Park Hyeok-kwon
Also Known As: 박혁권, Park Hyuk-gwon, Park Hyeok-kwon, 朴赫权, 朴赫權
Biography: Park Hyuk Kwon is a South Korean actor well-known for his character acting in film, TV, and theater. He began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Incheon, South Korea
Birthday: July 11, 1971
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Room Nearby
Overview: Private tutor Eonju lives in a tightly packed student apartment. She is sick of poverty and works hard to get her own room. She meets Seok-hee, a middle-aged woman, at a homeless shelter. The emotions of the two women are overwhelming throughout the screen.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-10-01
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The Girl on a Bulldozer
Overview: Hae-young is a hopeless girl. She lives with her father who runs a Chinese restaurant, and a younger sibling. One day, her father has a mysterious accident, which places her in a position of responsibility. She is now not only the head of the house and must look after her younger sibling, but also an investigator tasked with finding the truth about the accident, and a fighter standing against the ugly world.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-04-07
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Still Picture
Overview: Dreams and hopes we had when we were young. Are they just dreams frozen like still pictures? Hyeonsu has been a part-time lecturer for 10 years. He used to dream of becoming a photojournalist but now his only dream is to become a full-time professor. But he has no financial ability to look good to other professors. He’s been married for 10 years and his wife is his only family. Eunsu appears in front of him after 20 years. She’s the one who taught him to take photos and also his first love. He’s shaken by her but finds out that she’s also applying for the full-time professor position he’s longing to get…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-08-19
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Ransomed
Overview: In Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war a Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years pass and long forgotten, a young diplomat Min-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-jun is sent to Beirut to save the hostage with a bag of ransom money.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2023-08-02
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When Spring Comes
Overview: Ho-sung returns to society after spending 8 years in prison for committing murder to protect his gang, but there is nothing waiting for him except for his father’s funeral. His presence is still a source of heart ache to his mother, and other family members don’t seem to be happy to see him back. As gangsters gather around the funeral, Ho-sung starts an ad hoc gambling den with the funeral donation to make more money to prove that he’s still alive and to be the father by supporting his children. But his method backfires and ends up biting his butt instead.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-04-27
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Brave Citizen
Overview: An expelled boxing champion, who now is a high-school teacher, witnesses intolerable violence and throws her first punch to build justice against it, while putting on a mask.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2023-10-25
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Chaw
Overview: A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.
Genres: Horror Comedy Thriller Action Adventure
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2009-07-15
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Matryoshka
Overview: Dae-il is a student majoring in film, and about to filming his graduate film. His professor, however, does not like his screenplay. And his producer Young-jin picks on that, saying the film is unrealistic and exaggerated. The main actress So-eun also keeps arguing that she cannot feel empathy with her character. Does he can complete this film?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-08-20
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Twenty
Overview: A story about three friends who just turned twenty; an age where you can do whatever you want, love whoever you want with opportunities abroad.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-03-25
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Girl Scout
Overview: When the head of a credit union disappears with the credit union's money, four women create a team called Bong Chon Girl Scouts Troop #3 to recover the stolen money, and chaos ensues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-06-05
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Enlightenment Film
Overview: Where did our age originate from? Cleverly portraying our past and the landscape of history which was anti-enlightenment, this film unravels them all within the structure of a melodrama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-09-16
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A Good Day to Have an Affair
Overview: Two married women start to have an affair with men they met online. However, one of them gets caught, and the other feels disappointed at the man.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2007-02-08
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Read My Lips
Overview: Jae-min, still getting over his ex-wife Ha-ra, is a talent agent who takes care of actors and actresses with personal issues. They wouldn't leave him alone and kept pushing him to find more auditions for them. At his birthday party, his family tries to give him advice in vein, and to make it worse, Hara phones him every once in a while and confuses him. To Jae-min, being heartbroken with the irrevocable memories of the old days with Hara, Ga-hwa is the only shelter, although the staff there are not any better. Each day of life is tough, But isn't it true that all the meaningless chat, bullshit and nonsense altogether form the universe? The universe is getting old since its birth 15 billion years ago. In this universe, we are probably each other's merciful purgatories.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-05-24
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Re-encounter
