Friend (2001)
The film follows the lives of four childhood friends: Joon-seok, the leader, whose father is a powerful mob boss; Dong-su, whose father is an undertaker; class clown Jung-ho; and Sang-taek, an exemplary student. The story is the director's experience about his friends, a semi-autobiography set in his hometown, Busan. When it was released it was the highest-grossing Korean movie of all time.
Country: South Korea
Directors: Kwak Kyung-taek
Casts: Yu Oh-seong as Lee Jeong-suk, Jang Dong-gun as Lee Han Dong-su, Seo Tae-hwa as Sang-taek, Jung Woon-taek as Jeong-ho, Kim Bo-kyung as Jin-sook, Ki Joo-bong as Mustache (uncredited), Joo Hyun as Joon-Seok's father, Yoon Chan as Dong-Soo's subordinate, Kim Jung-tae as Dorooko, Kim Hyun-sook as Member of 7 princess, Lee Se-na as member of Rainbow, Kang Shin-il