Known for Acting
Im Won-hee (임원희) is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1970. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa, starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the titular character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.
Born
October 11, 1970 (age 55)
Birthplace
Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea [now Gangbuk-gu]
Filmography
48 films, 37 shows


The Assassin(s)
2026 · 2h 11m
country: South Korea
In 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.


Handsome Guys
2024 · 1h 42m
country: South Korea
Brothers Jae-pil and Sang-gu move into their dream rustic-style house in the woods. When unwanted visitors arrive and awaken a sealed evil spirit in the basement, a dark aura begins to envelop the house.


Modern Girl
2020 · 1h
country: South Korea
Set during the era when Korea was under Japanese occupation. Shin-Deuk (Jin Ji-Hee) is the daughter of a poor noble family. She married Jong-Suk (Oh Seung-Hoon) at a young age. Her in-laws, who are pro-Japanese, are rich. Her marriage life doesn't go well. Jong-Suk does not like his wife at all. In order to make Jong-Suk like her, Shin-Deuk decides to attend school. There, she falls in love with Woo-Jin (Yun Ji-On). He is a teacher at the school. Shin-Deuk is in love for the first time in her life, but she has a rival. Her rival is her servant Young Yi (Kim Si-Eun).


Collectors
2020 · 1h 54m
country: South Korea
To acquire ancient artifacts for a private collector, a cunning grave robber and his band of ingenious thieves carry out a series of risky heists.


Forbidden Dream
2019 · 2h 12m
country: South Korea
A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong-sil, the most remarkable scientist.


Remarriage Skills
2019 · 1h 21m
country: Unknown
Kyung-Ho is a divorced man and has peaceful days. One day, his movie director friend Hyun-Soo appears in front of him. Hyun-Soo is active in helping Kyung-Ho get remarried. The two men decide to launch Kyung-Ho's second marriage project. Kyung-Ho takes an interest in two women: Mi-Kyung and Eun-Jung.


Beautiful Food
2019 · 1h 24m
country: South Korea
So-eun, who was born in Seoul but especially loved Gang-neung, joins the Gang-neung Cultural Foundation after graduating from university.


Passing Summer
2018 · 1h 33m
country: South Korea
Jeongbong and Seong-hye run a guesthouse on Jeju Island. On one late summer day, Seong-hye’s ex-boyfriend and Jeongbong’s former female colleague visit the guesthouse, and the complicated romances of four individuals starts to unfold.


Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
2018 · 2h 21m
country: South Korea
As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.


Snatch Up
2018 · 1h 41m
country: South Korea
A golf bag filled with cash sets off a furious chase between an unemployed man, a delivery man, gangsters, a killer, and a cop.


Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
2017 · 2h 19m
country: South Korea
Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians. Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves he was innocent in human life, he’s able to reincarnate, and his 3 afterlife guardians are by his side to defend him in trial.


History of Walking Upright
2017 · 1h 8m
country: South Korea
Mi Na is a normal high school student who skatesboards to school every day and has an unacknowledged crush on family friend slash local tennis star Jong Min, who is her fellow student. Also Mi Na has the superpower to turn invisible twice a day.


The Advocate: A Missing Body
2015 · 1h 57m
country: South Korea
When his client suddenly confesses to murder in open court, a hotshot attorney embarks on a search for truth to redeem his ruined reputation.


Three Summer Nights
2015 · 1h 46m
country: South Korea
Seeking a break from their everyday lives, three friends head to the beach looking for a good time, but wind up chased by the police and a gang instead.


Moonshine Girls
2015 · 1h 43m
country: South Korea
Female students from the Chungjoo Yeseong Girl's High School develop a new kind rice wine and patent it. This drama is about high school students helping their beloved father continue their family business.


My Dear Girl, Jin-young
2013 · 1h 43m
country: South Korea
As an aspiring screenwriter, Jin-young keeps getting rejected by the film production company because she continues to insist on her screenplay about zombies. More interesting, she is a 30-year-old virgin even with no experience of a first kiss. What a dreadful life she has! At the production company, Jin-young meets Director Hwang, a senior alumnus who she really hated. He finds her script interesting and decides to make it into a film. From then on, real filmmaking and love come to Jin-young!


Horror Stories 2
2013 · 1h 35m
country: South Korea
In an insurance company, Yoon, who is an outsider, has a power to see people’s past and read their minds. Mr. Park, Yoon’s boss, assumes that she has some kind of special power, decides to test her ability. At very late night when everyone has gone home, Mr. Park brings Yoon to a storage room where there are full of case reports. Among them, Mr. Park picks three doubtful cases. He asks Yoon to tell him what exactly happened. Yoon, who senses some dark aura wandering around him, tells the story of each case. Every time Yoon finishes each case, the dark aura gets darker and bigger and Yoon tries to warn Mr. Park about it. Would Mr. Park able to escape from the dark aura?


