Going by the Book (Korean: 바르게 살자; RR: Bareuge salja) is a 2007 South Korean heist action comedy film. This is a remake of the 1991 Japanese film Asobi no jikan wa owaranai (遊びの時間は終らない).
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Plot
Jung Do-man is a low-ranking traffic cop whose tendency to do things "by the book" sometimes gets him in trouble, such as when he pulls over his new boss, newly instated police chief Lee Seung-man, and issues him with a traffic ticket. Though surprised and annoyed by the unexpected fine, the police chief has bigger problems; the town of Sampo has been hit by a string of bank robberies, and to reassure the public he decides to carry out a realistic drill which will demonstrate the police force's capability. Do-man is chosen to act out the part of the bank robber, but with his usual fastidious attention to detail he sets out to commit the perfect crime.
Cast
Jung Jae-young as Jung Do-man
Son Byong-ho as Lee Seung-man
Uhm Soo-jung as Han So-young
Lee Young-eun as Jeon Da-hye
Ko Chang-seok as Woo Jong-dae
Lee Cheol-min as Jo Seong-wook
Shin Goo as Do-man's father
Lee Yong-yi as Do-man's mother
Im Ji-eun as Kim Sung-mi
Joo Jin-mo as bank branch manager
Lee Han-wi as police force team leader
Jo Deok-hyun as adviser
Kim Kyu-chul as senior Kim
Jo Shi-nae as Miss Lee
Son Byeong-wook as camera man
Lee Moon-su as negotiator
Lee Hae-yeong as Song Gyung-tae
Kim Seung-hun as Detective #2
Park Sung-il as SWAT 4
Kong Ho-suk as old man
Jin Yong-ok as bank robber 1
Release
Going by the Book was released in South Korea on 18 October 2007, and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 464,699 admissions. It held that position for a second successive weekend, going on to receive a total of 2,190,250 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 16 December 2007) of US$14,961,069.
