Movie
Friend
Overview
Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of the 70s. But as time goes by, each of them takes a different life path.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-03-31
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cineline 2, Korea Pictures
- Country
- South Korea
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Yu Oh-seong as Joon-seok
- Jang Dong-gun as Dong-soo
- Seo Tae-hwa as Sang-taek
- Jung Woon-taek as Jeong-ho
- Kim Bo-kyung as Jin-sook
- Ki Joo-bong as Mustache
- Joo Hyun as Joon-seok's Father
- Jeon Young-woon as Dong-soo's Father
- Lee Jae-yong as Scar-Eye
- Kim Hyun-ji as Tall Woman
- Yoo Seung-il as Child Joon-seok
- Jeong Hee-ryong as Child Dong-soo
Crew
- Kwak Kyung-taek - Director
- Kwak Kyung-taek - Writer
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