8 Movies Starring Man-shik Jeong

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.

Rough Cut

Rough Cut

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-11

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1470 Reviews)

Director:

Hun Jang

Genres:

ActionDrama

Fullplot:

A gangster who wants to be an actor; an actor more gangster than anything. Here their paths and lives begin to cross.

Breathless

Breathless

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-16

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

130 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (3089 Reviews)

Director:

Ik-Joon Yang

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

A bitter loan shark strikes a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.

Paju

Paju

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-29

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (326 Reviews)

Director:

Chan-ok Park

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Yu-rim Lee

Chan-ok Park (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Paju, is the name of a place everyone has heard of but don't really know. There, we see a man sharing the lot of the neglected, and the women surrounding him. Bearing the paradox of liaison in the name of love, this place creates the traces of an unknown age.

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.

A Muse

A Muse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-04-25

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

129 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (442 Reviews)

Director:

Ji-woo Jung

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Ji-woo Jung (screenplay)

Beom-shin Park (novel)

Fullplot:

Lee Jeok-yo is a 70ish year old man who is a respected poet. He cares fondly for his 30ish year old disciple Seo Ji-woo. The world of these two men are shaken when 17-year-old high school student Han Eun-gyo comes into the picture, as their mind and sexual desires are awakened.

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-01-23

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

127 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (5101 Reviews)

Director:

Hwan-kyung Lee

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Hwan-kyung Lee (screenplay)

Yeong-ah Yoo (screenplay)

Hwang-sung Kim (screenplay)

Young-seok Kim (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Successful Ryoo Seung-yong comes back as a fool Yong-gu for his daughter! Outsiders not allowed! In room number 7 of the prison where all kinds of criminals are gathered, comes Yong-gu, a father with the sense of a 6 year-old and his 7 year-old daughter Ye-seung. The mission of these criminals in room number 7 is to protect these two who can never stay apart for a single moment. Will they succeed?

A Hard Day

A Hard Day

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-05-29

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3197 Reviews)

Director:

Seong-hoon Kim

Cast:

Writer:

Seong-hoon Kim

Seong-hoon Kim

Hae-jun Lee (adaptation)

Fullplot:

Detective Go Geon-soo is having a hard day, and the following events happen to him in less than 24 hours: He receives a divorce notice from his wife. His mother passes away. He and his coworkers are investigated by police inspectors over alleged embezzlement. Then on his way to his mother's funeral, he drives recklessly and commits a fatal hit and run. He tries to cover-up the accident by hiding the man's corpse in his deceased mother's coffin. But someone has been watching all along, and Geon-soo gets a mysterious call from a person claiming that he was the sole witness to the crime, who now begins to threaten him.

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