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, it reunited him with actors

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and

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, the stars of his earlier film ''

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''. With 2,750,457 admissions, ''Miracle on 1st Street'' was the 5th most popular Korean film of 2007."The Best Selling Films of 2007"
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Plot

Pil-je is a gangster who has been sent by his bosses to evict the residents of a poor neighborhood on the edge of

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, so that their homes can make way for some new luxury apartments. But after he befriends some of the locals, including female boxer Myung-ran and a group of young children, he starts to have a change of heart.

Release

It was a huge hit with 2.75 million viewers nationwide, and in the movie, the redevelopment area is shown as the first site of Cheongsong Village, which was actually filmed in the water valley of Busan. Since then, the village has become famous in its own way, with murals being painted. There are some people who are confused with the gift of Room 7.

Cast

as Pil-je *

as Myung-ran *

Joo Hyun Joo Hyun (; born Joo Il-choon, ; March 1, 1943) is a South Korean actor. Biography Joo graduated from Konkuk University in Seoul, where he majored in political science and diplomacy. He began his acting career after being selected through a ...

as Director Lee *

Jung Doo-hong Jung Doo-hong (born December 14, 1966) is a South Korean action director, martial arts choreographer, stunt coordinator, and actor. Early life Jung Doo-hong was born in 1966 in Chilsan-ri, Imcheon-myeon, Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Provin ...

as Myung-ran's father * Lee Hoon as Tae-suk *

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as Seon-joo * Park Chang-ik as Il-dong * Park Yoo-seon as Yi-soon * Ko Tae-ho as Deok-goo * Kim Hee-won as Director Kim

References

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* * * * * 2007 films 2000s sports comedy-drama films 2000s Korean-language films South Korean boxing films South Korean gangster films South Korean sports comedy-drama films Films directed by Yoon Je-kyoon 2000s South Korean films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub