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Code Name: Jackal
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Wikipedia article
'Code Name: Jackal' (; lit. "The Jackal Is Coming" or "Here Comes the Jackal") is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jae-joong of JYJ, and Oh Dal-su. The film was directed by Bae Hyoung-jun, whose works included 'Too Beautiful to Lie' and 'Once Upon a Time'. It was produced by Nomad Films and distributed by Lotte Entertainment. It was released on 15 November 2012 and ran for 105 minutes.
Summary
Clumsy and off-the-wall hit man Bong Min-jung (Song Ji-hyo) is hired to kill top Hallyu star Choi Hyun (Kim Jae-joong). The mission starts by abducting him at Paradise Hotel in Seong-ju, the place where Hyun checked in to rest and stay away from stress, and also where the cops are on a stakeout for a serial killer.
Cast
* Song Ji-hyo as Bong Min-jung, female killer
* Kim Jae-joong as Choi Hyun, a K-pop star
* Oh Dal-su as Chief Detective Ma
* Han Sang-jin as Team Leader Shin
* Kim Sung-ryung as Angela
* Kim Yong-gun as Angela's husband
* Seo Yi An as Yoo Young Sun
* Shin Dong-mi as Seon-young
Original soundtrack
* "Healing For Myself" - Kim Jae-joong
* "Kiss B" - Kim Jae-joong
* "Stay" - Kim Jae-joong
Production
The film marks the first collaboration between Kim and Song, as well as Kim's first starring role in a big screen debut. A press conference was attended by the cast: Kim Jae-joong, Song Ji-hyo, Han Sang-jin and Oh Dal-su, held on 9 November 2012 at the Lotte Cinema at Konkuk University.
The film ranked fourth and grossed on its first week of release, and grossed a total of domestically after two weeks of screening.
International release
Ahead of the film's release, it was announced by its distributor Lotte Entertainment that the film has been pre-sold to six Asian countries: Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.
* Japan theatrical release: 3 May 2013
* Thailand airing on Channel 7: 7 July 2017 at 02:15
References
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