Tidal Wave (2009)

There is No Escape from Nature's Wrath.

ActionDramaThriller

On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.

Release Date: July 22, 2009
Runtime: 2h 0m
Rating: 6.9/10 (487 votes)

Director: JK Youn

Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Min-ki, Kang Ye-won, Kim In-kwon, Song Jae-ho

Production: Polygon Entertainment, CJ Entertainment, JK Film

helicopter beach loss of loved one cigarette giant wave tsunami family relationships disaster tears single father

Budget: $16M
Revenue: $72M

Full Cast (24 people)

Sul Kyung-gu as Choi Man-shik
Ha Ji-won as Gang Yeon-heui
Park Joong-hoon as Kim Hwi
Uhm Jung-hwa as Lee Yu-jin
Lee Min-ki as Choi Hyeong-sik
Kang Ye-won as Kim Hee-mee
Kim In-kwon as Oh Dong-chun
Song Jae-ho as Choi's Uncle
Kim You-jung as Ji-min
Seong Byeong-suk as Dong-chun's mother
Kim Ji-young as Geum-ryeon
Cheon Bo-geun as Seung-hyeon
Lee Briggs as Helicopter Pilot
Yeo Ho-min as Jun-ha
Lee Si-on as Gong-ju
Park Myung-hoon as Paramedics
Do Yong-gu as Yeon-heui's Father
Lee Dae-ho as Self
Ji Dae-han as Sang-ryeol
Ju Min-ha as Woman
Jang Myung-kap as Woo-sung
Yum Dong-hun as Policeman
Son Hee-soon as Ji-min's Grandma
Rho Jun-ho as Hae-chan

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Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

There is No Escape from Nature's Wrath.

Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

There is No Escape from Nature's Wrath.

120 min

On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.

There is No Escape from Nature's Wrath.

120 min

On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.

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Production Info

Original LanguageKorean

Budget$16,000,000

Revenue$71,641,901

Release Date7/22/2009

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Produced by

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Production Companies

Polygon Entertainment

CJ Entertainment

Keywords

loss of loved one

family relationships

trapped in an elevator

busan, south korea

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Cast

Sul Kyung-gu

as Choi Man-shik

Ha Ji-won

as Gang Yeon-heui

Park Joong-hoon

as Kim Hwi

Uhm Jung-hwa

as Lee Yu-jin

Lee Min-ki

as Choi Hyeong-sik

Kang Ye-won

as Kim Hee-mee

Kim In-kwon

as Oh Dong-chun

Song Jae-ho

as Choi's Uncle

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tidal Wave about?▾

On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a p…

How long is Tidal Wave?▾

2h 0m

When was Tidal Wave released?▾

July 22, 2009

Who directed Tidal Wave?▾

JK Youn

Who stars in Tidal Wave?▾

Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon

What genre is Tidal Wave?▾

Action, Drama, Thriller

Is Tidal Wave available to stream?▾

Yes, on Philo and Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel