Tazza: The High Rollers - Director's Masterpiece Analysis

The movie "Tazza: The High Rollers" directed by Choi Dong-hoon is a masterpiece with intricate storytelling and intense gambling scenes.

### Choi Dong-hoon's Epic Journey with "Tazza": From the Birth of a Masterpiece to the Ultimate Showdown
* 🎲 Director Choi Dong-hoon made his debut with the movie "Tazza: The High Rollers" in 2004, and the legendary gambling movie "Tazza: The Hidden Card" in 2006, based on the comic "Tazza" by **Kim Se-yeong and Hur Young-man**.
* 📜 The director's adaptation of the comic "Geojisangjuk" into a movie, and the subsequent parts 2 and 3, "**The Hand of God**" and "**One-Eyed Jack**," received **high praise**.
* 🎬 The director's unique narrative structure, which combines the **present and the past**, and the use of narration, despite old movie guidelines advising against it, are **notable**.
* 🎥 The film's intricate and visually stunning scenes, such as the **one-take gambling scenes** and the **final train action scene**, showcase Choi Dong-hoon's **exceptional directing skills**.
* 🎭 The film's stellar cast, including **Jo Seung-woo, Kim Hye-soo, and Baek Yoon-sik**, delivered **powerful performances** that captivated the audience.
* 💰 The film's central theme of the **terrifying nature of gambling**, and the director's message that **"there is no eternal friends or enemies in the gambling world,"** resonated with the viewers.
* 🔚 The original ending of the film was Gon's death, but in the final scene, it is revealed that **Gon is alive and enjoying baccarat in the Philippines**.
* 🎶 The film ends with the song "**Bulnabi**" sung by Han Daesoon, a song that the director heard a lot while writing the script.

Raising the card game to the level of art, I am the master of cards, the embodiment of cards, yes, it is the level of my spirit. Hello, residents of Gura. Hello, I am the head of the community center. In 2004, the best storyteller, Director Choi Dong-hoon, made his debut with the movie Tazza: The High Rollers. Then, in 2006, he came back with the legendary gambling movie Tazza: The Hidden Card, based on the comic Tazza by Kim Se-yeong and Hur Young-man. He directly adapted part of the comic Geojisangjuk into a movie. Following that, parts 2 and 3, The Hand of God and One-Eyed Jack, were made into movies by different directors. However, Director Choi Dong-hoon's Tazza is still receiving high praise. I thought this attractive series would end here, but not long ago, Master Hur Young-man hinted on a show that he is preparing for part 4. Just when we thought Tazza would end, a global song.

You can see a huge scale of poker games and blackjack on the stage, and I'm looking forward to which actor will continue this series. Now, let's start discussing Director Choi Dong-hoon's masterpiece Tazza, including the director's intentions and behind-the-scenes stories. Please note that if there is anyone who hasn't seen the movie yet, there may be spoilers, so please watch the movie first. With very charming music, the protagonist Kim Gon appears on the street, creating a noir atmosphere by sprinkling water on the ground. The director starts this story with Gon on the street, leading to his encounters with various people, and ends with Gon making a phone call to someone on the street, forming a circular narrative structure. In fact, when adapting the original comic for the first time, the director had thought about killing Gon, and there is an ending version filmed in that way as well.

I chose the ending on the street. This was filmed on the streets of Gunsan city in the early morning. Director Choi Sung-hoon likes the flashback and flash-forward structure where the present and the past intersect. This film also has a mixed-up timeline. It's a time somewhere between the past and the present, narrated by a woman whose identity is still unknown. This scene was actually supposed to be deleted during the editing process, but it was kept because there was no place to put the subtitles for Yoo Hae-jin. The shooting took all day even though the scene flows quickly. At first, the audience might feel like it's a simple gambling adventure movie with the two characters. This is the production manager, Seo Jong-in. He also appeared as a drug dealer in the previous work, Reconstruction of Crime.

The director, who wanted to create a scene of being chased by chocolate, used the image he had in mind in this movie. This is Busan Haeundae Intercity Bus Terminal. While shooting this scene, actor Jo Seung-woo slipped on gravel while making a sharp turn and fell. His ankle swelled up due to getting stuck and twisted in the rail track, but he still had to continue filming, so he temporarily wrapped it with a bandage and continued running. If you look closely, you can see him limping slightly. The time goes back two years into the past. In fact, before this scene, a scene showing the diligent Gonnie working hard with a very innocent expression in a furniture warehouse and diligently saving his salary was deleted. He doesn't go to the bank but keeps cash in a drawer. Later, when he earns a lot of money, it is connected to the setting of storing money in the trunk of a BMW. The main plot of this movie is Gonnie's growth, which is so innocent like this.

