Tidal Wave (2009)
Haeundae (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 0min
- Action, Drama
- 22 Jul 2009 (South Korea)
- Movie
A woman named Yeon-hee (Ha Ji-won) lives in Busan with her boyfriend Man-sik (Sol Kyung-gu) near Haeundae Beach. But, when they find out a tsunami will hit the city, They realize they only have 10 minutes to escape!
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Awards:
- 6 wins & 13 nominations.
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Cast
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| Kim Yoo-jung | ... |
Ji-Min
(as Kim Yoo-jeong)
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| Ha Ji-Won | ... |
Gang Yeon-heui
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| Lee Min-ki | ... |
Hyeong-shik
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| Sol Kyung-gu | ... |
Choi Man-shik
(as Kyung-gu Sol)
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| Kim In-kwon | ... |
Dong-chun
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| Uhm Junghwa | ... |
Lee Yu-jin
(as Jeong-hwa Eom)
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| Park Myeong-hoon | ... |
Emergency Room Intern
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| Nicole Dionne | ... |
Yeon-Hee (voice)
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| Kang Ye-won | ... |
Hee-mee
(as Ye-won Kang)
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| Song Jae-ho | ... |
Choi's uncle
(as Jae-ho Song)
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| Park Joong-hoon | ... |
Kim Hwi
(as Joong-Hoon Park)
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| Kwon Oh-jin | ... |
Elder throwing eggs
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| Sung Byoung-sook | ... |
Dong-chun's mother
(as Byeong-sook Seong)
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| Lee Briggs | ... |
Helicopter Pilot
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Cheon Bo-geun | ... |
Seung-hyeon
(as Bo-geun Cheon)
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Sean House | ... |
Helicopter Crew Chief
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Yeo Ho-min | ... |
Jun-ha
(as Ho-min Yeo)
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Jason Fenton | ... |
Man-Sik (voice)
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Do Yong-goo | ... |
Yeon-hee's Father
(as Yong-goo Do)
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Jae-seop Choi | ... |
Dong-su
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Yum Dong-hun | ... |
Head of police station
(as Dong-hyeon Yeom)
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Ji-ho Park | ... |
Disease prevention worker
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In-gyu Kim | ... |
Guest's dad
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Myeong-cheol Ju | ... |
Man at motel
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Jeong-gon Kim | ... |
Master of ceremonies
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Jae-won Jeong | ... |
Helicopter driver
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Yu-kyeong Seong | ... |
Child at beach
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Won-ik Lee | ... |
Detective
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Mark Zeeman |
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Yi-du Jeon | ... |
Section chief at district office
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Hyeong-seok Kim | ... |
Hyeong-sik's successor
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Lauchlin O'Sullivan |
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Hee-chi Ja | ... |
Big body 1
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Won-beom Kim | ... |
Debater
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Won-yeong Kim | ... |
Private policeman
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Jae-kyeong Kim | ... |
Hyeong-sik's senior
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Gerry Robertson |
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Seung-jae Jeon | ... |
Police at baseball stadium
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Yong-hwan Kim | ... |
Secretary
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James Kneafsey |
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Han-jo Kwon | ... |
Emergency room intern
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Jeong-gi Yu | ... |
Shoe store owner
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Jang Myeong-gap | ... |
Woo-Sung
(as Myeong-gap Jang)
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Si-on Lee | ... |
Gong-ju
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Directed by
| JK Youn | ||
Written by
