Big Match (Korean: 빅매치; RR: Bigmaechi) is a 2014 South Korean action film written and directed by Choi Ho, starring Lee Jung-jae, Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Sung-min and BoA.[2][3]
| Big Match | |
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| Directed by | Choi Ho |
| Written by | Choi Ho |
| Produced by | Park Sang-hyun |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Choi Min-ho |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Lee Ji-su |
Production company | BK Pictures |
| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$7.8 million[1] |
Plot
editChoi Ik-ho (Lee Jung-jae), is a former footballer and UFC mixed martial arts star nicknamed "Zombie." When his older brother and coach Young-ho suddenly disappears, the police arrests him as the prime murder suspect. Then Ik-ho receives a phone call from Ace (Shin Ha-kyun), a genius mastermind who designs elaborate games for Korea's wealthiest citizens to bet astronomical sums of money on, conducted with real people in real-time using high-tech gadgets and CCTV cameras. To save his brother's life and his own, Ik-ho is forced to join Ace's game and follow instructions from a mysterious woman named Soo-kyung (BoA). Using his wits and skills against multiple adversaries, including cops and low-rent gangsters, Ik-ho completes seemingly impossible missions. Then he reaches the final round, during which he must find his brother in a huge soccer stadium, with a bomb strapped to his ankle and time ticking.
Cast
edit- Lee Jung-jae as Choi Ik-ho[4][5][6]
- Shin Ha-kyun as Ace
- Lee Sung-min as Choi Young-ho
- BoA as Soo-kyung[7][8][9][10]
- Kim Eui-sung as Detective Do
- Bae Sung-woo as Axe, gang member
- Son Ho-jun as Jae-yeol, president of Ik-ho's fan club
- Choi Woo-shik as Guru, hacker
- Ryu Hye-rin as Twitter girl
- Kim Yoon-seong as Department head Jo
- Park Doo-shik as Detective Nam
- Ra Mi-ran as Young-ho's wife
References
edit- ^ "Big Match (2014)". Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (11 November 2013). "SHIN Ha-kyun and LEE Jung-jae Play BIG MATCH". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (24 November 2014). "New Films: Big Match". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (26 November 2014). "Herald Interview: Lee Jung-jae returns as invincible fighter". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Lee Jung-jae Proves He Has Yet to Peak". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ Lim, Ju-ri (28 November 2014). "Lee makes about-face in Big Match". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (6 December 2013). "BoA Gets in the Ring for BIG MATCH". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "BoA the right Match for gaming film". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
- ^ "BoA Makes Korean Film Debut in Action Flick". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
- ^ Lee, So-dam (30 November 2014). "Interview: BoA Talks Filming Action Scenes in Negative Degree Weather for Big Match". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Big Match at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Big Match at IMDb
- Big Match at HanCinema