Jung Yu-mi

Jung Yu-mi (born January 18, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Jung made her feature film debut in Blossom Again (2005), for which she received acting recognition. She has since starred in the critically acclaimed films Family Ties (2006), Chaw (2009), My Dear Desperado (2010), and the box office hits The Crucible (2011) and Train to Busan (2016). She also frequently appears in films by auteur Hong Sang-soo, notably Oki's Movie (2010) and Our Sunhi (2013).

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Silenced (2011)

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Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hwang Dong-hyuk
CAST:  Gong Yoo  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Kim Hyun-soo  •  Jung In-seo

Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hwang Dong-hyuk
CAST:  Gong Yoo  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Kim Hyun-soo  •  Jung In-seo

Silmido (2003)

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Woo-suk
CAST:  Sol Kyung-gu  •  Heo Joon-ho  •  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Jung Jae-young

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Woo-suk
CAST:  Sol Kyung-gu  •  Heo Joon-ho  •  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Jung Jae-young

A Bittersweet Life (2005)

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-Woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Heesoo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jee-woon
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  Kim Yeong-cheol  •  Jin Goo  •  Lee Byung-hun

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-Woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Heesoo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jee-woon
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  Kim Yeong-cheol  •  Jin Goo  •  Lee Byung-hun

A Million (2009)

8 contestants compete for $1,000,000 on a survival reality TV show set in the Australian desert. After the first eliminated contestant is found dead, they find themselves in horrifying situations as they deal with each others' lies and deceits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Min-ho
CAST:  Park Hae-il  •  Park Hee-soon  •  Shin Min-a  •  Lee Min-ki

8 contestants compete for $1,000,000 on a survival reality TV show set in the Australian desert. After the first eliminated contestant is found dead, they find themselves in horrifying situations as they deal with each others' lies and deceits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Min-ho
CAST:  Park Hae-il  •  Park Hee-soon  •  Shin Min-a  •  Lee Min-ki

Come, Closer (2010)

An omnibus film of the romances and breakups of five couples: Soo-jin works in a cafe in Seoul. One day, she receives a call at work from a Polish man in Rotterdam, who tells her the story of his missing fiance. Eun-hee shows up one night and blames her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jong-kwan
CAST:  Yoon Hee-seok  •  Yozoh  •  Jang Seo-won  •  Oh Chang-seok

An omnibus film of the romances and breakups of five couples: Soo-jin works in a cafe in Seoul. One day, she receives a call at work from a Polish man in Rotterdam, who tells her the story of his missing fiance. Eun-hee shows up one night and blames her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jong-kwan
CAST:  Yoon Hee-seok  •  Yozoh  •  Jang Seo-won  •  Oh Chang-seok

My Dear Desperado (2010)

Dong-chul, a thug who cannot fight but acts like a tough guy, meets Han Se-jin, his new neighbor. Dong-chul is intrigued by her spitfire personality, and the bickering duo realize they may be perfect for each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Kwang-sik
CAST:  Park Joong-hoon  •  Park Won-sang  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Jeong In-gi

Dong-chul, a thug who cannot fight but acts like a tough guy, meets Han Se-jin, his new neighbor. Dong-chul is intrigued by her spitfire personality, and the bickering duo realize they may be perfect for each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Kwang-sik
CAST:  Park Joong-hoon  •  Park Won-sang  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Jeong In-gi

Blossom Again (2005)

Thirty year-old teacher In-young falls in love with her own student, Suk. What attracted her to the boy was the fact that he resembled her first love in every way, and even shared the same name. But with the sudden return of her long-lost love, and the appearance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jung Ji-woo
CAST:  Kim Jung-eun  •  Lee Tae-sung  •  Kim Young-jae  •  Jung Yu-mi

Thirty year-old teacher In-young falls in love with her own student, Suk. What attracted her to the boy was the fact that he resembled her first love in every way, and even shared the same name. But with the sudden return of her long-lost love, and the appearance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jung Ji-woo
CAST:  Kim Jung-eun  •  Lee Tae-sung  •  Kim Young-jae  •  Jung Yu-mi

Tough as Iron (2013)

Gang-cheol is a legendary street fighter in Busan who cleaned up his act to care for his sick mother. Knowing he's desperate for money for his mother's operation, Sang-gon proposes that Gang-cheol works for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahn Kwon-tae
CAST:  Kim Hae-sook  •  Kim Jung-tae  •  Yoo Ah-in  •  Kim Sung-oh

Gang-cheol is a legendary street fighter in Busan who cleaned up his act to care for his sick mother. Knowing he's desperate for money for his mother's operation, Sang-gon proposes that Gang-cheol works for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahn Kwon-tae
CAST:  Kim Hae-sook  •  Kim Jung-tae  •  Yoo Ah-in  •  Kim Sung-oh

Our Sunhi (2013)

A young woman returning to her old school to visit her professor also runs into her old boyfriend and her senior, each of whom has a past with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Jung Jae-young  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Kim Sang-joong  •  Lee Min-woo

A young woman returning to her old school to visit her professor also runs into her old boyfriend and her senior, each of whom has a past with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Jung Jae-young  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Kim Sang-joong  •  Lee Min-woo

In Another Country (2012)

In a triptych of overlapping stories, three different French women – a filmmaker, an adulterer and a divorcee visit a small Korean resort town and encounter a flirtatious director, a lovestruck lifeguard and far too much soju.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Isabelle Huppert  •  Yu Jun-sang  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Moon Sung-keun

