Known for Acting
Born
June 24, 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
South Korea
Filmography
22 films, 18 shows


How Have You Been
2024 · 1h 30m
country: South Korea
YeonKyeong, a 33-year-old woman decides to give up on her music after failing multiple auditions. She has been pursuing her dream of becoming a singer from the day she performed in a radio competition but she can’t go on anymore. One day, YeonKyeong receives a letter and a guitar from Hyunsoo, her high school friend she used to make music with. Perplexed by his letter, she embarks on a journey to Wolmi Island to say goodbye to her old dream.


Soulmate
2023 · 2h 4m
country: South Korea
When Mi-so and Ha-eun first meet in childhood, their lives become instantly intertwined, forming a bond surrounded by happiness and naivety. But as adulthood arrives, alone and together, they are forced to deal with sadness, anger, grief, growth, and most of all, love.


Take Care of My Mom
2022 · 1h 50m
country: South Korea
When family members feel more like strangers than a hired caretaker, what is an aging parent to do? Mal-im, age 85 and living alone, finds her independent lifestyle increasingly difficult to maintain. Her son, faced with his own financial and family burdens, is simply unavailable, and Mal-im's discomfort is only worsened by the quirky but sincere caretaker he sends. When the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday brings the family together, tensions finally explode out into the open.


The Siren
2021 · 1h 30m
country: South Korea
Manager Oh, an employee at a noise pollution treatment center, takes his own life after suffering verbal abuse by local residents demanding a huge amount of compensation. Amid public criticism of regional self-centeredness, Taeseung joins the center as his successor. With his heart set on getting promotion, Taeseung immediately goes around asking for signatures. As the local residents cooperate in order to avoid further public criticism, the promotion seems to be just around the corner. However, when Youngsik and Donggyu get in the way, Taeseung suspects that they may have killed Manager Oh.


Diva
2020 · 1h 24m
country: South Korea
Due to that accident, Yi-young loses her memory and Soo-jin goes missing. Under that situation, Yi-young regains her diving skills, but her strong desire to keep her position as a diva and Soo-jin's disappearance push her into madness.


Kim Ji-young: Born 1982
2019 · 1h 59m
country: South Korea
Kim Ji-young, an ordinary woman in her 30s, suddenly shows signs of being inhabited by other women from her life, past and present.


Finding Little Star
2019 · 31m
country: South Korea
A 50-year-old woman named 'Sang-Ju' faces her lost self, while organizing a funeral for a stranger.


Let Us Meet Now
2019 · 1h 25m
country: South Korea
In this Korean omnibus film, three stories and relationships between the North and South are explored - stories about a hopeless romance, an unknown future and an expected and coincidental comfort.


Hello
2019 · 38m
country: South Korea
Jeong-eun is embarrassed that her mother, who is suffering from dementia, wants to meet and call her sister from who was separated with due to the Korean War. However, Jeongeun accidentally receives a wrong call from a North Korean woman and is asked a favor.


Last Child
2018 · 2h 3m
country: South Korea
Six months ago the son of the married couple drowned. The couple, together with the teenager that their son saved, begin a journey to cope with the loss.


Adulthood
2018 · 1h 32m
country: South Korea
At her dad's funeral, Kyungun meets her uncle Jaemin, a complete stranger. He bilks her father's insurance money. She demands her money back, but he unashamedly refuses. To get her money back, she joins his next scam.


The Accidental Detective 2: In Action
2018 · 1h 56m
country: South Korea
A comic book storekeeper, Dae-man, and the legendary homicide detective, Tae-su, who met on previous case quit their jobs to open a private detective agency.


Believer
2018 · 2h 3m
country: South Korea
After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel.


One-Line
2017 · 2h 12m
country: South Korea
A cunning loan broker recruits a talented young scammer into his fraudulent operation, sparking a dangerous game of deception and survival.


The Wailing
2016 · 2h 36m
country: South Korea
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.


The Silenced
2015 · 1h 39m
country: South Korea
A sickly girl Ju-ran transfers to a new sanitorium boarding school to regain health. But she discovers that students are disappearing and notices abnormal changes happening to her body. She suspects the school for what's happening and tries to discover what secret is hidden.


Cart
2014 · 1h 43m
country: South Korea
In response to a sudden dismissal of staff, workers at a big retail store begin a protest against their employer's oppressive labor policies.


The Gifted Hands
2013 · 1h 47m
country: South Korea
While investigating the kidnapping and murder of a little girl, a detective spots a piece of graffiti that depicts the crime scene perfectly—but the graffiti was drawn a month before the crime took place, and that the artist knows more than he is telling.


Mai Ratima
2012 · 2h 6m
country: South Korea
Actor Yoo Ji-Tae’s directorial debut feature film is one part melodrama, one part comingof-age story about Soo-young, a miserable thirtysomething man and Mai-Ratima, a 22-year-old Thai girl who accepts a mail order marriage in order to realize her Korean Dream. Into their relationship comes Young-jin, a hostess, slowly turning it into a love triangle.


The Night of the Witness
2012 · 27m
country: South Korea
A witness to a car accident is offered bribes by both parties.


Secret Reunion
2010 · 1h 57m
country: South Korea
Two spies share a secret bond, despite their loyalties. A North Korean assassin is sent to Seoul to kill a dissident, but instead he teams up with a South Korean agent in search for revenge.


Peppermint Candy
2000 · 2h 11m
country: Japan
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.