Overview: 18 year-old Hye-hwa and Han-soo were lovers but as soon as Hye-hwa got pregnant Han-soo disappeared completely. Five years later, Han-soo suddenly appears in front of Hye-hwa and the two of them find out their baby is still alive. Hye-hwa doesn't believe Han-soo. However, after finding out her child had been adopted, she can’t help but weaken.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-02-17
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Milky Way Liberation Front
Overview: Writer's block may be the least of rookie filmmaker Ryu Young Jae's problems. His girlfriend ditched him, his first feature production is falling apart, and things are looking like they'll only get worse in this absurd adventure from one of South Korea 's edgiest young filmmakers.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2007-11-29
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Dr. Jump
Overview: Won-sik is kicked out by her roommate Woo-jung and becomes obsessed with winning her back. She begins to practice pole jumping when Woo-jung proposes that she might change her mind if he shows her something skillful about herself. Young-rok, a former athletic coach makes the incredible recommendation that Won-sik might impress Woo-jung by pole vaulting up to the their roof-top apartment. Meanwhile, idol wannabe and former athlete of Young-rok, joins this crazy adventure at Young-rok's behest, drawn in by Won-sik's determination.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-06-30
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To Catch a Virgin Ghost
Overview: Seok-tae runs away with a huge diamond of his gang and comes to Sisily, a peaceful village. Yang-e runs after him to get the diamond back and finds Seok-tae's trail in Sisily. But all the town people lie about everything. These people turn out to be scarier than a ghost!
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-08-13
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The Client
Overview: Elite attorney Kang Seong-Hee goes up against a top prosecutor over a case involving a man accused of killing his wife.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-09-29
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Shorts Meet Shorts
Overview: EXIT: Woo-hyun lives a small-time criminal life earning his life as a pick-pocket. He often pays attention to an arrow-shaped-tattoo of his girlfriend which is on the genital area. He calls it ‘the emergency exit.’ THE BODY: Jung-su and Young-sun are a young couple. One new year’s eve, a movie director visits the couple’s house. Only the strong wind of the sea and slow time cross the living room and three people sense something…alive. WALTZING ON THUNDER: Mi-jung just happens to meet a group of people who have survived from being struck by lightning. While becoming aware of her old wound, she takes part in a trip for lightning strikes ‘again’.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-11-21
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Daddy You, Daughter Me
Overview: Sangtae and his teenage daughter Doyeon are constantly arguing and haven't had a genuine conversation in years. When their souls are switched by a magical force for seven days, they must learn to tackle the awkward and unfamiliar situation in each other's shoes.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-04-12
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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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A Break Alone
Overview: Gangjae's normal family life is turned upsdie down when he falls for a young yoga teacher. Gangjae has got it all, a loving wife, adorable children, and a high-paying position. But he yearns for something more. When the teacher breaks off the affair, marrying another man, Gangjae longs for her, ten years on.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-09-22
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Proof of Innocence
Overview: A disgraced ex-cop, seeking revenge on his treacherous ex-partner, sticks his nose into a high-profile murder case. But in the process, he finds himself in conflict with much more powerful and dangerous forces.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-05-19
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Tunnel
Overview: A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped leaving himself for the unexpected whilst emergency services struggle to help.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-08-10
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A Taxi Driver
Overview: May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-08-02
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Obsessed
Overview: A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2014-05-14
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The Mimic
Overview: The mother of a missing child takes in a lost girl she finds in the woods, but soon begins to wonder if she is even human.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-08-17
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The Last Blossom
Overview: Middle aged housewife Kim In-Hee's mother-in-law has Alzheimer's disease, her physician husband is always tired and indifferent to her needs and her children has become wayward. For her family, Kim In-Hee has devoted her life as a daughter-in-law, wife and mother. Kim In-Hee then learns that she has terminal cancer and is dying. The mother accepts her fate and sets up the most beautiful goodbye to her family.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-04-20
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The Pension
Overview: The four stories that possibly or impossibly can be happened in the pension; The parents who lost their child go to the pension with poison where the killer stays with his family; The husband and wife on a trip who are growing tired of their married life and the wife’s hidden secret reveals when they reach the pension; A woman who demands to stay a night at a particular suite to save her kidnapped child; A man who is asked to manage the pension for a night, he organizes fantastic night with his girlfriend, but things go wrong…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-06-21
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Pray
Overview: A priest (Park Hyukkwon) with financial difficulties has to find money for his mother-in-law’s surgery. Once a faithful believer, the priest is tempted to commit a crime, while his wife (Ryu Hyunkyung) meets a wealthy old friend who makes an insulting proposal.
