Gi Ju-bong
Also Known As: 기주봉, Key Joo-bong, Ki Jubong, Kee Joo-bong, 奇周峯, Ki Joo-bong
Biography: Ki Joo-bong, born in 1955, is a South Korean actor. he majored in film and theatre from Sorabol Art University (now part of Chung-Ang University). He debuted in 1977 when he established the theater company 76 along with his brother KI Guk-seo, also an actor and stage director. They were not earning a lot, but KI didn’t mind. However, along with his marriage came the moral obligation of feeding his family and so he tried other jobs, without much success. He went back to the stage, and since the late 1990s began to appear in movies.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: South Korea
Birthday: September 03, 1955
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Romance
Overview: Yoon-hee is so harassed by her husband's obsession and frantic love, that even breathing is painful to her. One day, her sudden suicide attempt is foiled when someone takes her in his arms and saves her. Hyeong-joon is a rough-looking detective. He asks nothing, but maybe he knows that for some people, just being alive is hard enough. Yoon-hee goes looking for Hyeong-joon, and from the moment she sees him, feels that he already loves her deeply. Because she knows it is totally impossible to be free from her prison of marriage, the peace and happiness she feels at Hyeong-joon's side is heartbreaking and frightening. Hyeong-joon, used to his life of loneliness and despair, loves Yoon-hee at first sight, but as he can't do anything for her, just lets her go. The only thing he can do is to offer her and himself some comfort.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2006-03-16
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Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
Overview: Ji-won, a news anchor woman, witnesses Jung Yong-wook, an emerging leader of the ruling party, being terrorized. She sees the incident from car parked on a deserted road as she was enjoying a secret redez-vous with Park In-gyu, the presidential candidate of the opposition party. She barely escapes being killed herself. The country is thrown in turmoil with the news of Jung Yong-wook's alleged suicide, and Park In-gyu urges Ji-won to keep quiet.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1991-04-05
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An Actor Prepares by Gi Gukseo
Overview: Director Gi Gukseo and the actors, who are affiliated with a theater company Gukdan 76, begin to rehearse Samuel Beckett’s Endgame. The actors, including Gi Jubong, Gi Gukseo’s brother, are all experienced and professional, but the process is not so easy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-10-10
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Joint Security Area
Overview: Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
Genres: War Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2000-09-09
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Nowhere to Hide
Overview: Detective Woo is on the trail of the mysterious gangster Sungmin, a master of disguise who always manages to elude his pursuers. Eventually, the cop tracks down and confronts the master-criminal in the suburbs of a coal-mining town.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1999-07-31
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Public Enemy
Overview: A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2002-01-25
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Into the Mirror
Overview: Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his own fear of mirrors and the mystery surrounding the fire that closed down the mall.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2003-08-14
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Sword In The Moon
Overview: Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being systematically eliminated by a mysterious assassin. An arrogant master swordsman is in charge of putting an end to the carnage.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2003-07-15
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Mr. Handy
Overview: When a handsome small-town know-it-all meets a high-strung, big-city dentist, they're bound to grind each other’s gears, until sparks start to fly.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-03-12
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Coin Locker Girl
Overview: A child abandoned in a subway coin locker is sold to a ruthless and calculating loan shark and gangster boss dubbed Mother, who runs an organ-harvesting ring in Incheon’s Chinatown. Named Il-Young, the baby girl grows into Mother’s loyal right-hand enforcer and is groomed to be her eventual successor. But when Il-Young’s loyalty to Mother wavers, the clash between the two unleashes a merciless tidal wave of blood-soaked retribution and strife.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-04-29
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Kill Boksoon
Overview: At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2023-02-17
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On the Line
Overview: Seo-joon, loses everything to voice phishing and infiltrates a organization in China to meet Kwak Pro, the designer behind this phishing system.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-09-15
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Judgement
Overview: At the identification of a dead body, a couple and a morgue employee both claim to be related to the deceased, and therefore the rightful recipient of an indemnity of at least 520,000.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1999-10-01
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R-Point
Overview: On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nah-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead.
