12 Movies Starring Jung-woo Ha

Time

Time

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-08-10

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

Japan, South Korea

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (9283 Reviews)

Director:

Ki-duk Kim

Fullplot:

Seh-hee and Ji-woo have dated for two years; jealousy consumes her. She worries he will tire of her face. Then, she disappears. Telling no one, she goes to a plastic surgeon for a new face. Ji-woo has no idea where she is, although when he does respond to other women, someone unseen intervenes. Then, he meets See-hee, and although he tells her he misses Seh-hee, this new relationship blossoms into love. They talk at the same coffee house, visit the same sculpture park, and pose for the same photographs he did with Seh-hee. We know they are the same woman. Has this new face and renewed love made her happy? And what will Ji-woo do when he learns the truth? Is losing face losing self?

Breath

Breath

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-29

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

84 min

IMDB Ratings:

(3616 Reviews)

Director:

Ki-duk Kim

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A love story involving a convicted prisoner who "slowly falls for a woman who decorates his prison cell".

The Chaser

The Chaser

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-02-14

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

125 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (31958 Reviews)

Director:

Hong-jin Na

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

Won-Chan Hong

Shinho Lee

Hong-jin Na

Fullplot:

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by a same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

The Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-02

Languages:

Korean, Mandarin

Countries:

South Korea, USA, Hong Kong

Runtime:

136 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (9847 Reviews)

Director:

Hong-jin Na

Cast:

Writer:

Hong-jin Na (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The story of a cab driver in Yanji City, a region between North Korea, China and Russia. His wife goes to Korea to earn money, but he doesn't hear from her since in 6 months. He plays mah-jong to make some extra cash, but this only makes his life worse; but then he meets a hitman who proposes to turn his life around by repaying his debt and reuniting with his wife, just for one hit.

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.

The Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-02

Languages:

Korean, Mandarin

Countries:

South Korea, USA, Hong Kong

Runtime:

136 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (9882 Reviews)

Director:

Hong-jin Na

Cast:

Writer:

Hong-jin Na (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The story of a cab driver in Yanji City, a region between North Korea, China and Russia. His wife goes to Korea to earn money, but he doesn't hear from her since in 6 months. He plays mah-jong to make some extra cash, but this only makes his life worse; but then he meets a hitman who proposes to turn his life around by repaying his debt and reuniting with his wife, just for one hit.

The Client

The Client

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-09-29

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

(599 Reviews)

Director:

Young-Sung Sohn

Cast:

Writer:

Chun-Hyeong Lee (screenplay)

Young-Sung Sohn (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Elite attorney Kang Seong-Hee goes up against a top prosecutor over a case involving a man accused of killing his wife.

Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time

Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-02-02

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

134 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (2763 Reviews)

Director:

Jong-bin Yun

Fullplot:

On the verge of being fired, a corrupt customs official finds a haul of drugs and teams up with a vicious gangster to become the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.

The Berlin File

The Berlin File

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-02-15

Languages:

Korean, English, German

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (4024 Reviews)

Director:

Seung-wan Ryoo

Cast:

Writer:

Ted Geoghegan (english dialogue)

Stefanie Y. Hong (translation)

Seung-wan Ryoo

Fullplot:

A North Korean agent in Berlin is betrayed and cut loose in the midst of a financial espionage intrigue. Together with his wife, a translator at the North Korean embassy in Berlin, they try to escape being purged, as North and South Korean operatives relentlessly pursue them.

Kundo: Age of the Rampant

Kundo: Age of the Rampant

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-07-23

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

137 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1359 Reviews)

Director:

Jong-bin Yun

Genres:

ActionDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Cheol-Hong Jeon (screenplay)

Jong-bin Yoon (original story)

Fullplot:

A period action film centered on a militia group who turn against an unjust nobility.

The Terror Live

The Terror Live

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-07-31

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (2058 Reviews)

Director:

Byeong-woo Kim

Fullplot:

Young-hwa Yoon, once a top, national news anchor, gets demoted to radio news. One day, a call comes in during his radio show threatening to blow up Mapo Bridge. While it is brushed off as a prank call, the bridge ends up getting blown to pieces just 10 minutes later. To get his career back on track, Yoon tries to grab an exclusive live broadcast. The terrorist demands a hefty sum in exchange and the exclusive gets aired. The terrorist reveals he is one of the construction workers of Mapo Bridge and demands the President's apology for his coworkers who died on the job. However, the government dismisses the demands, and the terrorist strikes again. While efforts to convince both the government and the terrorist go awry, Yoon realizes there is a bomb rigged on him and falls in sheer terror.

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-01-15

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

124 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (91 Reviews)

Director:

Jung-woo Ha

Cast:

Writer:

Jung-woo Ha (screenplay)

Hua Yu (novel)

Fullplot:

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