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Choi Il-hwa
Choi Il-hwa (born May 9, 1959) is a South Korean actor. He joined the Madang Sesil Theatre Group in 1983, and has since continued acting in Korean theater, television and film. Filmography Film *'' No Tomorrow (2016) *''Wonderful Nightmare'' (2015) ( cameo) *''The Treacherous'' (2015) *''The Divine Move'' (2014) *''New World'' (2013) *''Man on the Edge'' (2013) *'' The Peach Tree'' (2012) *''Fragments of Sweet Memories'' (short film, 2012) *''The Traffickers'' (2012) *'' Deranged'' (2012) *'' Two Weddings and a Funeral'' (2012) *'' Helpless'' (2012) *''Perfect Game'' (2011) *''The Suicide Forecast'' (2011) *'' The Showdown'' (2011) *''You'' (short film, 2010) *''Finding Mr. Destiny'' (2010) ( cameo) *''Magic'' (2010) *''The Case of Itaewon Homicide'' (2009) *''Goodbye Mom'' (2009) *'' My Dear Enemy'' (2008) *''My New Partner'' (2008) *''My Tutor Friend 2'' (2007) *''The Show Must Go On'' (2007) *''Ad-lib Night'' (2006) *'' Hanbando'' (2006) *''King and the Clown'' (2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Suicide Forecast
''The Suicide Forecast'' (; lit. "Suspicious Customers") is a 2011 South Korean comedy-drama film. It is Jo Jin-mo's directorial debut. Plot Baseball player-turned-insurance salesman Byung-woo (Ryoo Seung-bum) is seen as the cocky ace of his company until one of his clients commits suicide. The police suspect him of aiding and abetting the suicide, which almost jeopardizes Byung-woo's career. Anxious to ensure it won't happen again, he gets in touch with his previous clients. Particularly those who seem the type to commit suicide. During his quest to turn their lives around for the better, Byung-woo reunites with a lonely husband (Park Chul-min), a debt-ridden lounge singer (Younha), a homeless young man ( Im Joo-hwan), and a widowed mother (Jung Sun-kyung). Cast *Ryoo Seung-bum ... Bae Byung-woo *Seo Ji-hye ... Lee Hye-in *Sung Dong-il ... Manager Park Jin-seok *Park Chul-min ... Oh Sang-yeol *Jung Sun-kyung ... Choi Bok-soon * Im Joo-hwan ... Kim Young-tak *Younha ... Ahn So-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone Special (film)
''Someone Special'' (; lit. "A Woman I Know") is a 2004 South Korean romantic comedy film about a struggling baseball player and a fan with a long-time crush on him. It was selected to screen at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festival, 2005 Udine Far East Film Festival, and made its United States premiere at the 2005 New York Asian Film Festival. Plot Despite having dated a number of women, professional baseball player Dong Chi-sung has never had a first love. "I always think it's love, but sooner or later I find out it's not..." Sure enough, his latest girlfriend dumps him, and then on the same day, he goes to the doctor and finds out he has a malignant tumor, with only three months to live. It's September now, so he won't even live to see the new year. With his mind in a tailspin, he goes to a friend's bar to drink away his pain. Not a heavy drinker by habit, Chi-sung passes out, and wakes up to find himself in a hotel room with the bartender, a rather quirky woman he's mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springtime (2004 Film)
''Springtime'' (; lit. ''When Spring Comes'') is a 2004 South Korean film starring Choi Min-sik as a struggling musician who takes a job as a music teacher in a rural mining town outside of Seoul. Plot To trumpeter Hyun-woo, life seems to remain forever locked in winter. In desperation, Hyunwoo signs up for a position teaching a children's wind ensemble at a small junior high school in a distant Dogye village. Worn-out instruments, tarnished trophies and frayed certificates testify to the poor conditions of this ragtag group. This leads Hyun-woo, together with his students, to take on a seemingly impossible challenge. Awards and nominations ;2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards * Best Music - Jo Seong-woo * Nomination – Best Actor - Choi Min-sik * Nomination – Best New Actress - Jang Shin-young ;2004 Korean Film Awards * Nomination – Best Actor - Choi Min-sik * Nomination – Best Supporting Actress – Youn Yuh-jung * Nomination – Best Music - Jo Seong-woo * Nomination – Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon (2005 Film)
''Typhoon'' () is a 2005 South Korean action film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek and starring Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jae, and Lee Mi-yeon. Typhoon was the highest budget South Korean film at the time, with a budget of over 15 million dollars, or about 17 billion won. The film was shot in three countries: South Korea, Thailand, Russia. Plot An American freighter ship carrying sensitive cargo en route to Taiwan is hijacked by North Korean pirates led by Sin (Jang Dong-gun), a terrorist set on destroying the Korean Peninsula. The sensitive cargo is weapons technology for a military satellite, secretly made by the U.S. in reaction to strengthening Chinese/Russian relations. Having stolen the technology, Sin attempts to attain highly radioactive waste from Russia through the black market. His plan is to detonate a fleet of helium balloons loaded with radioactive waste over the Korean Peninsula. To investigate the hijacking, the South Korean government sends Sejong (Lee Jung-jae), a South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King And The Clown
''The King and the Clown'' (, lit. ''The King's Man'') is a 2005 South Korean historical drama film, starring Kam Woo-sung, Lee Joon-gi, and Jung Jin-young. It was adapted from the 2000 stage play, ''Yi'' ("You") about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king and a court clown who mocks him. It was released on 29 December 2005, runs for 119 minutes; and distributed domestically by Cinema Service and internationally by CJ Entertainment. The movie is referred to by various titles. It is sometimes known as ''The King's Man'' (the literal English translation of the Korean title). In Chinese, the title is "王的男人" or "王和小丑", and in Japanese, it is known as "王の男". It is also known as ''The Royal Jester'' in English, as the movie's English translator found it more fitting than the original title. The film was chosen as South Korea's official submission for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. With over 12.3 million tickets sold, it was the most wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanbando (film)
