Lim Hyung-kook

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Stateless Things (2012)

Jun, a young man of North Korean origin who had illegally emigrated to South Korea, works in a gas station. After protecting a colleague, Sun-hee, a Chinese immigrant of Korean ethnicity, Jun gets fired. When he goes back to the station for his pay, Jun hits the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Kyung-mook
CAST:  Paul Lee  •  Yeom Hyun-joon  •  Kim Sae-byuk  •  Lim Hyung-kook

Jun, a young man of North Korean origin who had illegally emigrated to South Korea, works in a gas station. After protecting a colleague, Sun-hee, a Chinese immigrant of Korean ethnicity, Jun gets fired. When he goes back to the station for his pay, Jun hits the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Kyung-mook
CAST:  Paul Lee  •  Yeom Hyun-joon  •  Kim Sae-byuk  •  Lim Hyung-kook

Black Dove (2012)

In a gripping and beautifully constructed narrative, victims and culprits of a car accident are linked by complex feelings of guilt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roh Gyeong-tae
CAST:  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Yang Eun-yong  •  Ahn Ji-hye  •  Seong Yu-bin

In a gripping and beautifully constructed narrative, victims and culprits of a car accident are linked by complex feelings of guilt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roh Gyeong-tae
CAST:  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Yang Eun-yong  •  Ahn Ji-hye  •  Seong Yu-bin

The Pot (2009)

Korean horror hit of 2009. Everything is picture-perfect for a family of three recently moved to Seoul from the countryside. But a religious ritual goes terribly wrong with frightening consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Tae-gon
CAST:  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Yang Eun-yong  •  Kim Wang-geun  •  Lee Sung-min

Korean horror hit of 2009. Everything is picture-perfect for a family of three recently moved to Seoul from the countryside. But a religious ritual goes terribly wrong with frightening consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Tae-gon
CAST:  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Yang Eun-yong  •  Kim Wang-geun  •  Lee Sung-min

Mother (2009)

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bong Joon-ho
CAST:  Kim Hye-ja  •  Won Bin  •  Jin Goo  •  Yoon Je-moon

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bong Joon-ho
CAST:  Kim Hye-ja  •  Won Bin  •  Jin Goo  •  Yoon Je-moon

BA:BO - Miracle of Giving Fool (2008)

Seung-ryong owns a small toast shop, who is sick from taking in briquette gas in the past after his parents died. One day, his first love comes back to Korea, and they become close. However, he finds out that his little sister is sick.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jeong-kwon
CAST:  Cha Tae-hyun  •  Ha Ji-won  •  Park Hee-soon  •  Park Ha-seon

Seung-ryong owns a small toast shop, who is sick from taking in briquette gas in the past after his parents died. One day, his first love comes back to Korea, and they become close. However, he finds out that his little sister is sick.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jeong-kwon
CAST:  Cha Tae-hyun  •  Ha Ji-won  •  Park Hee-soon  •  Park Ha-seon

Breath (2007)

A condemned prisoner slowly falls in love with the married female artist who decorates his prison cell. Jin is a convicted killer awaiting execution on Death Row; Yeon is a lonely artist locked in a loveless marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Ki-duk
CAST:  Chang Chen  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Park Ji-a  •  Kang In-Hyung

A condemned prisoner slowly falls in love with the married female artist who decorates his prison cell. Jin is a convicted killer awaiting execution on Death Row; Yeon is a lonely artist locked in a loveless marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Ki-duk
CAST:  Chang Chen  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Park Ji-a  •  Kang In-Hyung

Jamsil (2018)

A young woman in her 20s, Chae Meehee, visits middle-aged Cho Sungsook and insists that they were once childhood best friends. Though Cho Sungsook has never seen Chae Meehee before, they become closer at Meehee’s insistence. Their pasts cross paths as though they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Wan-min
CAST:  Lee Sang-hee  •  Hong Seung-i  •  Kim Sae-byuk  •  Lee Seon-ho

A young woman in her 20s, Chae Meehee, visits middle-aged Cho Sungsook and insists that they were once childhood best friends. Though Cho Sungsook has never seen Chae Meehee before, they become closer at Meehee’s insistence. Their pasts cross paths as though they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Wan-min
CAST:  Lee Sang-hee  •  Hong Seung-i  •  Kim Sae-byuk  •  Lee Seon-ho

A Midsummer's Fantasia (2014)

Reality and fantasy melds as a Korean documentary film director attempts to capture life in the small town of Gojo, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jang Kun-jae
CAST:  Kim Sae-byuk  •  Ryo Iwase  •  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Suon Kan

Reality and fantasy melds as a Korean documentary film director attempts to capture life in the small town of Gojo, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jang Kun-jae
CAST:  Kim Sae-byuk  •  Ryo Iwase  •  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Suon Kan

Come, Together (2017)

Beom-goo, an honest man in his 40s working as an engineer is fired from his work. His wife, Mi-yeong, a salesperson for a credit card company works even harder to make a living for the entire family. Their daughter, Ha-na, a college entrance exam preparer for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Dong-il
CAST:  Lee Hae-eun  •  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Kim Jae-rok  •  Bae Jung-hwa

Beom-goo, an honest man in his 40s working as an engineer is fired from his work. His wife, Mi-yeong, a salesperson for a credit card company works even harder to make a living for the entire family. Their daughter, Ha-na, a college entrance exam preparer for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Dong-il
CAST:  Lee Hae-eun  •  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Kim Jae-rok  •  Bae Jung-hwa