Genres: Drama Family Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-02-20
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Unfinished
Overview: Berlin in 1986 was a time when everyone was wary. A man becomes everyone's target because of one mistake. Economist Young-min is convinced by a Northern spy to move North under the pretext of safety for his family and himself. However, he realizes this is a mistake and escapes to West Germany where he is parted from his family. To make things worse, he is under surveillance by various countries that want to use him for different purposes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-11-14
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Running Wild
Overview: A grissled cop with tendencies towards excessive force teams up with an ambitious and righteous prosecutor to track down a dangerous crime boss whom they both want desperately to catch. But their quarry resorts to devious methods to stall their investigation and eventually turn them against each other. Now the stage is set for a dangerous triangle.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2006-01-13
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Villain & Widow
Overview: Struggling to support herself and teenage daughter, a widow rents out the second floor of her home to a man who claims to be a novelist working on a new book.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-11-24
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Bandhobi
Overview: Min-Seo, a 17-year old rebellious high school Korean girl, lives in a small apartment with her mother and her mother’s penniless lover. She hates her mother’s lover and doesn’t understand both of them. Karim, a 29-year old Muslim migrant worker from Bangladesh has to leave Korea in a month. Before departing, he is desperately searching for his ex-boss to get his unpaid salary. One day, as Min-Seo’s summer vacation begins, Karim encounters Min-Seo on a bus, and together they set out on an emotional journey.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2009-06-25
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Antique
Overview: Jin-hyeok opens a cake shop in an old antique shop, hiring Seon-woo, Korea's best pastry chef, who fell in love with him in high school. Also there, are Su-young, crushing on Seon-woo, ex-boxer Ki-beom, and Seon-woo's French ex-boyfriend.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-11-13
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Princess Aurora
Overview: A woman gets killed in a department store. No one imagines this could lead to serial murders, but two days after the first murder, another homicide occurs. A woman is suffocated to death and the only evidence left at the crime scene is a sticker of the cartoon character “Princess Aurora”.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2005-10-27
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Boys of Tomorrow
Overview: Earning a living as a driver for rent, Kisu lives in a studio flat in the basement floor. When he feels choked up, he tries not to let go of hope by playing on the drums. Out of guilt that he might have made Jongdae sexually handicapped during their younger days, Kisu took on a role as Jongdae's guardian on top of being his friend. Jongdae's dream is to keep a revolver that can make him stronger than the small-time gangsters around town. One day Kisu's older brother shows up and leave behind his son Yohan to Kisu's care.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2007-05-17
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Secret Reunion
Overview: Two spies share a secret bond, despite their loyalties. A North Korean assassin is sent to Seoul to kill a dissident, but instead he teams up with a South Korean agent in search for revenge.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-02-04
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Secret Zoo
Overview: A lawyer is given the mission of revitalising a bankrupt zoo that has no animals. When he and a group of zookeepers come up with the idea to dress like animals and his fake polar bear goes viral, the zoo becomes a hit, before his law firm’s real intentions are revealed.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-01-15
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If You Were Me 5
Overview: Funded by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. If You Were Me 5 takes a close look at the violent nature hidden behind our eyes. 5 directors- Kang Yi Kwan, Boo Ji Young, Yoon Sung Hyun, Kim Dae Seung and Sin Dong Il disclose how closely ordinary events of society connect with our eyes. There is a hidden sexual violence beyond our eyes and the power of a controlled society works through the power beyond the eyes. Not only the violence of the eye itself, also limited the ability of individuals to see, the matter of the eye intervenes in various relationships between the individual and groups. The film demonstrates how sharp the eye has become in a society with developing technology.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-04-28
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Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Overview: A zoophobic national security agent suddenly receives the ability to talk to animals after a freak accident.
Genres: Comedy Action Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-01-22
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