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Ichigo Says:
Aug 09 2011 8:25 am
nice movie. I like it.
Awesome!
su jeong Says:
Dec 24 2010 2:47 pm
i like this movie really~
some said this kind of story is so common, but i think it is the attraction of this movie
this kind of plot is often have similar story, it is really hard to find really different
it is little hard to understand the hidden meaning of story, but although it is good!!!
i really like kang dong won 강동원 진짜 짱이야!!!
but i'm sad at he went army ㅠㅠ
he will have movie after 2 years later;;
i have same name with girl character~(i'm korean haha)
gacon Says:
Dec 18 2010 8:12 am
I don't really like this movie 'cause can't get its meanings!
Deva J Says:
Nov 30 2010 8:52 am
Hey.. Just happened to come across this movie..Watched it and was pleasantly surprised (I am from South India). Any other similar Korean movie that you guys would like to recommend ? TIA
Shenna Says:
Oct 31 2010 9:13 pm
im right it was in Boracay philippines!!! i miss the beach...
Noxan Says:
Oct 19 2010 8:28 am
Didn't like it, I've seen this kind of plot before and its pretty much exactly the same. Pretty much accurately guessed how the story would unfold throughout the entire movie, which irritated me even more since most of my guesses came true. And it didn't feel like Woochi was a very powerful wizard. All there was was a bunch of pointless jumping 15 ft into the air and hopping around and hitting people with sticks.
shuriken Says:
Aug 26 2010 9:35 am
the ending was in boracay, philippines
Ilya Says:
May 06 2010 7:06 am
he looks like chansung 2PM
Light Says:
Apr 25 2010 3:54 am
Nice Movie.It Is Good Very Nice I Like Jeon-Woo-Chi Very Much
evilive Says:
Jan 05 2010 4:44 pm
aahhh. i have to watch this. OMG OMG. KANG DONG WON. love your films so much. XD XD XD
Kira Says:
Jan 01 2010 5:16 pm
this looks amazing...i think i will buy this if i can find it.
KyokoAishiteru Says:
Dec 20 2009 9:00 am
KANG DONG WON!!! W<
anna Says:
Dec 09 2009 7:24 pm
omg i'm so excited! i wanna see this movie so bad!! it looks so good!!!!
Cal Says:
Nov 20 2009 8:34 am
Su-jeong! <3
snappern Says:
Oct 15 2009 12:29 pm
Yayyyy Su-jeong Im, I cant wait :)) LOVE
evilive Says:
Sep 19 2009 1:28 pm
Dong-won Kang
yeeeeyyyyyy
Su-jeong love Says:
May 18 2009 7:21 am
Has a trailer come out yet? I can't wait to see Su-jeong in a new movie!!
RazorbladeKiss Says:
Apr 24 2009 1:41 pm
can`t wait to watch this because my favorite actress is in this! Su-jeong Im!!
asnk Says:
Dec 26 2008 5:10 am
hmm story seems to be more intresting
jus waiting fr the time to rise fast to watch this movie
nd waiting to see kang dong won in his new outfit