In a triptych of overlapping stories, three different French women – a filmmaker, an adulterer and a divorcee visit a small Korean resort town and encounter a flirtatious director, a lovestruck lifeguard and far too much soju.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Isabelle Huppert  •  Yu Jun-sang  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Moon Sung-keun

Lost in the Mountains (2009)

Hong Sang-soo's Lost in the Mountains depicts Misook's suffering when she discovers her friend Jin-young has been secretly sleeping with her lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Lee Sun-kyun  •  Moon Sung-keun

Hong Sang-soo's Lost in the Mountains depicts Misook's suffering when she discovers her friend Jin-young has been secretly sleeping with her lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Lee Sun-kyun  •  Moon Sung-keun

Oishii Man (2009)

Once a promising musician, Hyeon-seok has been living as a commoner after he found the symptom of Meniere’s syndrome. He had to stop playing music because his ears distorted sounds into noise. To run away from reality and depression he heads to Japan. Arriving at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jeong-jung
CAST:  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Park Seong-taek  •  Lee Min-ki

Once a promising musician, Hyeon-seok has been living as a commoner after he found the symptom of Meniere’s syndrome. He had to stop playing music because his ears distorted sounds into noise. To run away from reality and depression he heads to Japan. Arriving at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jeong-jung
CAST:  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Park Seong-taek  •  Lee Min-ki

The Room Nearby (2008)

Private tutor Eonju lives in a tightly packed student apartment. She is sick of poverty and works hard to get her own room. She meets Seok-hee, a middle-aged woman, at a homeless shelter. The emotions of the two women are overwhelming throughout the screen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goh Tae-jeong
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Ye Su-jeong  •  Baek Soo-jang  •  Kim Hyun

Private tutor Eonju lives in a tightly packed student apartment. She is sick of poverty and works hard to get her own room. She meets Seok-hee, a middle-aged woman, at a homeless shelter. The emotions of the two women are overwhelming throughout the screen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goh Tae-jeong
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Ye Su-jeong  •  Baek Soo-jang  •  Kim Hyun

Chaw (2009)

A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Jung-won
CAST:  Jang Hang-seon  •  Uhm Tae-woong  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Park Chang-Ik

A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Jung-won
CAST:  Jang Hang-seon  •  Uhm Tae-woong  •  Jung Yu-mi  •  Park Chang-Ik

Cafe Noir (2009)

The story begins with a man left by his girlfriend on Christmas Eve and unfolds across the city of Seoul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jung Sung-il
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Jung In-sun  •  Moon Jeong-hee  •  Shin Ha-kyun

The story begins with a man left by his girlfriend on Christmas Eve and unfolds across the city of Seoul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jung Sung-il
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Jung In-sun  •  Moon Jeong-hee  •  Shin Ha-kyun

Oki's Movie (2010)

Oki, a film student, is entangled in two relationships. One with a fellow student who pursues her and the other, her much older professor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Lee Sun-kyun  •  Moon Sung-keun  •  Seo Young-hwa

Oki, a film student, is entangled in two relationships. One with a fellow student who pursues her and the other, her much older professor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Lee Sun-kyun  •  Moon Sung-keun  •  Seo Young-hwa

Skeletons in the Closet (2007)

The movie is about a dysfunctional family, each and every member with mental problems of his own. On top of that some old skeletons from the closet come back to haunt them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jung Yoon-chul
CAST:  Kim Hye-soo  •  Cheon Ho-jin  •  Yoo Ah-in  •  Hwang Bo-ra

The movie is about a dysfunctional family, each and every member with mental problems of his own. On top of that some old skeletons from the closet come back to haunt them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jung Yoon-chul
CAST:  Kim Hye-soo  •  Cheon Ho-jin  •  Yoo Ah-in  •  Hwang Bo-ra

Visitors (2009)

Hong Sang-Soo’s Lost in the Mountains (South Korea, 32min) the visitor is the supremely self-centred Mi-Sook, who drives to Jeonju on impulse to see her classmate Jin-Young – only to discover that her friend is having an affair with their married professor, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naomi Kawase  •  Hong Sang-soo  •  Lav Diaz
CAST:  Dante Perez  •  Kristine Kintana  •  Joel Ferrer  •  Willy Fernandez

Hong Sang-Soo’s Lost in the Mountains (South Korea, 32min) the visitor is the supremely self-centred Mi-Sook, who drives to Jeonju on impulse to see her classmate Jin-Young – only to discover that her friend is having an affair with their married professor, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naomi Kawase  •  Hong Sang-soo  •  Lav Diaz
CAST:  Dante Perez  •  Kristine Kintana  •  Joel Ferrer  •  Willy Fernandez

Like You Know It All (2009)

Delightfully comic exploration of the emotional and social geography of an art-house film director.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Kim Tae-woo  •  Gong Hyung-jin  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Jung Yu-mi

Delightfully comic exploration of the emotional and social geography of an art-house film director.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Kim Tae-woo  •  Gong Hyung-jin  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Jung Yu-mi

Family Ties (2006)

A story of three families living different but similar lives. They always fight and quarrel, but love is the common denominator for their relationship, making people think about what families are for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Tae-yong
CAST:  Moon So-ri  •  Goh Doo-shim  •  Uhm Tae-woong  •  Gong Hyo-jin

A story of three families living different but similar lives. They always fight and quarrel, but love is the common denominator for their relationship, making people think about what families are for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Tae-yong
CAST:  Moon So-ri  •  Goh Doo-shim  •  Uhm Tae-woong  •  Gong Hyo-jin
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