Code Name: Jackal
2012 South Korean film
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Code Name: Jackal (Korean: 자칼이 온다; lit. 'The Jackal Is Coming') is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jae-joong of JYJ, and Oh Dal-su. The film was directed by Bae Hyoung-jun, whose works included Too Beautiful to Lie and Once Upon a Time. It was produced by Nomad Films and distributed by Lotte Entertainment.[2] It was released on 15 November 2012 and ran for 105 minutes.[3]
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 자칼이 온다 |
| RR | Jakari onda |
| MR | Chak'ari onda |
| Directed by | Bae Hyoung-jun |
| Screenplay by | Oh Sang-ho |
| Produced by | Jo Han-joo |
| Starring | Song Ji-hyo Kim Jae-joong Oh Dal-su |
| Cinematography | Moon Wan-hee |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Kim Joon-seok Lee Hyo-jeong |
Production company | Nomad Films |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$1,261,947[1] |
Summary
Clumsy and off-the-wall hit man Bong Min-jung (Song Ji-hyo) is hired to kill top Hallyu star Choi Hyun (Kim Jae-joong). The mission starts by abducting him at Paradise Hotel in Seong-ju, the place where Hyun checked in to rest and stay away from stress, and also where the cops are on a stakeout for a serial killer.
Cast
- Song Ji-hyo as Bong Min-jung, female killer
- Kim Jae-joong as Choi Hyun, a K-pop star[4][5]
- Oh Dal-su as Chief Detective Ma
- Han Sang-jin as Team Leader Shin
- Kim Sung-ryung as Angela
- Kim Yong-gun as Angela's husband
- Seo Yi An as Yoo Young Sun
- Shin Dong-mi as Seon-young
Original soundtrack
- "Healing For Myself" - Kim Jae-joong[6]
- "Kiss B" - Kim Jae-joong[6]
- "Stay" - Kim Jae-joong[6]
Production
The film marks the first collaboration between Kim and Song, as well as Kim's first starring role in a big screen debut. A press conference was attended by the cast: Kim Jae-joong, Song Ji-hyo, Han Sang-jin and Oh Dal-su, held on 9 November 2012 at the Lotte Cinema at Konkuk University.[7]
The film ranked fourth and grossed ₩966,147,307 on its first week of release,[8] and grossed a total of ₩1,351,848,104 domestically after two weeks of screening.[9]