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Huh Joon-ho
Huh Joon-ho (; born April 14, 1964) is a South Korean actor. His name was previously officially romanized as Hur Joon-ho and is sometimes romanized unofficially as Heo Joon-ho. Huh began his career in theater became active in film and television as a character actor, notably in the 2003 box office hit ''Silmido'' for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards. He has also reprised the leading role in the stage musical ''Gambler'' several times. Early life and education Huh Joon-ho, born on March 3, 1964, is the son of actor Heo Jang-kang, a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s. He shared that his father taught him the importance of practicing scripts before filming and supported his acting aspirations from a young age. Huh, a former baseball player at Shinil High School, suffered an injury before college. Concerned about his future, his mother suggested he pursue dance instead. He graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts with a major in dance and learned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities by GDP, sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Tokyo Area, Tokyo, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Paris metropolitan area, Paris, and London metropolitan area, London, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population. Although Seoul's population peaked at over 10 million, it has gradually decreased since 2014, standing at about 9.6 million residents as of 2024. Seoul is the seat of the Government of South Korea, South Korean government. Seoul's history traces back to 18 BC when it was founded by the people of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. During the Joseon dynasty, Seoul was officially designated as the capital, surrounded by the Fortress Wall of Seoul. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Petal
''A Petal'' () is a 1996 South Korean film directed by Jang Sun-woo. Plot The film tells the story of a girl who experienced the Gwangju Uprising at the age of 15, and its effect on her life in later years. Cast * Lee Jung-hyun as Girl * Moon Sung-keun as Jang * Sul Kyung-gu * Chu Sang-mi * Park Chul-min * Park Kwang-jung * Lee Young-ran as Girl's Mother Production The film was a difficult job for 15-year old Lee Jung-hyun, who wasn't familiar with acting at the time. Director Sun-Woo Jang was furious on the first day of shooting. "At first I wasn't good at acting, so the director threw away the script and stopped shooting. I took it myself and I cried for a long time in the dormitory. Then I woke up. 'Then I have to live like a crazy child,' I thought. Because if I can't act, I simply have no choice but to become that kind of person." So she began wandering around the neighborhood for three or four hours before the shoots. People in the neighborhood thought she was a really cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Default (2018 Film)
''Default'' (; lit. "National Bankruptcy Day") is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Choi Kook-hee. The film was released on November 28, 2018. Starring Kim Hye-soo, Yoo Ah-in, Huh Joon-ho, Jo Woo-jin, and Vincent Cassel, it is the first Korean film concerning the IMF financial crisis as its main subject. Plot ''Default'' dramatizes the behind-the-scenes story of the IMF negotiations that took place during the financial crisis in 1997 through three parallel stories. Factory owner Gap-su (Huh Joon-ho) wins a contract to supply metal bowls to a big department store, but the store pays him with a promissory note — and so by accepting it, Gap-su unknowingly exposes himself to the risk that his customer won't be able to pay him. This backfires when the department store goes bankrupt, leaving Gap-su without the funds to pay his suppliers. Meanwhile, a young financial analyst named Jung-hak (Yoo Ah-in) hears stories on the radio about families in distress — particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf Brigade
, also known as ''Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' in its American release, is a 1999 Japanese anime action political thriller film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Mamoru Oshii. Based on the first chapter of volume 1 of Oshii's manga '' Kerberos Panzer Cop'', it is the third film (first chronologically) in the ''Kerberos Saga'' after 1987's '' The Red Spectacles'' and 1991's '' StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops'', and is the only fully-animated film in the saga. The film stars Yoshikatsu Fujiki, Sumi Mutoh, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Kousei Hirota, and Yoshisada Sakaguchi. ''Jin-Roh'' is set in an authoritarian postwar Japan in the saga's alternate history where Nazi Germany won World War II, occupied Japan (a member of the Allies in this timeline), and eventually denazified back into the Weimar Republic. Germany's attempts to globalize and modernize Japan spark civil unrest and the rise of the Sect, an anti-government left-wing terrorist group. With regular Self-Police unable t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merciless
''The Merciless'' is a 2017 South Korean crime-action film directed by Byun Sung-hyun, and starring Sul Kyung-gu and Im Si-wan. The film was released in South Korea on May 17, 2017. It was shown out of competition in the Midnight Screenings section at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2017. Plot The story is about the loyalty and betrayal between an inmate leader and an undercover cop/prisoner, who team to take over a gang. It centers around the main character Hyun soo, the undercover cop, and Han Jaeho the inmate leader. Cast *Sul Kyung-gu as Jae-ho *Im Si-wan as Hyun-soo *Kim Hee-won as Byung-gab * Jeon Hye-jin as Chun In-sook *Lee Geung-young as Byung-chul *Jang In-sub as Min-chul *Kim Ji-hoon as Jung-sik * Lee Ji-hoon as Public prosecutor Oh * Choi Byung-mo as Captain Choi * Moon Ji-yoon as Young-geun *Nam Gi-ae as Hyun-soo's mother *Jin Seon-kyu as Prison Security Section Chief Special appearance *Huh Joon-ho as Kim Sung-han Cameo * Shin So-yul as Osean Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimes Of Passion (2013 Film)
