''Gate'' () is a 2018 South Korean

crime comedy film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Shin Jai-ho Shin Jai-ho (born 1977) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Shin debuted as a screenwriter in 2002 with the film ''Baby Alone'' and directed his first feature film '' 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant'' in 2004. In 2006, Shin was cited as ...

Cast

Jung Ryeo-won Jung Ryeo-won (born January 21, 1981) is a South Korean-born Korean Australian actress. She began her entertainment career as a singer in the now-defunct girl group Chakra, and first rose to fame in the hit television series '' My Name Is Kim S ...

as So-eun *

Im Chang-jung Im Chang-jung (; born November 30, 1973) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is often referred by Koreans as "the original multi-entertainer" for being active in all three fields: music, film and entertainment. He made his acting ...

as Gyu-cheol *

Jung Sang-hoon Jung Sang-hoon (born September 9, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is known for being a cast member on the TV show ''Saturday Night Live Korea ''Saturday Night Live Korea'' (; abbreviated as ''SNL Korea'' () or simply as ''SNLK'') is a Sou ...

as Min-wook *

Lee Geung-young Lee Geung-young (born December 12, 1960) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from the Department of Drama in Seoul. He debuted in 1977 and after completing his mandatory military service, he debuted in 1982 as the 10th public relations actor fo ...

as Jang-choon *

Lee Moon-sik Lee Moon-sik (born November 13, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Lee Moon-sik debuted in Jang Jin films of the late 1990s after an illustrious career in Daehak-ro (considered the "Korean Broadway"), where he learned great comic timing, ad-lib pr ...

as Cheol-soo * Kim Do-hoon as Won-ho *

Sunwoo Eun-sook Sunwoo Eun-sook (born December 24, 1959) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo made her acting debut in 1978, and rose to fame in the 1980s. Personal life Sunwoo married actor Lee Young-ha Lee Young-ha (born January 17, 1950) is a South Korea ...

as Ok-ja * Jung Kyung-soon as Ae-ri * Kim Bo-min as Mi-ae * Lim Chul-hyung as Eun-tak * Ko Dong-ok as Kwang-ho * Kim Hyo-min as Nam-ho * Han Yi-jin as Dong-goo * Yun Song-a as Kim Won-jang (special appearance) * Choi Yun-seul as Announcer (special appearance)

Background

The film was reportedly inspired by the Choi Soon-sil political affair, which erupted in end-2016.

References

External links

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Korean Movie Database The Korean Movie Database (KMDb) is a South Korean online database of information related to Korean movies, animation, actors, television shows, production crew personnel and other film-related information. KMDb launched in February 2006 by Ko ...

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