Jo Young-jin
Also Known As: 조영진, Cho Yeong-jin, Cho Young-jin, Jo Yeong-jin, 赵勇进
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Busan, South Korea
Birthday: December 15, 1962
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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With a Girl of Black Soil
Overview: A small village in the Kanwondo region, a 9 year old girl, her brother Tong-gu - who is mentally handicapped - and their father Hyegon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2007-01-09
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The Devil's Deal
Overview: Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government’s information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do, by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Sun-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2023-03-01
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The Red Teacher
Overview: In 1985, Tae Nam works as a teacher at an all-girls high school in the country. The students there do not like him, because he keeps shouting at them. In fact, Tae Nam has never had a date in his life. One day, he finds a banned erotic book at the book store. The novel, which spreads among the girls at the high school, ends with "to be continued." The students become curious about the second volume. Soon Duk decides to write the second volume for her friends.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-09-25
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Troubleshooter
Overview: Kang Tae-sik is a private detective who would do anything for money. One day, he gets framed for a murder by a ruthless boss of the criminal underworld and a mysterious caller watches and controls his every move. He must use a wide array of techno-gadgetry at his disposal to clear himself and exact revenge within 24 hours given to him.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-09-12
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The Spy: Undercover Operation
Overview: Chul-soo is one of Korea’s best intelligence agents: he can accomplish any given mission. One day, a mysterious explosion takes place in Seoul. Chul-soo flies to Thailand on a mission to rescue a person who holds clues to the incident. Meanwhile, Young-hee goes on a business trip to Thailand and gets entangled with Chul-soo’s mission. Will he accomplish his mission and save his wife at the same time?
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-09-05
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Live Hard
Overview: Chul, Seop, and Deok-kyu are desperate for just one performance, but even being on a club stage is hard. Im-jae, the freewheeling leader of the band always disappears. Deok-kyu who makes a living with rap wants to play only the blues, but people no longer listen to it. Near the end of the year, they go for a live club audition yearning for a chance. While enjoying their different performances, we meet the diverse realities those musicians face.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-02-25
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Granny's Got Talent
Overview: A national cussing battle audition is the nation's hype. People from all over the country audition in becoming the "Cussing King." However, redundant cussing auditioners cause viewership to drop dramatically. The producer decides to revive the show by introducing a regular looking grandmother...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-03-05
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Anti-Gas Skin
Overview: A fresco mixing the satirical, the surreal and the fantastical to portray the social and political evils of today’s Korea. A gas mask-wearing serial killer is spreading terror. Four people are on his tail on election day: Miju – a wolf-girl who leads a sect of youths who are planning their mass suicide, Bosik – a traffic cop who’s convinced he is a super hero, Patrick – a US Marine on the brink of madness following the serial killer’s murder of his Korean girlfriend, and Ju Sanggeun, the favourite of the candidates for the mayoral seat of Seoul, who has received a disturbing death threat. The man behind the mask remains a mystery. The killer is everywhere or perhaps he is simply inside each of us. –Venice Film Festival
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-10-07
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Single in Seoul
Overview: A writer who praises living a life of single teams up with an editor who is desperate about finding her better half. Would it be possible for the two of them to finish the book?
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2023-11-29
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Nice Shorts
Overview: Nice Shorts consists of four short films from up and coming directors. A simple walk means so much more in the touching short "Shall We Take a Walk?" directed by Kim Ye Yeong and Kim Yeong Geun. Directed by Hong Sung Hoon, "Girl" tells of a father's strange day when his son's girlfriend shows up, and Lee Jeong Wook's "Mates" goes undercover into memories and crime solving. Winner of Best Korean Short at the 2009 Jeonju Film Festival and the Excellence Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival, Jo Sung Hee's "Don't Step Out of the House" is about two young children who live in a rundown apartment by themselves, and what happens when adults invade their space.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2009-01-06
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The Lost Choices
Overview: A young women is raped while on her way home. When she is rejected by the police, because they don't believe her, she sets out revenge. But not only on her rapist, but also the police and everybody who did not believe her.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2015-10-28
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Close My Eyes
Overview: Adapted from same-name popular manga. Hyeon-woo is visually impaired but always listens to people. Then one day, Chong-soo comes along and talks about the murder that occurs in his book. However, the murder in the novel becomes real and Hyeon-woo is getting more and more scared! Who is responsible for the serial killings?