Rockin' on Heaven's Door
2013 · 1h 39m
country: South Korea
Troubled celebrity Choong-Ui (Lee Hong-Ki) gets into trouble with the law. Choong-Ui is then forced to do volunteer work at a health-care facility for the terminally ill that is about to be closed down. While working at the hospice, Choong-Ui is able to come to terms with his own psychological wounds and, at the same time, help the patients to continue with their dreams.


Happiness for Sale
2013 · 1h 46m
country: South Korea
Mi-na takes over a small stationery store from her father when he suddenly falls down. She wants to sell the store because it seems only troublesome to her. But it is not as easy as she thought. The store's regular costomers force her not to sell it. The objections of the little children is hard to resist.


I Am the King
2012 · 2h
country: South Korea
King Taejong of Joseon decides to name Grand Prince Chungnyeong, his third son, as the heir apparent to the throne. Pressured by the decision, Chungnyeong decides to escape the palace.


Mr. Idol
2011 · 1h 53m
country: South Korea
It's hard being a Korean popstar! For every Gangnam Style, there are a hundred flameouts. K-Pop sensation Jay Park stars in this musical romp about a sassy music executive on her quest to resurrect a disgraced boy band against all odds.


Lethal Move
2011 · 1h
country: South Korea
Jong-Man (Lim Won-Hee) is a detective. His wife and child are overseas for their child’s education. Due to financial difficulties, Hong-Man rents a room from Byung-Deok (Jeong Man-Sik). Byung-Deok's family is overseas for the same reason and he has a spare room to rent. Byeong-Deok runs a professional wrestling gym, which interests Jong-Man. Meanwhile, a convenience store serial murder case takes place nearby.


Officer of the Year
2011 · 1h 57m
country: South Korea
Two police stations from neighboring precincts are in constant fierce competition with each other, including for the Officer of the Year award. But then a high-profile case forces them to work together.


Romantic Heaven
2011 · 1h 57m
country: South Korea
The paths of three people intersect at a hospital. A lawyer who mourns the death of his wife, a taxi driver who is taking care of his grandfather that suffers from Alzheimer's, and a girl who is looking for a bone marrow donor to save the life her mother.


The Quiz Show Scandal
2010 · 2h 1m
country: South Korea
Due to a massive car accident and a twist of fate, passengers on four cars find out the answer to the final multimillion-dollar question in an upcoming episode of The Quiz Show. Everyone rushes to compete, their only challenge is to get to that final question.


A Barefoot Dream
2010 · 2h 1m
country: South Korea
Kim Won-kang, a former soccer prospect, opens a sporting goods store in East Timor. When he soon realizes the residents cannot afford the equipment, he starts teaching the kids how to play soccer.


Miss Staff Sergeant
2010 · 1h 45m
country: South Korea
Yu-mi applies to a marine outfit to become their first female member. Finding out about their NO woman-policy, she pushes herself to the extreme and fils a petition. After overcoming many obstacles, she is finally accepted for her outstanding performance. However, conflicts never cease between sergeants and Yu-mi, who’s new to the tradition and culture of the marines. Following the sudden death of a trainee, Sergeant HA, she is appointed to the head of the team. Highly motivated Yu-mi loses her troupe's trust after losing IBS. The team is in danger of dissolution due to the loss of a magazine.


Money Show
2009 · 1h 54m
country: South Korea
"Short! Short! Short! 2009" is an anthology film commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The film consists of 10 short films centered around the theme of "Money," made by 10 up & coming directors in South Korea.


Dachimawa Lee
2008 · 1h 40m
country: South Korea
Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital information concerning Korean freedom fighters and their whereabouts as well as their true identities. The interim Korean government appoints legendary Korean spy Agent Dachimawa Lee to recover the fabled statue and reveal the dark plot behind the theft.


Le Grand Chef
2007 · 1h 53m
country: South Korea
A disgraced chef tries to restore his name by competing in a culinary contest to win the knife of Korea's last royal chef.


M
2007 · 1h 50m
country: South Korea
A young writer can't write a word for his next novel, he also doesn't feel right with his fiancée; because he falls in love with a woman, but he can't remember who she is and can't figure out if she's real or just a dream.


Punch Strike
2007 · 1h 21m
country: South Korea


Femme Fatal
2007 · 1h 34m
country: South Korea
A gorgeous movie star invites four men to a party to choose her lover. However, they start being killed and the situation gets out of control. This comic thriller is a remake of French movie “Serial Lover”.


Crying Fist
2005 · 2h 1m
country: South Korea
Tae-sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang-hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.


Lovely Rivals
2004 · 1h 49m
country: South Korea
A teacher and her student compete for the affection of a handsome man.


Three... Extremes
2004 · 2h 5m
country: Hong Kong
Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.


Silmido
2003 · 2h 15m
country: South Korea
On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.


