Jung Jin-young

Jung Jin-young

Born: October 16, 1964
in Seoul, South Korea
Jung Jin-young (정진영) is a South Korean actor. He has starred in numerous films, including Hi! Dharma!, Bunt, and The Case of Itaewon Homicide. But Jung is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Lee Joon-ik, namely Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield and its sequel Battlefield Heroes, The Happy Life, Sunny, and particularly for his role as King Yeonsan in the hugely successful King and the Clown.

Movies for Jung Jin-young...

Title: Queen of Tears
Character: Hong Beom-joon
Released: March 9, 2024
Type: TV
The queen of department stores and the prince of supermarkets weather a marital crisis—until love miraculously begins to bloom again.
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Title: LTNS
Character: Baek-ho
Released: January 19, 2024
Type: TV
A sexless married couple starts blackmailing adulterous couples for money.
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Title: Queenmaker
Character: Man
Released: April 14, 2023
Type: TV
After a tragic accident, a powerful fixer uses her skills to transform a civil rights lawyer into the next mayor — and take down her former employer.
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Title: Shadow Detective
Character: Choi Do-hyung
Released: October 26, 2022
Type: TV
A veteran detective who is about to retire unfolds a breathtaking psychological warfare with a mysterious man who follows his path while hiding his identity.
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Title: Yonder
Character: Doctor K
Released: October 14, 2022
Type: TV
Ja-hyun receives a message from his deceased wife inviting him to reunite with her in a place called 'Yonder'.
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Title: May It Please the Court
Character: Jang Ki-do
Released: September 21, 2022
Type: TV
Noh Chak-hee, the ace lawyer of the big law firm, Jangsan, becomes a public defender overnight and must defend the criminal who killed her loved one.
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A Year-End Medley
Title: A Year-End Medley
Character: Sang-gyu
Released: December 29, 2021
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy of a young man and woman that is told in the background of hotel 'Emross'. It has stories of people who met each other at Hotel Emross during the New Year holidays. Each one has his own memory to relate and create relationships or just going nostalgic.
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Title: Bulgasal: Immortal Souls
Character: Kwon Ho Yeol / Dan Geuk
Released: December 18, 2021
Type: TV
Cursed since birth and exempt from death, a revenge-driven immortal sets out on a quest to reclaim his soul and end a 600-year-old vendetta.
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The Gossip
Title: The Gossip
Character: Expert
Released: June 3, 2021
Type: Movie
'Jeong-seok', a public official who started a big-gaining part-time VVIP care service that costs a whopping 2 million won a week, visits a mansion in a deserted mountainous village. 'I-ppal', a senior part-timer who has the greatest idea ever, is constantly talking about it as soon as he meets him, and in the meantime, a legendary girl named 'Se-na' appears in front of him. The B-class war of the crazy people begins!
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The Book of Fish
Title: The Book of Fish
Character: King
Released: March 31, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1801, after a new king ascended the throne, a scholar Jeong Yak-jeon who served the late king is exiled to Heuk-san Island. There he meets Chang-dae, a young fisherman who is a huge admirer of Confucianism and has a wide knowledge about the sea.
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P1H: A New World Begins
Title: P1H: A New World Begins
Character: Ahjussi [Future]
Released: October 8, 2020
Type: Movie
The story of boys who are scattered in the past, present, and future to find the star of hope in order to save the Earth which is devastated by a virus spread by a group of evil.
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Title: My Unfamiliar Family
Character: Kim Sang-sik
Released: June 1, 2020
Type: TV
A family must deal with the unresolved emotions and misunderstandings that deeply affect their relationships with each other. From the mother that wants to graduate from her marriage, to the daughter who discovers her husband's well-hidden secret, the family must learn to rely on and communicate with each other.
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Title: Chief of Staff
Character: Lee Sung-Min
Released: June 14, 2019
Type: TV
As a chief of staff in the National Assembly, Jang Tae-jun influences power behind the scenes while pursuing his own ambitions to rise to the top.
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Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Title: Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Character: Chief Hwang
Released: February 20, 2019
Type: Movie
Pastor Park is head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders. While looking into a suspicious new religion called Deer Mount, he slowly uncovers clues that connect this cult to a series of mysterious cases of missing teenage girls when a body is found inside a damaged tunnel beams. He begins to uncover dark secrets surrounding this cult and its enforcer Na-han.
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Ode to the Goose
Title: Ode to the Goose
Character: Mr. Lee
Released: November 8, 2018
Type: Movie
Yoon-young fell for Song-hyeon when she was married to his friend. When she gets divorced, he takes her on a trip to Gunsan, where they stay at a guest house run by a middle-aged man and his autistic daughter.
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Grass
Title: Grass
Character: Kyung-soo
Released: October 25, 2018
Type: Movie
Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from their lives. Is she writing what she hears or is she hearing what's been written?
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Title: Sketch
Character: Jang Tae-Joon
Released: May 25, 2018
Type: TV
Detective Kang Dong-Soo's fiance is killed mysteriously. He works with a female detective who can see 3 days into the future. She sketches what she sees. They set out to capture the murderer. Kim Do-Jin is a former special forces member. His pregnant wife was killed and he plots revenge.
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Claire's Camera
Title: Claire's Camera
Character: Director So Wan-soo
Released: March 7, 2018
Type: Movie
Claire, a school teacher with a camera is on her first visit to Cannes. She happens upon a film sales assistant, Man-hee, recently laid off after a one-night stand with a film director. Together, this unlikely pair become detectives of sorts, as they wander around the seaside resort town, working to better understand the circumstances of Man-hee's firing.
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Heung-boo: The Revolutionist
Title: Heung-boo: The Revolutionist
Character: Jo Hang-ri
Released: February 14, 2018
Type: Movie
During a time of poverty and despair in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, a satirical street play that pokes fun at the ruling class while giving a prophecy of ‘a new leader to save the world’ becomes immensely popular among the people. The author of the fable, Heung-boo, subsequently gains fame around the country and is sought after by both the oppressive political power and the rebellion leader who want to use his name and talent for their differing agendas.
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The Swindlers
Title: The Swindlers
Character: Hwang Yoo-suk
Released: November 22, 2017
Type: Movie
A group of swindlers unite to hunt down an infamous con man who was known dead, amid their hidden motives and deception.
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Man of Will
Title: Man of Will
Character: Go Jin-sa
Released: October 19, 2017
Type: Movie
Young Kim Chang-Soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. In prison, Kim Chang-Soo sees how Koreans are persecuted and grows into a fighter for Korean independence.
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A Taxi Driver
Title: A Taxi Driver
Character: Reporter Lee
Released: August 2, 2017
Type: Movie
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
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Pandora
Title: Pandora
Character: Pyung-sub
Released: December 7, 2016
Type: Movie
When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his life to save the country from imminent disaster.
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Title: 동네의 사생활
Released: November 22, 2016
Type: TV
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Grand Father
Title: Grand Father
Character: Kim Yang-don
Released: August 31, 2016
Type: Movie
A Vietnam War veteran, Ki Gwang is an old bus driver. One day, he faced that his son had committed suicide and met his granddaughter at the funeral. However, he founds that some friends of his son has been using as his granddaughter as their need, This was the beginning of his vengeance for the world…
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Time Renegades
Title: Time Renegades
Character: Detective Kang
Released: April 13, 2016
Type: Movie
A high-school teacher in 1983 and a detective in 2015 join forces through their dreams to change the perilous fate of the woman they both love—30 years apart.
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Title: Glamorous Temptation
Character: Kang Seok-hyun
Released: October 5, 2015
Type: TV
A story about a woman experiencing a harsh fate, a woman who is jealous of her and a man set out to get revenge.
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Gangnam Blues
Title: Gangnam Blues
Character: Kang Gil-soo
Released: January 21, 2015
Type: Movie
Jong-dae and Yong-ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul.
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Ode to My Father
Title: Ode to My Father
Character: Yoon Jin-gyu
Released: December 17, 2014
Type: Movie
Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam War. He wishes to find his sister.
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Title: Angel Eyes
Character: Yoon Jae-beom
Released: April 5, 2014
Type: TV
Yoon Soo-wan and Park Dong-joo were each other's first loves, but were forced to separate due to painful family circumstances. Soo-wan, who had been blind, eventually undergoes an eye transplant surgery that restores her sight.
