Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik

Born: April 27, 1962
in Seoul, South Korea
Choi Min-sik is a South Korean actor. He received critical acclaim for his roles in Oldboy, I Saw the Devil and The Admiral: Roaring Currents. For his role in Oldboy, he won the Best Actor prize at the 40th Baeksang Art Awards, the 24th Blue Dragon Awards, and the 41st Grand Bell Awards.

Movies for Choi Min-sik...

Exhuma
Title: Exhuma
Character: Kim Sang-duk
Released: February 22, 2024
Type: Movie
After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.
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Title: Big Bet
Character: Cha Mu-sik
Released: December 21, 2022
Type: TV
Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino business, and strategizes winning over the political and business circles in the Philippines. However, he is suddenly framed as a suspect in Min Seokjun's death, and is tracked by Oh Seunghoon of the Korean Desk. Betrayal is rampant in the presence of money.
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Title: Blue Dragon Series Awards
Character: Self
Released: July 19, 2022
Type: TV
The Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) is a new annual awards ceremony for original streaming content in South Korea.
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In Our Prime
Title: In Our Prime
Character: Ri Hak-sung
Released: March 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Ji-woo, an outcast at a prestigious private school, meets Hak-sung, the school janitor who is actually a mathematical genius who defected from North Korea.
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Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
Title: Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
Character: 203
Released: October 6, 2021
Type: Movie
Due to his incurable disease, Nam-sik desperately needs the medicine that he can’t possibly afford. Just to stay alive, he chooses to move around from hospital to hospital stealing medicine after work. Meanwhile, 203, the man in prison for embezzlement who is suffering from severe headache and seizures visits the hospital for a medical checkup. After being told that he has less than 2 weeks to live, 203 escapes and Nam-sik tag along in his unexpected journey.
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Forbidden Dream
Title: Forbidden Dream
Character: Jang Yeong-sil
Released: December 26, 2019
Type: Movie
A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong-sil, the most remarkable scientist.
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The Battle: Roar to Victory
Title: The Battle: Roar to Victory
Character: Hong Beom-do
Released: August 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.
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Heart Blackened
Title: Heart Blackened
Character: Lim Tae-san
Released: November 2, 2017
Type: Movie
A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.
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The Mayor
Title: The Mayor
Character: Byeon Jong-gu
Released: April 26, 2017
Type: Movie
For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.
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Old Days
Title: Old Days
Character: Self
Released: April 29, 2016
Type: Movie
Old Days is a documentary about Park Chan-wook's original masterpiece, Oldboy. It was created for Plain Archive's Blu-ray release and first screened at the Jeonju International Film Festival.
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The Tiger
Title: The Tiger
Character: Cheon Man-deok
Released: December 16, 2015
Type: Movie
In 1925 Korea, Japanese rulers demand the last remaining tiger be killed. The tiger easily defeats his pursuers until a legendary hunter takes him on.
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The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Title: The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Character: Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Released: July 30, 2014
Type: Movie
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598, where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.
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Lucy
Title: Lucy
Character: Mr. Jang
Released: July 25, 2014
Type: Movie
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
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In My End Is My Beginning
Title: In My End Is My Beginning
Character: Doctor (voice) (cameo)
Released: April 4, 2013
Type: Movie
When Jung-ha loses her husband in an accident, Naru, her husband's secret lover, comes to her. Naru begs Jung-ha that she will do anything if only she will let her stay at her house. Jung-ha denies her at first, but eventually their strange arrangement of living together begins.
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New World
Title: New World
Character: Kang Hyung-chul
Released: February 21, 2013
Type: Movie
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.
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Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Title: Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Character: Himself
Released: December 6, 2012
Type: Movie
Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Title: Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character: (archive footage)
Released: February 4, 2012
Type: Movie
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
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Nameless Gangster
Title: Nameless Gangster
Character: Choi Ik-hyun
Released: February 2, 2012
Type: Movie
A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.
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Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
Title: Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
Character: Wanderer
Released: July 28, 2011
Type: Movie
Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in Korea, “Leafie, A Hen into the Wild” is about a laying hen named Leafie who is destined to live the “same old” repetitive life confined on the chicken farm. Her fate changes when she escapes from the chicken farm and hatches a duck egg. With the duckling (who believes Leafie to be his mother), sets off on a journey into the wild with her new son to find her freedom.
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I Saw the Devil
Title: I Saw the Devil
Character: Kyung-chul
Released: August 12, 2010
Type: Movie
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