When you see Cho Seung-woo's expression as he portrays a young man becoming the best gambler, it gives you goosebumps. The president of the furniture factory is said to be the director's uncle. He used to be a British actor in his younger days. This line is directly from the original comic. This line is also from the original work. This scene with Mr. Lee was not originally planned, but it was added because it felt necessary. The director often uses narration despite old movie guidelines advising against it. Since the guidelines are not absolute, in the deep sky prison, even in the before and after scenes, it turns out that the narration by the female character Chorangi, played by actor Kim Jung-nam, starts the movie. From innocent to looking so innocent that it's almost suspicious, the expression of the rural youth in the original comic is depicted.

In the early 1960s, he built an altar and cut trees as a young man from the mountains of Jirisan. When the era changed to the 1990s, he was transformed into an ordinary laborer. It's bitter to think about today. Actor Kim Sang-ho, surprisingly, was born in the 1970s, making him the same age as actress Kim Hye-soo. Changing the era to the 1990s, he traveled around the country to find a place that could represent that era, and he found Haemang-dong in Gunsan. Everything was deleted and edited concisely. Eventually, Goni, the protagonist, chooses to steal his sister's dowry, and at the moment he makes a choice, he set it up so that he implicitly looks at himself in the mirror. I'm curious about how the camera was set not to be reflected in the mirror in this scene. They placed a stunt double with the same back view behind the mirror, acted, and then filmed it very laboriously. However, no one asked how it was shot at all.

When the stakes are high, light up the board. Without even knowing English, Gonny, the first gambler entangled in a conspiracy at the gambling table, tried to prepare the audience to see a bigger gambling table in the future rather than focusing on the content of the card game. Like Gonny was possessed, the audience also felt entranced, with very fast and flashy editing, even using split screens. Mr. Lee reportedly filmed for a whopping 24 hours. Unable to direct multiple actors in detail, the actors continued acting without knowing what each other had filmed, and all the characters were shot separately and edited together. After filming, everyone was reportedly amazed when they saw the edited version. In Everybody Okay Okay Okay, Shin Min-kyung, the editing director who created such a godly edit in the reorganization of crime, took charge. How will the director conclude this god-like edit?

I was worried, but today during the rehearsal, actor Jo Seungwoo added a line ad-lib, giving a sense of completion. The lighting director carefully created a pivotal scene. It's not easy to create shadows like this even though it passes briefly. When you think about it, everything is a coincidence. Coincidence is a tuna. The director thinks that making a series of events that seem not accidental as if they were accidental is what a director does. Kwak Cheolyong feels a bit guilty that out of all the many bars, the scenario happened to be at Seran's bar where Goni meets Go-ni. [MUSIC] Although he is a naive young man, the setting of him holding an axe makes one wonder if it reminds him of his youthful days. By looking at the changed expression in Pyeong-jang's eyes and the way he looks at Go-ni, it feels like showing Go-ni to the audience.

I used a long shot. It's clear that the beer spilled, but in the next shot, it's standing again. As soon as Go-ni sees Goni, he is captivated by his charm, and Pyeong-jang helps him. Until we know each other well, the guy who went away. [MUSIC] So, back to the present, in 1996, at a vinyl house, the real place where the gambling den was rare, it is said that 6 billion won went back and forth in a day. Similar places appear in the previous work, Reconstruction of Crime. Go-ni's enemies, especially Park Moo-seok, are the first to appear among Go-ni's enemies, feeling like the king of the first round in a game. This was the main reason for mixing up time. In terms of time, it was meeting the devil first. Here, a new enemy, Kwak Cheol-yong, also appears.

A very famous bastard, Moseok, who is getting into a gambling match. At first, he just tried to climb onto the table, but kept losing his balance and ended up crawling up in a weird way. After circling around once, he climbed up nicely. Actor Jo Seungwoo felt a bit embarrassed as if he had done something unnecessary. What is this guy doing? Indeed, Kwak Cheolyong started to feel attracted to Goni. You should go somewhere and have a bowl of hangover soup. Money is the best way to heal the mind. The director never asked for it, but Jo Seungwoo suddenly decided to improvise and slap Ho-Hyeong's cheek. The director's favorite scene is when Jo Seungwoo, with determination, ends a small revenge. He said that when he started writing the script, the first image that came to mind was the scene of spreading dozens of banknotes with a fork.

The rally spent about 10 billion won on props and about 10 million won on a monthly basis. Actors and staff also gathered to make them by hand. Mr. Lee built a set at the summit of Hwangryeongsan in Busan for the shoot. The line I have a lot of waves in my life is also a line that connects to the sequel Tazza: The High Rollers. Just give me anything expensive. Expensive things are expensive. Kim Jung-nam, who played the role of Seran, a naive bar owner, later becomes the eldest daughter-in-law of a military commander. She only knows how to draw oriental paintings on a small cushion all her life. Lee Soo-kyung from the global hit Parasite received a casting offer for her very cute impression during auditions. Kwon Gi, who fell in love at first sight with Blue, became distracted by watching Hwaryeong and missed out on Hye-jin. What a ridiculous situation. They show a personality that is very different from when they are together, saying, Act like a gentleman, but showing a childish side when alone.

The dragon has already taken revenge to catch the one above. To reveal who the person above is, time goes back to the past. I want to be a disciple of that master. In the original work, Pyeonggyeongjang's real name is Pyeongonsoo, showing a clever detail of hanging a wooden sign. The test of Sunggyeongjang disorder begins. Usually, in scenes like this, cheerful or fast-paced music should be used, but music director Jang Young-kyu suggested using this desolate music. They felt compassion for them with this music, and it seemed like the relationship between the two characters became closer, which was good. The next day, Goni eats bread in front of Pyeonggyeongjang's house, without further ado, Pyeonggyeongjang passing by without saying anything was removed. We need to use our heads. We can't win by fighting, so we have to win by using tricks if necessary.

The next day, Goni, who should have been in front of the house, was missing, and Pyeon Gyeong-jang appeared late, looking somewhat upset. The scene of Goni smiling like a child, saying he completed the mission, was deleted. Also, the scene of Pyeon Gyeong-jang visiting a gangster in the hospital was deleted. This gangster was actually a bodyguard for Pyeon Gyeong-jang. The reason Pyeon Gyeong-jang has not shown the inside of his house to the audience so far was to give the feeling that the audience is entering with Goni. This place is the 183rd national registered cultural property, Hirose House. It appeared as Hayashi's house in the movie General's Son. This Korean-style setting of the Japanese-style house expressed the modest character of Pyeon Gyeong-jang. Jangttaeng's hands are faster than the eyes. This famous line was surprisingly an ad-lib by actor Baek Yoon-sik. It is said that Baek Yoon-sik, who is not good at ad-libbing, suddenly said strange words.

The set has become a sea of laughter. Another amazing fact is that the actor actually performed the skills of this gambler without any cut. It is said that he succeeded by shooting it 30 times in one take, literally practicing until blood dripped from his hands. Short yet powerful, they captured Goni's growth through a montage. When Goni was in the midst of practice, the scene of Pyeong-jang waking up from a nightmare was deleted. Pyeong-jang is tormented by guilt over the families he destroyed in the past. At this moment, Pyeong-jang keeps ringing a pager. He must be really popular next year. Afterwards, the setting of him always living an anxious life, even just by looking at a car starting, was also deleted. This line connects the scenes in the city and One-Eyed Jack, a famous line. There used to be real gamblers in the past. This can be seen as a theme that runs through the series.

It seems that the description of the ultimate boss baby, who will soon appear, is being delivered to the audience through a conversation between the two. This could be a part that might turn into an explanation bug if they describe the world too much. However, since the two actors were having a real conversation instead of acting, the director had no choice but to just watch their conversation. The dialogue filled with soul and spirit is so exquisite that even if Baek Yoon-sik just mutters, it becomes a famous line. Baek Yoon-sik actor reportedly practices so much that the script almost turns completely black with notes, but when he comes to the set, he acts so naturally as if he hasn't practiced at all. The director could rest assured that even if the scenario was a bit strange, it would turn into a good line when Baek Yoon-sik delivers it. Gon's skills were also actually performed by actor Cho Seung-woo without any editing. It is said that he received lessons from the real gambler Jang Byung-yoon, and Cho Seung-woo practiced without any editing.

People say they practiced harder than others because they couldn't do as well as others even though they learned the same. Teacher Jang Byeong-yoon also made a cameo appearance in this movie. Actor Jo Seung-woo says it's the only dance he performs. It wasn't in the script, but it was later added to express the deep bond between the characters. The scene where the legs collapse was inserted later to depict the director's deep disappointment to the point of feeling disillusioned with the world as he watches the disaster of the collapse of Seongsu Bridge and Sambo Department Store. The film is set in the late 90s, a time when the director thought the world was beautiful and equal, but the basic order was shaken, and gambling was rampant. Suddenly, the experience felt in the hands, these hands are the director's own hands. At first, the director hesitated to include a gambling scene in the technical scenes.

I was planning to make it with CGI, but just in case, I tried mixing some flour, and it turned out better than I thought. I ended up thinking that with a little more practice, it might be possible. So, all the actors learned the techniques of a gambler and practiced together. They were moved, so they decided to try it themselves, and that's when this scene was filmed. The seasonal feeling that came to the yard of Pyunggyeongjang was all set up and created. These eyes are obviously fake eyes. When spring came back, I traveled around the country for a gambling competition. This bottle, of course, is a prop made of sugar. Usually, you should hit the head for safety, but the director wanted to hit the cheek, so it's a specially made bottle, not a regular sugar glass. There is no perfect fake in this world. Ms. Lee actually went to Nonsan and filmed the early morning market opening. To give her entrance impact, it was edited slowly and calmly to drag out the time and focus on her.

