Cho Jin-woong
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1976-03-03
Locus Natus: Busan, South Korea
Et ut: Jo Jin-Ung, Jo Jin Woong, Jin-woong Jo, 조진웅, Jo Jin-woong, Jo Won-jun, 조원준, 赵震雄, 赵元俊
Bestseller
Following a humiliating plagiarism scandal, an author moves to an isolated small-town house with her daughter to write her comeback novel. Desperate...
release : 2010.04.15popularis : 4.873
Believer 2
A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business...
release : 2023.10.05popularis : 22.423
The Boys
In 1999, a robbery-murder case occurs in a small supermarket in Samnye, Jeonbuk province. The police investigation quickly narrows down to three boys...
release : 2023.11.01popularis : 2.789
City Of Fathers
Kang-soo is a third-rate street thug in Busan; he's an alcoholic and gambling addict who's always on the run from loan sharks. But when his...
release : 2009.10.15popularis : 2.5
Take Off
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....
release : 2009.07.29popularis : 3.667
A Frozen Flower
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.
release : 2008.12.30popularis : 31.062
Spare
Gwang-tae is pressured to pay his debt by a loan shark, and finally decides to sell his liver for the money. He asks his friend Gil-do to make an...
release : 2008.08.26popularis : 1.25
The Guard Post
The plot concerns Guard Point 506, where an entire squad of soldiers have been killed in mysterious circumstances, bar one survivor who's in a coma....
release : 2008.04.03popularis : 9.745
My New Partner
Young-joon, a fresh prosecutor, takes a big affair to leave for Busan and unwillingly gets cooperation from his father, Min-ho who is a veteran...
release : 2008.03.06popularis : 1.476
His Last Gift
Tae-ju, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who...
release : 2008.02.05popularis : 1.646
Gangster High
Sang-ho is an ordinary high school student. His dream is to enter the military academy under the influence of his father who is an army colonel. As...
release : 2006.10.19popularis : 2.941
Les Formidables
Desperate to discover who framed him for murder, criminal Su-hyun escapes from police custody and crosses path with cop Sung-woo. After realizing...
release : 2006.06.22popularis : 2.153
A Dirty Carnival
A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.
release : 2006.10.17popularis : 11.218
Running Wild
A grissled cop with tendencies towards excessive force teams up with an ambitious and righteous prosecutor to track down a dangerous crime boss whom...
release : 2006.01.13popularis : 6.164
My Brother
The story of two brothers, growing up in 1970s Korea, who each take two completely different paths. One goes to school to become a doctor, the other...
release : 2004.10.08popularis : 3.182
Once Upon a Time in High School
A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between...
release : 2004.01.15popularis : 10.675
The Front Line
In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean...
release : 2011.07.20popularis : 28.598
The Handmaiden
In 1930s Korea, a swindler and a young woman pose as a Japanese count and a handmaiden to seduce a Japanese heiress and steal her fortune.
release : 2016.06.01popularis : 54.017
Assassination
In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But...
release : 2015.07.22popularis : 17.273
Salut d'Amour
Sung-chil works at the Jang-soo Store which is owned by Jang-soo. Sung-chil is stubborn and has a bad temper, but he changes after meeting Geum-nim....
release : 2015.04.09popularis : 3.552
Glove
Star baseball player and national hero Sang-nam finds his career in jeopardy when he gets involved in a drunken brawl. His promoter, Charles, advises...
release : 2011.01.20popularis : 4.132
Perfect Game
The Lotte Giants' Choi Dong-won and the Haitai Tigers' Seon Dong-ryeol are rival pitchers in 1980s baseball. The film reenacts the legendary match of...
release : 2011.12.21popularis : 4.734
Nameless Gangster
A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.
release : 2012.02.02popularis : 15.364
Perfect Number
A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.
release : 2012.10.18popularis : 4.305
A Barefoot Dream
After a series of pipe dream ventures go belly up, retired pro soccer player Kim Won-kang happens to visit East Timor, where he finds children...
release : 2010.06.24popularis : 2.772
A Millionaire on the Run
Young-in and his colleague Seung-dae are a pair of professional bagmen working for various lobbyists in finance, media and a host of other industries...
release : 2012.07.19popularis : 2.842
An Ethics Lesson
A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.
release : 2013.02.21popularis : 4.619
My Paparotti
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,...
release : 2013.03.14popularis : 6.177
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.
release : 2013.10.09popularis : 11.38
A Hard Day
After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed...
release : 2014.05.29popularis : 11.493
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the unjust authorities.
release : 2014.07.23popularis : 7.006
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598, where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi...
release : 2014.07.30popularis : 17.513
We Are Brothers
Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years later. But right after their reunion, their...
release : 2014.10.23popularis : 2.575
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran,...
release : 2015.01.14popularis : 5.172
The Hunt
When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness the hunters by chance...
release : 2016.06.29popularis : 3.746
Fly, Penguin
Seung-yun is stressed out because he is sent to several private academies after school. His mother reproves him for not living up to her...
release : 2009.09.24popularis : 1.337
Run-Off
In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team....
release : 2016.08.10popularis : 5.139
Bluebeard
A doctor finds himself in the middle of an unsolved serial murder case after discovering a secret from a sedated patient. When dismembered bodies...
release : 2017.03.01popularis : 5.348
The Sheriff In Town
After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then investigates Jong-jin, a businessman, because of his...
release : 2017.05.03popularis : 3.877
Blue Busking
Ho-bin and three friends were born and raised in Mokpo. They decide to take part in the band contest held in Jarasum after they formed the band,...
release : 2017.05.18popularis : 1.794
Man of Will
Young Kim Chang-Soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. In prison,...
release : 2017.10.19popularis : 3.967
The Spy Gone North
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate...
release : 2018.08.08popularis : 12.829
Believer
After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the...
release : 2018.05.22popularis : 12.17
Intimate Strangers
A group of people meet for the first time in a long time and play a game that reveals each other's secrets.
release : 2018.10.31popularis : 6.921
Man of Men
The friendship between a lawyer who will do anything to make money and a nursing home volunteer.
release : 2019.10.02popularis : 5.138
Jesters: The Game Changers
A gang of clowns is hired by an unpopular king to serve as propagandists who fabricate positive rumors and stage miracles to improve his personal...
release : 2019.08.21popularis : 3.943
Me and Me
In a small South Korean village, while investigating the death of two people in strange circumstances, a grumpy policeman will live an overwhelming...
release : 2020.06.18popularis : 6.138
The Outlaws
In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory....
release : 2017.10.03popularis : 48.839
Black Money
A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her...
release : 2019.11.13popularis : 3.161
The Policeman's Lineage
A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the rules shouldn't stop an investigation. As the...
release : 2022.01.05popularis : 3.097
The Devil's Deal
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...
release : 2023.03.01popularis : 6.452
Lost and Found
Ji-ho is a writer who cannot forget her first love Min-woo at high school. She meets Min-woo and acts as if she lost her memories to grab his...
release : 2008.12.17popularis : 3.256
Man on the Edge
A gangster is chosen to become a shaman. How can he balance his totally opposite life, between beating people and helping people. Then, his boss...
release : 2013.01.09popularis : 10.35
Dead Man
Lee Man-jae at his brink of life, even sold his name to survive. In the world of ruthless barge where no one can be trusted, he held out a...
release : 2024.02.07popularis : 4.865