''The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan'' (; literally "Gibang riot in 1724") is a 2008 South Korean

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. The film depicts the gangster culture of

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Korea and is based on an actual fight that occurred at a

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house in 1724.Moon Seok. "Count on the Autumn Harvest!"
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, pp. 36. Korean Film Council, 2008. Retrieved on 14 November 2008. The film was directed by Yeo Kyun-dong, and stars

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—in his first film role for three years—alongside

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. ''KBS Global'', 31 January 2008. Retrieved on 14 November 2008. Costumes for the film were created by fashion designer

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Premise

The film is set in Joseon Dynasty Korea, 1724. Cheon-doong, a hoodlum from a small village, meets and falls in love with Seol-ji, a

at Myeongwolhyang, a luxurious bar. One day he gets into a fight with the head of the Yangjoo gang, but later faces a crisis when the palace decides to crack down on gang activity at Myeongwolhyang. In his pursuit of Seol-ji, Cheon-doong inadvertently incurs the anger of the top-ranking gangster in the area, Man-deuk ( Kim Suk Hoon).

Cast

as Cheon-doong *

as Seol-ji *

Kim Suk-hoon Kim Suk Hoon (, born April 15, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from the Theater Department of Chung-ang University. He has played an active part of The National Drama Company of Korea as an actor. His performance is characteristica ...

as Man-deuk * Baek Do-bin as Se-jae * Yeo Gyoon-dong as Jjak-gwi *

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as Chil-gab * Jeong Jae-hyeong as Bong-dal * Jo Deok-hyeon as Sam Gook-ji * Lee Won-jae as Excellency Song *

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as tailor shop owner (cameo)

Release

''The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan'' was released in

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on 3 December 2008, a day earlier than originally scheduled.[ChanMi's_movie_news
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