I wrote a line to decorate. It doesn't reveal who the flower of gambling is right away. Instead, it shows her from behind first, then gradually reveals her face, emphasizing her mysteriousness with no information yet. Soon, you'll realize she is the one narrating the prologue. This scene is actress Kim Hye's first shoot. The Madame House was made so glamorous that it may seem somewhat unrealistic. Surprisingly, this place was not a set but the 2nd floor of a restaurant building in Jeonju. Inside, it was so extravagant that it could take one's breath away, but once outside, it was just one of the ordinary buildings in the city, aiming to express this contrast. They scouted this place for the scene where they escape through the window. Starting with subtle physical contact, the two continue to exchange glances. Show the panties. Kim Hye-soo is the first.

It was difficult to capture the feeling during the shoot, but the director said that after seeing the lines written on set, they started to grasp the feeling, and the lines became more comfortable. By physically dissolving to her position in the next cut, we created a sense that this scene is also included in her influence. Would you like a beer? Finish it today and come in. The two characters, who used to be close, now seem to imply what will happen later by turning their backs on each other. The director wanted to feel something strange that cannot be expressed in words. He says the director likes it when characters walk together, as it feels like they are hiding the energy the characters possess. This walking style was used several times in previous works like The Reconstruction of Crime and The Thieves. The corridor of the Madame Jung's house is quite impressive. By drawing forest images at the end, the two characters are

I tried to create a feeling of going into the forest. It would have been better if the corridor were much longer. It's said that it felt a bit short because it was a location, not a set. It didn't appear that way. The most important concept in this scene is not about collecting firewood, but about kissing well. The director utilized a cutting transition method using a small tool. Also, the lighter in this scene is said to be an ad-lib set by actor Cho Seung-woo. I walk after seeing lung cancer. In the second gambling scene, the focus was on the emotions of Gonni, Jukmadam, and the uncomfortable feeling of Pyeongjang, rather than details. When you bet, you have to raise the money, but it was difficult to handle, so they changed it to a promissory note after this scene, and the last gambler was completely set with chips. This gun may look like a prop, but it's a real gun brought to give a sense of weight. Later, Jukmadam...

It's a scene set in advance for shooting Goni. In Korean movies, when a gun appears, realism is always an issue, so I set it up as a retired general who can get a gun. If you make a sound, you die. There was a scene where a madam had already planted a person and asked for a shot, piercing the leg. It seems it's better not to show excessive brutality yet, so it was deleted. It's a bullet, isn't it? To create a sense of unease, Lee used a handheld camera to create a shaky feeling. As we head home, the tension will calm down from now on. It's set that Madam Jung's psychology dominates the atmosphere of the scene. We should go home. Should we leave it to others to handle? Just leave it like that. The ultimate rude man just passes by like that. However, that force cannot be hidden. It's approaching again.

At the moment of choice, it's Gonhee looking at the mirror. It's not something you have to hear the sound of the nail being driven into the lid of life. This scene was also shot in a way that the camera couldn't be seen in the mirror, but no one asked how it was shot. After this scene, the scene of wiping the blood on the hands against the wall was deleted. It was filmed to be used as Gonhee's death ending, but it was deleted as the ending changed. We will introduce a different version of the ending later. The lonely music that used to play when Gonhee fought with his eternal friend, the neighborhood thug, [MUSIC] suddenly changes. Just like this, this scene was filmed in Changwon at Jinhae Station. When filming this scene, the director hesitated whether to focus on Gonhee or on Jungmadam. Director Choi Young-hwan decided to focus on the city outside, saying something about not focusing on Gonhee in the city. Director Choi Young-hwan filmed.

The director won the 27th Blue Dragon Film Award for cinematography by constantly moving the actors using techniques like track, pan, quick zoom, and continuously moving the camera to create breathtaking scenes. It is said that it is customary that Tazza and Tazza do not compete with each other implicitly. If a different technician comes to the set that has already been made, they just pay them off and send them away. Today's sucker is a professor who gambles with his child's hospital fees, played by actor Baek Gwang-ho's father, Choi Jong-ryul, in the movie Memories of Murder. The cigarette smoke enveloping the back of Goni feels so good, but it's said to be something obtained by chance. Using that money to go back into the gambling den is unstoppable once you start, expressing directly that this is what gambling is. I set it up so that even God can't stop that person from laughing and shouting together until the sound of a siren is heard. The body of Pyeongchang, whose right hand is cut off, is filled with money.

