title: Sunflower (2006 film)
text: # Sunflower (2006 film)
  
  Sunflower (Korean: 해바라기; RR: Haebaragi) is a 2006 South Korean action thriller film directed by Kang Seok-beom. This action with full drama starring by Kim Rae-won and Kim Hae-sook .
  
  ## Premise
  
  Former gangster Tae-sik is released from prison and heads back to his hometown to live in a small restaurant with a woman. Attempting to leave his past behind, he takes a job in a garage and tries to keep away from the local gangs, most of whom still live in fear of his brutal reputation. When a local politician wants to knock down his adoptive mom's restaurant to build a new shopping mall, Tae-sik struggles to avoid returning to a life of violence.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Kim Rae-won - Oh Tae-sik
  * Kim Hae-sook
  * Huh E-jae
  * Kim Byung-ok
  * Kim Jung-tae - Yang-ki
  * Han Jung-soo
  * Ji Dae-han
  * Park Sung-woong
  * Park Cheol-ho
  
  ## Release
  
  Sunflower was released in South Korea on 23 November 2006, and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 267,065 admissions. It held the number-one spot for a second consecutive weekend, and went on to receive a total of 1,543,429 admissions, with a gross (as of 7 January 2007) of US$8,221,999.
  
  