Genres: Action History Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-08-13
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In Our Day
Overview: Recently returned to South Korea, an actress in her forties is staying with her friend and her cat. Meanwhile, an aging poet in declining health lives alone after the death of his own cat. One day, each receives a visit from a different young aspiring artist, who come equipped with questions about their careers and life itself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2023-07-19
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Clementine
Overview: Kim, a Taekwondo champion decides to give up his fighting career for good in order to take care of his daughter Sa Rang. But when an evil gambling kingpin kidnaps Sa Rang, Kim must agree to fight in a rigged boxing match in exchange for Sa Rang's freedom.
Genres: Thriller Drama Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-05-21
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Say Yes
Overview: Young married couple Yoon-hee and Jung-hyun go on a road trip, and along the way they pick up a lone drifter, M. M turns out to be a violent and sadistic psychopath who terrorises the couple at every turn. After capturing Jung-hyun, Em gives him a choice: submit to torture or allow Em to kill Yoon-hee.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2001-08-16
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My Boss, My Hero
Overview: When a young gang leader seems to be just a bit too stupid to effectively carry out his daily tasks, his superiors order him to go back to school for his high school diploma. Posing as a 19-year-old, he soon learns that the school is even more corrupt and vicious. Wrath is unleashed.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2001-12-14
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Friend
Overview: Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of the 70s. But as time goes by, each of them takes a different life path.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2001-03-31
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The Novelist's Film
Overview: A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-04-21
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The Crescent Moon
Overview: Directed by Jang Kil-soo, the film revolves around a boy and his younger sister, who live in poverty yet in a pure and innocent way. A boy named Nan-na lives with his grandmother in a remote village near the ocean. But when he turns four, his life gets tougher as he has a baby sister Ok-yi and all the affection he received starts going toward the baby. The free spirited boy, who behaved as he liked, now has to take care of his sister, and he has no choice but to start hating her and teasing her. But for Ok-yi, Nan-na is the best in the world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2005-08-25
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2035
Overview: In 2025, South and North Korea unified. It was triggered by a sudden explosion in Midnight near the North of DMZ by a forest fire in December, 2024. The South Korean army unwittingly ended up helping to put out the fire. Such cooperation caused their unification. And 10 years later, A koreanAmerican Documentary Director Steven, working for USA tv-station NXN visits to korea. He is searching for information about the mysterical Green-light appeared in that forest fire in 2024. After some dangerous twists and turns, He found a huge secret of the DMZ fire and green light.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2023-07-01
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DAEMUGA
Overview: Fake shaman Sin-nam is a 20-something graduate of a shaman school. Chung-dam is a real deal, who is possessed by a child god. And swindling shaman Sung-joon is a middle-aged, whose prime, along with the ghost inside him have all but left. The3 men battle their skills to seize redevelopment district and compete to be the best shaman.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-10-12
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The Angel's Time
Overview: Chun Hee is in 11th grade. He was in a movie club at school when his illness recurred and he was hospitalized. There, he meets Joo Hee who is waiting for a cornea donation. Joo Hee's dream is to be a national archer, but she won't be able to see unless she gets a donation. She doesn't lose hope. Chun Hee pretends to be a year older, his mom blows his cover. However, Joo Hee just calls him 'oppa' anyways. The two become closer every day... "The Angel's Time" is about the dreams and passion of the youth in this modern generation and about curing the pain in the short time of life.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-06-21
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My Dear Enemy
Overview: Hee-soo is desperate for money and finds her ex-boyfriend who owes her money. He goes around to various ex-girlfriends to get cash and she trails along to make sure he does not cheat her.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-09-25
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At That Time Jessy Was 20
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2023-12-14
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The Blood of Desire
Overview: Tortoise, a street thug with a hard life, happens to land a big mission, which he considers a ‘game changing’ chance; an opportunity to go from rags to riches. He volunteers to set up Hare to bring the liver of Hare for his big boss the Dragon King, who needs a transplant. As the fate would have it, however, he finds out that Hare is actually his childhood friend from the orphanage and Tortoise's sister owes Hare a lot from a long time ago. Torn between friendship and ‘a better life’, Tortoise is faced with a life and death choice.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2024-01-03
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Sorum
Overview: A young man moves into a run-down apartment building and soon gets into a relationship with a neighbor. Both the characters and the building have traumatic histories, and over time the ghosts of their past come to light.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2001-08-04
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Jooyoung in Wonderland
Overview: On her way home during the holiday season, Jooyoung is called back to work. Having to work overnight is annoying enough, but then she gets stuck at a sobriety checkpoint.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2022-10-10
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Peafowl
Overview: A transgender woman has cut ties with her family and hometown. She is compelled to go back, however, to perform a traditional memorial drum dance for her father to fulfill the conditions of his will and get her inheritance.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2024-10-23
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Right Now, Wrong Then
Overview: Chun-su arrives in Suwon one day earlier than scheduled. He has a special lecture to give the next day. Chun-su decides to visit a palace and meets Hee-jung there. Hee-jung is a painter and she lets Chun-su see her workroom with her paintings. In the evening, they go out eat and drink together. There, Chun-su reveals something unexpected to Hee-jung.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-09-24
