Yoo Ji-tae

Yoo Ji-tae (유지태) is a South Korean actor, film director, screenplay writer, and former fashion model. He was born on April 13th 1976. He is married to actress Kim Hyo-jin.

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Oldboy (2003)

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With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Chan-wook
CAST:  Choi Min-sik  •  Oh Tae-kyung  •  Kim Byeong-ok  •  Oh Dal-su

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Chan-wook
CAST:  Choi Min-sik  •  Oh Tae-kyung  •  Kim Byeong-ok  •  Oh Dal-su

Ditto (2000)

In this endearing supernatural love story spanning two decades, a university student finds himself communicating with a female classmate from the same school through an antique ham radio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jeong-kwon
CAST:  Kim Ha-neul  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Ha Ji-won  •  Park Yong-woo

In this endearing supernatural love story spanning two decades, a university student finds himself communicating with a female classmate from the same school through an antique ham radio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jeong-kwon
CAST:  Kim Ha-neul  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Ha Ji-won  •  Park Yong-woo

Into the Mirror (2003)

Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sung-ho
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Kim Hye-na  •  Gi Ju-bong  •  Kim Myoeng-su

Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sung-ho
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Kim Hye-na  •  Gi Ju-bong  •  Kim Myoeng-su

Natural City (2003)

Two cops, R and Noma, hunt down renegade cyborgs. Cyborgs are used as commandos by the military, as lust objects and for companionship. Normaly they have a limited lifespan of three years but black market technology is being developed to be able to transfer a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Byung-chun Min
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Lee Jae-eun  •  Rin Seo  •  Jung Eun-pyo

Two cops, R and Noma, hunt down renegade cyborgs. Cyborgs are used as commandos by the military, as lust objects and for companionship. Normaly they have a limited lifespan of three years but black market technology is being developed to be able to transfer a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Byung-chun Min
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Lee Jae-eun  •  Rin Seo  •  Jung Eun-pyo

Wonderful Days (2003)

Civilization has been destroyed by war and pollution, but the survivors have built the last city of Ecoban. As most natural resources have been exhausted, Ecoban is powered by pollution. The citizens of Ecoban need to continue creating this pollution leading them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moon-saeng Kim
CAST:  Sunmin Park  •  Won-Je Tak  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Eun Yeong Seon

Civilization has been destroyed by war and pollution, but the survivors have built the last city of Ecoban. As most natural resources have been exhausted, Ecoban is powered by pollution. The citizens of Ecoban need to continue creating this pollution leading them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moon-saeng Kim
CAST:  Sunmin Park  •  Won-Je Tak  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Eun Yeong Seon

Lady Vengeance (2005)

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Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Chan-wook
CAST:  Choi Min-sik  •  Lee Young-ae  •  Kim Byeong-ok  •  Kwon Yea-young

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Chan-wook
CAST:  Choi Min-sik  •  Lee Young-ae  •  Kim Byeong-ok  •  Kwon Yea-young

Attack the Gas Station! (1999)

A quartet of disaffected Korean youths have robbed a Seoul gas station. After taking the gas station over, their wacky antics ensue; forcing the manager to sing, kidnapping customers that complain about the service, and staging fist-fights between street gang ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sang-jin
CAST:  Lee Sung-jae  •  Yu Oh-seong  •  Kang Seong-jin  •  Yoo Ji-tae

A quartet of disaffected Korean youths have robbed a Seoul gas station. After taking the gas station over, their wacky antics ensue; forcing the manager to sing, kidnapping customers that complain about the service, and staging fist-fights between street gang ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sang-jin
CAST:  Lee Sung-jae  •  Yu Oh-seong  •  Kang Seong-jin  •  Yoo Ji-tae

One Fine Spring Day (2001)

A recording engineer falls for a radio announcer after they work together to capture sounds of the natural world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hur Jin-ho
CAST:  Lee Young-ae  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Park In-hwan  •  Baek Seong-hee

A recording engineer falls for a radio announcer after they work together to capture sounds of the natural world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hur Jin-ho
CAST:  Lee Young-ae  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Park In-hwan  •  Baek Seong-hee

Antarctic Journal (2005)

Arctic cold and paranoia take their toll as Korean explorers are beset by the same strange occurrences that preceded the disappearance of a British team in 1922.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yim Pil-sung
CAST:  Song Kang-ho  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Park Hee-soon  •  Yoon Je-moon

Arctic cold and paranoia take their toll as Korean explorers are beset by the same strange occurrences that preceded the disappearance of a British team in 1922.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yim Pil-sung
CAST:  Song Kang-ho  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Park Hee-soon  •  Yoon Je-moon

Secret Love (2010)

Two months after their wedding, Yeon-Yi's husband Jin-woo gets into an accident and falls into a coma. During this time, Yeon-Yi's life shatters from the seams. She misses her deadlines for work, while she has only videos of her wedding to comfort her. Then Yeon-Yi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Hoon
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Yoon Jin-seo  •  Im Ye-jin  •  Jeong In-gi

Two months after their wedding, Yeon-Yi's husband Jin-woo gets into an accident and falls into a coma. During this time, Yeon-Yi's life shatters from the seams. She misses her deadlines for work, while she has only videos of her wedding to comfort her. Then Yeon-Yi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Hoon
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Yoon Jin-seo  •  Im Ye-jin  •  Jeong In-gi

Midnight FM (2010)