''Hanbando'' (Hangul: 한반도, Hanja:韓半島; lit. Korean peninsula) is a 2006 South Korean blockbuster film. Plot The North and South Korean governments are on the verge of reopening the Kyungui Railroad, which connects the two Koreas, as a further step toward reunification. Japan refuses to accept the decision, claiming rights to the railway lines based on official documents imprinted with the imperial seal of Emperor Gojong of Joseon a century ago. Yet an age old conspiracy is uncovered where the imperial seal with which Emperor Gojong signed the documents is suspected to be fake. It is a race against time and hidden agendas as the South Korean president (Ahn Sung-ki) employs the outspoken historian Choi Min-jae (Cho Jae-hyun) and the descendant of the Joseon royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik (Kang Shin-il) to find the authentic seal and prevent the history of Japanese occupation from repeating itself. In the meantime, Japanese economic sanctions divide the South Korean governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad-lib Night
''Ad-lib Night'' (; lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong ( Kim Young-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car. Cast *Han Hyo-joo – Lee Bo-kyung * Kim Young-min – Ki-yeong *Choi Il-hwa – Ji-ho's father *Yoon Hee-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Show Must Go On (2007 Film)
''The Show Must Go On'' () is a 2007 South Korean action film written and directed by Han Jae-rim, starring Song Kang-ho in the lead role. The film revolves around a full-time gangster who's aspiring to be a full-time husband and dad. The film released theatrically in South Korea on 5 April 2007. Plot In-gu is a gangster but also a husband and father who dreams of moving his family out of their drab apartment and into a bigger home. Shunned by his daughter and nagged by his wife to get a respectable job, In-gu nonetheless perseveres down his chosen path to provide for his family. But his family life starts to get in the way of his business, and to make matters worse he is plotted against by the younger brother of his boss which favors In-gu for his abilities to enforce territorial rights. Cast * Song Kang-ho ... In-gu * Park Ji-young ... Mi-ryung * Kim So-eun ... Hee-soo * Oh Dal-su ... Hyun-soo * Yoon Je-moon ... Director Noh * Choi Il-hwa ... Chairman Noh * Choi Jong-ryul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Tutor Friend 2
''My Tutor Friend 2'' (; lit. "Tutoring a Friend of My Age Lesson 2") is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film released on April 19, 2007. It was promoted as a sequel to the 2003 movie ''My Tutor Friend'', but the films' characters and plots are unrelated, and only share the basic premise of a boy and girl of the same age that happen to meet as student and tutor, and later fall in love. Plot Cast * Lee Chung-ah - Junko * Park Ki-woong - Jong-man * Lee Young-ha - Heo Ha-ryong * Yoon Young-sam - Sung Moon-ran * Julian Quintart - George * Jo Dal-hwan - Seon Poong-gi * Jang Young-ran - assistant teacher Hee-jung * Yang Geum-seok - Dong-wook's mother * Baek Seung-woo - Lee Dong-wook * Yang Jin-woo - Jung Woo-sung * Shin Cheol-jin - Professor * Choi Il-hwa - Junko's father * Ah Yong-joo - gang boss * Shin Jung-geun - film professor * Jung Jae-hoon - gunman * Jung Eun-woo - Woo-sung's friend * Shin Cheol-jin - Professor * Lee Jooyeon Lee Joo-yeon (born March 19, 1987), formerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Dear Enemy
''My Dear Enemy'' (; lit. "One Fine Day") is a road movie starring Jeon Do-yeon and Ha Jung-woo as two ex-lovers who reacquaint themselves while driving around Seoul. The film takes place over one rather uneventful day, and subtle emotions and chemistry between the actors propel the narrative. This is the fourth film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. Plot Lee Yoon-ki's deadpan comedy trails a pair of former lovers – he's a charismatic romantic and she's a no-nonsense realist – who bump into each other one year down the road. Hee-soo isn't the type of person to say what's on her mind, but you can tell that something is wrong. When, at a horseracing stadium, she tracks down her ex-boyfriend Byung-woon, her voice is laced with fury. "I want my money," she says, skipping even the barest of greetings. Byung-woon, for his part, looks like a man trapped. Despite his nervous smiles and warm assurances (that seem slightly dodgy), you can guess from the outset that he doesn't have the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Mom
''Goodbye Mom'' () is a 2009 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by Jeong Gi-hun in his feature debut. Starring Choi Kang-hee and Kim Young-ae, it depicts the story of an unsuccessful writer and her tumultuous relationship with her mother. A box office hit with more than 1.9 million admissions, Jeong also won Best Director for Asian New Talent Award at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival. Cast * Choi Kang-hee as Park Ae-ja * Kim Young-ae as Choi Young-hee * Bae Soo-bin as Cheol-min * Choi Il-hwa as Doctor Dong-pal * Seong byeong-sook as Fish market lady * Sa Hyun-jin as Hyun-jin * Kim Jae-man as Min-seok ** Baek Seung-hwan as young Min-seok * Jang Young-nam as Editor * Jung Hye-sun as Female monk * Shin Jung-geun as Joon-won * Oh Yeon-ah Oh Yeon-ah (born Kim Mi-ae on December 1, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She has played many supporting roles in both films and television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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