''Dachimawa Lee'' (;) is a 2008 South Korean
period spy action comedy film
The action comedy is a film genre that applies to action films where humor plays a much more central role. While early films feature stuntwork and humor, academic Cynthia King wrote that the genre only came into its own as a mainstay of the Americ ...
. It has been released via online streaming in the United States with the title ''Dachimawa Lee: Gangnam Spy''.
Plot
The legendary Korean spy Dachimawa Lee is assigned to recover the fabled Golden Buddha statue, but his mission ends in failure. Lee discovers that his mission was sabotaged, and must confront against the shadowy figure behind the plot.
Cast
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Im Won-hee as Dachimawa Lee
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Gong Hyo-jin as Keum Yeon-ja
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Park Si-yeon as Ma-ri
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Hwang Bo-ra
Hwang Bo-ra (; born October 2, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Hwang made her acting debut in 2003 and became popular after she played a quirky-looking " cup noodle girl" in a ramyeon commercial. In 2007, Hwang played the daughter/narrator in ...
as Weird girl
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Kim Byeong-ok
Kim Byeong-ok (born October 11, 1960) is a South Korean actor. A veteran supporting actor, he is best known for his role as Mr. Han in '' Oldboy''.
Career
In 2015, he was featured in a controversial Maxim
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as Mr. Wang
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Kim Su-hyeon as Dama Ne-gi
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Ahn Gil-kang as Jin-sang 6
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Ryoo Seung-bum as National border wildcat
* Oh Ji-hye as Madame Jang
* Jo Deok-hyeon as Hoo Gga-shi
* Lee Jeong-heon as Ya-shi
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Gary (cameo)
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Gil Seong-joon (cameo)
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Kim Roi-ha as General Kim
Release
''Dachimawa Lee'' was released in South Korea on August 13, 2008, and was ranked fourth at the box office in its opening weekend with 233,251 admissions. By September 7, 2008, it had received a total of 629,591 admissions, and by September 14, 2008, had grossed a total of .
"South Korea Box Office September 12–14, 2008"
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History
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References
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{{Ryoo Seung-wan
2008 films
2008 action comedy films
2000s spy comedy films
South Korean action comedy films
Films set in the 1940s
Films set in Jilin
Films shot in Incheon
Features based on short films
Films directed by Ryoo Seung-wan
2000s Korean-language films
2000s Mandarin-language films
Showbox films
Films set in Korea under Japanese rule
2000s South Korean films