''Crimes of Passion'' () is a 2013 Chinese romance film directed by Gao Qunshu. It is a remake of the 1997 smash-hit TV series ''A Sentimental Story''. Plot Cast * Angelababy as Yueyue * Jae Hee as Jeong-hee * Huang Xiaoming as Xue Yu * Wei Zi Wei Zi (; born January 1956) is a Chinese film and television actor. Early life Born and raised in Ningxia, he was originally named Wang Wei (). Education He graduated from the Ningxia College of Art in 1978 and was assigned to the Ningxia Rep ... * Su Qing * Cao Wei-Yu * Meng Tingyi as 小马 References External links * ''Crimes of Passion'' at AllMovie 2013 films Chinese romance films Chinese crime films 2013 romance films Films directed by Gao Qunshu 2010s Mandarin-language films Romantic crime films {{2010s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Times
''The Korea Times'' () is a daily English-language newspaper in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the ''Hankook Ilbo'', a major Korean language, Korean-language daily. It is the oldest active daily English-language newspaper in South Korea. Since the late 1950s, it had been published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, but following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014 it was sold to Dongwha Group in 2015. The president-publisher of ''The Korea Times'' is Oh Young-jin. Description The newspaper's headquarters is located in the same building with ''Hankook Ilbo'' on Sejong-daero between Sungnyemun and Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea. The paper is not to be confused with ''The Korea Daily News'', a 1904 to 1910 newspaper which briefly ran under the title ''Korea Times''. It is also unrelated to another paper by Lee Myo-muk, Ha Kyong-tok and Kim Yong-ui in September 1945. History ''The Korea Times'' was founded by Helen Kim five months into the 1950-53 Korean War. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss (film)
''Moss'' () is a 2010 South Korean mystery thriller film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Yoon Tae-ho. The film was a box-office success and received various awards in Korea. Plot In 1978 in a small town in South Korea, a corrupt detective named Cheon is asked by a church minister to arrest an unofficial street preacher, whose influence has been growing, and who has collected large donations. The donors are pressured into saying that they were defrauded, which leads to the preacher's imprisonment and subsequent torture by Cheon in order to extract a confession. To Cheon's surprise, the preacher demonstrates amazing endurance and will-power, leading Cheon to release him and to fund his preaching. Cheon uses their new-found friendship to bolster his own reputation and recruit henchmen. Around this time, a young girl named Lee is raped by three men, and Cheon earns her respect by beating them up. Around 25 years later, Ryoo, the estran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Herald
''The Korea Herald'' () is a South Korean English-language daily newspaper founded in August 1953 and published in Seoul. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press. ''The Korea Herald'' is operated by Herald Corporation. Herald Corporation also publishes ''The Herald Business'', a Korean-language business daily, ''The Junior Herald'', an English weekly for teens, ''The Campus Herald'', a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language sector, operating a chain of hagwon as well as an English village. ''The Korea Herald'' is a member of the Asia News Network. History ''The Korean Republic'' ''The Korea Herald'' was first published on August 13, 1953, as ''The Korean Republic''. It was a four-page, tabloid-sized, English-language daily. In 1958, ''The Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divine Weapon
''The Divine Weapon'' () is a 2008 South Korean action drama film starring Jung Jae-young and Han Eun-jung. It was released on September 4, 2008. Plot During the reign of King Sejong the Great, Joseon Korea faces increasing hostility from Ming China. Ming China, without restraint, mounts unrelenting demands against the Korean crown, further entrenching distrust and aversion to subservience. Ming China has especially been provoked by leaked news that Korea had underway an arms development program that would undermine theirs. Mounting pressure by the threat of invasion and sending down the Emperor's commands requesting tribute of young Korean girls to be sent to China, to reduce Korea's manpower and debilitate its military capacity, the grip around the throat becomes ever tighter. It seems Joseon's fate is dependent on completing an unfinished project – that of making Singijeon or the Divine Weapon a reality. In the final battle, severely outnumbered Korean forces (less than 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Last Gift
''His Last Gift'' (; also known as ''Last Present'') is a 2008 South Korean film. Plot Tae-joo, 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 suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, an old friend of Tae-joo's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-wife, Tae-joo realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life. Cast * Shin Hyun-joon ... Kang Tae-joo * Huh Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo * Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee * Kwon Oh-joong ... Dong-hyeon * Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae * Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo * Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo * Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo * Ha Ji-won ... Min Hye-yeong * Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin * Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver * Cho Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol * Park Min-jung as Bar woman * Lee Sang-hong . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Squad
''Dragon Squad'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong action film co-written and directed by Daniel Lee, co-produced by Steven Seagal, and starring Vanness Wu, Sammo Hung, Michael Biehn, Maggie Q, and Simon Yam. Plot Interpol agent Wang Sun-Ho states that this is his first mission in a messy laundry hallway filled with fluff as if a gunfight had taken place there. The start shows a team of young INTERPOL agents arriving in Hong Kong to give testimony against recently captured crime boss "Panther" Duen. Among the agents are Officer Wang Sun-Ho, an ex-SWAT officer trained in the United States, two HKPD officers Hung Kei Lok and Pak Yat Suet, ex-PLA sniper Luo Zai-Jun, and ex- SAS operator James "Jie" Lam. They are greeted by Hon Sun, the one in charge of the case. However the escort of Tiger turns into a situation as the older Duen brother, "Tiger" Duen plans to rescue Panther. The rescue attempt is aborted when the agents mistake an innocent civilian as a criminal attempting to break Tiger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