This is another dummy. 박무석 will be avenged by 김혜수. When you see 김혜수's face, you can see goosebumps. 조승우 actor says he got real goosebumps because 김혜수's scream was so scary. The director was delighted to capture such moments. Then, the strange man, 고광열, appears. The oddly looking guy brought a flute. Just like in the movie 전우치, he brought a flute. The director wonders how 혜진's older brother is perceived. The director is said to be a great note-taker, jotting down dialogues spoken quickly with such diction. He even listens in on conversations at the next table in a cafe and takes notes. 광열's lines are based on what his friends said while drinking and playing games, all noted down and used as lines. People are looking forward to the famous lines, but 김혜수, on the other hand, is...

In the early stages of filming, there is a line where the actors express regret for not doing well. After hanging wires on their bodies, the two actors climbed up to the rooftop and even jumped to the adjacent building themselves. Actor Jo Seung-woo has acrophobia, so at first, he thought about asking the stunt double for help, but in order to maintain the reality, he jumped by himself. The line This is not Namwon, Goni didn't come to find the baby was created by the actors playing around on set. It was reused in the latter part of the movie. The police officer sitting there was actually Director Choi Dong-hoon himself. I didn't know that back then. Now, let's return to the present. The director says it's not an exaggeration to say that it's a new beginning from now on. By calculating time precisely, they set up this scene to appear around an hour after the start and managed to introduce all the key missions within an hour.

The background music was set to come out around 30 minutes after it really started, which was supposed to last about 10 minutes. Isn't it too much even though there are a lot of waves? In reality, there used to be a time when many places operated illegally by closing the shutters after midnight because they had to close the bar after 12 o'clock. We are either on a date or trying to make regulars. Gonni, Hwaran, Gwangnyeol, and Seran are on a double date, but why is Gwangnyeol sulking? Actually, there was a scene where Gonni and Gwangnyeol both mentioned something about blue, and after a little back and forth, they decided separately. Of course, Gwangnyeol got it wrong and is now upset. If you throw away a toy, you know what happens, right? It will be like me, just like me. In the original scenario, Gwangnyeol, who is from an orphanage, had several stories, but it was decided to delete them as it was deemed unnecessary to delve deeper into the scene.

Gwangryul and Sera seem to be about to pull out of Jin-do. It doesn't seem like Goni's love will be resolved easily like a card game. The person behind me is the director who appeared again. In this scene, actress Kim Hyesoo herself held the camera and filmed. The director and actor Cho Seungwoo were competing to hold the camera, so she tried filming once too. This skirt was actually a skirt that only went down to the knees, but it kept tearing as they filmed repeatedly, making it look prettier. As expected, the director is very satisfied. Players are planning before decorating a new house. The character concept decided by the director for Yerim is a Pocari Sweat advertisement. Actor Shin Youngjin actually says he can't use rough language, but when the director told him to chew gum once, it naturally came out.

It was a very hot and sunny day, but they just sprayed rain and shot it. They said it was a fun expression. The director said it was too good to use later, so he used it first. A journalist from Taiwan came to Daejeon. Actor Jang Byeong-yoon, who was the master of Hwatu, made a special appearance. It's a favorite shot of the lonely director Jeong Madam, Nikita. Even in the movie Assassination, it was played by actress Jun Ji-hyun. If you keep spreading it, I can't take responsibility. Goni, who met ajummas in Seoul and became a legend, is one of the legendary gamblers. Actor Ju Jin-mo, who is always loved by director Choi Dong-hoon, played the role. Play some music. In the gambling den, these kinds of questions were actually asked a lot. The director himself can't believe it, but he said he set it up where he heard it from. This is a photo of Itaewon.

This is the studio. In the original comic, the character meets a goblin in a cave and plays hwatu (Korean card game). It might be hard to rent a goblin, so we changed it to a studio. Although only Ddak-han appears in this movie, he is connected to the character from Tazza: The High Rollers, Sae-gi. The detail of actor Ju Jin-mo holding a drink in his mouth and then swallowing it when the baby story comes up is a highlight. Cracks in Goni's life begin to show. While others see people going to work and wonder if it's okay, Goni Lee feels anxiety and loneliness. This scene was filmed when many people were actually going to work in the morning. It is said that this shot was taken by actor Cho Seung-woo himself. As mentioned earlier, the director and actor Cho Seung-woo competed to hold the camera. The director's footage was not used because the angle was awkward. Goni discovers Hwaran and finds life interesting. He no longer wants to settle for Madame Jeong, who is completely different from Hwaran, a woman with purity and dreams.

I'm Gonhee thinking. This is Kookje Chinese Restaurant, a famous restaurant in Gunsan. I'm Gwangeol. It's connected to the sequel Tazza: The High Rollers. Who's that? We have to make that. This line also connects to the sequel. Be diligent. Hyejin, the director's younger brother, asked me to make it impossible to catch any words. Hyejin's brother came up with this ad-lib. At first, he tried to delete it, but he added it again to show they are perfect partners. The director was recording directly from the passenger seat. Actress Kim Hyesoo was nervous because she was still inexperienced in driving. She always looks confident, but if you look closely, there is a small walkie-talkie attached to the window. This was Piazza Cafe located in Seogyo-dong, positioned on the corner of a large intersection, with a payphone across the diagonal street.

