Jo Woo-jin
Also Known As: 조우진, Cho Woo-jin, Woo-jin Jo, Woo-jin Cho, U-jin Jo, Jo U-jin, Jo Wu-Jin, 趙祐鎮
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Daegu, South Korea
Birthday: January 16, 1979
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Screwed
Overview: A man calls home one day. His wife doesn't answer the phone and his suspicions grow.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-04-08
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Hunt
Overview: After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.
Genres: Action Mystery Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-08-10
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Hero
Overview: Ahn Jung-geun, a commander in the Korean Independence Army, leaves behind his country, his family and his mother Cho Maria. Ahn Jung-geun and his comrades cut off the last segment of their ring fingers as a symbol of their dedication to liberate their nation, and as a solemn oath to kill Ito Hirobumi, a man at the center of Japan’s occupation of Korea, within three years. To keep his oath, Ahn Jung-geun arrives in Vladivostok. Meanwhile, Seol-hee, the independence fighters’ informant, disguises herself to get close to Ito Hirobumi. She finds out that Ito Hirobumi will be heading to Harbin to meet with a Russian delegation, and urgently informs the independence fighters. The fateful day of October 26, 1909 arrives. Ahn Jung-geun, who has been yearning for this day does not hesitate to fire his gun at Ito Hirobumi at Harbin Station. Arrested on site, he is charged with murder and tried not in a court of Joseon but in that of Japan…
Genres: Drama History Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-12-21
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Harbin
Overview: In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan’s prime minister during their quest for independence.
Genres: Action Thriller History War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2024-12-24
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Boss
Overview: Soon-tae, aspiring to start his dream restaurant franchise, is nominated as the next boss of the gang. He hopes to pass the role to Kang-pyo, the grandson of the former boss, but Kang-pyo dreams of becoming a tango dancer instead. A fierce competition between two strong candidates begins with the goal of losing the election to pursue their individual dreams! To add chaos to the mix, troublemaker Pan-ho, who is unwanted by everyone, decides to join the boss election!
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ko
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Inside Men
Overview: A disgruntled henchman teams up with an ambitious prosecutor to bring down a leading presidential candidate and the news editor behind him who is truly pulling the strings.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-11-19
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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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Real
Overview: Jang Tae-Young is a popular trouble shooter in the criminal world. He is cold and ambitious. He dreams of building a casino hotel one day. A reporter then goes to Jang Tae-Young.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-06-28
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Mantis
Overview: Mantis, an ace assassin and a former colleague of Gil Boksoon, returns to a collapsed-order hired killer industry after his vacation. Upon reentering this anarchic world, Mantis encounters Jae-yi, his fellow trainee and rival, and Dok-go, a retired legendary killer, and realizes they are all vying for the top spot among the killers. A spin-off film of Kill Boksoon (2023).
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ko
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One-Line
Overview: A group of professional con artists scam poor, unsuspecting citizens with fraudulent bank loans. The scams go well for a while, but then they begin to distrust each other.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-03-29
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The Sheriff In Town
Overview: After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then investigates Jong-jin, a businessman, because of his alleged ties to drugs.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-05-03
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V.I.P.
Overview: A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-08-23
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The Fortress
Overview: Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.
Genres: War Drama History Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-10-03
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The Bros
Overview: Reunited in their hometown for their father's funeral, two self-interested brothers meet a peculiar woman who shares a huge secret about their family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-11-02
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1987: When the Day Comes
Overview: In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of officials are quick to cover up the death and order the body to be cremated. A prosecutor who is supposed to sign the cremation release, raises questions about a 21-year-old kid dying of a heart attack, and he begins looking into the case for truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-12-27
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The Drug King
Overview: Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-12-19
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Rampant
Overview: Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by conspirators and rebels, a dark evil emerges from the bowels of a merchant ship and the exiled Prince Lee Cheung returns to the royal court, ignoring that he will have to lead the few capable of defeating the ambitious humans and the bloody monsters who threaten to destroy the kingdom.
Genres: Action Horror Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-10-25
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Default
Overview: Only one week left until South Korea will go under sovereign default. Han Shi-hyun is a leader of the monetary policy team at the Bank of Korea. and is assigned to a crisis team.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-11-28
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The Battle: Roar to Victory
Overview: Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.
