The Tower (Korean Movie)

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Movie: The Tower
Revised romanization: Tawo
Hangul: 타워
Director: Kim Ji-Hoon
Writer: Kim Sang-Don, Kim Ji-Hoon, Yoo Young-A
Producer: Lee Sang-Jik
Cinematographer: Kim Young-Ho
Release Date: December 24, 2012
Runtime: 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Disaster / Fire Fighter
Production Company: CJ Entertainment, The Tower Pictures
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

On Christmas Eve, at the luxurious Tower Sky twin tower building in central Seoul, residents and staff members busy themselves with Christmas preparation. A small fire in the restaurant kitchen attracts the attention of Tower Sky staff member Lee Dae-Ho (Kim Sang-Kyung), who notices a faulty water sprinkler system. Building owner Jo (Cha In-Pyo) disregards the warning and goes ahead with the evening's Christmas party.

Helicopters are hired to circle the building and spray the building with man made snow during the Christmas party. Residents gathered for the event are amazed by the spectacle. Their amazement soon turns into terror when a helicopter loses control and crashes into the building, setting off a chain off horrifying events that threatens the lives of all the residents.

Notes

Filming began May 18, 2011 in Namyangju in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. First scene shot was set on Christmas eve in a Chinese Restaurant with restaurant manager Seo Yun-Hee (Son Ye-Jin) busy checking on foods for a party. Meanwhile, building maintenance employee Le Hae-Ho (Kim Sang-Kyung) carefully examines the building. Filming finished December 7, 2011.

Cast



Sul Kyung-Gu	Son Ye-Jin	Kim Sang-Kyung	Kim In-Kwon	Do Ji-Han
Kang Young-Ki	Seo Yun-Hee	Lee Dae-Ho	Oh Byung-Man	Lee Sun-Woo



Park Chul-Min	Song Jae-Ho	Lee Joo-Sil	Kim Sung-Oh	Lee Han-Wi
Chef	elderly man Yoon	Madam Jung	In-Gun	Church Elder Kim



Cha In-Pyo	Jung In-Gi	Ahn Sung-Ki	Jo Min-Ah
The tower owner Jo	Director Jung	chief firefighter	Lee Ha-Na

Additional Cast Members:

Kwon Hyun-Sang - cleaner's son
Park Jung-Hak - congressman
Lee Joo-Ha - Min-Jung
Min Young - pregnant woman Nam-Ok
Lee Hyun-Jo - Secretary Jo
Jeon Bae-Su - Young-Chul
Jeon Guk-Hyang - Ae-Ja
Lee Chang-Yong - specialist at command center
Yoo Pil-Ran - wife of firefighter
Park Young-Soo - religious believer
Seo Kwang-Jae - religious believer
Sung Chan-Ho - religious believer
Park Joon-Seo - adjutant
Park Sang-Hyun - Chinese restaurant customer
Park Jae-Woong - elevator guard
Kim Soo-Jin - Kang Young-Ki's wife
Ri Woo-Jin - plumbing area staff member
Lee Sang-Hong - Yeouido Team 1
Jin Mo - Yeouido Team 1
Ryoo Ji-Hoon

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Patricia Nov 16 2021 6:22 am I'm glad that I had watched this movie. All is great. Worth to watch.

Jil Oct 22 2021 1:16 pm One of the good movies of korea! Recommended!

majesty Apr 21 2021 10:38 am rewatched because of Do Ji-Han, love this movie

Theresa Johnson Apr 03 2021 7:17 pm Prime video - Train to Busar; The Flu and now the Tower. All really fun. The mix of excitement, humanity and characters is really entertaining.

Thanks!

Afiii Jul 04 2017 9:15 am Whoever love this movie, i recommended you similiar genre "Pandora", "Tunnel", "The flu", "Train to Busan", "Love 911 (this one kinda more romantic but good tho)"

Malditang Bugay Mar 23 2017 9:52 pm The story reminded me a lot of 9/11. You could feel their panic, desperation and longing! I liked the love story that was thrown in and the fathers love for his daughter, pregnant woman, and firefighters. I also enjoyed the little bits of comedy that were strewn in-between all this intensity!