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Bronze Medalist
Overview: Lee Ji-Bong is a former Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begin a career as a coach at a high school. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2009-07-01
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Children Of Darkness Part 1, Young-ae the Songstress
Overview: Young-ae is a prostitute who obsesses over money after losing her daughter to illness. Her co-workers are jealous of her. When a prostitute named Mrs. Kangwon dies after giving a birth, Young-ae takes the baby under her care and leaves the brothel district. Although she struggles to make ends meet and provide a home for the child, the child is taken away by the authorities because she is single. She decides that her old life is the only ground for living she has and returns to it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1981-08-07
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Pruning the Grapevine
Overview: Catholic seminary student Soo-hyeon is having a hard time deciding whether to stay on the road to priesthood or give in to his earthly love for a girl named Sue, whom he has just abandoned even though he still loves her. He takes advantage of a visit to his sick mother to look for Sue, but she refuses him. The persuasive rector reverses Soo-hyeon’s decision to leave the seminary with a proposal that he undergo a catharsis in the monastery. The doubting youngster’s new-found peace is lost however when he sees novice Helena, whose similarity to Sue awakens his defused emotions. The cool tonality of the shots of the Korean countryside and the monastery interiors harmonises perfectly with the aesthetically austere, nonetheless suggestive direction, which mediates the young man’s internal conflict and his fear of making the most important decision of his life. The lead role is played by rising star of Korean film Seo Jang-won, whose acting debut in the film The Unforgiven was shown at last
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Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2007-02-22
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Office
Overview: To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's colleagues, who seem to be hiding something.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-09-03
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The Treacherous
Overview: The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.
Genres: Drama History Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-05-21
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The Deal
Overview: A cop catches a serial killer who murdered his sister but never finds her body. The lack of closure torments him and drives his brother-in-law insane, who makes a deal with the mafia for revenge.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-03-12
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Empire of Lust
Overview: In the turbulent Joseon dynasty, army commander Min-jae watches ambitious Prince Yi Bang-won while becoming entwined with Ga-hee, a vengeful gisaeng. Fate collides as power shifts.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-03-05
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Hill of Freedom
Overview: A teacher arrives in Seoul to track down a woman he is in love with. However, things change after he visits a cafe and develops a relationship with the owner.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2014-09-04
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The Suspect
Overview: Betrayed and on the run, a former North Korean agent tries to seek revenge on the man who killed his wife, find his missing daughter, and uncover the secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-12-24
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Friend: The Great Legacy
Overview: Joon-seok is sent to prison for his involvement in Dong-soo's death. He meets Dong-soo's son in prison, keeps his identity a secret, and agrees to join forces when he is released. All of their plans fall apart when Sung-hoon finds out the truth.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-11-14
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The Secret Scandal
Overview: A reporter and a prosecutor investigate the death of an actress, and in the process come into conflict with a group of very powerful people. Based on the true story of actress Jang Ja-yeon's suicide.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-04-17
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Montage
Overview: A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure is seen visiting the site of killing and another kidnapping occurs using the same methods. The woman teams up with a detective to catch the killer once and for all.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-05-16
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Dear Dolphin
Overview: One summer night, Cha-kyung dies in a car accident, leaving her boyfriend Hyuk-geun behind in the greatest sorrow. One year since she died, Hyuk-geun is still waiting for Cha-kyung to come back. Denying the reality, Hyuk-geun builds a fantasy in his mind where he and Cha-kyung secretly share everyday life. To wake up Hyuk-geun from Cha-kyung’s illusion, Cha-kyung’s best friend, Gi-ok who was secretly in love with him, puts herself in the same accident with Cha-kyung.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-05-16
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Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Overview: Haewon, a college student, wants to end her secret affair with her professor, Seongjun. Feeling depressed after bidding farewell to her mother who is set to immigrate to Canada the next day, Haewon seeks out Seongjun again after a long time. That day, they run into her classmates at a restaurant and their relationship gets revealed. Haewon gets more agitated and Seongjun makes an extreme suggestion to run away together… Haewon dreams often. Her dreams will be compared to her waking life, but none can be denied as being a part of her life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-02-28
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The Day He Arrives
Overview: A film director who no longer makes films arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend. When the friend doesn't show up, he wanders the city aimlessly for three days, grabbing drinks and meeting women, with each day playing out like a version of the last.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-09-08
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Heartbreak Library
Overview: Eun-soo, a librarian watches for book vandalism that currently happens in the library. One day, she catches Jun-oh tearing off certain page of books. Eun-soo accuses him of vandalism but soon discovers the complex story behind his actions. Jun-oh’s girlfriend suddenly leaves him with only a mysterious note. “Look up page 198”. Jun-oh’s girlfriend was a bibliophile and she checked out books regularly at the library. Jun-oh goes to the library and tears out page 198 from every book he comes in touch. As Eun-soo has just broken up, she gives him an advice saying that he has to let her go if she really meant it. However, looking at Jun-oh torn apart by his love, Eun-soo starts to help him decipher the messages on page 198 of all the books .