After searching nationwide for four months to find a place with a box, they finally found it in Seoul. But they are not as smart as what Goni heard. They set up a scene to clearly show the difference between the two women from Hanshin and never want to stand in Goni's place. It fits well. After failing miserably in casting, they tell Noguri to steal Goni's car. The brief moment of peace that approached these madams is shattered like this. Park Museok seems to be staying in a place like a Korean restaurant for some reason. To recruit Bang Museok for a proper game with Kwak Cheol-yong, we set the space, but we couldn't get the beer at the time, so we set it as imported beer. He coolly appears with a friendly expression, but Kwak Cheol-yong's space where his true nature comes out immediately is the office of the bowling alley he operates. The setting is that Cheol-yong runs a business.

He initially thought about filming at a canned food factory, but thought it would be too noisy, so he looked for another place. While visiting Gunsan location, he found a bowling alley and immediately set it up. He started shooting in this position and sat still for 12 hours. He had to sit still without moving and the camera angle was limited, so even though it's a gambling term, he didn't want to shoot gambling scenes too much. He was scared of losing money continuously. No matter how long the scene was, Gonnie could do this kind of technique. He repeated this one shot 20 times for this one shot. Of course, he did it himself. With the money piled up from several accidents, it was 10 billion won, and he burned 5 billion won. He said he would use this good thing. Kwak Cheol-yong sucked all the money and waited for the void. Here is the underground shopping mall at the Express Bus Terminal in Banpo. It's late at night, and there are few people, so you can run away.

I found this place while looking for a long, stretched-out place that seemed to exist. When I took the picture, I didn't know, but after the opening, I realized that the brilliant light coming from the carrier was too light. It's called the flaw of jade, knowing only the touching part. This bowling pin is obviously a specially made prop, but as you know, if you hit it like this, it hurts. Of course, I've never been hit by a knife, but I imagined not being able to breathe somehow and made it detailed setting by actor Jo Seung Woo. Goni, who fainted like that, woke up, and this place is where Lee [MUSIC] wanted to create a classic feel like a Hitchcock movie. I hunted down a steel mill in Suwon while looking for a sharp and desolate place like the one where the Terminator would appear. If something like this happened in a place like this, I wanted to evoke a sense of fear that no one would know. The cliches of typical movies are like a book or a father's heirloom.

Or survive because of the Bible. The director set the stage for Doni to be saved by money. Hwaran and Seran survived. I will work hard under the chairman for two years. The director reportedly wanted the audience to be disappointed in Doni, who succumbs to violence at this point. Actor Jo Seung-woo also mentioned being disappointed in Doni when reading the script for the first time. That disappointment soon brings catharsis to the viewers. The tattoo on Yong's hand is set as a subplot for the ending. How did I get here? I killed all the bastards who betrayed me, clever bastards, and betrayers like bookworms. The lines that keep pouring out without a break, even in the car, are lines that the director apparently heard from somewhere, wrote down, and used in the movie. Did Mapo collapse, you bastard?

The lines that were actually written by real people became the lines, and they were delivered through the actors, so it doesn't feel artificial at all. The director boldly smashed his own car for the movie. He tried to overturn the car twice, but both attempts failed. They say they had to use three cars. After the failure, they hung the car on a crane and slowly flipped it while filming, trying to somehow fix it in the editing, but it was still too awkward. In the end, they made the car falling backwards using CG. After sending off the car like this, Goni barely survived. [MUSIC] The timing of the changing expression, tracking, and delicate sound of the heartbeat were all carefully directed. In the distance, Bart is seen polishing the car for Mr. Hogu, paying attention to the detail. The article is a flattering piece for Madam Jung. Sir, you shouldn't say things like that. Playing cards should be just for fun.

I can see the original author, Master Heo Young-man, and the mountain climber, Captain Park Young-seok. The director felt that people who have achieved something in their lives exude a different kind of force. He said, The money comes back to me, and in reality, no one actually earns money. It just keeps circulating, and it's only a matter of time before falling into a pile of debt. Showing a system of terrifying fraud and gambling, it's called the Sanseungil Operation in professional terms of a monte game. Once you get caught, everything gets sucked in quickly, and it's only a matter of time before you end up in a mountain of debt. Once again, I must emphasize, the biggest theme of this movie is that gambling is so scary, so don't do it. Those who still don't realize the danger in such a harsh place, are still there, aren't they? The director wanted people to wonder where the surviving con man is. Also, he tried to express that the relationship between Gwangryul and the con man is not yet over. [MUSIC] The con man arrives exuding a strong force.

