Tazza: The High Rollers
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 타짜 |
| Revised Romanization | Tajja |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'atcha |
| Directed by | Choi Dong-hoon |
| Written by | Choi Dong-hoon |
| Based on | Tajja by Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong |
| Produced by | Cha Seung-jae Kim Mi-hee |
| Starring | Cho Seung-woo Kim Hye-soo Baek Yoon-sik Yoo Hae-jin |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Jang Young-gyu |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$5.5 million |
| Box office | US$39.2 million |
Tazza: The High Rollers (Korean: 타짜) is a 2006 South Korean crime film directed by Choi Dong-hoon and based on Huh Young-man and Kim Se-yeong's manhwa of the same name. Produced by Sidus FNH and distributed by CJ Entertainment, the story revolves around a group of gambling drifters involved in the Korean card game Hwatu (Korean: 화투; Hanja: 花鬪; lit. War of Flowers). It was a huge commercial and critical success, becoming one of South Korea's highest-grossing films and winning numerous awards. It was the second best-selling film of 2006 in South Korea, with 6,847,777 admissions nationwide.