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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Arahan
| image = Arahan_Poster.jpg
| caption = Korean promotional poster for 'Arahan'
| native_name =
| director = Ryoo Seung-wan
| producer = Kim Mi-hee
| writer = Ryoo Seung-wan
Eun Ji-hee
Yu Seon-dong
| starring = Ryoo Seung-bum
Yoon So-yi
Ahn Sung-ki
Jung Doo-hong
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing = Nam Na-yeong
| distributor = Cinema Service
| released =
| runtime = 114 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
}}
'Arahan' is a 2004 South Korean action film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan and starring his brother Ryoo Seung-bum along with Yoon So-yi, Ahn Sung-ki and Jung Doo-hong. The film was a relative commercial success, selling over 2 million tickets domestically, but wasn't as well received by critics as Ryoo Seung-wan's previous films.
Plot
When a thief driving a motorcycle steals a purse of a pedestrian, the clumsy, naive and honest rookie policeman Sang-hwan runs after him, but Eui-jin, specialist in martial arts, captures the criminal swang and Sang-hwan is severely injured. She brings Sang-hwan to her home, where the six Masters of Tao heal him and believe that he has a powerful Qi, the spiritual energy of the universe, and could be a powerful warrior. Sang-hwan begins his training to ascend to a Maruchi, while the evil and ambitious Heuk-woon is accidentally released from his imprisonment. The powerful Heuk-woon attacks the masters, searching for a key that they protect, which would permit him to become an Arahan and dominate the world. When the masters are defeated, Sang-hwan and Eui-jin are the only and last hope to mankind.
Cast
* Ryoo Seung-bum as Sang-hwan
* Yoon So-yi as Eui-jin
* Ahn Sung-ki as Ja-woon
* Jung Doo-hong as Heuk-woon
* Kim Su-hyeon as the TV host
* Kim Hyo-seon as the TV host
* Yoon Joo-sang as Mu-woon
* Kim Ji-young as Banya
* Baek Chan-gi as Seol-woon
* Kim Young-in as Yeok-bong
* Park Yoon-bae as Officer Choi
* Lee Won as Seon-dong
* Bong Tae-gyu as Officer Bong
* Lee Oi-soo as Baek Poong
* Ahn Gil-kang as Mr. Gang
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