7 Movies Starring Ha-kyun Shin

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-03-29

Languages:

Korean, Korean Sign Language

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (42230 Reviews)

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Cast:

Writer:

Jae-sun Lee

Jong-yong Lee

Mu-yeong Lee

Chan-wook Park

Fullplot:

In Seoul, Ryu, a deaf worker has a sister who needs a kidney transplant. He tries to donate his own kidney to his sister, but his blood type is not compatible with hers. When Ryu is fired from Ilshin Electronics, he meets illegal dealers of organs, and the criminals propose that he give them his kidney plus ten millions Won to obtain a kidney suitable for his sister. Ryu accepts the trade, but he does not have money to pay for the surgery. His anarchist revolutionary girlfriend Cha Young-mi convinces him to kidnap Yossun, the daughter of his former employer Park, who owns Ilshin Electronics. However, a tragedy happens, generating revenge and a series of acts of violence.

Save the Green Planet!

Save the Green Planet!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-04-04

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (6239 Reviews)

Director:

Joon-Hwan Jang

Fullplot:

A traumatized young man abducts Korean leaders, believing they're toxic reptilian aliens - a fifth column launching a takeover of beloved Earth. Stumped law enforcement geniuses half-seriously hire a disgraced, disheveled private detective with a long-ago history of super-crime solving. The alienated South Korean youngster Lee Byeong-gu builds an isolated basement command post/torture chamber/film studio to force the awful truth out of the slimy, uncooperative politicians and businesspeople, then alert the public. Byeong-gu is helped by his devoted girlfriend, who buys his theories, but wonders if his horrible childhood has colored his thinking.

Battle Ground 625

Battle Ground 625

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-08-04

Languages:

Korean, English

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

133 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (4610 Reviews)

Director:

Kwang-Hyun Park

Cast:

Writer:

Jin Jang (play)

Joong Kim

Kwang-Hyun Park

Fullplot:

Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.

Thirst

Thirst

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-30

Languages:

Korean, English, French

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (28375 Reviews)

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Cast:

Writer:

Seo-Gyeong Jeong (screenplay)

Chan-wook Park (screenplay)

èmile Zola (inspired by the book "Thèrèse Raquin")

Fullplot:

Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh.

Thirst

Thirst

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-30

Languages:

Korean, English, French

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (28354 Reviews)

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Cast:

Writer:

Seo-Gyeong Jeong (screenplay)

Chan-wook Park (screenplay)

èmile Zola (inspired by the book "Thèrèse Raquin")

Fullplot:

Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh.

No Mercy for the Rude

No Mercy for the Rude

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-08-24

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1339 Reviews)

Director:

Cheol-hie Park

Fullplot:

A mute hit-man vows to kill only the rude, and save up enough money for tongue surgery.

The Front Line

The Front Line

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-20

Languages:

Korean, English

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (3790 Reviews)

Director:

Hun Jang

Fullplot:

Towards the end of the Korean War an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills fierce fighting continues. A race to capture a strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. A bullet is then found in the body of dead company commander of the South Korean army. The bullet that killed the company commander belongs to the South Korean army. Lieutenant of the Defense Security Command Kang Eun-Pyo is ordered to go out into the Eastern front line and investigate the murder. When Kang Eun-Pyo arrives in the Aerok Hills he is surprised to find his old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok commanding troops in the Aerok Hills. Kang Eun-Pyo believed Kim Soo-Hyeok was dead. In their younger years, Kim Soo-Hyeok was a meek student, but he eventually became the leader of Aerok company as a lieutenant. The situation in the Aerok company raises many flags in the eyes of Kang Eun-Pyo. Soldiers wear North Korean uniforms inside due to the cold weather, a 20-year-old leads troops as a captain and the reappearance of his old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok. The countdown to the ceasefire begins as the lives of countless soldiers fall to the wayside ...

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