Popular TV anchorwoman & late night DJ Ko Sun-Young set to host her final radio program. During the show, she receives a startling text message instructing her to follow specific directions or endanger the lives of her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sang-man
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Lee Joon-Ha  •  Shin Da-eun  •  Jeong Man-sik

Popular TV anchorwoman & late night DJ Ko Sun-Young set to host her final radio program. During the show, she receives a startling text message instructing her to follow specific directions or endanger the lives of her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sang-man
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Lee Joon-Ha  •  Shin Da-eun  •  Jeong Man-sik

Running Wild (2006)

A grissled cop with tendencies towards excessive force teams up with an ambitious and righteous prosecutor to track down a dangerous crime boss whom they both want desperately to catch. But their quarry resorts to devious methods to stall their investigation and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sung-soo
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Ahn Kil-kang  •  Son Byung-ho  •  Jo Hyun-wu

A grissled cop with tendencies towards excessive force teams up with an ambitious and righteous prosecutor to track down a dangerous crime boss whom they both want desperately to catch. But their quarry resorts to devious methods to stall their investigation and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sung-soo
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Ahn Kil-kang  •  Son Byung-ho  •  Jo Hyun-wu

Hwang Jin Yi (2007)

Although born a daughter of an aristocratic family, Jin-yi discovers the secret behind her birth and enters into a life in a brothel as a gisaeng.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang Youn-hyun
CAST:  Song Hye-kyo  •  Youn Yuh-jung  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Lee Hyun-woo

Although born a daughter of an aristocratic family, Jin-yi discovers the secret behind her birth and enters into a life in a brothel as a gisaeng.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang Youn-hyun
CAST:  Song Hye-kyo  •  Youn Yuh-jung  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Lee Hyun-woo

Hello, Schoolgirl (2008)

Kwon Yeon-woo is a thirty year old low-level civil servant who works in a district office; quite innocent for his age, he has been on numerous blind dates in an unsuccessful bid to find a wife. After moving into a new place, he begins to encounter a high school ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Jang-ha
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Kim Young-woon  •  Lee Yeon-hee  •  Chae Jung-an

Kwon Yeon-woo is a thirty year old low-level civil servant who works in a district office; quite innocent for his age, he has been on numerous blind dates in an unsuccessful bid to find a wife. After moving into a new place, he begins to encounter a high school ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Jang-ha
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Kim Young-woon  •  Lee Yeon-hee  •  Chae Jung-an

The Human Trust (2013)

A professional scammer is hired by a wealthy young businessman to find a hidden treasure looted from the Bank of Japan and supposedly stashed away by a group of men after WWII in various locations around the globe. Eventually an assassin is put on their trail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Shingo Katori  •  Arisa Mizuki  •  Joe Odagiri

A professional scammer is hired by a wealthy young businessman to find a hidden treasure looted from the Bank of Japan and supposedly stashed away by a group of men after WWII in various locations around the globe. Eventually an assassin is put on their trail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Shingo Katori  •  Arisa Mizuki  •  Joe Odagiri

Mai Ratima (2012)

Actor Yoo Ji-Tae’s directorial debut feature film is one part melodrama, one part comingof-age story about Soo-young, a miserable thirtysomething man and Mai-Ratima, a 22-year-old Thai girl who accepts a mail order marriage in order to realize her Korean Dream. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoo Ji-tae
CAST:  Bae Soo-bin  •  Park Ji-soo  •  So Yoo-jin  •  Choi Hee-won

Actor Yoo Ji-Tae’s directorial debut feature film is one part melodrama, one part comingof-age story about Soo-young, a miserable thirtysomething man and Mai-Ratima, a 22-year-old Thai girl who accepts a mail order marriage in order to realize her Korean Dream. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoo Ji-tae
CAST:  Bae Soo-bin  •  Park Ji-soo  •  So Yoo-jin  •  Choi Hee-won

The Tenor - Lirico Spinto (2014)

The talented Korean tenor, Bae, who penetrate the audience's hears through his delicate and powerful singing, is on the rise to stardom at the European opera scene. Sawada, a Japanese music producer, is searching for a new tenor for an upcoming performance. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sang-man
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Cha Ye-ryun  •  Kie Kitano

The talented Korean tenor, Bae, who penetrate the audience's hears through his delicate and powerful singing, is on the rise to stardom at the European opera scene. Sawada, a Japanese music producer, is searching for a new tenor for an upcoming performance. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sang-man
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Cha Ye-ryun  •  Kie Kitano

Bye June (1998)

As three friends prepare to enter adulthood with their high school graduation only a few months away, they lose one of them in an accident that will change their life forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Ho
CAST:  Rang Ha  •  Kim Ha-neul  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Seo Young-hee

As three friends prepare to enter adulthood with their high school graduation only a few months away, they lose one of them in an accident that will change their life forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Ho
CAST:  Rang Ha  •  Kim Ha-neul  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Seo Young-hee

Libera Me (2000)

An arsonist is terrorizing Seoul and the fire investigators are hot on his trail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yun-ho Yang
CAST:  Choi Min-soo  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Park Sang-myeon  •  Lee Ho-jae

An arsonist is terrorizing Seoul and the fire investigators are hot on his trail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yun-ho Yang
CAST:  Choi Min-soo  •  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Park Sang-myeon  •  Lee Ho-jae

Woman Is the Future of Man (2004)

As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Kim Tae-woo  •  Sung Hyun-ah  •  Kim Ho-jung

As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Yoo Ji-tae  •  Kim Tae-woo  •  Sung Hyun-ah  •  Kim Ho-jung
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