Yoja Dec 02 2016 5:25 pm This movie is amazing... for the people who liked this movie i recommend for you The flu and train to busan Fighting

brey Oct 04 2016 9:13 am Well done. Truly an awesome movie. Please create more movies like this. Great eye opener. I always admire those people who think of others first before themselves. I salute all the firefighters around the world. It is not just a job for them. They are our hero.. Salute! Thumbs up!

mariicar Sep 10 2016 12:50 am its that true ? or just a movie ?

son ye jin Jun 15 2016 11:55 am Two thumbs up!!! This is one of the best korean and asian movie ever.

Kay Jan 27 2016 11:11 pm Very realistic. Well fone. Better than Western movies.

Nam Joo Chan Sep 26 2015 10:23 am This movie is really great! Especially the production. It was amazing, because it made my cry... Please create more movies like this. This is one of the best movie I've ever watched!

ann Jun 02 2015 2:50 am This is a awesome movie.. I give it 10 star and more.. The acting was great.. The action was great.. time and time again I watch this movie.. and I cried time and time again.. my favorite actress was the pregnant woman.. not only was she brave.. but she did what she had to do.. true strong woman.. cha in-pyo is my favorite actor.. he's very handsome.. The director did a awesome job on this movie.. keep up the good work

Mimi Mar 09 2015 11:28 pm Brilliant acting from major casting and heartwarming heartbreaking plot.

shubham Jan 25 2015 9:19 am Son Ye Jin looks very beautiful in the movie. Great movie. I like son ye-Jin.

Kinoko Jul 20 2014 9:40 pm i started to see this movie without expectatives, but it surprised me! Great movie!

najihah ash May 16 2014 1:07 am The flim that so scary and very sadly , In chrismast day , very sadly are , the son , mom wife but this flim taht great ~ i like itt

Ghost Hee Apr 04 2014 2:03 am Honestly when I was watching this movie, I was guess who is the director. I guessed Tidal Wave or The Flu, but surprisingly it turned out to be the director of Sector 7. This film is a major improve in terms of story structure. Although there are still characters who die in absurd ways, I guess it's typical of any disaster movies. Absolutely love the performance of the lead actors in this film. The little girl did a terrific job too!

Marilyn Apr 01 2014 12:38 am I am Canadian so I'm used to Hollywood garbage. This movie was great! Great actors. Great action. Better than any 9/11 movie I've seen. It felt real. The emotions felt genuine.

I don't care about subtitles when everything gels together nicely.

Great job!

Pavel Greco Mar 29 2014 4:46 pm Naaa, seriously, is it a korean movie? I thought I was watching Armageddon! Lee Chang-dong, Lee Sang-woo, Kim Ki-deok! Sangsennim! SAVE KOREAN CINEMA!!!

Pavel Mar 29 2014 4:28 pm I find quiet offending a so well crafted product that has nothing of korean. Like Running Man or The Flu, what's the difference with Hollywood blockbusters? What's the point to bother with subtitles to digest the same soup? On its on is very well made, the actors always pleasant and human. But it all ends here. And it scares me a lot what is happening to the glorious and subtle South Korean Cinema since Shiri and the involvement of corporations in this media.

Rodrick Mar 23 2014 7:23 pm See this Movie!!!

I admit I have vot been much of a fan of disaster themed movie's, I have seen, Twister, Volcano, 28 days, and have not really been struck by them. I saw this on netflix several week's ago and kept passing by this film. I saw that Sol Kyeong-Gu and Seo Ye-Jin where casted and agreed to watch the film.I also read many positive user reviews. I am glad I decided to watch it after months of putting it off, now I wonder why I waited so long to see it. The director and cast did a great job. Thank You!!

Dinesh D Undugodage Jan 06 2014 12:52 am Wow.....it's a great movie....I love it

Bradofrd Dec 12 2013 5:32 pm Does nobody see how this relates to 9/11 in NY THE US?

Amanda Nov 23 2013 10:34 pm One of the best movies EVER. Was totally awestruck by it. Compliments to the director!!!

