Ryoo Seung-wan

Ryoo Seung-wan (류승완) is a South Korean film writer, director, and actor.

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Arahan (2004)

Sang-hwan became a cop in order to help the downtrodden, but he doesn't get much respect. All that changes when he meets the Seven Masters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Yoon Soy  •  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Jung Doo-hong

Sang-hwan became a cop in order to help the downtrodden, but he doesn't get much respect. All that changes when he meets the Seven Masters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Yoon Soy  •  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Jung Doo-hong

Die Bad (2000)

Die Bad is an inventive feature made up of four distinct episodes, each with their own style. With their criss-crossing characters and themes, they add up to a fairly comprehensive account of the causes and effects of male aggression, both tribal and individual.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Ryoo Seung-wan  •  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Park Seong-bin  •  Im Won-hee

Die Bad is an inventive feature made up of four distinct episodes, each with their own style. With their criss-crossing characters and themes, they add up to a fairly comprehensive account of the causes and effects of male aggression, both tribal and individual.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Ryoo Seung-wan  •  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Park Seong-bin  •  Im Won-hee

Oasis (2002)

A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Chang-dong
CAST:  Sol Kyung-gu  •  Ahn Nae-sang  •  Ryoo Seung-wan  •  Chu Gwi-jeong

A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Chang-dong
CAST:  Sol Kyung-gu  •  Ahn Nae-sang  •  Ryoo Seung-wan  •  Chu Gwi-jeong

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

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Chan-wook
CAST:  Song Kang-ho  •  Shin Ha-kyun  •  Bae Doona  •  Im Ji-eun

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Chan-wook
CAST:  Song Kang-ho  •  Shin Ha-kyun  •  Bae Doona  •  Im Ji-eun

Crying Fist (2005)

Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing to turn around lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Choi Min-sik  •  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Im Won-hee  •  Cheon Ho-jin

Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing to turn around lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Choi Min-sik  •  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Im Won-hee  •  Cheon Ho-jin

The Unjust (2010)

An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Yoo Hai-jin  •  Cheon Ho-jin

An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Yoo Hai-jin  •  Cheon Ho-jin

Behind the Camera (2013)

An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the director. Now, the 14 actors and actress prepare for the counterattack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Je-Yong
CAST:  Park Hee-soon  •  Oh Jung-se  •  Kim Min-hee  •  Ryu Deok-hwan

An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the director. Now, the 14 actors and actress prepare for the counterattack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Je-Yong
CAST:  Park Hee-soon  •  Oh Jung-se  •  Kim Min-hee  •  Ryu Deok-hwan

The Berlin File (2013)

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When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Jun Ji-hyun  •  Lee Kyung-young  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Kwak Do-won

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Jun Ji-hyun  •  Lee Kyung-young  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Kwak Do-won

Battlefield Heroes (2011)

This story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when Silla-Tang Dynasty union attacks Goguryeo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Joon-ik
CAST:  Yoon Je-moon  •  Lee Moon-sik  •  Kang Ha-neul  •  Lee Won-jong

This story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when Silla-Tang Dynasty union attacks Goguryeo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Joon-ik
CAST:  Yoon Je-moon  •  Lee Moon-sik  •  Kang Ha-neul  •  Lee Won-jong

No Blood No Tears (2002)

Gyung-sun is a washed-up cab driver who has been trying to go straight after years in trouble with the law after being a big-time safecracker. Soo-jin wants to be a famous singer, but lives the life of a trophy girlfriend to her vicious gangster boyfriend. An ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Jeon Do-yeon  •  Lee Hye-young  •  Shin Goo  •  Jung Jae-young

Gyung-sun is a washed-up cab driver who has been trying to go straight after years in trouble with the law after being a big-time safecracker. Soo-jin wants to be a famous singer, but lives the life of a trophy girlfriend to her vicious gangster boyfriend. An ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Jeon Do-yeon  •  Lee Hye-young  •  Shin Goo  •  Jung Jae-young

Dachimawa Lee (2008)

Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital information concerning Korean freedom fighters and their whereabouts as well as their true identities. The interim Korean ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Park Si-yeon  •  Gong Hyo-jin  •  Im Won-hee  •  Hwang Bo-ra

Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital information concerning Korean freedom fighters and their whereabouts as well as their true identities. The interim Korean ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Park Si-yeon  •  Gong Hyo-jin  •  Im Won-hee  •  Hwang Bo-ra

Gyeongju (2014)

