Man on High Heels

Man on High Heels
Directed by Jang Jin
Produced by Jang Jin
Written by Jang Jin
Starring Cha Seung-won
Oh Jung-se
Music by Kim Jung-woo
Cinematography Lee Seong-jae
Edited by Jang Jin
Yang Dong-yeop
Production
company
Jangcha & Co.
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment
Release dates
  • June 4, 2014
Running time
 124 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$2,465,506[1]

Man on High Heels (Hangul: 하이힐; RR: Hai hil; lit. "High Heel") is a 2014 South Korean noir film written and directed by Jang Jin,[2] starring Cha Seung-won as a transgender homicide detective.[3][4][5][6][7]

Plot

Yoon Ji-wook is a hard-as-nails homicide detective known for his undisputed ability to nab violent criminals. He is revered as a legend in the police force and at the same time feared among the mafia for his brutality in cracking down on crime. Yet, beneath his cool, macho appearance lies a secret that he must hide from the world he lives in. Ji-wook has wanted to become a woman ever since his teenage years. He tries to suppress this inner desire, but in vain. Ji-wook finally reaches the point where he makes up his mind to live as a woman, and decides to take the plunge and get a sex change operation. However, before he has a chance to do so, unexpected crises arise and interfere with his plans. A gang that suffered from the cold, hard steel of Ji-wook's handcuffs are dead set on getting their revenge against him. Ji-wook resigns and tries to go about making his dream a reality, but people close to him get sucked into the revenge plot he finds himself at the center of. When some of those people get killed and a girl named Jang-mi falls into danger, he realizes that he can't stand idly by any longer.[8][9]

Cast

Box office

Man on High Heels was released in South Korea on June 4, 2014. Despite its star director and actor, the film underperformed at the box office against Hollywood blockbusters X-Men: Days of Future Past and Edge of Tomorrow. It opened at sixth place on the box office, drawing 338,663 admissions.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "High Heel (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (2 June 2014). "Gender focus of noir film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. ↑ Lee, Cory (6 March 2013). "Cha Seung-won to Turn Detective in New Movie". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  4. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (7 March 2013). "Cha Seung-won to return to theaters in High Heels". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  5. ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (18 April 2014). "King of rom-com abandons image". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  6. ↑ Lee, So-dam (12 May 2014). "Cha Seung Won Shares on Competing with Jang Dong Gun's Movie with Highheel". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  7. ↑ Chung, Joo-won (29 May 2014). "Still cuts show Cha Seung-won garnered as woman in High Heel (2014)". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  8. ↑ Ji, Yong-jin (25 April 2013). "Charming and Addictive Korean Films: Action drama in a unique style - High Heel (working title)". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  9. ↑ Conran, Pierce (2 May 2014). "Man on High Heels". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  10. ↑ Ha, Sung-tae (16 June 2014). "Box Office: May 29 - June 11, 2014". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  11. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (22 June 2014). "A Hard Day defies predictions at the box office". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-30.

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