Son Sook

A Hot Roof (1995)

A Korean film about a group of women who end up barricaded on the roof of their apartment building in the middle of a heat wave.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Min-yong
CAST:  Song Ok-suk  •  Jung Sun-kyung  •  Son Sook  •  Kim Bo-yeon

A Korean film about a group of women who end up barricaded on the roof of their apartment building in the middle of a heat wave.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Min-yong
CAST:  Song Ok-suk  •  Jung Sun-kyung  •  Son Sook  •  Kim Bo-yeon

Jury (2013)

After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the message of the film, Film critic Tony just discusses about the current trend of Korean cinema. Tomiyama cannot fully ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Dong-ho
CAST:  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Jeong In-gi  •  Kang Soo-youn  •  Park Hee-von

After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the message of the film, Film critic Tony just discusses about the current trend of Korean cinema. Tomiyama cannot fully ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Dong-ho
CAST:  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Jeong In-gi  •  Kang Soo-youn  •  Park Hee-von

Rehearsal (1995)

Min-su meets beautiful actress Seung-hae when he goes on a job to take care of a financial matter with the local theater. Min-su seduces her and they make passionate love. But their physical relationship begins to take a toll on them. Seung-hae decides that Min-su ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Jung-soo
CAST:  Choi Min-soo  •  박영선  •  Choe Yong-seok  •  Bang Eun-hee

Min-su meets beautiful actress Seung-hae when he goes on a job to take care of a financial matter with the local theater. Min-su seduces her and they make passionate love. But their physical relationship begins to take a toll on them. Seung-hae decides that Min-su ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Jung-soo
CAST:  Choi Min-soo  •  박영선  •  Choe Yong-seok  •  Bang Eun-hee

Tale of Cinema (2005)

In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Tongsu, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen. Their stories will cross paths thanks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Uhm Ji-won  •  Lee Kyung-jin  •  Lee Ki-woo  •  Kim Sang-kyung

In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Tongsu, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen. Their stories will cross paths thanks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Sang-soo
CAST:  Uhm Ji-won  •  Lee Kyung-jin  •  Lee Ki-woo  •  Kim Sang-kyung

Familyhood (2016)

An aging actress is desperate to become a mother. In menopause and too controversial for legal adoption, she decides to illegally adopt from a pregnant teenager while publicly faking pregnancy. The ensuing media circus at first revitalizes her career but then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Tae-gon
CAST:  Kim Hye-soo  •  Ma Dong-seok  •  Kwak Si-yang  •  Kim Yong-geon

An aging actress is desperate to become a mother. In menopause and too controversial for legal adoption, she decides to illegally adopt from a pregnant teenager while publicly faking pregnancy. The ensuing media circus at first revitalizes her career but then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Tae-gon
CAST:  Kim Hye-soo  •  Ma Dong-seok  •  Kwak Si-yang  •  Kim Yong-geon

Spirits' Homecoming (2016)

After the Japanese kidnap two Korean teenagers and take them to a comfort station to join other girls who are serving as sex slaves, only one of them survives. Decades later, the elderly woman tries to reunite with her friend's spirit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Jung-lae
CAST:  Kang Ha-na  •  Choi Ri  •  Oh Ji-hye  •  Seo Mi-ji

After the Japanese kidnap two Korean teenagers and take them to a comfort station to join other girls who are serving as sex slaves, only one of them survives. Decades later, the elderly woman tries to reunite with her friend's spirit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Jung-lae
CAST:  Kang Ha-na  •  Choi Ri  •  Oh Ji-hye  •  Seo Mi-ji

Awaiting (2014)

A young woman named Yeon-hee is traveling to Pyongyang with a coach full of elderly people. As she flips through old photographs, she remembers telling her husband Min-woo that she wouldn't allow him to "cross over" to North Korea given the political situation of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Je-kyu
CAST:  Moon Chae-won  •  Go Soo  •  Kim Soo-ro  •  Son Sook