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Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells
Title: Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells
Character: Choi
Released: June 11, 2009
Type: Movie
A Korean executive ventures into the Himalayas in order to deliver the remains of a Nepalese migrant worker to his family.
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Lady Vengeance
Title: Lady Vengeance
Character: Mr. Baek
Released: July 29, 2005
Type: Movie
Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.
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Crying Fist
Title: Crying Fist
Character: Gang Tae-shik
Released: March 31, 2005
Type: Movie
Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing to turn around lives gone astray, aiming for the amateur title, ultimately pitting them against each other, but more importantly, against themselves.
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Autobiography of 'Oldboy'
Title: Autobiography of 'Oldboy'
Character: Self
Released: February 28, 2005
Type: Movie
A three and- a-half-hour video diary of the making of Oldboy. This was included as a special feature in the DVD and Blu Ray releases of Oldboy and was a special feature in Arrow Video's release of the film.
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Springtime
Title: Springtime
Character: Hyeon-woo
Released: September 16, 2004
Type: Movie
A struggling musician takes a job teaching music to middle school children in a rural mining town.
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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Title: Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Character: North Korean Captain
Released: February 5, 2004
Type: Movie
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
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Oldboy
Title: Oldboy
Character: Oh Dae-su
Released: November 21, 2003
Type: Movie
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
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Painted Fire
Title: Painted Fire
Character: Jang Seung-up
Released: May 10, 2002
Type: Movie
In a time of political and social unrest in 19th century Korea, uncouth, self-taught painter Jang Seung-up explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.
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Failan
Title: Failan
Character: Kang-jae
Released: April 28, 2001
Type: Movie
After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.
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Happy End
Title: Happy End
Character: Seo Min-ki
Released: December 11, 1999
Type: Movie
When a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her life.
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Shiri
Title: Shiri
Character: Park Mu-young
Released: February 13, 1999
Type: Movie
North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.
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The Quiet Family
Title: The Quiet Family
Character: Chang-goo
Released: April 25, 1998
Type: Movie
A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.
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No. 3
Title: No. 3
Character: Ma Dong-pal
Released: August 2, 1997
Type: Movie
Tae-joo manages to rise in rank in a gang for saving the boss's life. However, prosecutor Dong-pal appears in front of him as his sworn enemy. Meanwhile, Jo-pil wants to get rid of Tae-joo's gang, training for revenge. The three men's goals intertwine.
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Title: The 4th Republic
Character: Kim Dae-jung
Released: October 18, 1995
Type: TV
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Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone
Title: Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone
Released: March 9, 1995
Type: Movie
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Title: seoulmoon
Character: Park Chun-seob
Released: January 8, 1994
Type: TV
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Sara Is Guilty
Title: Sara Is Guilty
Released: December 11, 1993
Type: Movie
Sara seduces her college roommate's boyfriend which results in her friend's death after the incident is exposed. Sara tries to break off the relationship but the man stalks her and kills her next lover in a jealous rage. Deciding they deserve each other and vowing undying love, they opt for a double suicide
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May Our Love Stay This Way
Title: May Our Love Stay This Way
Character: Jun-hyeok
Released: September 19, 1992
Type: Movie
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Our Twisted Hero
Title: Our Twisted Hero
Character: Mr. Kim
Released: August 15, 1992
Type: Movie
Han Byung-tae, who teaches at a private after-school academy in Seoul, receives word that his old teacher has passed away and sets off to the rural village where he attended elementary school. In the train, he reminisces about the tough fights he used to get into back in the day.
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All That Falls Has Wings
Title: All That Falls Has Wings
Character: Tae-sik
Released: January 26, 1990
Type: Movie
This youth melodrama tells the story of a law student from a small village in Korea, and the irresponsible girl with whom he falls in love. The girl leads a reckless life, working in bars in Itaewon, and in the U.S., while the law student follows her. Their relationship ends in tragedy with the man shooting the woman, and her confessing her true love before dying.
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Kuro Arirang
Title: Kuro Arirang
Character: Jin-seok
Released: July 1, 1989
Type: Movie
The film depicts the story of four people working in a sewing factory in Guro Industrial Complex in Seoul and the problems they face.
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On the Way to the Winter
Title: On the Way to the Winter
Character: Gi-dal
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Gi-dal is preparing a new school play. His bossy professor sends him on errands and makes him prepare materials. On Christmas Eve, when he is supposed to meet his girlfriend, his professor, who is running late on a deadline, asks to copy his article.
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Vapor
Title: Vapor
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
A typical couple like any else. No special events worth reminiscing. No intense fights. But, to them, these are special memories and an important part of who they are.