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-10-23
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Viva! Love
Overview: An unhappy woman in her 50s is knocked up by her daughter's boyfriend after a one night stand. With the neighborhood in shock and her family up in arms, the woman begins to realize that she's actually found the love she's been pining for in the arms of the young man.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-04-09
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Night and Day
Overview: Kim Seong-nam travels to Paris to escape an arrest, leaving his wife behind in Korea. After he arrives, he meets an ex-girlfriend and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-02-28
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Crying Fist
Overview: Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing to turn around lives gone astray, aiming for the amateur title, ultimately pitting them against each other, but more importantly, against themselves.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2005-03-31
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The Ghost
Overview: Min Ji-Won suffers from amnesia caused by an accident almost a year ago. After the accident, Min Ji-Won is a shy person. Prior to the accident, Min Ji-Won was the leader of a gang of four girl bullies. Through pictures, Min Ji-Won learns about the three other members and she wants to learn what happened to them. While Min Ji-Won attempts to unravel the mystery, her former friends are killed one by one.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-06-18
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Foolish Game
Overview: Hyun-tae is a competent architect who prefers one-night stands to serious relationships. Heejae doesn’t want to believe in love anymore because she was hurt from breaking with her past love. Hyun-tae and Hee-jae get to know each other and become, to some extent, friends. One day, Hyun-tae goes on a trip with his other friends. Goo-bon, a friend among them gets killed in a car accident on the way home. Goo-bon’s unexpected death affects the rest of his friends. This also affects the relationship between Hyun-tae and Hee-jae.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-11
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Liar
Overview: Man-chul leads two lives, he is married to Myeong-sun and he is also living with Jeong-ae, a wealthy and sexy woman. One day he accidentilly catches an escaped convict, which then attracts un-needed attention to his life. In order to keep his secret from his two lovers, he and his best friend must lie to reporters, cops and neighbors and the situation just gets crazier and crazier with every lie.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-04-23
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Tube
Overview: Burnt-out transit cop Jay forms an unlikely alliance with pickpocket Kay to stop a terrorist hijacker from blowing up a subway car during rush hour.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2003-06-05
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Save the Green Planet!
Overview: A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera in his basement that doubles as a film studio and torture chamber.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2003-04-04
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Sex Is Zero
Overview: Eun-sik tries to pass the state exam while studying in college after his military service. One day, he meets a beautiful woman Eun-hyo, and his life changes.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2002-12-12
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Saving My Hubby
Overview: Geum-soon, once a top-ranked volleyball player, is now a common housewife with a six-month old daughter and a clumsy husband. On the first day her husband goes to work, she spends the day taking care of her little daughter who never stops crying. While Gum-soon is busy cleaning her house upon hearing her parents-in-law are coming on the next day, she gets a phone call from a club that they've arrested her husband for an unpaid bill. Amidst the merciless threatening of the gang in the club, Geum-soon rushes out into the night streets, still carrying her baby on her back. It's past midnight with less than three hours to go before her in-laws arrive. In the seediest part of Seoul, Geum-soon's husband is practically being held for ransom for the alcohol he didn't drink, Geum-soon has no clue where the bar is, two rival gangs are chasing after her, the pot is boiling at home, and her daughter is wailing while Geum-soon is leaping over trash cans in a dark alley.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2002-10-18
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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Overview: A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2002-03-29
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Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Overview: A likeable, married high school teacher spirals out of control when a student in his class begins unintentionally reminding him of his doomed first love, which ended 17 years earlier.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2001-02-03
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Asako in Ruby Shoes
Overview: Asako in Ruby Shoes succeeds in providing yet another challenge to views of a homogeneous South Korea by presenting to us the Asian side of modern globalization. The film jumps back and forth from Korea and Japan, with each main character feeling out of place in their respective homes.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2000-12-09
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Out Live
Overview: A sweeping, epic tale of a martial arts warrior who attempts to defy a kingdom to be with his love.
