12 Movies Starring Jae-yeong Jeong

Green Fish

Green Fish

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-02-07

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

111 min

IMDB Ratings:

(886 Reviews)

Director:

Chang-dong Lee

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Silmido

Silmido

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-12-24

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

135 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3156 Reviews)

Director:

Woo-Suk Kang

Genres:

ActionDrama

Fullplot:

Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il-Sung. 31 criminals and death row inmates are recruited into secret training on the island of Silmi; for two years they are subjected to maximum mental and physical abuse before the mission is cancelled and the unit terminated.

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.

The Divine Weapon

The Divine Weapon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-04

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

134 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (558 Reviews)

Director:

Yoo-jin Kim

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Man-hui Lee (screenplay)

Hyeon-jeong Shin (screenplay)

Fullplot:

During the reign of King Sejong in the 15th century, the Joseon Dynasty was the embodiment of the perfect state. To the Ming China, the aspiring imperial power, Joseon presented an obstacle to territorial expansion. To protect themselves from war, King Sejong develops a secret weapon to defend their territory and take back their land and supremacy.

Castaway on the Moon

Castaway on the Moon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-05-14

Languages:

Korean, English

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

116 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (8778 Reviews)

Director:

Hae-jun Lee

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

After failing to kill himself by jumping off a bridge, the man is washed up on a deserted island in the middle of the river, but within view of the city's high-rises. He attempts to escape, but soon accepts his fate and the challenges in living on the island. A reclusive young woman, who takes close-up shots of the moon and has not left her apartment in years, spies him on the island and comes to think of him as her own alien.

Moss

Moss

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-07-14

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

163 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1270 Reviews)

Director:

Woo-Suk Kang

Cast:

Writer:

Ji-woo Jung (screenwriter)

Tae-Ho Yoon (comic)

Fullplot:

A mysterious person calls a young man and informs him that his estranged father has died in a country village. The curious son travels to the town to discover what happened. From there out the audience is led on a thrilling and hauntingly atmospheric journey into the history of the father and the truth about his relationship to the threatening and violent locals. The film is 2h40m, long even for Korean standards, but it is the magically haunting and at the same time threatening atmosphere in the film that sustains the audience interest. Let yourself be carried away...

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.

Confession of Murder

Confession of Murder

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-11-08

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

119 min

IMDB Ratings:

(3135 Reviews)

Fullplot:

After the statute of limitation expires on the murders he has committed, Lee Du-seok publishes an autobiography describing all his murders in great detail. Detective Choi, who investigated Lee's murders 15 years ago starts the chase once again and Han Ji-soo, who lost her daughter to Lee, pledges vengeance. Meanwhile, another killer appears, casting doubt to whether Lee is the real serial killer. The key here is how well the story juggles the truth and how solid the description of the characters' tangled relationships is.

Our Sunhi

Our Sunhi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-09-12

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (538 Reviews)

Director:

Sang-soo Hong

Fullplot:

A young woman returning to her old school to visit her professor also runs into her old boyfriend and her senior, each of whom has a past with her.

The Fatal Encounter

The Fatal Encounter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-30

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

135 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (551 Reviews)

Director:

J.Q. Lee

Genres:

ActionDrama

Fullplot:

King Jeongjo (Hyun-Bin) attempts to protect his royal powers from the conflict of two factions: Noron and Soron.

Broken

Broken

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-10

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

122 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (517 Reviews)

Director:

Jeong-ho Lee

Cast:

Writer:

Keigo Higashino (novel)

Jeong-ho Lee (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Sang-Hyun, who lost his wife, lives with his daughter Soo-Jin. One day, Soo-Jin is raped and murdered. Frustrated by the lack of progress in his daughter's case, Sang-Hyun gets a mysterious hint by an unknown voice. He learns the identity of the two men who killed his daughter and the address of one of those two men. Sang-Hyun then goes to the home of that man and finds some evidence. Full of anger he kills the murderer. The father is now a fugitive and searched by the police while hunting down the other killer on himself.

Right Now, Wrong Then

Right Now, Wrong Then

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-09-01

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

121 min

IMDB Ratings:

( Reviews)

Director:

Sang-soo Hong

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

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