Righteous Ties

Righteous Ties (Korean: 거룩한 계보; RR: Georukhan gyebo) is a 2006 South Korean film.

Righteous Ties
Theatrical poster
Hangul	거룩한 계보
RR	Georukhan gyebo
MR	Kŏrukhan kyebo
Directed by	Jang Jin
Written by	Jang Jin
Produced by	Lee Byeong-hyeok
Starring	Jung Jae-young Jung Joon-ho
Cinematography	Choi Sang-ho
Edited by	Steve M. Choe
Music by	Park Geun-tae
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	October 19, 2006 (2006-10-19)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$4.5 million
Box office	US$8,682,703

Plot

Chi-sung, a gangster, is sent to prison for seven years after stabbing a man on orders from his boss. But his boss betrays him and tries to have him killed, though the attempt is unsuccessful and Chi-sung manages to escape. His childhood friend Joo-joong is given the task of tracking him down, forcing him to choose between his friendship and loyalty to his gang.

Cast

• Jung Jae-young as Dong Chi-sung
• Jung Joon-ho as Kim Ju-jung
• Ryu Seung-ryong as Jung Sun-tan
• Min Ji-hwan as Kim Young-hee
• Shin Goo as Chi-sung's father
• Lee Yong-yi as Chi-sung's mother
• Kim Dong-ju
• Yoon Yoo-sun as Hwa-yi
• Lee Moon-soo as death row inmate
• Joo Jin-mo
• Jang Young-nam
• Jung Gyu-soo
• Kim Kyu-chul as Han-wook
• Kim Il-woong
• Lee Han-wi
• Lee Jeong
• Park Jung-gi
• Im Seung-dae
• Park Jun-se
• Lee Cheol-min as Park Moon-soo
• Kim Sung-hoon
• Kong Ho-suk
• Lee Sang-hoon as Yoo Myung-sik
• Choi Won-tae as young Ju-jung

Release

Righteous Ties was released in South Korea on October 19, 2006,^[1] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 450,134 admissions.^[2] The film went on to receive a total of 1,744,677 admissions nationwide,^[1] with a gross (as of November 12, 2006) of US$8,682,703.^[3]