Koh Cheng Yang Nov 13 2013 1:29 am Best movie I've watched this year. I hope The Tower 2 will be aired in Singapore soon!

sushi12 Nov 10 2013 7:27 am Just watched it! It was so sad!...Great movie! Definitely a must to watch!

kristy Sep 23 2013 9:23 pm Excellent movie!!!!!!!!Hats off to the director

swan Sep 14 2013 2:57 am this is one of the best movie i ever seen ,this movie make some nice place in my heart.

löffler,uwe Aug 29 2013 7:47 pm es war ein bemerkenswerter und toller fim.sehr anschaubar voller action und mut. 1 a top film. einfach nur genial.

toomuch Aug 24 2013 3:52 am It made me cry at the end, of course. Korean movies are so depressing. Anyways, what happened to cha in pyo at the end? did he get arrested?

faranak Jul 27 2013 1:36 pm woooow!! can't stop cring :( such a great movie its story its screenshot and cinemagraphy its acting everything was great and hratwarming and sooo real and sad . it worths to watch

Jaril May 30 2013 8:03 pm GREAT great movie...I and my sister enjoyed watching it... The first part was really fun, the scene when the new firefighter was welcomed by his colleagues; also, the scene of the proposal of the chef... It can also be noted the heart-warming scenes of the father and his daughter, Hana. It was filmed very nice,the sounds, the effects, everything, that it made me think "what if I was one of the people in the Sky Tower"?

Erlinda May 16 2013 12:04 am excellent movie. l'll give it a ten. the cast and crew did a good job. gold medal to the director. wonderful, wonderful movie.

leyuhhh May 15 2013 4:07 am not just your ordinary firefighter/ disaster film. It shows the lives of people of different classes and positions and how they come to be as one in order to survive. Really awesome.

Dino Jan 26 2013 7:56 pm Thumbs up for this korean movie which i have watched last night! great in special effects and every minute is an exciting moment! Some would compare this movie with "The Towering Inferno" back in the 70s, In my opinion, u won't see any part copy from the US version. How the fire started, how the fire ended, the building structure, introduction of the building, the party, the story of individual character, they are all different! There is a scene on the glass lift too and I thought it will ended up like the US version where the lady will fall out of the lift but it never happen. I think US version is strong in the story line where every character is explained clearly but the Korean version seems like having so little time yet so much to show, it just briefly bring in the characters. But special effect wise, Korean version is much better, though its unfair to say that since the US was made 30 years ago! Both are equally good and worth watching again n again!

eyra Jan 25 2013 8:56 am I accidentally watched the thriller while pondering what movie should I watch with my 14 yo bro at cinema. I immediately bought the tickets, let me tell you, it was awesome & blew my mind!!! All the fire, explosions! I will look for its dvd when it comes out. I would love to watch it over and over.

winter koek Jan 20 2013 12:19 am excellent...a good movie, touching,exciting,dun miss it,,,

rhyme' Jan 16 2013 12:24 pm I love it ..i love it.. this is a best movie at all, i love korean movie... Hi ...sol kyung-gu ,kim sang - kyung and son ye-jin..u all the best actor and actress.. Thanks for this movie..two thumbs !!!

Lee Jan 12 2013 10:58 pm Is it exactly the same plot as in Towering Inferno of the 70s ?

john Nowell Jan 12 2013 9:01 pm l am in the movie but very briefly. I am going to it today in Suwon Korea.

G-rob Jan 11 2013 2:59 pm I always love a good disaster movie, and this is a GREAT disaster movie! Not being of the Asian community myself, I found out about this movie by accident. I live in Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia, and this movie was only playing in one theater. Filled with incredible special effects , taught suspense, an excellent score and action sequences, as well as fine acting, this thriller's a movie I will be telling all my friends about.

Nas Jan 10 2013 9:11 am i accidently watching this drama with my friends without knowing this is a korean movie. ohmygosh, all of us cried at the end. pfftt, this is a good movie~! worth it :D

N Jan 06 2013 10:15 am Sol kyung gu, best korean actor. No wonder the movie is a hit.

jnt Dec 31 2012 4:04 am Now, this movie is a hit---- Son Ye Jin is a big reason for it!

IA Dec 25 2012 11:30 am The began filming and end it since 2011. And they are releasing it only at dec 2012. :O :O

Luffly Dec 23 2012 2:34 am Look promising and it reminds me of Tidal Wave/Haundae

new kfan Oct 31 2012 12:58 am The trailer is impressive so this might be my first korean movie.

luvi Jul 04 2012 12:24 am i hope i can which this movie. sights

darkmax Dec 27 2011 1:08 am a la "Inferno"?

Hae Won Jun 20 2011 12:13 pm yes.. and this isn't a romantic movie so i'll witness a different performance from the cast specially from SYJ.. ^^

ying tan Jun 20 2011 4:13 am I really look forward to watching this movie. Looks like a great movie.

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