| JK Youn | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Joon-hwan Choi | ... | executive producer |
| David S. Dranitzke | ... | producer |
| JaeWon Jung | ... | line producer |
| Doo Jin Kim | ... | executive producer |
| Ji-seung Lee | ... | producer |
| Joo-Hyun Lee | ... | co-producer |
| Hans Uhlig | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Byung-woo Lee | ||
Cinematography by
| Young-Ho Kim | ||
Editing by
| Shin Min-kyeong | ... | (as Min-kyeong Shin) |
Editorial Department
| Jinmo Yang | ... | on-set editor |
Production Design by
| In-Jun Hwang | ||
Art Direction by
| In-Jun Hwang | ||
| Nanci Noblett | ... | (as Nanci Starr) |
Set Decoration by
| Dean Backer | ||
Costume Design by
| Jong-won Kim | ||
Makeup Department
| Jihyun Kim | ... | makeup artist |
| Lisa Zomer | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Heidi Erl | ... | production supervisor |
| Kei Lee | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jason Halley | ... | second second assistant director |
| Grace Liu | ... | second assistant director |
| Geoffrey Sawyer | ... | first assistant director |
| Lee Seung-joon | ... | assistant director (as Lee Seung-jun) |
| Hans Uhlig | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
| Dale Haugo | ... | lead scenic artist |
| Mike Helbig | ... | leadman |
| Lawrence Hornbeck | ... | on-set dresser |
| Sean House | ... | carpenter: San Francisco |
| Patrick W. Knight | ... | carpenter: San Francisco |
| Andrew Lewis | ... | property master |
| Edward J. McNicoll | ... | carpenter: San Francisco |
| Ben Nichols | ... | construction coordinator |
| James Nichols | ... | carpenter |
| Nanci Noblett | ... | art director: San Francisco |
| James Shefik | ... | painter: San Francisco |
| Aaron Shores | ... | carpenter: San Francisco |
| Andrew Somma | ... | painter |
| David Vernali | ... | construction foreman |
Sound Department
| Chung-gyu Lee | ... | foley artist |
| Min Young Park | ... | dialogue editor |
| Yong Ki Park | ... | adr mixer |
| Choi Tae-young | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Andy Wiskes | ... | sound mixer |
| Lou Wiskes | ... | utility/boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Jason Brackett | ... | special effects: San Francisco |
| Gregory M. Childers | ... | special effects: San Francisco |
| Richard W. Clot | ... | special effects (as Richard Clot) |
| Andrew Heron | ... | special effects |
| Geoff Heron | ... | special effects supervisor / special effects (as Geoffrey R. Heron) |
| Matt Heron | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Philip Heron | ... | special effects |
| Ken Mieding | ... | special effects |
| Brad Moore | ... | special effects |
| Sam Moore | ... | special effects |
| Richard Spah Jr. | ... | special effects: San Francisco |
Visual Effects by
| Byeongjun An | ... | fx artist |
| Diana Argos | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Michael Catalano | ... | visual effects electrician |
| Rick Chang | ... | visual effects producer |
| Young Choi | ... | visual effects producer: Mofac Studio |
| Yueh-Hua Chou | ... | technical director |
| Ian Chriss | ... | visual effects gaffer |
| Stephen DeLuca | ... | compositor: PolygonFX |
| Tony Hurd | ... | production operations manager: Polygon Entertainment |
| Jeong Jae-hoon | ... | digital effects |
| Seong-ho Jang | ... | visual effects supervisor: Mofac Studio (as Seongho Jang) |
| Hyungi Jeon | ... | effects artist (as Hyun-gi Jeon) |
| Heedong Kim | ... | visual effects producer |
| HyoJin Kim | ... | assistant production coordinator: Polygon Entertainment |
| Jia Kim | ... | technical director |
| Junyoung Kim | ... | visual effect artist: Polygon (as Jun Young Kim) |
| Sung-tae Kim | ... | on set supervisor |
| Kenneth 'Spike' Kirkland | ... | visual effects key grip |
| Oseong Kwon | ... | lead compositor: Mofac Studio |
| Jessica Lai | ... | matchmove artist |
| Taehee Lee | ... | technical director |
| Kim Namsik | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Maggie Oh | ... | technical director |
| Jeff Olson | ... | visual effects producer |
| Young-Soo Park | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Aaron Rhodes | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Frederic Schmidt | ... | digital artist |
| Dong Yeop Shin | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
| Min-Soo Shin | ... | compositor |
| Kevin Wallace | ... | production manager: Kerner Optical |
| Jinmo Yang | ... | vfx editor |
Stunts
| Kevin Larson | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Andrew Mew | ... | stunts |
| Danton Mew | ... | stunts |
| Courtney Sasse | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joseph J. Allen | ... | electrician |
| Robert Barcelona | ... | crane operator: San Francisco |
