Tough as Iron

Tough as Iron
Directed by Ahn Gwon-tae
Produced by

Baek Sun-hee
Lee Min-ho
Han Seong-gu
Kang Woo-suk Go Doo-hyun Han Sang-hyun Gill Jung-hwan An Sang-seung Lee Dong-hoon Lee Sung-jae Go Jin-hyuk Gee Hana Lee Jong-seok Park Chang-joo Jung Seok-hwan Um Me-sun Kim Joo-hyung Kim Gi-tae Kim Sung-joon Lee Jae-peel Kim Yoong-hoon Lim Eunjung Lee han-seung Kwon Byung-gyun Seo Jun-hyuk Kim Hong-il Hong Gi-taek Song Jin-kyu Kim Byung-ki

Kim Yong-ki
Written by Ahn Gwon-tae
Starring Yoo Ah-in
Kim Hae-sook
Music by Jo Yeong-wook
Cinematography Lee Hyung-deok
Edited by Kim Sun-min
Production
company
Popcorn Film
The Dream&Pictures
Cinema Service
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)
Running time
 108 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$7.9 million

Tough as Iron (Hangul: 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]

Plot

A young man named 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 Alzheimer's. He did not have a regular job at the beginning but things went 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 who was having a vacation in Busan. But Soon-i is diagnosed with kidney failure and needs an expensive organ transplant that he can't afford. Knowing that Gang-cheol is desperate for money, local gang leader Sang-gon proposes that Gang-cheol come work for him and his brother Hwi-gon. At first Gang-cheol refuses, but when his debt-ridden best friend Jong-soo gives the deed to Gang-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. First, he has to cover the mistake that Hwi-gon has done before. Second, Gang-cheol is ordered to kill a visiting Japanese Yakuza boss named Aktio whose death will enable Sang-gon's ascension within the Korean branch of the mob organization. He finally goes to the place where Akito is but he fails to kill him. As he fails the mission, gangs are about to kill Gang-cheol. But because he also has a good physical moves, he does not get killed easily. While they were fighting each other, the car crashes and everyone in the car knocks out. Eventually, Sang-gon and Hwi-gon gets killed. And Soon-i gets surgery but unfortunately, she dies at the end. When Gang-cheol woke up, he was in the hospital. He finally gets cured and bury her mother’s cremated body where she wanted to be. As the movie ends, Gang-cheol and Soo-ji meets again and goes to vacation together.

What does it symbolizes?

It talks specifically about Korean society. In these days, nothing could be done without money. For example as we see in the movie, Soon- i can not get surgery because they do not have enough money for the surgery. It also symbolizes the people who does anything to earn money. For example, Gang-cheol who is a young bright man needed money in order to earn money for his mother so he involves with gang. He works for them even though it is not an appropriate thing and it could also be threatened in his own life. Therefore, the movie talks specifically about Korean society and also criticizes about it.

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

    • Naver. "깡철이." 깡철이. Naver Movie, 2 Oct. 2013. Web. 2 Oct. 2013.
    • Medina, Jed. "Poster of the Week: Tough as Iron." Poster of the Week: Tough as Iron. Psycho-Drama, 21 Aug. 2013. Web. 21 Aug. 2013.
    • Kyena200. "깡철이, 뻔하지만 기분 좋은 엔딩." 깡철이, 뻔하지만 기분 좋은 엔딩. Naver, 7 Oct. 2013. Web. 7 Oct. 2013.
    • Kang Dayeon. "유아인에게 ‘깡철이’란? “부산 생동감이 잘 드러난 영화”." 유아인에게 ‘깡철이’란? “부산 생동감이 잘 드러난 영화”. TV Daily, 3 Sept. 2013. Web. 3 Sept. 2013.
    • Bamy87. "[영화리뷰] 깡철이 (2013) in 오리CGV [출처] [영화리뷰] 깡철이 (2013) in 오리CGV|작성자 최고." [영화리뷰] 깡철이 (2013) in 오리CGV [출처] [영화리뷰] 깡철이 (2013) in 오리CGV|작성자 최고. Naver, 13 Oct. 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.
  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). "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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