A Beijing professor returns to his stomping grounds for a friend's funeral. Reflecting on the past, he meets a tea shop owner who sparks feelings of love in a time of pain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Lu
CAST:  Park Hae-il  •  Shin Min-a  •  Yoon Jin-seo  •  Shin So-yul

A Beijing professor returns to his stomping grounds for a friend's funeral. Reflecting on the past, he meets a tea shop owner who sparks feelings of love in a time of pain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Lu
CAST:  Park Hae-il  •  Shin Min-a  •  Yoon Jin-seo  •  Shin So-yul

Veteran (2015)

When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor, a spoiled young executive, heir to a mega corporation, who believes he is above the law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  Oh Dal-su  •  Yoo Ah-in  •  Yoo Hai-jin

When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor, a spoiled young executive, heir to a mega corporation, who believes he is above the law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  Oh Dal-su  •  Yoo Ah-in  •  Yoo Hai-jin

Mad Sad Bad (2014)

Ryoo Seungwan, Han Jiseung, Kim Taeyong got together to make a 3D omnibus film. It's a 3D vision of terrible realities never far from popular culture today. The stages of its episodes are different with one another. Tragedies and fantasies unfold in the city, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan  •  Kim Tae-yong  •  Han Ji-seung
CAST:  Lee Da-wit  •  Sohn Su-hyun  •  Park Jeong-min  •  Park Ki-woong

Ryoo Seungwan, Han Jiseung, Kim Taeyong got together to make a 3D omnibus film. It's a 3D vision of terrible realities never far from popular culture today. The stages of its episodes are different with one another. Tragedies and fantasies unfold in the city, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan  •  Kim Tae-yong  •  Han Ji-seung
CAST:  Lee Da-wit  •  Sohn Su-hyun  •  Park Jeong-min  •  Park Ki-woong

The Battleship Island (2017)

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  So Ji-sub  •  Song Joong-ki  •  Lee Jung-hyun

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  So Ji-sub  •  Song Joong-ki  •  Lee Jung-hyun

Old Days (2016)

Old Days is a documentary about Park Chan-wook's original masterpiece, Oldboy. It was created for Plain Archive's Blu-ray release and first screened at the Jeonju International Film Festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Han Sun-hee
CAST:  Park Chan-wook  •  Choi Min-sik  •  Kang Hye-jung  •  Yoo Ji-tae

Old Days is a documentary about Park Chan-wook's original masterpiece, Oldboy. It was created for Plain Archive's Blu-ray release and first screened at the Jeonju International Film Festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Han Sun-hee
CAST:  Park Chan-wook  •  Choi Min-sik  •  Kang Hye-jung  •  Yoo Ji-tae

Dachimawa Lee (1998)

Hwa-nyeo and Chung-nyeo, two country girls who have come to Seoul with big dreams. They are thrilled just to see the wondrous Seoul landscape, but a group of thugs, including Shanghai Park, appears before them. Just as they face a terrible fate, a man by the name ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Im Won-hee  •  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Lee Yoon-seong  •  Ahn Kil-kang

Hwa-nyeo and Chung-nyeo, two country girls who have come to Seoul with big dreams. They are thrilled just to see the wondrous Seoul landscape, but a group of thugs, including Shanghai Park, appears before them. Just as they face a terrible fate, a man by the name ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Im Won-hee  •  Ryoo Seung-bum  •  Lee Yoon-seong  •  Ahn Kil-kang

If You Were Me 2 (2006)

Commissioned by South Korea's National Human Rights Commission, If You Were Me is an innovative omnibus film project to promote tolerance and human rights and shed light on the hardships disadvantaged people face in Korea. After the success of the first anthology, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan  •  Kim Dong-won  •  Jung Ji-woo  •  Jang Jin  •  Park Kyung-hee
CAST:  Kim Su-hyun  •  Ahn Kil-kang  •  On Ju-wan  •  Ryu Seung-ryong

Commissioned by South Korea's National Human Rights Commission, If You Were Me is an innovative omnibus film project to promote tolerance and human rights and shed light on the hardships disadvantaged people face in Korea. After the success of the first anthology, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan  •  Kim Dong-won  •  Jung Ji-woo  •  Jang Jin  •  Park Kyung-hee
CAST:  Kim Su-hyun  •  Ahn Kil-kang  •  On Ju-wan  •  Ryu Seung-ryong

The City of Violence (2006)

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Ahn Kil-kang  •  Jeong Seok-yong  •  Lee Beom-soo  •  Ryoo Seung-wan

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Ahn Kil-kang  •  Jeong Seok-yong  •  Lee Beom-soo  •  Ryoo Seung-wan
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