Le Grand Chef

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Movie: Le Grand Chef
Revised romanization: Sikgaek
Hangul: 식객
Director: Jeon Yun-Su
Writer: Jeon Yun-Su, Shin Dong-Ik, Huh Young-Man (comic)
Producer: Kim Dong-Joo, Choi Hyun-Mook, Hwang Hyun-Jung
Cinematographer: Choi Kwang-Sik
Release Date: November 1, 2007 (South Korea)
Runtime: 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Food / Based on a Comic
Production Budget: US$ 4M
Studio: Show East
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

At a press conference, a cooking knife of a special spirit is being presented to the public. The knife belongs to the last Korean royal chef of the Chosun Dynasty who cut his arms with this knife to show his loyalty to the king and the country. The Japanese bureaucrat at the time was deeply moved by his conviction and returned to Japan with this knife. Now, his son has come to Korea to return the precious knife back to someone who really deserves to own it and announces a cooking contest to find the best cook for this knife. Thus the destined match between the grandsons of the two apprentices of the royal chef has begun…

Notes

"Le Grand Chef" is based on cartoonist Young-man Heo's popular namesake cartoon that first appeared as a newspaper series in 2002.
Related titles:
1. Le Grand Chef | Sikgaek (2007)
2. Gourmet | Sik Gaek (SBS / 2008)
3. Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle | Sik Gaek : Kimchi Jeonjaeng (2010)

Cast



Kim Kang-Woo	Lim Won-Hee	Lee Ha-Na	Lee Tae-Ri	Kwon Sung-Hoon
Sung-Chan	Bong-Joo	Jin-Soo	Sung-Chan (young)	Bong-Joo (young)



Kim Sang-Ho	Jung Eun-Pyo	Jung Jin	Ahn Kil-Kang	Huh Young-Man
Woo	Hyo-Sung	Duk-Gi	Sung-Il	patron in noodle house

Additional Cast Members:

Lee Joo-Sil- Sung-Il's mother
Hong Min-Hee - Sung-Il's mother (young)
Park Kil-Soo - Abusive husband to Sung-Il's mother
Sung Byoung-Sook - Jin-Soo's mom
Ku Bon-Lim - Hyo-Sung's wife
Kim Jin-Tae - Man-Sik (Bong-Joo's grandfather)
Choi Young - Man-Sik (young)
Kong Ho-Suk - Old Man Seo
Jeon Kuk-Hwan - Joseon chef
Lee Si-Hwan - journalist 2
Maeng Bong-Hak - juror
Kwon Byung-Gil - juror 3
Kim So-Hee - juror 4
Lee Won-Jae - chef contestant
Woo Jung-Kook - cop
Kim Sung-Won - finals commentator
Park Jin-Young - branch manager
Yoon Hee-Won - policeman
Ahn Jae-Min - prison band
Joo Young-Ho - Samul nori group
Kim Dong-Joo - Bong-Joo's ranch orchestra
Seo Jin-Won - Fujiwara's interpreter
Kim Young - assemblyman

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Film Festivals

2008 (12th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 3rd-21st * North American Premiere

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OSY Sep 04 2014 5:22 am Love the cast! Le Grand Chef 2 should have been made as a direct sequel, with the same casts. Kang Woo and Hana suits their respective role perfectly.

choirul hamzah Feb 27 2010 7:21 pm inspirational movie,good actor n good character

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