Known for Art
Born
March 9, 1971 (age 55)
Filmography
46 films, 1 show


Forbidden Fairytale
2025 · 1h 50m
country: South Korea
An aspiring children's book writer agrees to write erotic web novels to pay her car repair debt – with unintended consequences for her coworker.


About Family
2024 · 1h 47m
country: South Korea
Mu-ok is the self-made owner of the established restaurant 'Pyongmanok' that has been drawing long lines of customers before social media existed. He is deeply troubled by his only son, Moon-seok, whom he hoped would inherit the family legacy, becoming a monk, leaving him with no one to carry on the family name. While Mu-ok is devastated by the thought that his family line would end with him, young kids come to his restaurant claiming Moon-seok as their father! Mu-ok, now given a chance to continue his family's legacy, enjoys happiness like never before. Meanwhile, Moon-seok revisits his life before becoming a monk—and stumbles upon a shocking revelation…


Dog Days
2024 · 2h
country: South Korea
In a neighborhood of dog lovers, a pooch-hating landlord tries to befriend an architect for personal gain as she searches for her missing pup.


The Devil's Deal
2023 · 1h 56m
country: South Korea
Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government’s information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do, by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Sun-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.


Marui Video
2023 · 1h 27m
country: South Korea
The video evidence of the murder, which is especially brutal and graphic, that shouldn't be released to the public; a reporter who has access to the prosecutor's office hears about a cursed tape in the video archive and begins reporting on it.


Hero
2022 · 2h
country: South Korea
An Jung-geun fights for Korea's independence from the Japanese Empire and sparks a movement. In 1909, he assassinates Itō Hirobumi, the first prime minister of Japan and resident-general of Korea.


Pawn
2020 · 1h 53m
country: South Korea
A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.


Steel Rain 2: Summit
2020 · 2h 12m
country: South Korea
A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North Korean nuclear submarine in a coup d’état during a summit between the two Koreas and the United States.


Ordinary People
2018 · 1h 39m
country: South Korea
A gym teacher and his female student look for her missing friend. But as they investigate, they find that her disappearance is a part of a larger conspiracy.


The Negotiation
2018 · 1h 54m
country: South Korea
An ace crisis negotiator attempts to figure out the real motivation of a man who has kidnapped two people and crack his calm demeanour.


High Society
2018 · 1h 59m
country: South Korea
The story of the journey of married couple up the social latter. The husband is professor at Seoul National University who is running for the National Assembly, and his wife is a painter.


Steel Rain
2017 · 2h 19m
country: South Korea
Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.


The Swindlers
2017 · 1h 57m
country: South Korea
A group of swindlers unite to hunt down an infamous con man who was known dead, amid their hidden motives and deception.


No Tears for the Dead
2014 · 1h 57m
country: South Korea
A hitman accidentally kills a little girl. Filled with regret, he wants to quit. But then to tie up loose ends, he is forced to go on another job, to kill the girl's mother.


Mr. Go
2013 · 2h 12m
country: South Korea
A 15-year-old circus ringmaster Wei-wei is left all alone with gorilla Ling-ling after grandfather passes away. Thanks to her grandfather's love for baseball, Ling-ling was trained to play baseball and has developed remarkable hitting skills.


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?


My Paparotti
2013 · 2h 7m
country: South Korea
This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavarotti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, currently a countryside art school music teacher but once a highlighted vocal singer.


Confession of Murder
2012 · 1h 59m
country: South Korea
A serial killer reappears 15 years after his murder spree with a book detailing his crimes. The resentful cop who failed to catch him before is assigned to protect him. The families of the victims plan revenge. And as the media circus spirals out of control, a masked man called "J" appears claiming to be the real killer.


Perfect Number
2012 · 2h
country: South Korea
A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis
2012 · 15m
country: Unknown
The Family stays by Agnes deathbed, encounters Simon who returns to the family in 16 years and gives him a cold treatment.


Couples
2011 · 1h 50m
country: South Korea
A kind-hearted man's heartbreak leads to an unexpected romance when his deceitful fiancée abandons him for a dangerous mobster.


Countdown
2011 · 1h 59m
country: South Korea
A cold-blooded debt collector who never fails to get what he wants meets the beautiful yet mysterious ex-impostor whose every word is nothing but a lie. She has the key to save his life but he discovers that she only puts him into a deeper trouble. Time is running out and he needs to get it done while his heart still beats.


Midnight FM
2010 · 1h 46m
country: South Korea
Popular TV anchorwoman & late night DJ Ko Sun-young set to host her final radio program. During the show, she receives a startling text message instructing her to follow specific directions or endanger the lives of her family.


A Better Tomorrow
2010 · 2h 4m
country: South Korea
An idealistic policeman must bring down his estranged older brother, now a powerful gangster in a South Korean port city.


The Man from Nowhere
2010 · 1h 59m
country: South Korea
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.


Bestseller
2010 · 1h 57m
country: South Korea
Following a humiliating plagiarism scandal, an author moves to an isolated small-town house with her daughter to write her comeback novel. Desperate for inspiration, she communicates with a mysterious ghostly presence that has befriended her daughter.


Take Off
2009 · 2h 19m
country: South Korea
Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. Since Heon-tae is a trained alpine skier, he is approached by Coach Bang who wants to recruit members for a new national ski jumping team for the approaching 1998 Winter Olympics.


If You Were Me 4
2009 · 2h 5m
country: South Korea
Includes shorts: Girl on the Run, The Theory & Practice of Teenage Dream, Relay, U and Me and Blue Birds on the Desk.


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.


Happiness
2007 · 2h 4m
country: South Korea
Young, a careless person, suffers from terminal illness and gets admitted in a hospital for treatment. There, he falls in love with another patient. After recovering, will he get back to his former life?


Tazza: The High Rollers
2006 · 2h 19m
country: South Korea
Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are endless.


Over the Border
2006 · 1h 49m
country: South Korea
After learning that his grandfather is alive and living in Seoul, a North Korean musician must leave his fiancee behind and accompany his family to South Korea.


The Ghost
2004 · 1h 38m
country: South Korea
Min Ji-won is suffering from amnesia. Her memory slowly comes back, after she discovers that all her friends mysteriously drowned recently. She begins piecing together her past, revealing the event that caused her memory loss.


Dance with the Wind
2004 · 2h 12m
country: South Korea
In a hospital parking lot, Officer Song Yeon-hwa is briefed about Park Pung-shik, an alleged gigolo who preys on rich housewives. One of his latest victims is the police chief's wife, who refuses to testify against him, despite giving him $30,000. Song is told to go undercover as a hospital patient in order to secure evidence leading to his arrest. In the hospital, she finds the mild-mannered Park and talks to him over coffee, where he mentions that he ballroom dances for a living. Song asks him why he came to become a dancer and he starts his story.