This is the funeral of Choryong, right? It's about avenging. It's said to be a small rebellion against the capitalist concept of setting a price on meat. Director Park Chan-wook, a close friend, made the line Revenge is mine as a small rebellion. Many people imitated the raccoon. Who could it be? Hyeon-kyung was really killed by Dam-eui Soo-hwa. The director likes to create plot twists, but he hoped that the mystery of who killed Hyeon-kyung would not be revealed until the end. The ending only revealed the culprit who killed Pyeong-kyung in advance to focus solely on Goni's emotions. Because of that person, I took this path. What kind of relationship existed between them in the past? When Goni says lines like this, did Pyeong-kyung sleep with Dam-eui or not? If you have a lot of imagination, what difficult story was there between Madame Jeong and Agui in their lives? Today, Madame Jeong already knows the main characters.

There was a person who even God couldn't stop, you know [laughter]. He made a deal and created a set. It's either you die or you're a fool who knows nothing. The goal is Gwang-ryul, who is after fools' money, and the baby whose purpose is Gwang-ryul's entire fortune. The baby hasn't shown his face properly yet. The reason for wearing sunglasses on the baby's face in the drama is said to be to reveal a terrifying face by taking off the sunglasses at the moment of committing violence. These sunglasses were kept as a memento by actor Kim Yoon-seok and were used the same way in the movie Tazza: The High Rollers by the character God of Gamblers [music]. After this scene, the flashback scene about Goni's funeral was deleted. When they see the discarded card deck, they decide to bet on odd or even. He says he will bet on odd, just to try it once. The discarded card deck is picked up by the even, and this is how Gyeong-jang wins, which was left behind by Pyeong-jang.

It was a scene from a card game, leaving a lesson that if you are not sure, do not bet on the game. This was connected to a line that said, If you are not sure, do not bet on the fight with the baby, but unfortunately, it was deleted. We always just take the money. Although there is no dialogue, everything is contained in this expression. There are no eternal friends or enemies on the ground. The close-up and dissolve shots in this scene are impressive, which is a director's favorite technique. In the previous work, The Reconstruction of Crime, they created a brilliant scene by giving a dissolve effect to Kim Sunsaeng's face. When Gon and the baby first met, setting them to have a conversation with a long corridor between them was reminiscent of the distance between Pyeonggyeongjang and Agwi inside the train. You still don't understand the atmosphere, Mr. Fool. This place is hell right now. Through the investigation, they discovered a fact through the actual fool.

The film was based on the fact that when the gamblers were caught, one of them, who was entangled with a woman, begged to be released, saying he was not like those people. [Music] They wanted to create a feeling of a final showdown often seen in Western movies. The last gambling scene paid homage to a scene in the movie The Cincinnati Kid, starring Steve McQueen, which lasted over 40 minutes but was not boring at all. They shot for three days with the actors seated just like that. Up until now, the film focused mainly on introducing the characters quickly, but the final gambling scene progresses slowly to make it feel like a real fight. The detail of not wiping off the bloodstains on the table was set. They could have just passed over two rounds, but as soon as Goni's laughter was clearly seen, they cut to a shot where a baby's back covered the screen, and the director felt really good. Alright, I should start preparing for the final scene step by step.

A cold dagger flew into the chest, cutting through to the wrist, and what I saw was Sakurane Gogwangyeol using a fake hand with a real knife and hammer. While Agwi used a real hand with a fake hammer for the shoot. Of course, even with a fake hammer like this, it hurts when you get hit. When Goni looked at the clock, outside, Noguri also looked at the clock. The contract between Noguri and Goni is omitted, set up for the audience to anticipate. When shooting this scene, Hasu Nuna reportedly got chills. She's usually a very nice person, but when she acts, she becomes a different person, which is so scary that it unintentionally helped her acting. According to the idea of Director Choi Yeonghwan, the tones of Goni and Jung Madam were set differently to express their different emotions. Goni and Jung Madam's anger should clash, but it seems like there is a lack of justification to bring out Jung Madam's anger.

I added a scene of burning money on set. It was actually a very dangerous shoot with real fire, but actress Kim Hye-soo, who had to put out the fire, was so scared that she shot the scene in a panic. She actually screamed when a lump of fire fell on her foot, startled by it. Madam Jeong, who burned all the money she had saved her whole life. [MUSIC] This was filmed at a dock in Gunsan. It's said that fog is rolling in from over there right now. Thanks to that, we were able to create an effect at the end of the scene that looks like a special effect. The director always thinks of the first meeting of Dang and Goni whenever he sees this scene, saying that if he were to edit it again, he would include this dreamy flashback cut. Even though it seems like all revenge has been completed, Yoon-hae still has to seek revenge on Chorong. The director really wanted to film an action scene on a train.