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Tabloid Truth
Title: Tabloid Truth
Character: Mr. Park
Released: February 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Woo-gon, a passionate manager who lost everything due to stock advertisements and a specialist gets together to find out the truth behind the rumors that have shaken up the country. From precious information to distribution, this crime chasing movie surrounds the invisible truth.
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Another Promise
Title: Another Promise
Character: Judge
Released: February 6, 2014
Type: Movie
Taxi driver Sang-gu is an ordinary father who has made a happy family. Due to their unfortunate financial circumstances, he is sorry that he cannot afford to send his daughter Yoon-mi to university like other parents. Yet, with a bright smile on her face, Yoon-mi tells her father that she will one day buy him a new car and pay college tuition fees for her younger sibling. However, less than two years after Yoon-mi begins her job at a large corporate company, she gets seriously ill and returns home. Sang-gu is heartbroken to see his young daughter in such a condition.
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Miracle in Cell No. 7
Title: Miracle in Cell No. 7
Character: Jang Min-hwan
Released: January 23, 2013
Type: Movie
A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.
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Love 911
Title: Love 911
Character: Detective Oh
Released: December 19, 2012
Type: Movie
A doctor tries to woo a grieving, widowed firefighter in her attempt to get him to testify on her behalf in a medical malpractice case.
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Title: Love Rain
Character: Seo In-ha
Released: March 26, 2012
Type: TV
A story of two couples' journey of new love, loss and unexpected reunion spans decades, from the 1970s through present day.
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S.I.U.
Title: S.I.U.
Character: Hwang Du-su
Released: November 24, 2011
Type: Movie
Sung-Bum is a hot-tempered detective who relies on his intuition to crack cases. He rarely comes across a case that he cannot solve. The body of a police officer is then discovered in a burned out car near an abandoned building. Drugs are also found near the dead officer. To catch the killer the police department sets up a special investigation unit for the case. Sung-Bum takes part in the investigation. Ho-Ryong is a young, confident man who works as a criminal profiler. He trained with the F.B.I. in the United States. Ho-Ryong is also assigned to the special investigation unit. Ho-Ryong relies on evidence rather than instinct. Detective Sung-Bum takes an immediate dislike for Ho-Ryong.
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Title: Brain
Character: Kim Sang-chul
Released: November 14, 2011
Type: TV
Lee Gang Hun is a brilliant brain surgeon who will do anything for success. Haunted by the hardships he had growing up including his father’s death, he’s filled with ambition and hopes to prove himself to be the best when it comes to neurosurgery. Gang Hun’s arrogance and selfishness remind Professor Sang Cheol, the best brain surgeon at Chunha University Hospital, of his younger days. San Chul is an empathetic doctor who cares highly about his patients, and dislikes Gang Hun’s approach, but ultimately decides to mentor him, as the two are connected by a secret past. On the other hand, Gang Hun’s rival Jun Seok comes from a family of doctors who have always supported him. Despite this, Jun Seok has always felt inferior to Gang Hun. On top of that, his crush has feelings for Gang Hun instead of him. This is the story of three rival doctors at a prestigious hospital as they navigate their struggles, ambitions, and each other.
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Crossing the Youngdo Bridge
Title: Crossing the Youngdo Bridge
Character: Baek Ik Duk
Released: February 4, 2011
Type: Movie
The story of the conflict and reconciliation between father and daughter.
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Battlefield Heroes
Title: Battlefield Heroes
Character: Kim Yu-sin
Released: January 27, 2011
Type: Movie
This story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when Silla-Tang Dynasty union attacks Goguryeo.
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Title: Running Man
Character: Self
Released: July 11, 2010
Type: TV
A reality and competition show where members are joined by celebs to complete a weekly mission to win the race with Seoul as the beautiful backdrop.
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Title: Dong Yi
Released: March 22, 2010
Type: TV
Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.
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The Case of Itaewon Homicide
Title: The Case of Itaewon Homicide
Character: Prosecutor Park
Released: September 10, 2009
Type: Movie
On the night of April 8, 1997, an innocent college student was brutally murdered in a burger shop washroom for no apparent reason. 2 Korean-American teenagers are brought for questioning and are charged with murder and possession of lethal weapon and withholding evidence. Neither is remorseful for their heinous crimes and blames each other for the killing.
