Tough as Iron (Movie - 2013)

깡철이 (kkang-cheol-i)

110min | Release date in South Korea : 2013/10/02

Filming dates 2012/12/04~2013/03/19
Formerly known as "Tin Can" on HanCinema
Synopsis
Based in Busan, Kang-cheol lives a struggling life without a job but gets involved with the gang to gather his mother's medical fees.

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Yoo Ah-in
유아인
As
Kang-cheol
(강철)
Kim Hae-sook
김해숙
As
Soon-i
(순이)
Kim Jung-tae
김정태
As
Sang-gon
(상곤)
Kim Sung-oh
김성오
As
Hwi-gon
(휘곤)
Jung Yu-mi
정유미
As
Soo-ji
(수지)
Lee Si-eon
이시언
As
Jong-soo
(종수)

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[HanCinema's Film Review] "Tough as Iron"
2013/09/29
Kang-Cheol (played by Yoo Ah-in) is genuinely happy with his life. Yes, he has to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. His mother Soo-In (played by Kim Hae-sook) is suffering from dementia, and requires a great deal of personal care in addition to finances in order to function. Most of the time she misidentifies Kang-Cheol as being her late husband rather than her son- but still, life is happy. Not in a self-deluded way, either- it's a case of genuine love. The gangsters in this film aren't so lucky. While they do have feelings somewhat approximating what we call love, this naive faith starts getting them in increasingly worse trouble,...More

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Production

Cinema Service (시네마서비스)

Distribution

CJ Entertainment (CJ엔터테인먼트)

Staff

Kang Woo-seok (강우석)
Production department

Jo Yeong-wook (조영욱)
Score composer

Kim Tae-hwan-I (김태환)
Martial arts team

Jo Myung-haeng (조명행)
Martial arts team

Kang Seong-hoon-I (강성훈)
Martial arts team

Jeon Young-suk (전영석)
Lighting/cinematography department

Lee Hyung-deok (이형덕)
Cinematographer

Park Jung-woo-VI (박정우)
Gaffer/Lighting

Jung Do-an (정도안)
Special effects

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110 min

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Airing dates : 2013/10/02

South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr

As of 2013.10.27 : 1 208 349 admissions (total)

As of 2013.10.20 : 1 197 450 admissions (total)

As of 2013.10.13 : 1 119 558 admissions (total)

As of 2013.10.06 : 779 823 admissions (total)

As of 2013.09.29 : 5 927 admissions (total)

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