| Michael Best | ... | best boy |
| Phil Bowen | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Phil Bowen | ... | first assistant camera: San Francisco |
| Stephen Buckingham | ... | camera operator |
| Kris Butler | ... | assistant camera |
| Evan Davies | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Greg Davies | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Michael Hardwick | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Frank Helbig | ... | gaffer: San Francisco |
| Brook Johnson | ... | rigging key grip: San Francisco |
| Chanhong Jung | ... | camera operator |
| Kenneth 'Spike' Kirkland | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Ernie Kunze | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Anne Lee | ... | second assistant camera |
| Darrell M. Lee | ... | grip |
| Teo Lee | ... | second assistant camera |
| Robert 'Boomer' McCann | ... | key grip |
| Fred Meyers | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Carl Miller | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| David Mong | ... | electrician |
| Oskar Ness | ... | grip |
| Jason Michael Noel | ... | electrician |
| Orlando Orona | ... | crane operator / dolly grip |
| Terry Sullivan | ... | best boy electric: San Francisco |
| Marc Wall | ... | dolly grip |
| Alex Worster | ... | camera intern |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kathleen Giordano | ... | costume supervisor |
| Ji-Yeon Yoo | ... | costume supervisor (as Ji-yeon Yu) |
Additional Crew
| Mark Bosia | ... | medic |
| James Chandler | ... | craft service |
| Robin De Lano | ... | dubbing voice |
| Heidi Erl | ... | production supervisor: San Francisco |
| Colin Johnson | ... | production assistant |
| Will King | ... | production assistant |
| Su-jin Lee | ... | behind-the-scenes documentarian |
| Heather MacLean | ... | key set production assistant |
| Christopher Waters | ... | production accountant (as Chris Waters) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CJ Entertainment (2009) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- CJ Entertainment (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cine-Asie (2009) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Ciné-Asie Creatives)
- Megavision Films (2011) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- VSG (2009) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
- VSG (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2009) (Hong Kong)
- Future Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia)
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Splendid Film (2009) (Austria)
- Splendid Film (2009) (Germany)
- Splendid Film (2009) (Switzerland) (German language)
- Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Wild Bunch (2010) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
- CJ Powercast
- Kerner Optical
- Mofac (visual effects)
- ROTO Visual Studio (visual effects: rotoscoping)
Other Companies
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (subtitles: Hong Kong version)
- PES Payroll (crew payroll)
- Willow Camp Catering (caterer)
- X2 Technologies (IT support)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Professor Kim, a marine geologist, recognizes the impending danger of a mega tsunami headed straight for Haeundae, a popular vacation spot on the south coast of Korea. He desperately attempts to warn authorities and alert the unknowing vacationers of the 500 MPH destructive force of nature headed their direction. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | There is No Escape from Nature's Wrath See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | KRW10,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $71,283,278 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The CGI tsunami sequences had been shot at Kerner Optical's stages using water-dump tanks left over from special effects sequences of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) in San Rafael, California in November and December 2008, months before any principal photography began in South Korea See more » |
| Goofs | When the grandmother is watching the wave come in on the bridge, an aerial point-of-view shot shows the wave yet the height of the water around the footings remains constant. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References The Matrix (1999). See more » |
| Quotes |
Helicopter Pilot:
We need to adjust those settings, this doesn't look right. Emergency Room Intern: James, James! James! We need to look at this. Something strange. [He shows the man the paper] Helicopter Pilot: Oh my god! Emergency Room Intern: Why am I jumping to this? Just listen up! Move the people somewhere higher okay! It's the Tsunami! See more » |