Tazza: The Hidden Card

Tazza: The Hidden Card
Tazza: The Hidden Card
Hangul	타짜: 신의 손
Revised Romanization	Tajja: Sinui Son
McCune–Reischauer	T'atcha: Sinŭi Son
Directed by	Kang Hyeong-cheol
Written by	Jo Sang-beom
Based on	Tajja; by Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong
Produced by	Lee Anna
Starring	Choi Seung-hyun; Shin Se-kyung; Kwak Do-won; Lee Hanee; Yoo Hae-jin; Kim Yoon-seok;
Cinematography	Kim Tae-gyeong
Edited by	Nam Na-yeong
Music by	Kim Jun-seok
Production; companies	Sidus FNH; Lotte Entertainment; Annapurna Pictures;
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment; CJ Entertainment (international);
Release date	September 3, 2014;
Running time	147 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$31 million

Tazza: The Hidden Card (Korean: 타짜: 신의 손; lit. Tazza: Hand of God) is a 2014 South Korean crime film directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol based on Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong's manhwa of the same name.^[2]^[3] It is followed by Tazza: One Eyed Jack, released in 2019.

After Ham Dae-gil enters the gambling world, he is set up as the fall guy in a crooked deal. To get revenge, he enters a final game which could be fatal to the loser.

Cast

Choi Seung-hyun (T.O.P) as Ham Dae-gil^[4]^[5]
- Jung Yoon-seok as young Dae-gil
Shin Se-kyung as Heo Mi-na^[6]
Kwak Do-won as Jang Dong-sik
Lee Hanee as President Woo
Yoo Hae-jin as Ko Gwang-ryeol
Kim Yoon-seok as Agui
Han Joon-woo as Choi Wang-geun
Lee Geung-young as Kko-jang
Kim In-kwon as Heo Gwang-chul, Mi-na's older brother
Oh Jung-se as Director Seo
Park Hyo-joo as Little Madam
Go Soo-hee as Madam Song
Kim Joon-ho as Yu-ryeong ("Ghost")
Lee Dong-hwi as Jjari ("Worth")
Kim Won-hae as Artist Jo
Lee Jun-hyeok as Benjie ("Pliers"), Dae-gil's helper
Kim Min-sang as Dr. Hwang
Jo Kyung-hyun as young Mr. Kim
Son Sang-gyeong as Father Jang
Park Soo-young as Chang-sik
Im Jung-eun as Dae-gil's mother
Lee Dong-yong as Auto repair owner
Ha Seong-gwang as The Dark Knight of Ansan
Song Jae-ryong as Gambling den bouncer
Kim Dae-myung as Billiards hall owner
Yoon Kyung-ho as Gambler in billiards hall
Nicky Lee as Ppappa
Bae Yu-ram as "Halibut"
Ahn Jae-hong as Woon-do
Jung Da-won as Joong-ki
Cha Seung-ho as Bribed detective
Kwak Soo-jung as Wife of auto repair owner
Lee Joon-ik as O-ring man (cameo)
Oh Yeon-soo as Woman at the observatory (cameo)
Yeo Jin-goo as Agui's pupil (cameo)
Cha Tae-hyun as Radio DJ (cameo)

Production

Due to the box office success of Choi Dong-hoon's gambling epic Tazza: The High Rollers (it attracted 6.84 million in admissions in 2006, making it one of the highest-grossing Korean films that year), production company Sidus FNH announced a sequel, with Jang Joon-hwan originally attached as screenwriter/director and a release planned for late 2008.^[7] But pre-production was later halted, and Jang pulled out of the film.

Speculation about a sequel continued, given that Tajja, the famous local comic series (or "manhwa") illustrated by Huh Young-man and written by Kim Se-yeong that served as the 2006 film's source material comes in four volumes, each with entirely different characters and settings. Tazza 2 is based on the second volume Tazza: Hand of God, which was published on November 16, 2006, by Random House Korea.

In 2012, Kang Hyeong-cheol signed on to direct the sequel, and casting was finalized in late 2013, with Choi Seung-hyun as lead character Ham Dae-gil, the nephew of Goni, the protagonist in Tazza: The High Rollers.^[8]

Filming began on January 2, 2014, at a pool hall in Cheongnyangni-dong, Seoul.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	51st Grand Bell Awards^[12]	Best Director	Kang Hyeong-cheol	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Lee Hanee	Nominated
		Best Music	Kim Jun-seok	Nominated
	35th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Lee Hanee	Nominated
		Best Editing	Nam Na-yeong	Nominated
		Best Music	Kim Jun-seok	Nominated
		Popular Star Award	Shin Se-kyung	Won
2015	51st Paeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress	Lee Hanee	Nominated
2016	4th Annual DramaFever Awards	Best Feature Film	Tazza: The Hidden Card	Won

References

^ "TAZZA: THE HIDDEN CARD". Box Office Mojo. September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ Sunwoo, Carla; Jang, Seo-young (1 August 2014). "Stakes are set high for Tazza sequel". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
^ Song, Da-in (29 August 2014). "Tazza sequel's success is a sure bet". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
^ Hong, Grace Danbi (26 August 2014). "Big Bang's T.O.P Talks about Filming with No Clothes On with Other Actors". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
^ Na, Won-jung (5 September 2014). "Now many people call him, actor CHOI Seung-hyun". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
^ Bae, Joong-hyun (2 September 2014). "Shin goes gutsy in gambler role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
^ Paquet, Darcy (6 May 2007). "Jang to direct Tazza sequel". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Lee, So-yeon (18 November 2013). "Big Bang's T.O.P, Shin Se Kyung and More to Star in Tazza 2". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Hong, Grace Danbi (3 January 2014). "Tazza 2 Reveals First Stills of Big Bang's T.O.P". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Chung, Joo-won (3 January 2014). "Shin Se-kyung, Choi Seung-hyun to co-star in Tazza 2". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Lee, Sun-min (6 January 2014). "Tazza 2 set for release soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Kim, June (12 November 2014). "The 51st Daejong Film Awards Nominations Announced". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-12.

External links

Tazza: The Hidden Card at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Tazza: The Hidden Card at IMDb
Tazza: The Hidden Card at HanCinema

[1] "TAZZA: THE HIDDEN CARD". Box Office Mojo. September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[2] Sunwoo, Carla; Jang, Seo-young (1 August 2014). "Stakes are set high for Tazza sequel". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-20.

[3] Song, Da-in (29 August 2014). "Tazza sequel's success is a sure bet". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-20.

[4] Hong, Grace Danbi (26 August 2014). "Big Bang's T.O.P Talks about Filming with No Clothes On with Other Actors". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-20.

[5] Na, Won-jung (5 September 2014). "Now many people call him, actor CHOI Seung-hyun". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-09-20.

[6] Bae, Joong-hyun (2 September 2014). "Shin goes gutsy in gambler role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-20.

[7] Paquet, Darcy (6 May 2007). "Jang to direct Tazza sequel". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

[8] Lee, So-yeon (18 November 2013). "Big Bang's T.O.P, Shin Se Kyung and More to Star in Tazza 2". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

[9] Hong, Grace Danbi (3 January 2014). "Tazza 2 Reveals First Stills of Big Bang's T.O.P". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

[10] Chung, Joo-won (3 January 2014). "Shin Se-kyung, Choi Seung-hyun to co-star in Tazza 2". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

[11] Lee, Sun-min (6 January 2014). "Tazza 2 set for release soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

[12] Kim, June (12 November 2014). "The 51st Daejong Film Awards Nominations Announced". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-12.

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