Kwak Do-won
Also Known As: 곽도원, DoWon Kwak, Gwak Do-won, 郭到元, 郭度沅, 郭道元, 郭炳奎, 곽병규
Biography: Kwak Do-won (born Kwak Byung-kyu on May 17, 1973) is a South Korean actor. Kwak is known for his roles in the films The Yellow Sea (2010), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), The Attorney (2013), The Wailing (2016), Asura: The City of Madness (2016), Steel Rain (2017) and the television series Phantom (2012). In May 2019, Kwak signed with new agency Mada Entertainment.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
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An Ethics Lesson
Overview: A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-02-21
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Nameless Gangster
Overview: A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-02-02
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The Yellow Sea
Overview: A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-12-22
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The Attorney
Overview: Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-12-18
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A Company Man
Overview: A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.
Genres: Drama Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-10-11
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Man in Love
Overview: Tae-Il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2014-01-22
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The Man from Nowhere
Overview: An ex-special agent is involved in a convoluted drug ring drama. He has to save a drug smuggler's innocent daughter from being the victim of her parents' fight.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-08-04
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Tazza: The Hidden Card
Overview: Dae-gil has been skilled with his hands and has shown a strong desire for winning ever since he was a child. He will succeed his uncle and jump into the world of Tazza, risking his life in competition.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2014-09-03
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The Wailing
Overview: A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-05-12
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The Berlin File
Overview: When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-01-30
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Barracks
Overview: In an old military bus are Myeong-hoon, his girlfriend Yeong-eun, and survival game friends; they are headed to a private camp to experience army life. Myeong-hoon knows there to be a large population of people to be taking part in this but he shocked to find the camp deserted. It turns out they had arrived a day early due to Myeong-hoon's miscalculation. The instructor and his assistant arrange temporary barracks for them to spend the night in. Myeong-hoon and his friends shower, take a walk or drink after dinner. However, as the day darkens, they start disappearing one by one so Myeong-hoon and Yeong-eun starts looking for them. All they find are gruesome bodies of their friends.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-03-05
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The Shameless
Overview: A homicide detective tries to flush out a mob enforcer by befriending the suspect's beautiful girlfriend, but soon develops romantic feelings for her.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-05-15
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Double Clutch
Overview: A prisoner on death row feels suicidal in his cell. However, he finds a glimmer of hope from his daughter's letter and the lawyer's suggestion that they make use of a breach in the law.
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Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-04-29
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The Magician
Overview: A Princess in the Joseon Dynasty travels to the Qing Dynasty to marry. On the way to there, she meets a young magician and falls in love with him.
Genres: Drama Romance Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-12-30
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Love Fiction
Overview: A writer looking for inspiration finds a perfect muse in a girl. After much work, he makes her his girlfriend. But then he starts to get tired of her.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-02-29
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Asura: The City of Madness
Overview: A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-09-28
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Steel Rain
Overview: Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-12-14
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The Mayor
Overview: For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-04-26
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Ghost Sweepers
Overview: Chan-young, a young journalist, is sent to investigate a village which has supposedly been possessed by demons. The incidents taking place have been so strange and terrifying that local shamans and other religious leaders have simply given up, abandoning the town. But upon her arrival, Chan-young discovers that an all-star team of supernaturally-inclined heroes has assembled to rid the village of evil. This team includes Mr. PARK the exorcist, Shi-min the monk, Wol-gwang the clairvoyant, Seung-hee the tarot master, and Seok-hyeon, an engineer. Chan-young follows the heroes as they prepare for an epic battle against the village’s evil forces.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-10-03
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Ogu, A Hilarious Mourning
Overview: Angels land on earth in human form with a simple assignment: escort an old lady to her final resting place. But first they enjoy a drink. The angels sense a long-lost connection with Mi-yeon, the bar-owner. The old lady goes to Sok-chool, the shaman to ask him for a gut, a ritual to mediate between the living and the dead. She may want it for her late husband who appeared to her in a dream or for her son Yong-taek who took his own life. The shama..
