Who directed the highest-grossing South Korean film of all time in 2001 and its sequel in 2013?
Friend: The Great Legacy Friend: The Great Legacy (; lit. Friend 2) is a 2013 South Korean film about three generations of gangsters, starring Yu Oh-seong, Kim Woo-bin, and Joo Jin-mo. It is the sequel to the 2001 box-office hit "Friend", also directed by Kwak Kyung-taek. "Friend: The Great Legacy" was released in theaters on 14 November 2013.
Choi Dong-hoon Choi Dong-hoon (; born 1971) is a South Korean film director. He ranks as one of the most consistently successful directors working in contemporary Korean cinema, with all five of his films becoming commercial hits -- "The Big Swindle" attracted 2.12 million viewers, "" at 6.84 million, "" at 6.13 million, "The Thieves" at 12.9 million, and "Assassination" at 12.7 million.