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AdventureActionComedyFantasy

Woochi: The Demon Slayer

- World beware. The wizard is coming.

Spanning four centuries in Korea, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it.

Release Date : 2009-12-23

Language :Korean

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CJ EntertainmentZip CinemaDaemyung Culture FactoryUnited Pictures

Production Country : South Korea

Alternative Titles : Woochi the Demon SlayerJeon Woo-Chi: The Taoist WizardJeon Woochi : The Taoist WizardWoochi

Cast

Gang Dong-won

Character Name : Jeon Woo-chi

Original Name : 강동원

Gender : Male

Kim Yun-seok

Character Name : Hwa-dam

Original Name : 김윤석

Gender : Male

Lim Soo-jung

Character Name : Seo In-kyeong

Original Name : 임수정

Gender : Female

Yoo Hai-jin

Character Name : Chorangyi

Original Name : 유해진

Gender : Male

Song Young-chang

Character Name : Buddhist monk

Original Name : 송영창

Gender : Male

Ju Jin-mo

Character Name : Shaman

Original Name : 주진모

Gender : Male

Kim Sang-ho

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : 김상호

Gender : Male

Sun Woo-sun

Character Name : Female doctor / goblin

Original Name : 선우선

Gender : Female

Jeong-hwan Kong

Character Name : Helper / goblin

Original Name : 공정환

Gender : Male

Baek Yoon-sik

Character Name : Woo-chi's mentor

Original Name : 백윤식

Gender : Male

Yum Jung-ah

Character Name : Actress

Original Name : 염정아

Gender : Female

Kim Hyo-jin

Character Name : Red Hair

Original Name : 김효진

Gender : Female

Kwon Tae-won

Character Name : King

Original Name : 권태원

Gender : Male

Yeon-su Seo

Character Name : Palace girl

Original Name : Yeon-su Seo

Gender : Male

Park Min-gyu

Character Name : White jacket

Original Name : Park Min-gyu

Gender : Male

Ji-hyeok Min

Character Name : Jeon Woo-chi's 10

Original Name : Ji-hyeok Min

Gender : Male

Yeong-jin Sin

Character Name : Mastermind

Original Name : Yeong-jin Sin

Gender : Male

Jong-gu Yun

Character Name : Aristocrat

Original Name : Jong-gu Yun

Gender : Male

Hyeon-woo Son

Character Name : Warrior

Original Name : Hyeon-woo Son

Gender : Male

No Seung-beom

Character Name : CCTV Suit

Original Name : No Seung-beom

Gender : Male

Baek Do-bin

Character Name : Pro-Japanese

Original Name : 백도빈

Gender : Male

Jeong In-gi

Character Name : Director (uncredited)

Original Name : 정인기

Gender : Male

Lee Yong-nyeo

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : 이용녀

Gender : Female

Park Sung-hoon

Character Name :

Original Name : 박성훈

Gender : Male

Kim Seo-hyeon

Character Name : Man

Original Name : 김서현

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Dali Parton

@Dali Parton

2021-06-23

(spoiler free) I've watched a lot of Korean movies over the years - from the silly (Sex is Zero) to the sublime (Oasis) and enjoyed most of them, even some of the more marginal titles like Spygirl and A.F.R.I.K.A. But for me, and the group of people watching it with me, Jeon Woochi was a big bust. The biggest problem I had with this movie was the terrible pacing, especially in the first 30 minutes of the movie where the timeline was not linear and the director did practically nothing to inform the audience that he had made a jump in time until wrapping up the scene and rejoining the main timeline. Other problems included a major lack of funny - there was so much opportunity for "fish out of water" jokes, but the writers barely even tried. And it wasn't like the comedy was too subtle either, much of the humor in the movie was just too ham-fisted to laugh at. There were also way too many fast cuts during action sequences - it made it difficult to enjoy the biggest feature of the movie: the excellent CGI. The director barely gives the audience a chance to focus on the contents of a shot before cutting to a new camera angle. I recognize these fast cuts are a modern Hollywood style, but it is still a terrible one to emulate. The story itself was, as expected, fairly simple. But even then, the telling of it was too convoluted - due mainly to the confusing timeline. I haven't given any examples to illustrate my criticism because I wanted to avoid spoilers as much as possible but still provide a counter-point to the misleadingly high rating (7.0 as I write this) and the other 5 or so reviews which all gave the movie exceptional scores. It was on the basis of that rating and the other reviews that I purchased the korean blu-ray and would strongly recommend that no one else waste their time or money the way I did. I suggest watching the older Arahan which has a similar "wizardry in the modern city" plot. I had a lot more fun watching Arahan despite its flaws. Also, watch out for the korean blu-ray. It is poorly mastered - the black levels are elevated making the picture look washed out and hazy unless you have a fancy display that can correct the problem.