A young woman named Yeon-hee is traveling to Pyongyang with a coach full of elderly people. As she flips through old photographs, she remembers telling her husband Min-woo that she wouldn't allow him to "cross over" to North Korea given the political situation of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Je-kyu
CAST:  Moon Chae-won  •  Go Soo  •  Kim Soo-ro  •  Son Sook

I Can Speak (2017)

A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Hyun-seok
CAST:  Na Moon-hee  •  Lee Je-hoon  •  Park Cheol-min  •  Lee Sang-hee

A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Hyun-seok
CAST:  Na Moon-hee  •  Lee Je-hoon  •  Park Cheol-min  •  Lee Sang-hee

Champion (2018)

A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Yong-wan
CAST:  Ma Dong-seok  •  Kwon Yul  •  Han Yeri  •  Choi Seung-hoon

A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Yong-wan
CAST:  Ma Dong-seok  •  Kwon Yul  •  Han Yeri  •  Choi Seung-hoon

Because You Are a Woman (1990)

A 1990 Korean film about a woman who gets involved in a court case after retaliating against her attackers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Yoo-jin
CAST:  Won Mi-kyung  •  Lee Yeong-ha  •  Son Sook  •  Lee Kyung-young

A 1990 Korean film about a woman who gets involved in a court case after retaliating against her attackers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Yoo-jin
CAST:  Won Mi-kyung  •  Lee Yeong-ha  •  Son Sook  •  Lee Kyung-young

The Singer (2020)

In the era of corruption, Hak-gyu sings songs and tells stories on the street with his band. One day, Hak-gyu's wife Gan-nan is kidnapped by gangsters and his daughter Cheong loses her eyesight after the incident. He decides to travel in search of his missing wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Jung-lae
CAST:  Lee Bong-geun  •  Lee Yu-ri  •  Kim Dong-wan  •  Kim Min-jun

In the era of corruption, Hak-gyu sings songs and tells stories on the street with his band. One day, Hak-gyu's wife Gan-nan is kidnapped by gangsters and his daughter Cheong loses her eyesight after the incident. He decides to travel in search of his missing wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Jung-lae
CAST:  Lee Bong-geun  •  Lee Yu-ri  •  Kim Dong-wan  •  Kim Min-jun

When Spring Comes (2022)

Ho-sung returns to society after spending 8 years in prison for committing murder to protect his gang, but there is nothing waiting for him except for his father’s funeral. His presence is still a source of heart ache to his mother, and other family members don’t ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Don-ku
CAST:  Son Hyun-joo  •  Park Hyeok-kwon  •  Jeong Seok-yong  •  Park So-jin

Ho-sung returns to society after spending 8 years in prison for committing murder to protect his gang, but there is nothing waiting for him except for his father’s funeral. His presence is still a source of heart ache to his mother, and other family members don’t ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Don-ku
CAST:  Son Hyun-joo  •  Park Hyeok-kwon  •  Jeong Seok-yong  •  Park So-jin

Brave Citizen (2023)

An expelled boxing champion, who now is a high-school teacher, witnesses intolerable violence and throws her first punch to build justice against it, while putting on a mask.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Jin-pyo
CAST:  Shin Hye-sun  •  Park Jung-woo  •  Lee Jun-young  •  Park Hyeok-kwon

An expelled boxing champion, who now is a high-school teacher, witnesses intolerable violence and throws her first punch to build justice against it, while putting on a mask.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Jin-pyo
CAST:  Shin Hye-sun  •  Park Jung-woo  •  Lee Jun-young  •  Park Hyeok-kwon

Flower Hands (2021)

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DIRECTION:  Ryan Kwon
CAST:  Kim Ian  •  Son Sook  •  Jeon Moo-song  •  Han In-soo

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DIRECTION:  Ryan Kwon
CAST:  Kim Ian  •  Son Sook  •  Jeon Moo-song  •  Han In-soo