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Seol Gyeong-gu
Sul Kyung-gu (; born May 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Upon his graduation in 1994, he appeared in numerous theatrical productions, such as the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock musical '' Subway Line 1'', and productions of Sam Shepard's '' True West'' and A. R. Gurney's ''Love Letters''. Sul is considered one of the leading actors representing Chungmu-ro in the 2000s, alongside Choi Min-sik and Song Kang-ho. He is best known for his collaborations with director Lee Chang-dong in ''Peppermint Candy'' (1999) and ''Oasis'' (2002), ''Public Enemy'' film series (2002–2008) for which he won the Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize, and ''Silmido'' (2003) which became the highest-grossing film in South Korea at the time of release. He also won Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards for his performances in ''Hope'' (2013) and ''Kingmaker'' (2022). His other notable films include ''Jail Breakers'' (2002), ''Voice of a Murderer'' (2007), '' Tidal Wave'' (2009), '' The Tower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seocheon
Seocheon County () is a county in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It is famous for its seafood and location near the mouth of the Geum River. Administrative divisions Seocheon county has two major centers, Janghang-eup and Seocheon-eup. Seocheon-eup, the larger center, serves as the educational center of the district. It has an economy built on agriculture and education. Janghang has a more industrial economy that includes factories, processing, and ship building. Janghang and Seocheon are connected to Yongsan (Seoul), Iksan, and the rest of the country via Korail's Janghang Line which formerly terminated in Janghang but has since been connected to Iksan via Gunsan. In total under Seocheon-gun there are two '' eup'' and eleven '' myeon'': * Janghang-eup (장항읍/長項邑) * Seocheon-eup (서천읍/舒川邑) * Maseo-myeon (마서면/馬西面) * Hwayang-myeon (화양면/華陽面) * Gisan-myeon (기산면/麒山面) * Hansan-myeon (한산면/韓山面) * Masan-myeon (마산 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film
The Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film () is an award presented annually at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, affiliates of JoongAng Ilbo, usually in the second quarter of each year in 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 b .... It is considered the highest honor in the film division of the ceremony. The candidates are chosen from the list of nominees in the film division each year and are not announced prior to the ceremony. Grand Prize winners, which can be either a film or an individual, are ineligible for other major awards they are nominated for in the film division. List of winners No prize (**) was awarded in 1982, 1991, 1997, 1998. The other empty entries indicate that the prize was awarded to theatrical pla ... [...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] |
Undercover Operation
A cover in foreign, military or police human intelligence or counterintelligence is the ostensible identity and role or position in an infiltrated organization assumed by a covert agent during a covert operation. Official cover In espionage, an official cover operative is one who assumes a position in an organization with diplomatic ties to the government for which the operative works such as an embassy or consulate. This provides the agent with official diplomatic immunity, thus protecting them from the steep punishments normally meted out to captured spies. Upon discovery of an official cover agent's secret hostile role, the host nation often declares the agent ''persona non grata'' and orders them to leave the country. Official cover operatives are granted a set of governmental protections, and if caught in the act of espionage, they can request diplomatic protection from their government. In other words, official cover operatives are agents officially recognized by their co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Eyes
''Cold Eyes'' ( or "Surveillance") is a 2013 South Korean action thriller film starring Sul Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, and Han Hyo-joo. A remake of the 2007 Hong Kong film '' Eye in the Sky'', ''Cold Eyes'' is about detectives from the surveillance team of a special crime unit who work together to track down a highly efficient and dangerous robber and the crew he leads. It made its North American premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and also screened at the 2013 Busan International Film Festival in the Open Cinema section. Plot After a job interview, Ha Yoon-joo, a woman with photographic memory gets hired by a police division where she meets members who to her surprise are largely unarmed and don't wear uniforms, as they specialize in surveillance rather than policing. She joins a team led by a man named Hwang, the division avoids arresting criminals and focuses exclusively on following them around to gather information. The surveillance team immediately ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tower (2012 South Korean Film)
''The Tower'' (; "Tower") is a 2012 South Korean disaster thriller film about a fire that breaks out in a luxury skyscraper in central Seoul on Christmas Eve after an aviation accident involving a helicopter. The film is directed by Kim Ji-hoon, and stars Sul Kyung-gu, Son Ye-jin and Kim Sang-kyung in the lead roles. It was released in theaters on December 25, 2012. Plot Lee Dae-ho is a single father and manager of Tower Sky, a 120-story luxurious twin-tower building complex located in Yeouido, Seoul. He promises to spend Christmas Eve at an amusement park with his daughter Ha-na, but has to call it off when an upcoming party requires him overseeing the preparations. Attendees include tenants of the Tower Sky complex and its owner and president, Mr. Jo, as well as VIPs and South Korean politicians. Jo and Mr. Cha, the Tower Sky's safety section head, decide to host the party despite the forecasted strong winds and the faulty water sprinklers of Riverview Tower, one of the two towe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidal Wave (2009 Film)
