Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo (original title)

Director:

Je-kyu Kang

Writers:

Je-kyu Kang
Sang-don Kim
(more)

Release Date:

6 February 2004 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Plot:

A drama about the fate of brothers forced to fight in the Korean War.

Plot Keywords:

Korean War | 1950s | Korea | Medal | Soldier

Awards:

9 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Dong-gun Jang	...	Jin-tae Lee
Bin Won	...	Jin-seok Lee
Eun-ju Lee	...	Young-shin Kim
Hyeong-jin Kong	...	Yong-man
Yeong-ran Lee	...	Mother Lee
Kil-Kang Ahn	...	Sergeant Huh
Jin Jung	...	Sergeant Lim
Jae-hyeong Jeon	...	Yong-seok
Min-ho Jang	...	Old Jin-seok Lee
Yun-hie Jo	...	Jin-seok Lee's grandaughter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Min-sik Choi	...	North Korean Captain
Do-Hee Go	...	Young-Guk Kim
Taek-ha Hwang	...	Platoon Soldier #2
Dae-Hoon Jeong
Doo-hong Jung
Bo-kyeong Kim
Kyung-Hwan Kim	...	Young-Min Kim
Su-ro Kim	...	Anti-Communist Federation member
Ki-su Park	...	Esq. Yang
Sung-Mo Um	...	Seung-Chul
Cho Won-Hee
Joe Cappelletti	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (uncredited)
D.C. Douglas	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Adam Epstein	...	Additional Voices (uncredited)

Directed by
Je-kyu Kang		(as Je-gyu Kang)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ji-hoon Han
Je-kyu Kang		(as Je-gyu Kang)
Sang-don Kim

Produced by
Ha-na Lee	....	planning producer
Seong-hun Lee	....	producer

Original Music by
Dong-jun Lee

Cinematography by
Kyung-Pyo Hong

Film Editing by
Kyeong-hie Choi

Production Design by
Bo-Kyung Sin

Production Management
Hyun-Jeong Hwang	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doo-hong Jung	....	martial arts director
Min-Gyu Song	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Eun-ah Choi	....	dialogue editor
Sung Rok Choi	....	dialogue premix
Chang-seop Kim	....	sound designer
Suk-won Kim	....	supervising sound editor
Ju-kang Park	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Do-ahn Jung	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Chong-Ik Kang	....	visual effects supervisor
Namsik Kim	....	digital artist
Kim Namsik	....	compositor
Danyo Donghyun Yoon	....	pre-visualization artist

Other crew
John Charles	....	software engineer: Sony DAC
Winston Emano	....	publicist
David Magdael	....	publicist
Myung-Rim Park	....	advisor

Production Companies

• Showbox Entertainment (presents)
• Kang Je-Kyu Film Co. Ltd.
• KD Media (in association with)
• KTB Network (in association with)
• OCN (in association with)
• Prime Venture Capital (in association with)
• SBS (in association with)
• Venture Plus (in association with)

Distributors

• Showbox Entertainment (2004) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Lark International (2004) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Min Gyo Group (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Contender Entertainment Group (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Filmhouse (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Contender Entertainment Group (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• 3L Filmverleih (2006) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• HFR  dailies

Also Known As:

"Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo" - South Korea (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic sequences of war violence

Runtime:

140 min | 148 min (director's cut)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB (original rating) | Hong Kong:III (video rating) | Ireland:15A (cinema release) | Italy:VM14 | Japan:Unrated | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 (original rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 (director's cut) | USA:R | Mexico:C | Argentina:16 | Indonesia:Dewasa | Brazil:18 | Sweden:15 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

A-San City, South Korea

Company:

Showbox Entertainment

Trivia:

The actor that plays the North Korean Captain in the Pyongyang battle scene called in sick and he was replaced with another actor with similar features.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene where the South Koreans are retreating from the Chinese, one of the POWs takes a pistol from an injured soldier, shooting him twice. When he shoots the soldier a second time, the sound of the gunshot is out of sync with the slide kicking back (Just before it shows the soldier getting shot, you can clearly see the slide is back, but the gunshot is heard a few seconds later).

Quotes:

Jin-tae:[pulls out Jin-seok's pen that he lost] I found this in the fire. I've been holding onto this for you.
Jin-seok:Give it to me... when I see you again.

Movie Connections:

References Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Wonderful

This 2.5 hour long movie was wonderful! As a Korean, this movie was very emotionally moving and touching. Some people (mainly Westerners) think this movie was "over-dramatic", but it's actually a part of korean custom, culture and history. If you do not speak or understand Korean, a lot of the "meaning" is lost and cannot be portrayed in subtitles. That is a true shame. The story-line between the two brothers was heart-felt and emotional. Korea has remained divided for decades since and is subject to the possibility of a new war at any time. It was considered one of the most destructive and bloodiest wars of the 20th century with over 4 million koreans dead (2/3 of them were civilian). The Korean War will always be remembered as the "Forgotten War" since it came on the heels of World War II and was overshadowed by the Vietnam War.