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Cho Ui-seok (born January 1, 1976) is a South Korean
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Career

Cho made his debut with the action comedy ''
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'' (2002). His third feature is the thriller ''
Cold Eyes ''Cold Eyes'' (; lit. "Stakeout" or "Surveillance") is a 2013 South Korean action thriller film starring Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, and Han Hyo-joo. A remake of the 2007 Hong Kong film '' Eye in the Sky'', ''Cold Eyes'' is about detectives fr ...
'' (2013). His fourth film was the star-studded thriller ''
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'' (2016), featuring
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Filmography

*''Illusion'' (
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, 1998) -
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*''We Can't Share A Toilet'' (
short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
, 1999) - cinematographer *''How Have You Been, Man-soo?'' (
short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
, 1999) - cinematographer *''Fanta Tropical'' (1999) -
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*''
Barking Dogs Never Bite ''Barking Dogs Never Bite'' ( ko, 플란다스의 개, also known as ''A Higher Animal'' and ''Dog of Flanders'') is a 2000 South Korean independent dark comedy film directed and co-written by Bong Joon-ho in his directorial debut. The film's Kor ...
'' (2000) - cinematography department *''
Make It Big ''Make It Big'' is the second and final studio album from British pop duo Wham!, released in 1984. In comparison to their earlier work, Wham! (George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley) had more control over the album's production and Michael would a ...
'' (2002) - director, screenwriter *''Psycho Drama'' (
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, 2002) - actor *''The World of Silence'' (2006) - director,
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Cold Eyes ''Cold Eyes'' (; lit. "Stakeout" or "Surveillance") is a 2013 South Korean action thriller film starring Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, and Han Hyo-joo. A remake of the 2007 Hong Kong film '' Eye in the Sky'', ''Cold Eyes'' is about detectives fr ...
'' (2013) - director, screenwriter *''
Master Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles * Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...
'' (2016) - director *''
Golden Slumber ''Golden Slumber'' is a 2018 South Korean action thriller film directed by Noh Dong-seok, starring Gang Dong-won, Kim Eui-sung, Kim Sung-kyun, Kim Dae-myung, Han Hyo-joo and Yoon Kye-sang. It is based on the 2007 Japanese novel of the same name wr ...
'' (2017) - screenwriter


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* * * 1976 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters Korea National University of Arts alumni {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub