Tazza | |
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Also known as | War of Flowers |
Genre | Gambling Drama Romance |
Based on |
Tajja by Huh Young-man |
Written by | Seol Joon-seok Jin Heon-soo Im Jung-ki |
Directed by | Kang Shin-hyo |
Starring |
Jang Hyuk Han Ye-seul Kim Min-joon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Lee Hyun-jik |
Location(s) | Korea |
Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
Production company(s) |
DIMA Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Original release | 16 September | – 25 November 2008
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Gourmet |
Followed by | Terroir |
Related shows |
Tazza: The High Rollers Tazza: The Hidden Card |
External links | |
Website |
Tazza (Hangul: 타짜; RR: Tajja) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Han Ye-seul, Kim Min-joon, Kang Sung-yeon, Son Hyun-joo and Kim Kap-soo. It aired on SBS from September 16 to November 25, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.
The series is based on a manhwa of the same name by Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong, which was also made into the 2006 live-action film Tazza: The High Rollers.
Kind and warm-hearted, Goni (Jang Hyuk) only hopes for a better life for his single, hard-working mother (Park Soon-chun). He first starts gambling to make money to buy her a sewing machine, and even encourages her remarriage with local photographer Dae-ho (Lee Ki-young). What Goni doesn't know, however, is that his stepfather used to be Jirisan's notorious swindler and that Goni's best friend Young-min (Kim Min-joon) is actually plotting against Dae-ho. In the end, Dae-ho is killed because of Young-min, and Goni is framed. He lands in jail where he learns the ins and outs of gambling in the card game hwatu (Hangul: 화투; lit. "war of flowers"). Upon Goni's release, he has only one goal: to gamble his way to the top and exact revenge on Young-min and his mastermind uncle Agwi (Kim Kap-soo).