No Comment
2002 · 1h 39m
country: South Korea
3 short movies: "Enemies in Four Directions": A bunch of thugs, an assassin who uses a screwdriver as a weapon of choice, a young gigolo and his housewife "customer," and other motley crew of guests converge in a hotel, creating havoc for one another through a series of misunderstandings and identity confusions. "My Nike": In contrast, is a modest, gentle but savvy evocation of an urban lower-middle class family life in 1980s Korea. The chapter is told from the point of view of a 14 yo junior high school student whose greatest desire in the world is to own a pair of Nike sneakers. "The Church Sister": Stars Kim Il-yong as a young soldier on a vacation leave. He is secretly in love with the friendly and beautiful "big sister" from the Sunday school, whom he has known since childhood. They go see a movie, eat lunch together, walk around the neighbourhood aimlessly, waiting for the train to carry him off to the barracks. Will he confess his true feelings to her in time?


Fun Movie
2002 · 2h 2m
country: South Korea
Within the past ten years, Korean film industry has taken a huge leap in both quality and volume. There were hugely successful blockbusters as well as other features with vast range of subjects. Fun Movie can be considered a culmination of Korea's hugely successful film industry in so far that it solely offers parodies of Korean big screen hits. The film revolves around the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. Japan's ultra right-wing group, the Million Men Patriots, are setting up a plot to disrupt an up-coming historic soccer match. After going through severely harsh training, the Patriots finally select Murakami and a cold-hearted sharp-shooter named Hanako as leaders of the World Cup sabotage team. The clandestine group is dispatched to Seoul to launch their evil operation, but of course, things do not at all work out as planned and soon the luckless criminals even run out of sabotage money...


No Blood No Tears
2002 · 1h 56m
country: South Korea
A former safecracker makes a living as a taxi driver but continues to be haunted by her past. One day she chances upon an aspiring singer, who is a spitting image of herself back in the day. Together, the two women plot to steal money from gangsters.


This Is Law
2001 · 1h 55m
country: South Korea
A vigilante known as "Dr. Q" gruesomely executes criminals who escape justice, uploading videos of his killings online. Young cop Bong and his seasoned partner Na investigate while clashing with S.T.F. counterparts Lt. Pyo and tech expert Kang.


Guns & Talks
2001 · 2h
country: South Korea
Four unlikely assassins question their assignments because they genuinely care about their customers and victims. However, they attract police attention and a prosecutor is on their trail.


Coming Out
2001 · 45m
country: South Korea
A young woman asks her brother to videotape her confession. The brother thinks this is all a joke and unnecessarily ridiculous. The woman nevertheless insists on proceeding on telling on tape what she's been hiding to her family including her brother all along. She is coming out.


Dachimawa Lee
2000 · 35m
country: South Korea
Hwa-nyeo and Chung-nyeo, two country girls who have come to Seoul with big dreams. They are thrilled just to see the wondrous Seoul landscape, but a group of thugs, including Shanghai Park, appears before them. Just as they face a terrible fate, a man by the name of Dachimawa Lee appears like a comet. He suavely fights off the thugs and rescues Hwa-nyeo and Chung-nyeo. The two girls become infatuated with his manly image, and Hwa-nyeo and Dachimawa Lee fall in love. Meanwhile, the head of the thugs, the Nameless Man of the East, hears that his underlings have been harshly beaten and decides to make Dachimawa Lee pay. Finally, there is a battle between Dachimawa Lee and the gang of the Nameless Man of the East.


Terror Taxi
2000 · 1h 34m
country: South Korea
Gilnam, a diligent taxi driver plans to propose to his girlfriend, Yu-jeong. However, when Gilnam takes off to meet Yu-jeong with armful roses, he gets in a hit-and-run accident and dies on the spot. One night, forty-nine days later, in a graveyard, a set of headlights emerges. A mysterious taxi drives off into the city. The driver of this taxi is none other than Gilnam, but he is no longer a part of the living and he races through the city streets in search of his beloved.


Die Bad
2000 · 1h 35m
country: South Korea
Die Bad is an inventive feature made up of four distinct episodes, each with their own style. With their criss-crossing characters and themes, they add up to a fairly comprehensive account of the causes and effects of male aggression, both tribal and individual.


The Spy
1999 · 1h 45m
country: South Korea
A North Korean spy Lee Chul-jin infiltrates the eastern coast of South Korea. His mission is to steal a Super Pig DNA sample which can be used to alleviate the famine in North Korea.


The Happenings
1998 · 1h 48m
country: South Korea
Upon getting out of prison, Deok-Bae meets his old buddy Dal-soo, who owns a restaurant. These two have never succeeded in life, and are constantly in and out of prison. Two others who happen to be in the same boat as Deok-Bae and Dal-Soo are ex-convicts. They have threatened to commit suicide unless traffic and unemployment issues are resolved. They are also unlucky enough to have been spotted at the scene of a crime. While these four are making big plans for their first success, the city becomes wrapped up in a serial murder case. In the meantime, an investigating team of veteran cops is formed in order to solve this case.