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage (2019)

On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Jeong-beom
CAST:  Lee Sun-kyun  •  Jeon So-nee  •  Park Hae-jun  •  Lee You-young

On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Jeong-beom
CAST:  Lee Sun-kyun  •  Jeon So-nee  •  Park Hae-jun  •  Lee You-young

Ashfall (2019)

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Byung-seo  •  Lee Hae-jun
CAST:  Lee Byung-hun  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Ma Dong-seok  •  Jeon Hye-jin

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Byung-seo  •  Lee Hae-jun
CAST:  Lee Byung-hun  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Ma Dong-seok  •  Jeon Hye-jin

Sundays In August (2006)

Ho-sang's car is overturned on a journey with his wife, Min-jeong. She falls into a coma because of this accident and Ho-sang is distressed by her condition. One day, he finds a man's signature on his wife's book titled [Sundays in August] and gets jealous. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Jin-woo
CAST:  Yang Eun-yong  •  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Oh Jung-se  •  Lee Ji-soo

Ho-sang's car is overturned on a journey with his wife, Min-jeong. She falls into a coma because of this accident and Ho-sang is distressed by her condition. One day, he finds a man's signature on his wife's book titled [Sundays in August] and gets jealous. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Jin-woo
CAST:  Yang Eun-yong  •  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Oh Jung-se  •  Lee Ji-soo

A Light Sleep (2008)

Sixteen-year-old Yeo Lin used to have a boyfriend and normal life, but everything changed when she lost both her parents two years ago. To support her siblings, she sells her body. Quietly bearing wounds and responsibilities beyond her age, she faces the cruel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seo Min-yeong
CAST:  Lee Ah-jin  •  Hong Ah-reum  •  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Park In-Soo

Sixteen-year-old Yeo Lin used to have a boyfriend and normal life, but everything changed when she lost both her parents two years ago. To support her siblings, she sells her body. Quietly bearing wounds and responsibilities beyond her age, she faces the cruel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seo Min-yeong
CAST:  Lee Ah-jin  •  Hong Ah-reum  •  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Park In-Soo

Ransomed (2023)

In Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war a Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years pass and long forgotten, a young diplomat Min-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-jun is sent to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Seong-hun
CAST:  Ha Jung-woo  •  Ju Ji-hoon  •  Anas El Baz  •  Park Hyeok-kwon

In Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war a Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years pass and long forgotten, a young diplomat Min-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-jun is sent to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Seong-hun
CAST:  Ha Jung-woo  •  Ju Ji-hoon  •  Anas El Baz  •  Park Hyeok-kwon

Peach (2018)

A woman must move her grandma's tomb, and none of the family wants to assist. She sets off on a lone journey to her grandma's grave site.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sim Su-gyeong
CAST:  Moon Hye-in  •  Lim Hyung-kook

A woman must move her grandma's tomb, and none of the family wants to assist. She sets off on a lone journey to her grandma's grave site.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sim Su-gyeong
CAST:  Moon Hye-in  •  Lim Hyung-kook

Emergency Declaration (2022)

While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Han Jae-rim
CAST:  Song Kang-ho  •  Lee Byung-hun  •  Jeon Do-yeon  •  Kim Nam-gil

While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Han Jae-rim
CAST:  Song Kang-ho  •  Lee Byung-hun  •  Jeon Do-yeon  •  Kim Nam-gil

Watch Your Back (2020)

Ku-mok, who lives like a hyena, changes his cell phone at a convenience store. He tells Hwa-young to come to his office to find the replaced cell phone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seok Jae-seung
CAST:  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Ro Jong-hyun  •  Hyun Bong-sik  •  Bang Eun-jeong

Ku-mok, who lives like a hyena, changes his cell phone at a convenience store. He tells Hwa-young to come to his office to find the replaced cell phone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seok Jae-seung
CAST:  Lim Hyung-kook  •  Ro Jong-hyun  •  Hyun Bong-sik  •  Bang Eun-jeong

Hunt (2022)

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Jung-jae
CAST:  Lee Jung-jae  •  Jung Woo-sung  •  Jeon Hye-jin  •  Go Youn-jung

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Jung-jae
CAST:  Lee Jung-jae  •  Jung Woo-sung  •  Jeon Hye-jin  •  Go Youn-jung

First child (2022)

As Jeong-ah attempts to rebuild her career a year after giving birth to her first child, she faces difficulties that put her through the test of whether she can truly have it all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hur Jung-jae
CAST:  Park Ha-seon  •  Oh Dong-min  •  Oh Min-ae  •  Kong Seong-ha

As Jeong-ah attempts to rebuild her career a year after giving birth to her first child, she faces difficulties that put her through the test of whether she can truly have it all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hur Jung-jae
CAST:  Park Ha-seon  •  Oh Dong-min  •  Oh Min-ae  •  Kong Seong-ha

Never Ever Rush (2018)

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DIRECTION:  Kim Mi-young
CAST:  Lee You-mi  •  Choi Jeong-in  •  Heo Joon-seok  •  Jang Jun-whee

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DIRECTION:  Kim Mi-young
CAST:  Lee You-mi  •  Choi Jeong-in  •  Heo Joon-seok  •  Jang Jun-whee
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