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Park Ji-il
Park Ji-il (Korean: 박지일, born September 1960) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2011 TV series ''The Thorn Birds'', 2013 thriller film '' The Suspect'' and 2017 historical drama series '' The Rebel''. He has appeared in more than 75 TV series, theatrical plays and films including 2020 political drama film ''The Man Standing Next''. In 2022, he appeared in TV series ''Artificial City'' and is appearing in '' Tracer'' and ''Thirty-Nine''. Education * Graduated from Busan Commercial High School * Bachelor of Accounting, Dong-A University * Graduate, School of Drama, Chung-Ang University Career Park Ji-il made his theater debut in 1986 with the play ''Death Fugue''. Since then he appeared in stage dramas ''Crime and Punishment'' and ''Mamma Mia'' among others. Park debuted on big screen in 1995 with the film ''My Dear Keum-hong''. In 2021, Park was cast in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan Metropolitan City
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and some of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification . Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The full metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Foul King
''The Foul King'' () is a 2000 South Korean comedy-drama film, written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It was Kim's second feature-length film after ''The Quiet Family''. Like the director's debut film, ''The Foul King'' also stars Song Kang-ho, this time as an incompetent bank clerk who takes up a career in professional wrestling, adopting the moniker "The Foul King" in the ring.http://www.cine21.com/news/view/mag_id/32284 Plot Im Dae-ho (Song Kang-ho) has been a huge fan of professional wrestling since his childhood. In South Korea, a wrestler called Kim Il was a big star in the 1970s, but Dae-ho preferred a cheating fighter called Ultra Tiger Mask. Years later, when his job at a bank isn't going well, Dae-ho decides to try professional wrestling himself. Cast * Song Kang-ho as Im Dae-ho * Jang Jin-young as Jang Min-young * Park Sang-myun as Tae Baek-san * Kim Su-ro as Yoo Bi-ho * Jang Hang-sun as Jang Gwan-jang * Jung Woong-in as Choi Du-sik * Shin Goo Shin Goo (; born Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Solo (TV Series)
''Goodbye Solo'' () is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Chun Jung-myung, Yoon So-yi, Kim Min-hee, Bae Jong-ok, Lee Jae-ryong, Kim Nam-gil (credited as Lee Han), and Na Moon-hee. It aired on KBS2 from March 1 to April 20, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. In the urban melodrama, seven lead characters of different generations and backgrounds are all haunted by loneliness; they gradually interact and form a "family" borne out of emotional connection and mutual understanding. Renowned for her in-depth, realistic portrayals of ordinary lives, writer Noh Hee-kyung said that the drama's theme is that all human beings are beautiful just the way they are, simply by existing in the world. Plot Kim Min-ho (Chun Jung-myung) is the son of a rich business tycoon, but works as a bartender. Because he is illegitimate, he feels estranged from his family, and has a strained relationship with his father (Jang Yong), his older brother Min-jae (Kim Hyun-kyun), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toji, The Land
''Toji, the Land'' (Korean: 토지; RR: Toji) is a 2004 South Korean television series based on the novel Toji ( 토지) written by Park Kyong-ni. The series following the story of turbulent life of Choi Seo-hee as she lives throughout the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the Eulmi Incident, the Japanese colonial era, and Korea's independence in 1945. As in the novel, the drama portrays the conflicts between individuals who are engulfed in their own desires of love and veiled enmity, rage and jealousy. Starring Kim Hyun-joo, Yoo Jun-sang, it premiered on SBS on November 26, 2004, and aired on Friday and Saturday at time-slot 20:45-21:45 (KST) till May 22, 2005. Plot When she was 5 years old, Seo Hee(Kim Hyun-joo)'s mother left with one of the servants, leaving her behind her father, who had never treated her well. The first shock was a preparation for her hardship. After her father was killed, her relative Joon Goo, taking advantage of her young age to gain possession of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet 18
''Sweet 18'' (; lit. "18-year-old Bride") is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS2 in 2004. The story strongly focuses on both personal and clan-level relationships between Jung-sook, a member of Papyeong's Yun clan, and Hyuk-joon, a member of Andong's Kwon clan. Both clans had hoped for re-establishing good relations after being separated for three generations by war, by arranging a marriage between Jung-sook and Hyuk-joon upon Jung-sook's birth. Plot Yoon Jung-sook ( Han Ji-hye) is an eighteen-year-old, dreamy, lively school girl. One day, she encounters a mysterious man in traditional Korean clothing on the streets who carries a piece of literature her quite famous grandfather treasured. Despite not seeing his face, she falls head-over-heels in love with him and vows to marry him. Since she is the member of an ancient and noble Korean Clan, the Yun clan, she will marry Kwon Hyuk-joon (Lee Dong-gun), the heir of the Kwon clan. Hyuk-joon is ten years older than Jung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano (TV Series)
''Piano'' () is a 2001 South Korean television series starring Cho Jae-hyun, Go Soo, Kim Ha-neul and Jo In-sung. It aired on SBS from November 21, 2001 to January 10, 2002 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. A melodrama about a father's love for his children and a forbidden romance between stepsiblings, ''Piano'' received high ratings during its airing, as well as acting recognition at the year-end network awards ceremony. Synopsis Han Eok-kwan (Cho Jae-hyun) is a ruthless, foul-mouthed small-time gangster in Busan. When fellow gangster Dok-sa ( Lee Jae-yong) betrays their boss Byun Hak-soo (Im Dong-jin) to take his place as the new boss, Eok-kwan is exiled from the gang. Then a former lover contacts him to meet her in Seoul, but once he gets there, all he finds is a 10-year-old boy named Jae-soo, who claims to be his son. At first he plans to abandon the boy, but unable to do it, ends up raising him. Shin Hye-rim ( Jo Min-su) is a widow with two children, 12-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess And The Matchmaker
