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Arahan
Korean promotional poster for Arahan

Hangul	아라한 장풍 대작전
Hanja	阿羅漢掌風大作戰
Revised Romanization	Arahan jangpung daejakjeon
McCune–Reischauer	Arahan changp‘ung daejakjŏn

Directed by	Ryoo Seung-wan
Written by	Ryoo Seung-wan Eun Ji-hee Yu Seon-dong
Produced by	Kim Mi-hee
Starring	Ryoo Seung-bum Yoon So-yi Ahn Sung-ki Jung Doo-hong
Edited by	Nam Na-yeong
Distributed by	Cinema Service
Release date	April 30, 2004 (2004-04-30)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Arahan (Korean: 아라한 장풍 대작전; RR: Arahan jangpung daejakjeon) is a 2004 South Korean action film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan and starring his brother Ryoo Seung-bum along with Yoon So-yi, Ahn Sung-ki and Jung Doo-hong. The film was a relative commercial success, selling over 2 million tickets domestically, but wasn't as well received by critics as Ryoo Seung-wan's previous films.

Plot

When a thief driving a motorcycle steals a purse of a pedestrian, the clumsy, naive and honest rookie policeman Sang-hwan runs after him, but Eui-jin, specialist in martial arts, captures the criminal swang and Sang-hwan is severely injured. She brings Sang-hwan to her home, where the six Masters of Tao heal him and believe that he has a powerful Qi, the spiritual energy of the universe, and could be a powerful warrior. Sang-hwan begins his training to ascend to a Maruchi, while the evil and ambitious Heuk-woon is accidentally released from his imprisonment. The powerful Heuk-woon attacks the masters, searching for a key that they protect, which would permit him to become an Arahan and dominate the world. When the masters are defeated, Sang-hwan and Eui-jin are the only and last hope to mankind.

Cast

Ryoo Seung-bum as Sang-hwan
Yoon So-yi as Eui-jin
Ahn Sung-ki as Ja-woon
Jung Doo-hong as Heuk-woon
Kim Su-hyeon as the TV host
Kim Hyo-seon as the TV host
Yoon Joo-sang as Mu-woon
Kim Ji-young as Banya
Baek Chan-gi as Seol-woon
Kim Young-in as Yeok-bong
Park Yoon-bae as Officer Choi
Lee Won as Seon-dong
Bong Tae-gyu as Officer Bong
Lee Oi-soo as Baek Poong
Ahn Gil-kang as Mr. Gang

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Films written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan

Films written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan
Die Bad (2000) No Blood No Tears (2002) Arahan (2004) Crying Fist (2005) The City of Violence (2006) Dachimawa Lee (2008) The Unjust (2010, directed only) The Berlin File (2013) Veteran (2015) The Battleship Island (2017) Escape from Mogadishu (2021) Smugglers (2023)