Always () is a 2011 South Korean romantic action drama film directed by Song Il-gon and stars So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo in the lead roles. The film is about a romance between an ex-boxer, who has closed his heart to the world, and a telemarketer, who remains spirited despite slowly going blind.- Song Il Gon: 'So Ji Seob and Han Hyo Joo Are Excellent Actors' . KBS Global. September 21, 2011.- "Song Il-gon hopes Always will be a reminder of true value of love" . 10Asia. October 6, 2011.- Ritika Handoo, "First look: Randeep Hooda, Kajal Aggarwal in 'Do Lafzon Ki Kahaani'" , Z News, December 17, 2015
It was released in theaters on October 20, 2011."So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo pic release date set for Oct 20" . 10Asia. September 22, 2011.- "So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo Promote Film Only You in Japan" . KBS Global. June 11, 2012. In South Korea, the film had a total of 1,027,614 admissions nationwide."Korean Box Office" . Hancinema. Retrieved June 4, 2012 With online tickets selling out a 2,000-seat outdoor movie theater in a record seven seconds,"BIFF Opening Film Only You Sells Out in Seven Seconds" . Busan Haps. September 27, 2011.- "Award winners and small-budget films anchor BIFF" . The Hankyoreh. October 1, 2011.- "Stars Align at 16th BIFF While Opening Movie Sells Out in 7 Seconds" . The Chosun Ilbo. October 6, 2011. Always was the opening film of the 2011 Busan International Film Festival."Always" . BIFF.kr. Retrieved June 4, 2012.- . Korea Joongang Daily. October 7, 2011.- "Busan film festival opens to star-studded fanfare, Always" . Korean Film Biz Zone. October 1, 2011.
Cast
So Ji-sub as Jang Cheol-min / Jang Marcelino"Interview: Actor So Ji-sub" . 10Asia. October 17, 2011. Han Hyo-joo as Ha Jung-hwa"Han Hyo Joo: 'My Best Decision Ever Is Becoming Actress'" . KBS Global. October 10, 2011.- "Han Hyo-joo Seeking More Challenging Roles in Movies" . The Chosun Ilbo. October 15, 2011.- "Interview: Actress Han Hyo-joo - Part 1" . 10Asia. October 28, 2011.- "Interview: Actress Han Hyo-joo - Part 2". 10Asia. October 28, 2011. Yoon Jong-hwa as Min Tae-sik Kang Shin-il as Choi (boxing gym manager) Park Chul-min as Coach Bang Jo Sung-ha as section chief Choi Jin Goo as pottery store owner Oh Kwang-rok as Park Chang-soo (man wanted by loan sharks) Shin Cheol-jin as Elder in rehab Kim Jeong-hak as team leader Ma Kim Mi-kyung as Sister Joanna Wie Seung-bae as martial arts champion Jung Jae-jin as shift old man Min Kyeong-jin as janitor Yeom Hye-ran as beauty parlor owner Ahn Se-ho as broker Choi Gyo-sik as real estate agent
Remake The film was officially remade in 2014 in Turkish as Sadece Sen. It has also been remade in Kannada in 2015 as Boxer and in Hindi in 2016 as Do Lafzon Ki Kahani."Movie Review: Boxer" , Bangalore Mirror, November 21, 2015 A Japanese remake, titled Your Eyes Tell, starring Ryusei Yokohama and Yuriko Yoshitaka, was released on October 23, 2020. A Filipino remake, titled Always, starring Kim Chiu and Xian Lim was released on September 28, 2022.
+YearFilmCountryDirector2014Sadece SenTurkeyHakan Yonat2015BoxerIndia (Kannada)Preetham Gubbi2016Do Lafzon Ki Kahani'India (Hindi)Deepak Tijori2020Your Eyes TellJapanTakahiro Miki2022AlwaysPhilippinesDan Villegas
See also List of films about boxing Thullatha Manamum Thullum, 1999 Indian film with a similar premise
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