Genres: Drama Action Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2000-07-01
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Hiya
Overview: Jin-Sang is a troublemaker in his family. He is suspected of fraud and murder, while Detective Choi is chasing after him. Jin-Sang has a younger brother Jin-Ho. He always tries to get close to his younger brother, but Jin-Ho hates him. Jin-Ho is a high school student and dreams of becoming a singer, but he keeps failing his auditions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-03-10
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Maldives Express
Overview: A young couple in search of their missing child receives a disturbing text message.
Genres: Family Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-06-27
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Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
Overview: Mo Geum-san is a barber living in the rural area, who once aspired to be an actor. He starts to have doubts about his humdrum life after the village health center advises him to be examined at a larger hospital. He comes up with a plan to give a gift to his beloved ones in the coming Christmas. The plan is to invite everyone to the local culture center and to screen his self-made comedy movie based on his own tragic life.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-12-14
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Misbehavior
Overview: Hyo-joo, a temporary teacher at a boys' high school, witnesses Hae-yeong's passionate embrace with a boy, causing her immense humiliation towards her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-11-16
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The First Lap
Overview: Between reproaches over past problems that were never resolved and the uncertainty of a future that is relentlessly coming closer, a young couple takes a trip that will leave them at the beginning of a new life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-12-07
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Kong's Family
Overview: Jang Baek-Ho is released from prison after 4 years of incarceration. He wants to open up a noodle restaurant, but he discovers that 5,000 dollars is missing from his bank account. Jang Baek-Ho then tries to find his wife and 3 children. Their secret is revealed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-07-11
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Ha Ha Ha
Overview: Over drinks, two friends agree to swap fond memories of their recent trips to the same seaside town. As the stories unfold in flashback, it becomes evident their accounts take place at the same time and with the same people.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-05-06
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Wild Card
Overview: Two detectives investigate a string of horrific murders in Seoul and zero in on a sadistic gang leader who carries an actual ball and chain.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2003-05-16
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Grass
Overview: Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from their lives. Is she writing what she hears or is she hearing what's been written?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-10-25
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Vegetarian
Overview: An ordinary housewife, Yeong-hye, who has nightmares every night, finally becomes a vegetarian, throwing away all the meats in her refrigerator. Her husband Kil-soo starts to complain about her actions. Her family also worries about her health. During a family lunch, Yeong-hye tries to kill herself due to her father's abrupt violence. Observing all the happenings, Yeong-hye's brother-in-law, Min-ho, a videoartist, hears from his wife that Yeong-hye has a Mongolian spot on her hips. Min-ho gets inspiration from this and starts to sketch.
Genres: Drama Romance Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-02-18
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Land of Happiness
Overview: When Min-soo's birthday comes, he visits Hui-ja’s house with a feeling of uneasiness. Gladly welcomed by her family, he stares fixedly at the prepared memorial table in the living room. The table was for her son, Jin-woo, who died 8 years ago saving Min-soo's life when he tried to kill himself. Hui-ja greets Min-soo with warmth thinking about her dead son, but he regards everything as a discomfort and a pain. Is it possible to keep each Min-soo and Hui-ja's happiness?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-07-19
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The Soup
Overview: An ex-con enters a house without being invited to live with a married couple with intellectual disabilities and their seven-year-old daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-07-12
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Hotel by the River
Overview: An aging poet summons his estranged sons to the hotel he is staying at because he feels his death is near; meanwhile, he encounters two women staying at the hotel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2019-03-24
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The Spy Gone North
Overview: South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-08-08
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A Great Chinese Restaurant
Overview: Han-kook starts to work as an apprentice chef at a Chinese restauraunt belonging to his father's friend, but rather than follow the painstaking process of preparing the food by hand, Han-kook begins to use pre-processed ingredients.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1999-04-24
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Chow Yun-Fat Boy Meets Brownie Girl
Overview: A big fan of Chow Yun-Fat who works in an illegal arms sales shop finds one day a huge jar allowing him to transform snails into humans...
