Jackal is Coming
| Code Name: Jackal | |
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Promotional poster for Code Name: Jackal
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| Directed by | Bae Hyoung-jun |
| Produced by | Jo Han-joo |
| Screenplay by | Oh Sang-ho |
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Song Ji-hyo Kim Jae-joong Oh Dal-su |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seok Lee Hyo-jeong |
| Cinematography | Moon Wan-hee |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
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Nomad Films
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| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
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Running time
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107 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$1,261,947 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 자칼이 온다 |
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| Revised Romanization | Jakal-i Onda |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chakali Onda |
Code Name: Jackal (Hangul: 자칼이 온다; lit. "The Jackal Is Coming" or "Here Comes the Jackal") is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jae-joong of JYJ, and Oh Dal-su. The film was directed by Bae Hyoung-jun, whose works included Too Beautiful to Lie and Once Upon a Time. It was produced by Nomad Films and distributed by Lotte Entertainment. It was released on 15 November 2012 and ran for 105 minutes.
Clumsy and off-the-wall hit man Bong Min-jung (Song Ji-hyo) is hired to kill top Hallyu star Choi Hyun (Kim Jae-joong). The mission starts by abducting him at Paradise Hotel in Seong-ju, the place where Hyun checked in to rest and stay away from stress, and also where the cops are on a stakeout for serial killer "Jackal". Later on, Hyun finds out that the person who hired Min-jung to kill him is his ex-girlfriend. He then tries to convince Min-jung that he isn't the 'top Hallyu star Choi Hyun' she is looking for so that she would let him escape, one by purposely singing out of tune. Conversations and several attempts to escape happens, until a fan of Hyun (the same one who sneaked into his car at the beginning of the story which caused him to switch cars with his manager) follows him to the hotel and goes inside his room through the window. The girl unties the ropes and takes him to her own suite. Hope vanishes, however, as the girl starts torturing him. Min-jung on the other hand arrived and saved him by using a stun gun on the sasaeng fan. Angela arrives later on and meets Hyun, who is a boy toy of hers, but is stabbed to death during her encounter with Min-jung.
"Jackal" arrives after and starts assaulting Hyun until he and Min-jung reaches the rooftop. Min-jung says that she loves hearing the words "I'll protect you" from Hyun, forcefully kissing him. Min-jung kicks him after, making him to fall down a roof nearby and lose consciousness. "Jackal" reaches the rooftop and engages on a fight against Min-jung, and the truth unravels—Min-jung is the true "Jackal" and the man behind the killing spree is only using her alias. It was also revealed that Min-jung's real target is Angela, and that Choi Hyun is only used as a bait for "Jackal". Flashback also shows that his ex-girlfriend doesn't want Hyun to die, but only wants him to experience betrayal. Min-jung sprays some sort of chemical towards her face to make herself faint and avoid suspicion.
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