Question: Which actor played the physically abusive teacher in a 2001 highest grossing film?

Context articles: Sunny Suwanmethanon
The Three Treasures
Friend (2001 film)
Wei Te-sheng
Khiladi (1992 film)
Border (1997 film)
Noorie
Love in Disguise
Tony Ciccone
Kim Kwang-kyu (actor)

Sunny Suwanmethanon (Thai: ซันนี่ สุวรรณเมธานนท์ , born 18 May 1981 in Thailand) is a Thai actor of Thai, Singapore and French descent.
 He is best known for his leading role as Khaiyoi in the 2005 film, "Dear Dakanda," for which he won the Best Actor award in 3rd Kom Chad Luek Awards.
 He also starred in the romantic comedy "I Fine.
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Love You" which became the highest grossing film ever in Thailand.
The Three Treasures (日本誕生 , Nippon Tanjō , lit.
 Birth of Japan) is a 1959 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.
 The film is based on the legends "Kojiki" and "Nihon Shoki" and the origins of "Shinto".
 The film was highest grossing film of 1959 for Toho that year and the second highest grossing domestic production in Japan of the year.
Friend () is a 2001 South Korean film written and directed by Kwak Kyung-taek.
 Upon its release, it became the highest-grossing South Korean movie of all time.
 Its record was surpassed in 2003 by "Silmido".
Wei Te-sheng (born August 16, 1969) is a Taiwanese film director and screenwriter.
 He directed "Cape No. 7", currently the highest grossing domestic Taiwanese film and the second highest grossing film in Taiwanese film history.
Khiladi (English: "Player" ) is a 1992 Indian suspense thriller film directed by Abbas Mustan.
 The film was Akshay Kumar's breakthrough role and also stars Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Sabeeha.
 While Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Anant Mahadevan and Johnny Lever played supporting roles.
 "Khiladi" was the first installment in the Khiladi (film series) which had "Khiladi" in the title and Akshay Kumar in the leading role.
 It was followed by "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" (1994), "Sabse Bada Khiladi" (1995), "Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi" (1996), "Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi" (1997), "International Khiladi" (1999), "Khiladi 420"(2000) and "Khiladi 786" (2012).
 Khiladi was critically and commercially success at the box-office and the tenth highest grossing film of 1992.
 It was Akshay Kumar's first successful movie and was declared a "Super Hit" at the box office.
 The basic premise of the story is similar to 1975 released movie Khel Khel Mein starring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh.
 The film was remade in Kannada as "Aata Hudugaata".
Border is a 1997 Indian war film based on the Battle of Longewala during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta.
 The film starred an ensemble cast of Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff in pivotal roles.
 The film is an adaptation from real life events that happened at the Battle of Longewala during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
 The film was screened retrospective on August 13th 2016 at the "Independence Day Film Festival" jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day.
 It was the second highest grossing Bollywood film of the year world wide behind "Dil To Pagal Hai" and highest grossing film of the year in india .
Noorie is a 1979 Indian Hindi romance film produced by Yash Chopra, and directed by Manmohan Krishna, who was a noted character actor of the 1950s and 1960s, this was his only film.
 The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri, Iftekhar .
 The films music is by Khayyam and the lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar.
 The film was a "Super-Hit" and the 7th highest grossing film at the Indian Box Office in the year.
Love in Disguise ().
 is a 2010 Chinese-language romantic comedy movie.
 It was directed by Chinese-American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and film director Wang Leehom and filmed in Shanghai.
 "Love in Disguise" went on to become the highest grossing film for a first-time director in Chinese history grossing over 60 million RMB domestically.
Tony "Mopar" Ciccone (June 14, 1960) is an American film editor.
 A onetime actor and rock drummer, he is known for his creative energy and feel for pacing.
 Sometimes referred to as "The John Bonham of editing" due in part to his love of music, motorcycles and fast cars.
 A serious motorcycle accident while editing on "" kept him off the film in its final stage and put Ciccone on physical disability for almost a year.
 This prevented him from capitalizing on his sophomore effort as co-picture editor of the highest grossing film of 2000.
 Other credits include, Domino (film), "Illegal Tender, Hisss, and Sleeping Dogs (video game)."
 He's one of the best in the business and is the most reliable and trustworthy editors in the film industry.
 With his generous personality and loyalty, combined with his talents, he's always a reliable worker
Kim Kwang-kyu (born December 8, 1967) is a South Korean actor.
 He made his acting debut in 1999 in "Dr. K", and its director fellow Busan native Kwak Kyung-taek later cast him in a small but memorable role as a physically abusive teacher in the 2001 box-office hit "Friend".
 Kim continued acting in both television and film as a supporting actor, notably in "Couple or Trouble" (2006), "The Secret of Coocoo Island" (2008), "Scent of a Woman" (2011), and "I Can Hear Your Voice" (2013).
 He also appears on the reality shows "I Live Alone" (since 2013) and "Three Meals a Day" (2015).