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Title: The Kingdom of the Wind
Character: King Yuri
Released: September 10, 2008
Type: TV
The Kingdom of The Wind, also known as The Land of The Wind, is a 2008 South Korean historial drama, broadcast on KBS from 10 September 2008 to 15 January 2009. It was directed by Kang Il-soo, written by Choi Wan-gyu, Jung Jin-ok, Park Jin-woo; adapted from manhwa by Kim Jin.
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Sunny
Title: Sunny
Character: Kim Jeong-man
Released: July 23, 2008
Type: Movie
With hopes of reuniting with her husband, who left for the Vietnam War without telling her, a young wife joins a traveling band as the lead singer.
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Happy Life
Title: Happy Life
Character: Gi-yeong
Released: September 12, 2007
Type: Movie
Three old friends who used to be part of a rock band reunite at the fourth member's funeral. They decide to band back together with the deceased's estranged son serving as the new fourth member.
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For Eternal Hearts
Title: For Eternal Hearts
Released: August 9, 2007
Type: Movie
An ordinary college boy Su-young meets an extraordinary girl named Pippi on campus. After he witnesses her suicide, bizarre things begin to happen...
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Bunt
Title: Bunt
Character: Hur Jin-Gyu
Released: April 26, 2007
Type: Movie
Filling the cups of classmates with a kettle is the only work 11-year-old Dong-ku, who is mentally retarded, can do in his school life. However, even this small connection with the outside world breaks as one day a new water purifier replaces the kettle in his classroom. Disappointed badly by losing his only hope to survive in a regular school, he finds that every freshman in the junior baseball team is required to supply drinking water to other members with a kettle. Though knows nothing about baseball, Dong-ku decides to join the team while his father, Jin-kyu, is struggling to save his kid’s only shelter, their chicken bar.
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If You Were Me 3
Title: If You Were Me 3
Released: November 23, 2006
Type: Movie
Commissioned by South Korea's National Human Rights Commission, If You Were Me is an innovative omnibus film project to promote tolerance and human rights and shed light on the hardships disadvantaged people face in Korea. This third installment continues the If You Were Me tradition. Directors Jeong Yun Cheol (Marathon), Kim Hyeon Pil (Wonderful Day), Lee Mi Yeon (L'Abri), Noh Dong Seok (Boys of Tomorrow), Hong Gi Seon (The Road Taken), and Kim Gok and Kim Sun (Capitalist Manifesto: Working Men of All Countries) participated in If You Were Me 3, creating shorts on human rights issues of their choosing, ranging from labor conditions to gay rights to discrimination.
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Love Phobia
Title: Love Phobia
Character: Dr. Chu
Released: April 27, 2006
Type: Movie
On a sunny day, a boy named Jo-kang meets Ari, a girl in a yellow raincoat, and they become friends. Jo-kang falls helplessly in love with the quirky but attractive Ari, but one day, she suddenly disappears. Ten years pass and Jo-kang, now a high school student, gets a call from Ari and meets her again in a temple. Although they have not seen each other for ten years, they have such a great time together. Then, Ari disappears again. Jo-kang is devastated. Why has she disappeared again? What will become of them?
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King and the Clown
Title: King and the Clown
Character: King Yeonsan
Released: December 29, 2005
Type: Movie
Set in the late 15th century during the reign of King Yeonsan, two male street clowns and tightrope walkers, Jangsaeng and Gong-gil, are part of an entertainer troupe. Their manager prostitutes the beautiful Gong-gil to rich customers, and Jangsaeng is sickened by this practice. After Gong-gil kills the manager in defense of Jangsaeng, the pair flee to Seoul, where they form a new group with three other street performers.
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Chulsoo Loves Younghee
Title: Chulsoo Loves Younghee
Released: January 7, 2005
Type: Movie
Chulsoo is a punk kid who always plays tricks on others. One day, while he is picking on somebody as usual, he meets Younghee, a new transfer student, who becomes his class partner. He starts to like her. Younghee is a precocious smart girl who lives with her grandmother alone. Her grandmother owns a flower shop and she helps her grandma by delivering flowers. Though Younghee looks lively, she misses her deceased parents at heart.
