Tazza
Promotional poster
Also known asWar of Flowers
GenreGambling
Drama
Romance
Based onTajja
by Huh Young-man
Written bySeol Joon-seok
Jin Heon-soo
Im Jung-ki
Directed byKang Shin-hyo
StarringJang Hyuk
Han Ye-seul
Kim Min-jun
Music bychoi seung-Kwon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes18
Production
ProducerLee Hyun-jik
Production locationKorea
Running timeMondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companiesOlive9
DIMA Entertainment
Original release
NetworkSeoul Broadcasting System
Release16 September (2008-09-16) –
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25)
Related
Tazza: The High Rollers
Tazza: The Hidden Card

Tazza (Korean: 타짜; RR: Tajja) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Han Ye-seul, Kim Min-jun, 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.[1][2][3][4]

Plot

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-jun) 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 (Korean: 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).

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Awards

2008 SBS Drama Awards

International broadcast

References

  1. ^ Han, Sang-hee (8 July 2008). "Movie-Based Dramas to Fill TV Screens". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  2. ^ Han, Sang-hee (18 August 2008). "TV Dramas Gear Up for Post-Olympics Race". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  3. ^ Han, Sang-hee (9 September 2008). "Dramas Bring Hero, Gamblers and Orchestra". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  4. ^ Han, Sunhee (17 September 2008). "Korean pic reborn as TV series". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

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