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Huh Joon-ho
Huh Joon-ho (, born April 14, 1964) is a South Korean actor. His name was previously officially romanized as Hur Joon-ho and is sometimes romanized unofficially as Heo Joon-ho. His father was Heo Jang-kang, a well-known Korean actor. Huh began his career in theater, then became active in film and television as a character actor, notably in the 2003 box office hit ''Silmido'' for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards. He has also reprised the leading role in the stage musical ''Gambler Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three eleme ...'' several times. Filmography Film Television series Musical theatre Awards and nominations References External links * at Story J Company * * * Fan cafeat Daum {{DEFAULTSORT:Huh, ... [...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] |
A Petal
''A Petal'' () is a 1996 South Korean film directed by Jang Sun-woo. Plot The film tells the story of a girl who experienced the Gwangju Uprising at the age of 15, and its effect on her life in later years. Cast * Lee Jung-hyun as Girl * Moon Sung-keun as Jang * Sol Kyung-gu * Chu Sang-mi * Park Chul-min * Park Kwang-jung * Lee Young-ran as Girl's Mother Production This film was a difficult job for 15-years old Lee Jung-hyun, who did not know acting. Director Sun-Woo Jang was furious on the first day of shooting. "At first I wasn't good at acting, so the director threw away the script and stopped shooting. I took it myself and I cried for a long time in the dormitory. Then I woke up. 'Then I have to live like a crazy child,' I thought. Because if I can't act, I simply have no choice but to become that kind of person." So she began wandering around the neighborhood for three or four hours before the shoots. People in the neighborhood thought she was a really crazy child and took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sovereign Default (film)
''Default'' (; lit. "National Bankruptcy Day") is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Choi Kook-hee. The film was released on November 28, 2018. Starring Kim Hye-soo, Yoo Ah-in, Heo Joon-ho, Jo Woo-jin, and Vincent Cassel, it is the first Korean film to feature a financial crisis theme based on real-life events. Plot ''Default'' dramatizes the behind-the-scenes story of the IMF negotiations that took place during the financial crisis in 1997 through three parallel stories. Factory owner Gap-su (Huh Joon-ho) wins a contract to supply metal bowls to a big department store, but the store pays him with a promissory note — and so by accepting it, Gap-su unknowingly exposes himself to the risk that his customer won’t be able to pay him. This backfires when the department store goes bankrupt, leaving Gap-su without the funds to pay his suppliers. Meanwhile, a young financial analyst named Jung-hak (Yoo Ah-in) hears stories on the radio about families in distress — par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf Brigade
, also known as ''Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' in its American release, is a 1999 Japanese action political thriller anime film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura (in his directorial debut) and written by Mamoru Oshii. ''Jin-Roh'' is the third film in Oshii's ''Kerberos saga'' and is primarily based on Oshii's manga ''Kerberos Panzer Cop''. The film follows Kazuki Fuse, a member of a special police unit set during an alternate history of 1950s Japanese riots. Failing to follow an order to execute a frightened young girl only to see her commit suicide by detonating an improvised explosive device before his very eyes, Fuse is put on trial and sent back to the training camp for re-evaluation. Visiting the grave of the suicide, he meets Kei, the girl's sister, who does not hold him responsible for her demise. The film proceeds as the two develop a peculiar relationship. The film premiered on November 17, 1999, in France, and Bandai Entertainment and Viz Media licensed the film for an English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merciless (film)
''The Merciless'' is a 2017 South Korean crime-action film directed by Byun Sung-hyun, and starring Sol Kyung-gu and Yim Si-wan. The film was released in South Korea on May 17, 2017. It was shown out of competition in the Midnight Screenings section at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2017. Plot The story is about the loyalty and betrayal between an inmate leader and an undercover cop/prisoner, who team to take over a gang. It centers around the main character Hyun soo, the undercover cop, and Han Jaeho the inmate leader. Cast *Sol Kyung-gu as Jae-ho * Yim Si-wan as Hyun-soo *Kim Hee-won as Byung-gab * Jeon Hye-jin as Chun In-sook *Lee Geung-young as Byung-chul *Jang In-sub as Min-chul *Kim Ji-hoon as Jung-sik * Lee Ji-hoon as Public prosecutor Oh *Choi Byung-mo as Captain Choi * Moon Ji-yoon as Young-geun *Nam Gi-ae as Hyun-soo's mother *Jin Seon-kyu as Prison Security Section Chief Special appearance *Heo Joon-ho as Kim Sung-han Cameo *Shin So-yul as Osean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimes Of Passion (2013 Film)
''Crimes of Passion'' (Chinese: 一場風花雪月的事) is a 2013 Chinese romance film directed by Gao Qunshu. It is a remake of the 1997 smash-hit TV series ''A Sentimental Story''. Cast * Angelababy as Yueyue * Jae Hee as Jeong-hee * Huang Xiaoming as Xue Yu * Wei Zi Wei Zi (; born January 1956) is a Chinese film and television actor. Early life Born and raised in Ningxia, he was originally named Wang Wei (). Education He graduated from the Ningxia College of Art in 1978 and was assigned to the Ningxia Repe ... * Su Qing * Cao Wei-Yu * Meng Tingyi as 小马 References 2013 films Chinese romance films Chinese crime films 2013 romance films Films directed by Gao Qunshu 2010s Mandarin-language films {{2010s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Times
