His Last Gift (Korean: 마지막 선물; also known as Last Present) is a 2008 South Korean film.
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Plot
Tae-joo, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, an old friend of Tae-joo's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-wife, Tae-joo realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life.
Cast
Shin Hyun-joon as Kang Tae-joo
Huh Joon-ho as Jo Yeong-woo
Jo Soo-min as Jo Se-hee
Kwon Oh-joong as Dong-hyeon
Kim Sang-ho as Yong-tae
Jo Won-hee as Cheol-goo
Bang Hyeob as Kang Tae-joo
Choi Seong-ho as Jo Yeong-woo
Ha Ji-won as Min Hye-yeong
Kim Hyeon-ah as Ha-jin
Kim Ik-tae as Taxi driver
Cho Jin-woong as Baek In-cheol
Park Min-jung as Bar woman
Lee Sang-hong as Scamp
Park So-yeon
Gi Ju-bong as Class monitor (cameo)
Kim Myeong-gook as Jo Yeong-woo's brother (cameo)
Release
Prior to the release of the film, actors Shin Hyun-joon and Huh Joon-ho staged a charity concert in Seoul, intended to reflect on the main themes of the film. The concert was held on
24 January 2008, at the Melon-X concert hall, and featured performances from K-pop artists Baek Ji-young and KCM, as well as actress Choi Ji-woo. Admission to the concert was free, with voluntary donations being made to the KBS TV charity program "Love Request".
His Last Gift was released in South Korea on February 5, 2008, and was ranked fifth at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $983,555. By 2 March it had grossed a total of $1,857,015, and as of 10 February the total number of tickets sold was 228,120.