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-05-19
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The King's Case Note
Overview: A clever king of Joseon and his brilliant chronicler hunt for the truth behind a crime that threatens the throne and the stability of the country.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-04-26
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Golden Slumber
Overview: A delivery man has to flee for his life when he is framed for the assassination of a political candidate and the evidence against him begins to accumulate.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-02-14
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Excavator
Overview: 20 years after discharge from the army and now an excavator driver, a former paratrooper who had been mobilized to suppress the May 18th Democratic Uprising in Korea in 1980, happens to find a skull in the ground one day. Driving his excavator, he pays visits to his former superiors one by one and realizes they were all both assailants and victims of the times.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2017-07-27
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The Unjust
Overview: An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-10-28
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The President's Barber
Overview: A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.
Genres: History Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2004-05-05
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The Negotiation
Overview: An ace crisis negotiator attempts to figure out the real motivation of a man who has kidnapped two people and crack his calm demeanour.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-09-19
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Do You See Seoul?
Overview: In 1976 on a remote island, schoolteacher Eun-young wants to take her students on a field trip to a cookie factory in Seoul. Even though the parents don't like the idea, Eun-young succeeds in taking them. But once they arrive in the complicated city, students become fascinated with high-tech bicycles and get lost.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-05-08
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4 Horror Tales: Hidden Floor
Overview: A woman moves into an apartment house with her daughter. But her daughter begins to be haunted by a mysterious ghost on a hidden floor.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2006-07-27
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The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos
Overview: When a prison transport is attacked, dangerous criminals escape, plunging the city into chaos. To capture them, the police turn to an unconventional solution: assembling a team of notorious ex-cons, each with unique skills and brutal reputations. Led by veteran detective Oh Gu-tak, the ragtag crew—including the brawny gangster Park Woong-cheol and the slick con artist Kwak No-soon a.k.a. Jessica—must hunt down the fugitives before the city descends into complete lawlessness. As the lines between good and bad blur, alliances are tested in this high-octane action thriller filled with gritty fights, dark humor, and explosive showdowns.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2019-09-11
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Joseon Fist
Overview: A movie about Genji, a Yakuza and his gang who try to break up an anti-Japanese group and Joseon's number one fighter, Kang-il during the Japanese colonial era.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-04-09
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Howling
Overview: A beat cop and his rookie partner investigate a series of killings that seem to be carried out by a mysterious wolfdog.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-02-16
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Secret Sunshine
Overview: Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamiliar and too-normal place, she finds that she can’t fit in. After a sudden tragedy, Shin-ae turns to Christianity to relieve her pain, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2007-05-23
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On July 7
Overview: Mi-joo, a telemarketer, begins an ominous day on her way to work, with her ankle sprained by a motorcycle and got called out by the team leader at the morning meeting. The name "Hyeon-soo" that comes across the phone reminds me of "Hyepn-soo," who left the company after a fight. A middle-aged woman approaches Mi-Joo, who returned home struggling with her injured ankle. "I'm Hyun-soo's mom." Hyeon-soo, who lives with Mi-Joo, leaves home after a quarrel. He visits a bank to check the piling credit card debts and while writing his resume at a computer shop, he discovers his parents’ growing age. Hyeon-soo, who visited the university club again, recalls the days when he first met Mi-joo and began to love her after discovering her short film. Just in time, Hyeon-soo bumps into his young juniors and offers to shoot something with a camcorder. How do you remember someone's last expression?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2020-09-02
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Hindsight
Overview: A young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to like him.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2011-08-31
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Forever the Moment
Overview: A look at the Korean women's handball team and their journey to the 2004 Summer Olympics. Their path was far from flowery, and they must overcome many obstacles before they can head over to compete.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2008-01-10
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A Long Visit
Overview: Daughter Ji-suk is now already a mother herself, but she'll always be a child in the eyes of her proud mom. The two decide to go on their first ever trip together. Over three days and two nights, their journey reveals the love and regrets, emotions and conflicts, that form a mother-daughter relationship.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2010-04-22
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Private Eye
Overview: The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2009-02-16
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Secretly, Greatly
Overview: Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2013-06-05
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