''The Princess and the Matchmaker'' is a 2018 South Korean period romantic comedy-drama film directed by Hong Chang-pyo. The film stars Shim Eun-kyung, Lee Seung-gi, Kim Sang-kyung, Yeon Woo-jin, Kang Min-hyuk, Choi Woo-shik and Jo Bok-rae. The film tells story of a ''saju'' expert, Seo Do-yoon, who received an order from the King to help him pick a husband for his daughter, Princess Song-hwa, based on their fortune. It is the second installment of Jupiter Film's three-part film project on the Korean fortune-telling traditions, following ''The Face Reader'' which was released in 2013 and followed by '' Feng Shui'' later in 2018. Plot Princess Songhwa of the Joseon era refuses her fate to marry one of four suitors deemed to have good marital compatibility with her. She then escapes from the palace to find the man she truly loves. Cast Main * Shim Eun-kyung as Princess Songhwa **Lee Han-seo as Young Princess Songhwa *Lee Seung-gi as Seo Do-yoon :The fortune-teller *Yeon Woo-jin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers In Heaven
''Brothers in Heaven'' (), previously known as ''Come Back to Busan Port'', is a 2017 South Korean action crime film starring Sung Hoon, Jo Han-sun and Yoon So-yi and directed by Park Hee-jun. Plot Cast * Sung Hoon as Tae-sung ** Ji Min-hyuk as young Tae-sung * Jo Han-sun as Tae-joo * Yoon So-yi as Chan-mi * Shin Se-hwi as young Chan-mi * Kong Jung-hwan as Sang-doo * Lee Ik-joon as Min-goo * Park Chul-min as Kang-goo * Son Byong-ho Son Byong-ho (born August 25, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Son is known for his role in action films, notably, ''R-Point'' (2004), '' Running Wild'' (2006), ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) and ''Insu, The Queen Mother ''Insu, the Qu ... as Shane References External links * * 2017 films 2010s Korean-language films Films directed by Park Hee-jun South Korean crime action films 2017 crime action films 2010s South Korean films {{action-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fortress (2017 Film)
'' The Fortress'' is a 2017 South Korean historical drama film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Byung-hun and Kim Yoon-seok. It is based on the novel ''Namhansanseong'' by Kim Hoon. Plot The film is set during the Qing invasion of Joseon in 1636, when King Injo and his retainers sought refuge in the fortress located in Namhansanseong. Cast Main *Lee Byung-hun as Choi Myung-kil A leader of one of the two ideological cliques that battles in the fortress trying to decide whether to make peace or fight against the Qing dynasty. *Kim Yoon-seok as Kim Sang-hun The other leader of the ideological clique who battles with Choi's opinion and firmly believes in defending the nation's dignity by fighting against the Qing dynasty. *Park Hae-il as King Injo The king who is in agony in the tense conflicts between his men over the fate of the nation. *Go Soo as Seo Nal-soe A blacksmith sent out with a king's letter to recruit loyal forces. * Park Hee-soon as Lee Shi-baek The comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordinary Person
''Ordinary Person'' () is a 2017 South Korean crime- action drama film directed by Kim Bong-han, starring Son Hyun-joo and Jang Hyuk. It was released on 23 March 2017. Synopsis In the spring of 1987, Kang Sung-jin (Son Hyun-joo) was an upright police officer with a wife (Ra Mi-ran) and a son. Their only wish was to lead a simple life and they worked hard towards their dream of owning a two-storey house. One day Sung-jin got involved in a conspiracy led by National Security Planning chief, Choi Gyu-nam (Jang Hyuk) after he arrested a suspected murderer (Jo Dal-hwan) by chance. Gyu-nam, being a cold-blooded and manipulative man, made use of Sung-jin's weakness to strike a deal with him. Despite newspaper reporter Chu Jae-jin ( Kim Sang-ho)'s advice to quit from the operation, Sung-jin discovered that he did not have a choice as he had already scheduled an operation to treat his son's legs. Cast *Son Hyun-joo as Kang Sung-jin, policeman *Jang Hyuk as Choi Gyu-nam, National Securit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Net (2016 Film)
''The Net'' () is a South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival Plot Ryoo Seung-bum stars as Nam Chul-woo, a poor fisherman living a simple life in North Korea with his wife and daughter. One day his net gets caught in his engine, and he is suspected of being either a defector or a spy when his boat accidentally drifts into South Korean waters. He endures interrogation, beatings, and more in his attempt to return to his family, even as he comes to the realization that his life will never be the same. Cast *Ryoo Seung-bum as Nam Chul-woo * Kim Young-min as Inspector *Lee Won-keun as Oh Jin-woo *Choi Gwi-hwa *Kim Su-an as North Korean flower girl Awards and nominations References External links ''The Net''at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Way Back Home (2013 Film)
''Way Back Home'' () is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Jeon Do-yeon and Go Soo, and directed by Bang Eun-jin. It is based on the true story of an ordinary Korean housewife who was imprisoned in Martinique for two years after being wrongfully accused of drug smuggling at a Paris airport. This is the first time a Korean film was shot in the Caribbean, as well as the first to feature actual guards and prisoners as supporting characters. Filming took place over three weeks at a women's prison in Martinique. Plot Jeong-yeon (Jeon Do-yeon) and Jong-bae (Go Soo) are a happily married couple with a young daughter; they pour their savings into an auto repair shop only to have the rug pulled out from underneath them when a friend of Jong-bae's commits suicide after he is unable to pay his loans. Since Jong-bae acted as his friend's guarantor, the debt now falls onto them. With Jong-bae gradually growing despondent following their financial turmoil, Jeong-yeon makes the hard decisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