''The Korea Times'' is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the ''Hankook Ilbo'', a major Korean language daily; both are owned by Dongwha Enterprise, a wood-based manufacturer. Since the late 1950s, it had been published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, but following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014 it was sold to Dongwha Group, which also acquired ''Hankook Ilbo''. The president-publisher of ''The Korea Times'' is Oh Young-jin. Former Korean President Kim Dae-jung famously taught himself English by reading ''The Korea Times''. Newspaper headquarters The newspaper's headquarters is located in the same building with ''Hankook Ilbo'' on Sejong-daero between Sungnyemun and Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea. The publication also hosts major operations in New York City and Los Angeles. History ''The Korea Times'' was founded by Helen Kim five months into the 1950-53 Korean War. The first issue on November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss (film)
''Moss'' () is a 2010 South Korean mystery thriller film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It was based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Yoon Tae-ho. Plot In a small town in South Korea, a corrupt detective named Cheon is asked by a church minister to arrest an unofficial street preacher, whose influence has been growing, and who has collected large donations. The donors are pressured into saying that they were defrauded, which leads to the preacher's imprisonment and subsequent torture by Cheon in order to extract a confession. To Cheon's surprise, the preacher demonstrates amazing endurance and will-power, leading Cheon to release him and to fund his preaching. Cheon uses their new-found friendship to bolster his own reputation and recruit henchmen. Around this time, a young girl named Lee is raped by three men, and Cheon earns her respect by beating them up. Around 25 years later, Ryoo, the estranged son of the preacher, is anonymously informed of his father's death and trav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divine Weapon
''The Divine Weapon'' () is a 2008 South Korean film. Plot During the reign of King Sejong the Great, Joseon Korea faces increasing hostility from Ming China. Ming China, without restraint, mounts unrelenting demands against the Korean crown, further entrenching distrust and aversion to subservience. Ming China has especially been provoked by a leaked news that Korea had under way an arms development program that would undermine theirs. Mounting pressure by threat of invasion and sending down Emperor's commands requesting tribute pf young Korean girls to be sent to China, to reduce Korea's manpower and debilitate its military capacity, the grip around the throat becomes ever tighter. It seems Joseon's fate is dependent on completing an unfinished project - that of making Singijeon or the Divine Weapon a reality. In the final battle, severely outnumbered Korean forces (less than 100 men) successfully defeat the thousands of Ming Chinese in armed combat with spears, bombs, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Last Gift
''His Last Gift'' (; also known as ''Last Present'') is a 2008 South Korean film. Plot Tae-joo, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, an old friend of Tae-joo's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-wife, Tae-joo realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life. Cast * Shin Hyun-joon ... Kang Tae-joo * Heo Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo * Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee * Kwon Oh-joong ... Dong-hyeon * Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae * Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo * Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo * Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo * Ha Ji-won ... Min Hye-yeong * Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin * Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver * Cho Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol * Park Min-jung as Bar woman * Lee Sang-hong . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Restless (2006 Film)
''The Restless'' is a 2006 South Korean fantasy film directed by Jo Dong-oh, starring Kim Tae-hee and Jung Woo-sung. The film's Korean title, ''Joong-cheon'', is literally translated as "Midheaven". ''Demon Empire'' is an alternative English name for the film. Plot summary In ancient Korea, Yi Gwak is a former chief of a disbanded elite ghost-hunting military unit who makes a living as an itinerant demon hunter. Betrayed and poisoned by the destitute villagers of a town he saved from demons, he flees the town and passes out in an abandoned shrine. He awakes in Midheaven (a transitional place for the spirits of the deceased) and finds the spirit of his lover Yon-hwa (who had been accused of witchcraft and killed); he finds that she has voluntarily discarded her memories and suffering in order to assume a new name and title. Yi Gwak also encounters his former mentor Ban-chu, who is revealed to be masterminding a demonic rebellion in Midheaven along with other members of their for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Squad
''Dragon Squad'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong action film co-written and directed by Daniel Lee, co-produced by Steven Seagal and starring Vanness Wu, Sammo Hung, Michael Biehn, Maggie Q, and Simon Yam. Plot Interpol agent Wang Sun-Ho states that this is his first mission in a messy laundry hallway filled with fluff as if a gunfight had taken place there. The start shows a team of young INTERPOL agents arriving in Hong Kong to give testimony against recently captured crime boss "Tiger" Duen. Among the agents are Officer Wang Sun-Ho, an ex-SWAT officer trained in the United States, two HKPD officers Hung Kei Lok and Pak Yat Suet, ex-PLA sniper Luo Zai-Jun, and ex- SAS operator James "Jie" Lam. They are greeted by Hon Sun, the one in charge of the case. However the escort of Tiger turns into a situation as the older Duen brother "Panther" Duen plans to rescue Tiger. The rescue attempt is aborted when the agents mistake an innocent civilian as a criminal attempting to break Tiger free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
