Tazza
Promotional poster
Also known as	War of Flowers
Genre	Gambling Drama Romance
Based on	Tajja by Huh Young-man
Written by	Seol Joon-seok Jin Heon-soo Im Jung-ki
Directed by	Kang Shin-hyo
Starring	Jang Hyuk Han Ye-seul Kim Min-jun
Music by	choi seung-Kwon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	18
Production
Producer	Lee Hyun-jik
Production location	Korea
Running time	Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companies	Olive9 DIMA Entertainment
Original release
Network	Seoul Broadcasting System
Release	16 September (2008-09-16) – 25 November 2008 (2008-11-25)
Related
Tazza: The High Rollers Tazza: The Hidden Card

Tazza (Korean: 타짜; RR: Tajja) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Han Ye-seul, Kim Min-jun, Kang Sung-yeon, Son Hyun-joo and Kim Kap-soo. It aired on SBS from September 16 to November 25, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.

The series is based on a manhwa of the same name by Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong, which was also made into the 2006 live-action film Tazza: The High Rollers.^[1][2][3][4]

Plot

Kind and warm-hearted, Goni (Jang Hyuk) only hopes for a better life for his single, hard-working mother (Park Soon-chun). He first starts gambling to make money to buy her a sewing machine, and even encourages her remarriage with local photographer Dae-ho (Lee Ki-young). What Goni doesn't know, however, is that his stepfather used to be Jirisan's notorious swindler and that Goni's best friend Young-min (Kim Min-jun) is actually plotting against Dae-ho. In the end, Dae-ho is killed because of Young-min, and Goni is framed. He lands in jail where he learns the ins and outs of gambling in the card game hwatu (Korean: 화투; lit. "war of flowers"). Upon Goni's release, he has only one goal: to gamble his way to the top and exact revenge on Young-min and his mastermind uncle Agwi (Kim Kap-soo).

Cast

Main characters

• Jang Hyuk as Kim Goni
  • Yeo Jin-goo as young Goni
• Han Ye-seul as Lee Nan-sook / Mi-na
  • Lee Han-na as young Nan-sook
• Kim Min-jun as Young-min
• Kang Sung-yeon as Madam Jeong
• Son Hyun-joo as Go Kwang-ryeol
• Kim Kap-soo as Agwi

Supporting characters

• Im Hyun-sik as Pyeong Kyeong-jang
• Lee Ki-young as Kang Dae-ho, Goni's stepfather
• Park Soon-chun as Soon-im, Goni's mother
• Im Ji-kyu as Sung-chan
• Jang Won-young as Kye Dong-choon
• Oh Jung-se as Kwang-tae, Nan-sook's brother
• Kim Ji-young as Young-min's aunt
• Lee So-jung as Pyeong Yoo-ra
• Ahn Nae-sang as Myung-soo, Goni's father
• Kwon Tae-won as Bool-gom ("Brown Bear")
• Song Jong-ho as Ahn Se-hoon
• Park Yong-soo as General Choi
• Shin Seung-hwan as Goni's friend
• Seo Dong-soo as Yong-pal
• Jo Sang-gu as Jjakgwi
• Baek Chan-ki as Chief priest Gam
• Bang Kil-seung as Doksa ("Viper")
• Kim Sung-hoon as Dong-choon's acting boss
• Kim Yang-woo as swindler
• Jeon Chang-gul as prison official

Awards

2008 SBS Drama Awards

• Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama: Jang Hyuk
• Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama: Han Ye-seul
• Excellence Award, Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama: Son Hyun-joo
• Best Young Actor: Yeo Jin-goo
• Top 10 Stars: Han Ye-seul

International broadcast

• It aired in Vietnam from August 5, 2009 on HTV3, under the title Canh bạc nghiệt ngã.

References

External links

• Tazza official SBS website (in Korean)
• Tazza at HanCinema