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Code Name: Jackal (2012)

Code Name: Jackal (2012), directed by Bae Hyeong-jun, starring Song Ji Hyo and Kim Jae-joong.

11/15/2012 BR Action and Comedy 1h 47m

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A legendary assassin takes on an elimination task targeting the famous pop singer. She succeeds in kidnapping the singer but is hesitant to kill him, while he is hesitant to run away.

  • 문완희Cinematography
  • Bae Hyeong-junDirector
  • 신민경Editing
  • 나용국Producer

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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. It was released on 15 November 2012 and ran for 105 minutes.

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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. It was released on 15 November 2012 and ran for 105 minutes.

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

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

"Kiss B" - Kim Jae-joong

"Stay" - Kim Jae-joong

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.

The film ranked fourth and grossed ₩966,147,307 on its first week of release, and grossed a total of ₩1,351,848,104 domestically after two weeks of screening.

International release

Ahead of the film's release, it was announced by its distributor Lotte Entertainment that the film has been pre-sold to six Asian countries: Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.

Japan theatrical release: 3 May 2013

Thailand airing on Channel 7: 7 July 2017 at 02:15

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External links

Code Name: Jackal at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)

Code Name: Jackal at IMDb

Code Name: Jackal at HanCinema

Text from Code Name: Jackal on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Name:_Jackal

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What is Code Name: Jackal about?

Code Name: Jackal: A legendary assassin takes on an elimination task targeting the famous pop singer. She succeeds in kidnapping the singer but is hesitant to kill him, while he is hesitant to run away.

Who directed Code Name: Jackal?

Code Name: Jackal was directed by Bae Hyeong-jun in 2012.

Who stars in Code Name: Jackal?

The cast of Code Name: Jackal includes Song Ji Hyo, Kim Jae-joong, Oh Dal-su, Kim Sung-ryung and Han Sang-jin.

How long is Code Name: Jackal?

Code Name: Jackal runs for 107 minutes, or 1h47.

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