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2002-08-31
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Hide and Seek
Overview: Sung-soo has everything a man could want: a beautiful wife and children, a comfortable home and luxury car, and plenty of money in the bank. When he learns that his estranged brother, Sung-chul, has gone missing, haunting memories of their troubled past urge him to visit his brother’s apartment in search of answers.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-08-14
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The Day After
Overview: On her first day at work, Areum replaces a woman who broke up with the boss. The wife of the boss finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes Areum for the other woman.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-06-07
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An Old Lady
Overview: Hyo-jeong, a 69-year-old woman, is raped—but few people, including the police, are willing to believe what she says.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-08-20
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The Quiet Family
Overview: A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.
Genres: Horror Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1998-04-25
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Die Bad
Overview: Die Bad is an inventive feature made up of four distinct episodes, each with their own style. With their criss-crossing characters and themes, they add up to a fairly comprehensive account of the causes and effects of male aggression, both tribal and individual.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2000-07-15
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Today, Together 2
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-01-21
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Sisyphus's Vacation
Overview: Early in the morning, Kubo goes out to meet his senior KI-young who is editor-in-chief of the publishing company to see if he can publish his manuscript that he sent two months ago.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-12-09
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Fruits
Overview: The unemployed father kills his time in the library to escape the heat. His son is in the same library, studying for the civil service exam that he's been preparing for the past few years. These two "losers" go to the same library but pretend not to notice one another. The father secretly picks apricots from the tree in the backyard of the library. The son is displeased with his father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2019-10-03
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The First Amendment of Korea
Overview: Eun-bi, an orphaned girl who works as a prostitute, is moved to action when her prostitute friend is brutally gang raped and the police do nothing because her friend was a prostitute. Deciding to run for Korea's parliament, she runs into mob coercion and deception along with way. This movie is a funny but insightful satire of the corruption of Korean elections.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2003-03-14
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Introduction
Overview: Yeong-ho heads to the hospital to find his father. Soon, however, he heads to Germany to meet his girlfriend. When he comes back to Korea, he sees his mother with a middle aged man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-05-27
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A Distant Place
Overview: A sheep farmer whose remote and quiet life is disturbed by the arrival of both his lover and his twin sister.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-03-18
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A Hard Day
Overview: After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
Genres: Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2014-05-29
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A Blooming Railroad
Overview: The movie starts at Nampyung Station, a small train station, on a day in May. The train from Gwangju was supposed to arrive, but it didn't. Two staffs attempt to reach out, but nobody picks up the phone. The chief tries to calm himself down, saying his family in Gwangju would be safe now. The film, without direct depiction, masterfully illustrates people's sadness and anxiety around the time of the Gwangju uprising.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River
Overview: In the late Joseon Dynasty, Bongyi Kim Seon-dal is the best conman who sells water from the Taedong River.
Genres: History Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-07-06
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Iron Bag Mr. Woo Soo
Overview: Woo Soo grew up as an orphan. His life was full of anger, exacerbated by being poor. One day, Woo Soo meets some kids. The children makes Woo Soo realize that even though he is poor, he can still share with others. This changes his life. Woo Soo works as a delivery man for a Chinese restaurant. He makes $700 dollars a month. He shares his earnings with the kids. Woo Soo hears someone say "thank you" for the first time to him. He cannot possibly be any happier. Things abruptly come to a halt when Woo Soo gets involved in an accident.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-11-22
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Galloper
Overview: “Galloper” is the name of an SUV that Hyundai launched in 1991. At the time, it was the favorite of many Korean men, and the last one was produced in 2003. In a quiet rural town where he has worked all his life, a police chief is due to retire in half a day. On his way to scrap his old Galloper, a car that has served him well, he comes across the car of a serial thief who has caused a lot of trouble in the town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2024-08-01
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As I Pray and Pray
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
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This Is a Film
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
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