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Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In Seoul
Title: Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In Seoul
Character: Brother Jeong-myeong
Released: July 9, 2004
Type: Movie
Following the last wish of an old master, three monks head to Seoul to rest his remains in the Mushim Temple. However, they discover that the heavily indebted host monk has abandoned the temple and its inhabitants. The three monks make every effort to help the temple by promoting it to the public and raising funds through donations. But just when things begin to look much brighter, a team of four gangsters reach the temple indicating their need to reclaim it for an urban redevelopment project.
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Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
Title: Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
Character: Kim Yu-sin
Released: October 17, 2003
Type: Movie
Set in the 7th century AD during the Korean peninsula's division into three perpetually warring kingdoms, Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield focuses on the Shilla's king Kim Choon-chu efforts to conquer his rivals: Koguryo and Baekche. To achieve this goal, he allies with mainland China's Tang empire, the superpower of the era, and together the two polities plan to attack first the weakest Baekche at its main fortress of Hwangsanbul, guarding the only easy access to the mountainous interior. But the fortress commander General Kye Baek (Park Joong-hoon) will be resisting to the end...This comedy relays on clash between ancient time and modern language combined with irony and distance to the war.
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Wild Card
Title: Wild Card
Character: Oh Yeong-dal
Released: May 16, 2003
Type: Movie
Two detectives investigate a string of horrific murders in Seoul and zero in on a sadistic gang leader who carries an actual ball and chain.
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Hi, Dharma!
Title: Hi, Dharma!
Character: Monk Jeong-myeong
Released: November 9, 2001
Type: Movie
Laughs and thrills go hand-in-fist in this Korean action comedy, as a band of criminals fleeing a violent gang war hides out in a monastery. The monks in residence quickly tire of the goons’ distressing behavior and manufacture a series of activities to get even.
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Guns & Talks
Title: Guns & Talks
Character: Inspector Cho
Released: October 12, 2001
Type: Movie
Four unlikely assassins question their assignments because they genuinely care about their customers and victims. However, they attract police attention and a prosecutor is on their trail.
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Prison World Cup
Title: Prison World Cup
Character: Bang
Released: May 19, 2001
Type: Movie
With the new millenium, the U.N. human rights committee proposes the first Prisoner's World Cup, putting forth the slogans of Liberty, Equality, and Harmony. Corrections wardens across Korea are thrown into a dilemma over whether to let their prisoners participate or not. The Hope Team is one of the most unlikely soccer teams in the world with a total of 75 previous convictions and an average of 6 for each player. With promises of leaves and reduced sentences, the team members are motivated to the hilt. They pool their various criminal talents to play, fight, and poison their way to the finals despite a prejudiced referee and two of the team's members having been bought off by the opposing team. But when their leader, the only condemned man among them, breaks out of jail, the team is thrown into chaos and they learn some more about hope.
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Out Live
Title: Out Live
Character: Namgung Jun-kwang
Released: July 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A sweeping, epic tale of a martial arts warrior who attempts to defy a kingdom to be with his love.
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The Ring Virus
Title: The Ring Virus
Character: Choi Yeol
Released: June 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Sun-ju is a reporter who uncovers a series of inexplicable deaths that occurred simultaneously. Her investigation leads her to a resort, where she finds a videotape filled with mysterious images. After viewing it, a message appears on the screen that she has just been cursed, and that in order to save herself she must - end of tape. Somebody has erased the rest, leaving her horrified and uncertain of her next move.
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A Promise
Title: A Promise
Character: Eom Ki-tak
Released: November 14, 1998
Type: Movie
When she met him at the first time, he was a wounded person. However, she saw him through his clear eyes hidden in the bandage. She, Chae Hi-Ju, is a doctor and he, Kong Sang-Du, is a boss of a bandit. The pair seemed not to love each other in terms of their position, but they were closed to each other giving up their own world. However, he was not a common man...
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Green Fish
Title: Green Fish
Character: Mak-dong's 3rd-eldest Brother
Released: February 7, 1997
Type: Movie
Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
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The Terrorist
Title: The Terrorist
Released: May 12, 1995
Type: Movie
A tough cop goes vigilante to rid the streets of a vicious gang boss after his friend is murdered. But along the way he discovers that his brother may also be mixed up in the hooliganry.
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Opening the Closed School Gates
Title: Opening the Closed School Gates
Released: December 31, 1992
Type: Movie
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Title: 그것이 알고 싶다
Character: Himself
Released: March 31, 1992
Type: TV