Audio Format: DD 5.1, DD 2.0
Video Format: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Languages: Korean
Subtitles: English, Korean
Region Code: 3
Year Made: 2007
Running Time: 113
Release Date: 03/17/2008
"Le Grand Chef" became the top film of the second part of 2007 when it surpassed the 2.5 million mark in its first month, and went on to accumulate 2.9 million viewers since last weekend. The film is closing in on the 3 million mark, which it should easily surpass, according to an earlier prediction by its production company ShowEast. The adaptation of HEO Yeong-man's manwha (comparable to Japanese manga and Chinese manwha) proved to be not only attractive to young women – Korea's main film audience – but also to males from several generations, making it a suitable family film.
Last year's blockbuster "Tazza: The High Rollers" ("The War of Flower") is also an adaptation of a HEO's manwha. JEON Yoon-soo's "Le Grand Chef" stars IM Won-hee and KIM Kang-woo, and is about a cooking contest between rival chef families both related to former royal chefs. At stake is a legendary historical cooking knife, once used by the last Korean royal chef in the Chosun dynasty.
At a press conference, a cooking knife of a special spirit is being presented to the public. The knife belongs to the last Korean royal chef of the Chosun Dynasty who cut his arms with this knife to show his loyalty to the king and the country. The Japanese bureaucrat at the time was deeply moved by his conviction and returned to Japan with this knife. Now, his son has come to Korea to return the precious knife back to someone who really deserves to own it and announces a cooking contest to find the best cook for this knife. Thus the destined match between the grandsons of the two apprentices of the royal chef has begun…
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary
- Making Film
- Behind the Scenes
- Music Video
- Trailer
- And More
