His Last Gift (; also known as Last Present) is a 2008 South Korean film.
Plot Tae-joo, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, an old friend of Tae-joo's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-wife, Tae-joo realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life.
Cast Shin Hyun-joon as Kang Tae-joo Huh Joon-ho as Jo Yeong-woo Jo Soo-min as Jo Se-hee Kwon Oh-joong as Dong-hyeon Kim Sang-ho as Yong-tae Jo Won-hee as Cheol-goo Bang Hyeob as Kang Tae-joo Choi Seong-ho as Jo Yeong-woo Ha Ji-won as Min Hye-yeong Kim Hyeon-ah as Ha-jin Kim Ik-tae as Taxi driver Cho Jin-woong as Baek In-cheol Park Min-jung as Bar woman Lee Sang-hong as Scamp Park So-yeon Gi Ju-bong as Class monitor (cameo) Kim Myeong-gook as Jo Yeong-woo's brother (cameo)
Release Prior to the release of the film, actors Shin Hyun-joon and Huh Joon-ho staged a charity concert in Seoul, intended to reflect on the main themes of the film. The concert was held on 24 January 2008, at the Melon-X concert hall, and featured performances from K-pop artists Baek Ji-young and KCM, as well as actress Choi Ji-woo. Admission to the concert was free, with voluntary donations being made to the KBS TV charity program "Love Request".Shin Hyeon-joon and Heo Joon-ho to Stage Charity Concert, KBS World via HanCinema, 22 January 2008. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
His Last Gift was released in South Korea on February 5, 2008,Box-Office Admission Results (2008) , Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 7 April 2008. and was ranked fifth at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $983,555.South Korea Box Office February 8–10, 2008, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 April 2008. By 2 March it had grossed a total of $1,857,015,South Korea Box Office February 29–March 2, 2008 , Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 April 2008. and as of 10 February the total number of tickets sold was 228,120.Last Present, HanCinema. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
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