The filming was done on a set and a set-up train as it was not permitted by the railway authority due to its danger. The action at the restroom entrance is on a set. This scene was actually shot following a moving train. The wind machine was turned on from the set train outside the train, and the shot was taken hanging on a wire, then composited. Erasing the wire shadows on the train was a more challenging task. The scattered bills falling were mistaken for real money by the local residents who went crazy thinking they were real and tried to pick them up. The falling coins are a dummy made to look exactly like actor Jo Seung-woo. Now let's see. The narration in the opening is the statement of a madam caught by the police. As mentioned earlier, it was a supplementary shoot, and during filming, fake nails were applied to make them longer, but in the scene, you can see that the nails are short.

Where did the soldier go? It was mentioned at the beginning, but the original ending was Gon's death. After Gon fell off the train with a empty bag attached, the train arrived here, showing a bloody mark on the wall that appeared in the deleted scene, implying his death. The missing Gon was enjoying baccarat in the Philippines. At that time, due to being a gambling movie, they couldn't get filming permission at Korean casinos, so they had to go to a casino in the Philippines to shoot. The last scene was shot in Subic, Philippines. It was said that the weather was not good as a typhoon was approaching. Who do you think he was trying to call? In fact, before showing the tattoo on the dragon's hand, Seran and Hwaran, who set up a beauty salon, showed a scene of missing Gon and Gon's lonely figure at the casino.

Gwangryeol and Seran, who became a couple, deleted the scene of the warm family meal and Gon eating alone in the Philippines, which was edited to cross each other. If such scenes had not been deleted, it seems that there would have been no audience saying they would really call the police next time. There is no mention of whether Gon will quit gambling or continue in the original. In the original, he quits gambling and becomes a reliable entrepreneur. However, in Tazza: One-Eyed Jack, following the original, he quits gambling, and there is a line where Gwangryeol says, Instead of the hand of God, it became the hand of Shin. The following song is Bulnabi sung by Han Daesoon, a song that the director heard a lot while writing the script. While listening to this music, they think of actor Jo Seungwoo's image. When the center director thinks about the top ten Korean movies, if you happen to come across a movie channel that must be in the top tier, you must watch it till the end, like a gambling movie. Directed by Choi Dong-hoon.

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The Impact and Legacy of Director Choi Dong-hoon's Tazza Film Series

Director Choi Dong-hoon's Tazza film series, based on a popular comic, has received high praise and is now potentially preparing for a fourth installment.

The first film, "Tazza: The High Rollers," set the tone for the series with a noir atmosphere and a unique narrative structure.

The series is known for its mixed-up timeline, intense scenes, and the director's use of narration, defying traditional movie guidelines.

Unconventional Filming Techniques and Storyline of "Everybody Okay Okay Okay"

The film's unconventional filming process involved 24 hours of shooting, with actors filmed separately and then edited together.

The director's god-like edit, combined with the actors' individual filming, created a captivating and seamless storyline.

The movie's unique plot and character interactions, along with the use of symbolism and music, added depth and complexity to the narrative.

Deleted Scenes and Behind-the-Scenes Stories of "The King's Letters"

Goni's triumphant moment and Pyeon Gyeong-jang's visit to a gangster were cut from the film.

The actor's ad-lib and intense gambling scene were unexpectedly real, with Baek Yoon-sik practicing tirelessly.

The movie's director and actors put great effort into portraying authentic gambling techniques, even considering using CGI at first.

The director used various techniques to capture the emotions and atmosphere of the scenes, including unique camera movements and focusing on specific characters.

There was a deliberate decision to change the ending of the film, leading to the deletion of certain scenes.

The director's meticulous attention to dialogue and the use of personal experiences from conversations to create authentic lines added depth to the characters.

Filming Challenges and Behind-the-Scenes Anecdotes

Actors overcame challenges like acrophobia to perform stunts, while also creating ad-libbed lines incorporated into the movie.

The director and actors competed to hold the camera, with some footage being excluded.

The film includes various connections to its sequel and features ad-libs to highlight the partnership between characters.

A movie production in Seoul involves a complicated plot with multiple characters and scenes.

The director's challenges in finding the right filming locations and creating realistic settings.

The movie's theme revolves around gambling and fraud, with the director aiming to convey the dangers of these activities.

The Complex Plot and Symbolism in the Movie "Choryong"

The movie "Choryong" revolves around avenging and rebelling against the capitalist meat industry.

Director Park Chan-wook uses the line "Revenge is mine" as a form of rebellion and incorporates plot twists to keep the mystery of the characters' relationships.

The film includes symbolism such as the use of sunglasses on the baby to create a terrifying effect during violent moments and pays homage to other movies in the final gambling scene.

Dangerous Filming Incidents and Unseen Scenes: A Glimpse Behind the Making of a Movie

An actress bravely shot a dangerous fire scene, while the director regretted cutting a dreamy flashback.

The film's original ending was deleted, and a gambling scene had to be shot in the Philippines.

Deleted scenes impacted the audience's perception, and the main character's future was left open.

The director's favorite song played a significant role in scriptwriting, and the movie's impact on viewers was profound.