''Tidal Wave'' () is a 2009 South Korean disaster film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon and starring Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon and Uhm Jung-hwa. Billed as South Korea's first disaster film,Principal Photography Begins on Korean Tsunami Movie HAEUNDAE ". ''SciFi Japan'', 24 August 2009. Retrieved on 26 May 2009. the film released theatrically on 22 July 2009 and received more than 11 million admissions nationwide. Plot Man-sik, a local from the of |
Voice Of A Murderer
''Voice of a Murderer'' () is a 2007 South Korean crime thriller film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, starring Sul Kyung-gu, Kim Nam-joo, Kim Yeong-cheol and Gang Dong-won. It was the third top-grossing domestic film of 2007, with 3,143,247 tickets sold. The story is a fictionalized account of the real-life kidnapping case of 9-year-old Lee Hyung-ho in 1991. Plot One day, the 9-year-old son of famous and successful South Korean news anchor Han Kyung-bae, Sang-woo, disappears without a trace. Later, Kyung-bae receives a phone call from an anonymous person demanding 100,000 dollars as ransom in exchange for the boy's life. The exchange does not happen after the boy's mother Oh Ji-sun gets the police involved. The police assign detective Kim Wook-jung to the case and assembles a secret investigative task force and forensics team. The kidnapper, sometimes referred to as the "Bastard's Voice", however, seems to be smarter than any of the detectives assigned to the case: He knows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jail Breakers
''Jail Breakers'' () is a 2002 South Korean comedy film directed by Kim Sang-jin and starring Sul Kyung-gu, Cha Seung-won, and Song Yoon-ah. It was a box office hit with a total of 3,073,919 admissions nationwide, making it the 4th highest grossing Korean film of 2002. Plot Two long-term prisoners manage to break out of jail by tunneling underneath the prison wall with a spoon. Upon returning to society, they read in the newspaper that they are scheduled to be pardoned under a special amnesty on the very next day. The desperate warden agrees to pretend nothing happened if they can break back into prison unnoticed. Cast * Sul Kyung-gu as Yoo Jae-pil * Cha Seung-won as Choi Moo-seok * Song Yoon-ah as Hahn Kyung-soon * Kang Sung-jin as Yong Moon-sin * Kang Shin-il as Prison warden * Yoo Hae-jin as Police officer * Lee Hee-do as Director * Park Jeong-hak as FM * Jang Tae-sung as Cheol-gu * Kim Young-woong as Head of academic affairs Awards and nominations See also * ''Vaisak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingmaker (film)
''Kingmaker'' () is a 2022 South Korean political drama film, written and directed by Byun Sung-hyun. Set against the backdrop of the 1970 presidential primary of the New Democratic Party, the film is based on real events involving Kim Dae-jung and his key strategist, . ''Kingmaker'' was scheduled to be theatrically released on December 29, 2021, but due to the COVID-19 resurgence, it was released on January 26, 2022 to coincide with the Korean New Year holidays. It was also officially invited in the competition section at the 24th Udine Far East Film Festival held from April 22 to 30, 2022. Plot A seasoned politician, Kim Woon-beom, who has faced four election defeats, takes on a new challenge to change the world. One day, Seo Chang-dae, a brilliant election strategist, approaches him, eager to join forces. Despite being at a disadvantage, Seo Chang-dae devises an unconventional and groundbreaking campaign strategy. As a result, Kim Woon-beom achieves a series of victories, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope (2013 Film)
''Hope'' (), also known as ''Wish'', is a 2013 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik, starring Sul Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won and Lee Re. It won Best Film at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards. The film is based on a true story, the infamous Cho Doo-soon case in 2008, in which an 8-year-old girl, named "Na-young" in the South Korean press, was raped and beaten by a 57-year-old man in a public bathroom. The court sentenced the man to only 12 years in prison, which caused outrage in the country due to the brutality of the crime and the man's history of physical and sexual violence. Plot A young girl named So-won lives an idyllic life with her working-class parents Dong-hoon and Mi-hee. One day on her way to school, So-won is kidnapped, beaten and raped by a male stranger named Jong-sool before being left for dead. Fortunately, she survives and calls an ambulance. The police notify Dong-hoon and Mi-hee of the attack and they rush to the emergency ward. Upon their arrival at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baeksang Arts Awards
The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper ''Hankook Ilbo'', whose art name was "Baeksang". It was established for the development of Korean popular culture and art and for enhancing the morale of artists. They are regarded as one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea. Baeksang Arts Awards are annually presented at a ceremony organised by JoongAng Ilbo, JoongAng Group in the second quarter of each year. Until 2021, it was organised by ''Ilgan Sports'' before its acquisition by , a subsidiary of KG Group. It is the only comprehensive awards ceremony in the country, recognising excellence in film, television and theatre. Current awards Film * Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film, Grand Prize * Baeksang Arts Award for Best Film, Best Film * Baeksang Arts Award for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
