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Tears (film)
''Tears'' is a 2000 South Korean film directed by Im Sang-soo. It tells the story of 4 runaway teenagers in the Garibong-dong district of 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 ... and their struggles to survive the tough streets. Director Im had the idea for this film before he shot his first film, '' Girls' Night Out''. He spent 5 months in the Garibong-dong district amongst the homeless runaway teenagers gaining their trust and learning their lives before putting pen to paper on the screenplay. It was shot on digital video to save production costs, and did not do well at the box office. Plot Han, a young runaway, and Chang, an over-the-top teen, are close friends. Chang is a foulmouthed, womanizer while Han is a quiet and humble virgin. As they venture into the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Sang-soo
Im Sang-soo (; born April 27, 1962) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He has twice been invited to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival: first for '' The Housemaid'' in 2010, and then '' The Taste of Money'' in 2012. Early life and film career Im was born in Seoul. He studied sociology at Yonsei University in Seoul before making a move to the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) in 1989. He began working in film that same year, landing his first job as Park Jeong-won's assistant director on '' Kuro Arirang'' (was coincidentally also the first film of actor Choi Min-sik). Following graduation from KAFA, Im worked as an assistant director under Kim Young-bin on '' Kim's War'' (1994). In 1995 Im wrote the screenplay for '' The Eternal Empire'', and also the screenplay'' A Noteworthy Film'', which won him the Creation Prix at the Korean Motion Picture Promotion Scenario Competition. In 1998 Im landed his first directorial gig. '' Girls' Night Out'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Han
Jun or JUN may refer to: People and anthroponymy * Lee Jun-young, South Korean singer and actor with the stage name Jun, member of South Korean boy band U-KISS * Wen Junhui, Chinese singer and actor with the stage name Jun, member of South Korean boy band Seventeen * Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer * Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name * A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surname) * A spelling of uncommon Korean family and given name Joon (Korean name) * A spelling of Chinese given name Joon (Chinese name) * Jun. Jr. or Jnr., abbreviations for Junior (suffix) Places * Jun, Granada, Spain Science * c-jun, a protein encoded by gene JUN Time * Abbreviation of June * A ten-day period in the Japanese calendar History * Commandery (China) A commandery ( zh, s=郡, p=jùn) was a historical administrative division of China that was in use from the Eastern Zhou (c. 7th century BCE) until the early Tang dynasty (c. 7th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Geun-yeong
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Bong Tae-gyu
Bong Tae-gyu (; born May 19, 1981) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Television shows Hosting Radio shows Music video appearances Stage Theatre Awards and nominations References External links Bong Tae-gyu Fan Cafe at Daum Communications, Daum * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bong, Tae-gyu South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male stage actors 1981 births Living people Male actors from Seoul People from Dobong District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Eun-ji
Jo Eun-ji (; born February 10, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the gritty Im Sang-soo film ''Tears'', and has since become better known for her supporting roles on film and television, such as in '' The President's Last Bang'', '' My Scary Girl'', '' Forever the Moment'', '' The Concubine'', and '' The Villainess''. She was also the leading actress in the indies ''Driving with My Wife's Lover'', and '' Sunshine Love''. Personal life Jo Eun-ji married Park Jung-min, CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ... of talent agency Prain TPC, on May 24, 2014. They met in 2006 when Park became Jo's manager, and they began dating in 2009. Filmography Film Television series Discography Awards and nominations References External links * * * Jo Eun-j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sung Ji-ru
Sung Ji-ru (born October 16, 1968) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1968 births Living people People from Gongju Male actors from South Chungcheong Province 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors Long stubs with short prose {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garibong-dong
Garibong-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Guro District, Seoul, South Korea. Gasan-dong in Geumcheon District used to be part of this neighborhood, but it was split from Garibong as Geumcheon District was established in 1995. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 List of special cities of South Korea, special city (''teukbyeo ... References External links Guro District official websiteMap of Guro District at the Guro District official website Garibong-dong resident office website The chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong at the Guro District official website Neighborhoods of Guro District, Seoul {{Seoul-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Girls' Night Out (1998 Film)
''Girls' Night Out'' () is a South Korean erotic drama film, released in 1998 and directed by Im Sang-soo. It centers around three women, whose overt sexual dialogue caused a stir when the film was released. Plot Three main heroines are best friends each working in hotel, designing company and graduate student. They boldly talk each other about sex but their characters are definitely different. From this, alteration on their lives come to begin with different-type sexual relationships.Translated. http://movie.empas.com/movies/movie.tsp?mid=3038 (kor) Cast * Jin Hee-kyung as Yeon * Kang Soo-yeon as Ho-jung * Shin Cheol-jin as Real estate mister * Kim Yeo-jin Kim Yeo-jin (; born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the stage play ''What Do Women Live For'' in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles in Im S ... as Soon References External links * * 1998 films 1990s Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). '' Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2000 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2000 box office records * '' Chicken Run'' became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever. * '' Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas''s $55.1 million opening weekend became the highest debut for a Christmas-themed film. It had the highest opening weekend for a Jim Carrey film and a Ron Howard film, surpassing both '' Batman Forever'' and '' Ransom'' simultaneously. Events Award ceremonies Awards 2000 films By country/region * List of American films of 2000 * List of Argentine films of 2000 * List of Australian films of 2000 * List of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Korean-language Films
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