The Restless | |
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Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jungcheon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chungch‘ŏn |
Directed by | Jo Dong-oh |
Produced by | Choi Jeong-hwa Jang Si-ah Jo Min-hwan Kim Sung-su |
Written by | Jo Dong-oh Choi Hee-dae Choi Dong-hoon Bang Ae-kyeong Han Gwi-sook |
Starring |
Jung Woo-sung Kim Tae-hee Heo Joon-ho Park Sang-wook |
Music by | Shiro Sagisu |
Cinematography | Kim Yeong-ho |
Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
Production
company |
Nabi Pictures
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Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date
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Running time
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105 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | $10,000,000 |
Box office | $9,025,374 |
The Restless is a 2006 South Korean fantasy film directed by Jo Dong-oh, starring Kim Tae-hee and Jung Woo-sung. The film's Korean title, Joong-cheon, is literally translated as "Midheaven".Demon Empire is an alternative English name for the film.
In fictional ancient Korea, Yi-gwak is a demon hunter who lost his lover, Yon-hwa, and colleagues of demon hunters in the past. He enters the Midheaven, a transitory place for spirits, only to find the spirit of Yon-hwa who has forgotten about him. His deceased former mentor, Ban-chu, masterminds a demonic rebellion in Midheaven, wishing to invade the living world.
The first soundtrack, Memory of The Restless OST, was released as an EP on Dec 14, 2006 by CJ Entertainment.
A longer soundtrack, titled The Restless OST, was released on Jan 19, 2007 by CJ Entertainment. It consists of the background music played throughout the film. All music was composed by Shirō Sagisu.