8 Movies Starring Do-yeon Jeon

Happy End

Happy End

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-12-11

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

99 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (832 Reviews)

Director:

Ji-woo Jung

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

When a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her life. (Korean with English subtitles).

The Harmonium in My Memory

The Harmonium in My Memory

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-03-27

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

116 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (581 Reviews)

Director:

Young-jae Lee

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Hong-yun is a high school girl in little mountain village when she falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr. Jang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her widowed mother and the impossible age difference, it is a roller-coaster ride for her as she tries to become someone special for Mr. Jang while he seems interested in the other new teacher at the school, Miss Yang.

You Are My Sunshine

You Are My Sunshine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-23

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

121 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (509 Reviews)

Director:

Jin-pyo Park

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Seok-joong, a farmer in his mid thirties, is desperate to find a wife and settle down. After backing out of a scheme to set him up with a Filipino bride, he falls head over heels in love with local tabang delivery girl Eun-ha, and starts showering her with gifts. Although Eun-ha is initially unimpressed, she is eventually won over by his kindhearted nature, and the two get married. The couple's marital bliss is short lived, however, as Eun-ha tests positive for HIV, and is then tracked down by her abusive ex-husband, who takes her away and forces her back into prostitution.

Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-12-22

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

142 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (3940 Reviews)

Director:

Chang-dong Lee

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Chang-dong Lee

Chong-jun Yi (novel)

Fullplot:

When her husband passes away in an automobile accident,Shin-ae relocates down south to her late husband's hometown of Miryang. Despite her efforts to settle down, in this unfamiliar and "much too normal place, she finds that she can't quite fit in. Helping her out is Kim Jong-chan, a good-intentioned but bothersome bachelor, who owns a car repair shop. Life plods on. However, fate takes a vicious turn when Shin-ae loses her son in the most horrific way a mother could imagine. She turns to Christianity to relieve the pain in her heart, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.

The Housemaid

The Housemaid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-01-26

Languages:

Korean, English

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (6117 Reviews)

Director:

Sang-soo Im

Cast:

Writer:

Ki-young Kim (based on the film by)

Sang-soo Im

Fullplot:

Eun-yi is a playful young woman, a good match for a job as nanny to a precocious child, Nami, the daughter of a wealthy couple, Hae-ra and Hoon. Hae-ra will soon have twins as well. The majordomo, Mrs. Cho, is the household's cold stone center. Before long, Hoon seduces Eun-yi, and when Mrs. Cho tells Hae-ra's mother about the affair, Eun-yi is up against women with wealth, power, and no conscience. Can Eun-yi maintain her dignity and perhaps even put the family in their place?

My Dear Enemy

My Dear Enemy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-25

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (525 Reviews)

Director:

Yoon-ki Lee

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Yoon-ki Lee (screenplay)

Eun-yeong Park (screenplay)

Asuko Taira (novel)

Fullplot:

Jobless, single and in her early thirties, Hee-soo is miserable. Desperate, she sets out to find her ex-boyfriend, Byoung-woon, who owes her $3,500. Rather inconveniently, it turns out that Byoung-woon is also penniless, but he cheerfully claims he can get the money from a series of girlfriends. Suspicious, Hee-soo decides to trail Byoung-woon as he makes the rounds of his varied lady chums, just in case he tries to deceive her. Thus the pair embark on a strange, nostalgic journey together.

Countdown

Countdown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-09-29

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

119 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (279 Reviews)

Director:

Jong-ho Huh

Genres:

ActionDrama

Fullplot:

Debt collector Tae Gun-ho, who lost his son five years ago, finds out he has liver cancer. The only way for him to survive is to get a liver transplant in the next 10 days from a woman named Cha Ha-yeon, who apparently has the matching organ. Cha turns out to be a seductive swindler who currently lives in jail, and Tae decides to meet her in person in hopes of saving his own life. Cha agrees to donate part of her liver only if Tae tracks down Cho Myeong-seok, who put her in prison.

Jibeuro ganeun gil

Jibeuro ganeun gil

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-11

Languages:

Korean, French, English

Countries:

South Korea, France

Runtime:

131 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (481 Reviews)

Director:

Eun-jin Pang

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jeong-Beom Lee (adaptation)

Jung-Hwa Lee (adaptation)

Eun-Jin Pang (adaptation)

Dong-Sun Shin (adaptation)

Jin-ho Yoon (story)

Fullplot:

Jeong Yoon is a caring wife and mother and a sensitive woman who finds herself plunged into a legal ordeal thousands of miles from home. After years of planning, she and her husband Jong Bae open an auto body repair shop, only to see everything they've worked for stripped away when a loan Jong Bae had guaranteed defaults. Facing financial despondency, the couple gets into a vicious fight about money, sending Jeong Yeon away, leaving only a cryptic note saying she'll be back in a few days. When she turns up looking nervous at Orly Airport in Paris with over 30 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage, it is the beginning of a globe-spanning nightmare that began with an old friend and a tempting proposition.

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