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2003-11-28
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The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Overview: The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Western
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-07-16
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The Man Standing Next
Overview: When the investigation of 'Koreagate' takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows everything about the government's operations, heads to the United States in exile.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-01-22
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The Golden Holiday
Overview: A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su finds Yong-bae in prison for murder, and hears about the case surrounding 'Yamashita’s Gold'. Swayed by a share of the Gold that Yong-bae offers, Byung-su suddenly becomes embroiled in the case.
Genres: Crime Comedy Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-09-29
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Mother
Overview: A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2009-05-28
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Steel Rain 2: Summit
Overview: A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North Korean nuclear submarine in a coup d’état during a summit between the two Koreas and the United States.
Genres: Action Thriller War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-07-29
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Firefighters
Overview: Even in the harshest environments, firefighters must focus on extinguishing fires and rescuing everyone there. At 3:47 AM on March 4, 2001, the 119 emergency call center receives a phone call about a fire that has broken out in the Hongje-dong neighborhood. Firefighters, including newcomer Cheol-woong, rush to the scene.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2024-12-04
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Handphone
Overview: A talent manager loses his handphone which contains a scandalous video which could destroy his career. He is then contacted by a mysterious caller who has found the phone and blackmails him into committing a series of crimes.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2009-02-19
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Hero
Overview: Sim-dan gets bullied everyday in his school, becomes a vampire after an unexpected accident. After accepting this change, he saves a blind person who fell down on a subway track, thanks to his power. His story goes on air on TV news all over the nation, and many people start to call him a ‘Hero’. On the other hand, Sim-dan’s friends start to wonder about his power and dark force, appearing after a long sleep. He is after the girl he loves and people around him.
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-11-18
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Head
Overview: Dr. KIM Sang-chul who is a world renowned genius medical scientist is killed by himself and his head is cut and missing in his funeral. While a dispatch rider, Hong-je, delivers Dr. KIM’s head, he is kidnapped by Baek-jung and his elder sister, Hong-joo goes head to head with him to save Hong-je!! As far as she chases him, the forces into the background of Dr. KIM’s head are revealed and Hong-joo is in danger. Can a reckless but loyal female journalist save her bro and take the scoop what she wants so eagerly?
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-05-26
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Sisters on the Road
Overview: The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estranged sister Myung-ju and Myung-ju's daughter Seung-ah, still living at their old home, and Hyun-ah who has lived with them for over 20 years like a relative. A career woman whose hard exterior masks her illegitimacy and abandonment issues, Myung-eun tells Hyun-ah she wants to start looking for her father after the funeral. Single-minded in her desire to dig up memories of her father and discover why he left, Myung-eun resents that Myung-ju, who like their mother is a carefree fish trader and an unmarried mother of a young daughter, seemingly doesn't care. At first Myung-ju is reluctant to accompany Myung-eun, but after Hyun-ah persuades her, guilt and her sense of duty as an older sibling prevails. And so the two sisters who are dissimilar in character...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2009-04-23
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Mad Sad Bad
Overview: Ryoo Seungwan, Han Jiseung, Kim Taeyong got together to make a 3D omnibus film. It's a 3D vision of terrible realities never far from popular culture today. The stages of its episodes are different with one another. Tragedies and fantasies unfold in the city, the woods, and the future. The 3D technique is used in scenes where the characters have fancies to get over suffering in reality. It's interesting to watch 3D scenes directed by representative directors of Korea, and it's noteworthy in terms of industry that this try displays the possibilities and realities of 3D film in Korea, as well. It's the new vision of KAFA's project, KAFA+
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2014-05-15
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Midnight FM
Overview: Popular TV anchorwoman & late night DJ Ko Sun-young set to host her final radio program. During the show, she receives a startling text message instructing her to follow specific directions or endanger the lives of her family.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-10-14
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CCTV
Overview: A horror film about the truth behind a broadcasting network’s brutal massacre drama a decade ago being revealed by a YouTuber.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-07-07
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