A young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to like him.
Acting
Song Kang-ho cooks his way into your soul.
Cinematography
Every kitchen scene drips with unspoken threat.
Direction
Lee Hyun-seung makes silence scarier than gunfire.
Director
Lee Hyun-seung
Song Kang-ho
Du-heon
Shin Sae-kyeong
Se-bin
Chun Jung-myung
Ae-kku
Lee Jong-hyuk
Baek Kyung-min
Kim Min-jun
K
Youn Yuh-jung
Madame Kang
Esom
Lee Eun-jung
Jang Young-nam
Culinary School Instructor
Lee Jong-pil
Yong-soo
Jo Young-jin
Boss Ki
Jo Deok-jae
Gang Leader Lee (uncredited)
Lee Kyung-young
Consultant Choi (uncredited)
Song Jae-ryong
Salaryman at Bar (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Song Kang-ho trained with actual chefs for months; every chopping motion is authentic technique.
The film subverts the 'killing the mentor' trope common in Korean crime cinema by making the target someone worth saving.
KR
