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The Customer Is Always Right

The Customer Is Always Right

20065.21h 44m

Overview

In a peaceful barbershop, a timid barber confronts a stranger who has started to send blackmail notes. Whenever the stranger comes to the barbershop, the amount of money he demands becomes greater and greater. Driven to desperation, the barber hires a detective, who discovers a shocking truth about the blackmailer.

Directed by Oh Gi-hyeon
Written by Oh Gi-hyeon
Produced by Jo Jong-guk
Box OfficeBudget: $10KRevenue: $80K

Top Cast

Dong Bang-woo

Dong Bang-woo

Kim Yang-gil

Sung Ji-ru

Sung Ji-ru

Ahn Chang-jin

Sung Hyun-ah

Sung Hyun-ah

Jeon Yeon-ok

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Jang-gil

Park Cheol-min

Park Cheol-min

Supermarket Owner

L

Lee Myeong-jin

Kim Yoo-hwa

L

Lee Choon-yun

Police Officer

Lee Jae-seok

Lee Jae-seok

Gangster 1

L

Lee Woo-jin

Gangster 2

Oh Chang-kyung

Oh Chang-kyung

Detective 1

Themes & Keywords

blackmailhit-and-runmurderprivate detectivebarbershopbarber

About The Customer Is Always Right

The Customer Is Always Right is a thriller film released in 2006 exploring themes of blackmail, hit-and-run, murder, private detective, barbershop, barber. Directed by Oh Gi-hyeon, it stars Dong Bang-woo, Sung Ji-ru, Sung Hyun-ah. In a peaceful barbershop, a timid barber confronts a stranger who has started to send blackmail notes. Whenever the stranger comes to the barbershop, the amount of money he demands becomes greater and greater. Driven to desperation, the barber hires a detective, who discovers a shocking truth about the blackmailer.

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