Genres: History Action War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2019-08-07
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Money
Overview: Get caught up in the tale of a new stock broker who dreams of becoming rich. Those dreams make him susceptible to a stock market scam that threatens to get him in trouble.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2019-03-20
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Trade Your Love
Overview: Sung-seok and Hae-joo, who have been under pressure of marriage, devise a scheme at their first meet; a fake wedding. They reach an agreement under the desire of not only being free from their parents’ meddling but carrying their secret future plan. Sung-seok plans to run away with his lover who has a kid and Hae-joo plans to start her new career abroad after their planned marriage. However, their families get too much excited about this news more than their expectation and their near-flawless plan starts to become a mess.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2019-02-27
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Kingmaker
Overview: Seo Chang-dae, an ambitious political campaign strategist who ends up having ideological differences with his present client, receives a lucrative offer that will put his loyalty under the microscope.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-01-26
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Seobok
Overview: Ex intelligence agent Ki-heon is tasked with safely transporting Seo Bok, the first ever human clone, who holds the secret of eternal life. Several forces try to take control of Seo Bok to serve their own agendas.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-04-12
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Collectors
Overview: To acquire ancient artifacts for a private collector, a cunning grave robber and his band of ingenious thieves carry out a series of risky heists.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-11-04
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Elephant in the Room
Overview: An anthology produced by the 8th production of KAFA + Next D. The film consists of three pieces: a black comedy, "Chicken Game", directed by Park Soo-yeong ("Irreversible"), an erotic melo-drama, "Second Account", directed by Kwon Chil-in ("Venus Talk"), and an SF thriller, "Lucid Dream 3D", directed by Kwon Ho-young ("Psychometry"). One can witness an extension of the genre of 3D films that are often limited to horror, action and blockbuster films. "One Night Dream" is waiting for its theatrical release this summer and has its world premiere at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-03-03
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Venus Talk
Overview: Shin Hye, Mi Yeon, and Hae Young are three vivacious women who help each other through the tangles of their romantic lives, from tentative first dates to Viagra-taking husbands and one-night stands. Being 40 proves that they're not past their prime.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2014-02-13
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War of the Arrows
Overview: After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.
Genres: Drama Action History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-08-10
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Love On-Air
Overview: Jin-ah, the former leader of once popular girl band "Purple," hosts a radio show called "Wonderful Radio." When the producer of the program is sacked over low ratings, a new guy comes in to fill his shoes. Jae-hyeok is a cold, unfriendly man who only drinks iced coffee even in the winter. The easily irritable man and the conceited former diva are bound to get on each other's nerves at every corner.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-01-05
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The King
Overview: A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-01-18
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Alienoid: Return to the Future
Overview: Ean has a critical mission to return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes trapped in the distant past while trying to prevent the escape of alien prisoners who are locked up in the bodies of humans. Meanwhile, Muruk, who helps Ean escape various predicaments, is unnerved when he begins sensing the presence of a strange being in his body. Traveling through the centuries, they are trying to prevent the explosion of the haava.
Genres: Action Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2024-01-10
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Alienoid
Overview: Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-07-20
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Hard Hit
Overview: On his way to work, a bank manager receives an anonymous call claiming there's a bomb under his car seat, and if anyone exits the car, it will explode unless he can pay a ransom.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-06-23
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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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The Book of Fish
Overview: When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-03-31
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Swine Escape
Overview: The prime minister's precious only son Ho-yeon has feelings for courtesan Wol-hyang. Ho-yeon's servant, Spot, who has always had unrequited love for Wol-hyang, drugs Ho-yeon. When he falls unconscious, she sells him off to a slave trader. Ho-yeon, waking from his drugged state, is frustrated because he can't prove he is not a slave. Ho-yeon soon learns the reality of the slaves who face injustice and rolls up his sleeves to try and save them from an unreasonable system.
Genres: History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-10-31
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Mama
Overview: A mother of a boy with muscular dystrophy is diagnosed with uterine cancer. A daughter of a prima donna decides to chase her dreams, to the ire of her mother. A woman with breast cancer asks her son to find her first love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-06-01
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Assistant Manager B and Love Letter
Overview: Bang Ga-Young works as an assistant manager in the general affairs department at a shoe company. Even though she is 34-years-old and single, she has never had a boyfriend in her life. One day, she receives a mysterious love letter.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-12-09
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Amazon Bullseye
Overview: Once an Olympic medalist in archery but now the top target for restructuring, Jin-bong heads to the Amazon to seize one last chance offered by his company. After barely surviving a life-threatening ordeal, Jin-bong arrives in the Amazon, where he meets three warriors with god-given archery skills: Sika, Eba, and Walbu! Believing he has found a way to save himself, Jin-bong teams up with Bbang-sik, a Korean-Bolédorian interpreter, and brings the three archery masters to Korea… Now, Jin-bong’s comeback depends entirely on the Amazon trio!
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2024-10-30
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