11 Movies Starring Jeong-min Hwang

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.

A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-04-01

Languages:

Korean, Russian

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

120 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (22811 Reviews)

Director:

Jee-woon Kim

Fullplot:

Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't proceed by his boss's orders.

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.

Bloody Tie

Bloody Tie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-04-26

Languages:

Korean, French

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

117 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (507 Reviews)

Director:

Ho Choi

Fullplot:

The underworld of pushers, addicts, cops, and mobsters in Buson. Sang-do is a pusher, selling meth, abstaining from using it, living the high life, and, passing on information to the police. He enters into a special one-year deal with Lieutenant Doh, a loose canon on the force, seeking revenge against a mob boss who killed his partner and fled to China. Word is he's back, and Doh wants Sang-do's help. Perhaps Sang-do's uncle, a meth manufacturer, can help. Along the way, Sang-do tries to rescue an old girlfriend from the depths of addiction and prostitution, but she may be unable to stay straight. Doh's nemesis is slippery. Can there be any victors on Buson's docks?

Bloody Tie

Bloody Tie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-04-26

Languages:

Korean, French

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

117 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (507 Reviews)

Director:

Ho Choi

Fullplot:

The underworld of pushers, addicts, cops, and mobsters in Buson. Sang-do is a pusher, selling meth, abstaining from using it, living the high life, and, passing on information to the police. He enters into a special one-year deal with Lieutenant Doh, a loose canon on the force, seeking revenge against a mob boss who killed his partner and fled to China. Word is he's back, and Doh wants Sang-do's help. Perhaps Sang-do's uncle, a meth manufacturer, can help. Along the way, Sang-do tries to rescue an old girlfriend from the depths of addiction and prostitution, but she may be unable to stay straight. Doh's nemesis is slippery. Can there be any victors on Buson's docks?

Private Eye

Private Eye

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-02

Languages:

Korean, Japanese

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

111 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (545 Reviews)

Director:

Dae-min Park

Fullplot:

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.

Blades of Blood

Blades of Blood

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-04-28

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (524 Reviews)

Director:

Joon-ik Lee

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Seok-Hwan Choi

Cheol-Hyeon Jo

Oh Seung-Hyeon

Fullplot:

During a turbulent time when political upheaval, rebellion, and invasion are coming to a head two swordsmen are caught up in a violent and bloody struggle to seize control of the country they love. With their army of alliance standing behind them they will meet for the most important battle of their lives. Swords will be drawn while many lives are lost, but only one swordsman will walk away the new king of the land.

The Unjust

The Unjust

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-10-28

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

119 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1009 Reviews)

Director:

Seung-wan Ryoo

Cast:

Writer:

Hoon-jung Park (screenplay)

Seung-wan Ryoo (script editor)

Fullplot:

A serial killer targeting elementary school students is on the loose. When the most probable suspect dies and the case looks like it's reached a dead end, police brass decide to create a killer - and anyone will do. Though Detective CHOI boasts an incredible number of arrests over his career his rank never showed it. Deciding this is his last chance for professional redemption, he makes a deal with JANG, who he has been investigating, and together they decide to set up an existing suspect as the murderer. The only hurdle in their plan is public prosecutor JOO, who takes on the case and who had been involved in a deal with rival construction contractor KIM. When secret deals and back alley agreements start to come to light, it only serves to drag all of them deeper and deeper into a dark hole of questionable ethics and abuse of the law.

New World

New World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-02-21

Languages:

Korean, Mandarin

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (10653 Reviews)

Director:

Hoon-jung Park

Fullplot:

As Korea's biggest crime organization 'Goldmoon' expands its powers, Kang, the head of police investigation planning department, orders the undercover cop Ja-Seoung to participate in project "New World", that will take down 'Goldmoon'. Ja-seong must choose either to follow Kang's orders as a cop or to keep his loyalty with Jeong Cheong, the under-boss of the 'Goldmoon' crime organization.

Fists of Legend

Fists of Legend

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-04-12

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

154 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (689 Reviews)

Director:

Woo-Suk Kang

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Min-seok Jang (screenplay)

Fullplot:

On a television show billed as "the greatest fight show on Earth," eager amateurs with lots to prove boldly step into the ring and expect to leave bloody but victorious. The ratings hungry producers seek out "legendary" but largely forgotten streetfighters and mine their desperation for recaptured glory and redemption into ratings gold. Three old friends and rivals from high school days who get their invitation to the big fight for the chance to win $200,000 and much more. 25 years later - Deok-kyu, whose Olympic dreams were dashed, now runs a struggling noodle shop. Jae-seok who always wanted to be number one but still finds himself in a third-rate gang. And Sang-hoon, a thug turned corporate executive who must go back and find his bloodlust one last time. \

Ode to My Father

Ode to My Father

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-12-17

Languages:

Korean, English, German

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

126 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (573 Reviews)

Director:

JK Youn

Fullplot:

Amid the chaos of refugees fleeing the Korean War in December 1950, a young boy, Duk-soo, sees his fate change in the blink of an eye when he loses track of his younger sister and he leaves his father behind to find her. Settling in Busan, Duk-soo devotes himself to his remaining family, working all manner of odd jobs to support them in place of his father. His dedication leads him first to the deadly coal mines of Germany, where he meets his first love, Youngja, and then to war-torn Vietnam in this generational epic about one man's personal sacrifices.

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