Lim Soo-jung

Im Soo-jung (Hangul: 임수정; born on July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), followed by the popular television drama I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004). She has since appeared in numerous films, notably Park Chan-wook's I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006), Hur Jin-ho's Happiness (2007), Lee Yoon-ki's Come Rain, Come Shine (2011), and Min Kyu-dong's All About My Wife (for which she won Best Actress at the 2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards).

...ing (2003)

Follows the life of a young woman who has become reserved and indifferent to the world as a result of her chronic illness deformed hand and quietly portrays the unconventional, yet endearing relationship between mother and daughter as well as the development of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Eon-hee
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Kim Rae-won  •  Kim In-mun  •  Chang Yun

Follows the life of a young woman who has become reserved and indifferent to the world as a result of her chronic illness deformed hand and quietly portrays the unconventional, yet endearing relationship between mother and daughter as well as the development of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Eon-hee
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Kim Rae-won  •  Kim In-mun  •  Chang Yun

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

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A recently released patient from a mental institution returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house- all of which are connected to a dark past in the family's history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jee-woon
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yum Jung-ah  •  Moon Geun-young  •  Park Mi-hyun

A recently released patient from a mental institution returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house- all of which are connected to a dark past in the family's history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jee-woon
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yum Jung-ah  •  Moon Geun-young  •  Park Mi-hyun

The Romantic President (2002)

A gum-popping student wearing a very short uniform and a weird hair-do is looking for 'zzang', the school boss. She turns out to be the new teacher, Choi Eun-Soo, who was trying to get a grasp of situation in the classroom. Eun-Soo has been sacked from numerous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeon Man-bae
CAST:  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Choi Ji-woo  •  Lim Soo-jung  •  Park Eun-bin

A gum-popping student wearing a very short uniform and a weird hair-do is looking for 'zzang', the school boss. She turns out to be the new teacher, Choi Eun-Soo, who was trying to get a grasp of situation in the classroom. Eun-Soo has been sacked from numerous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeon Man-bae
CAST:  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Choi Ji-woo  •  Lim Soo-jung  •  Park Eun-bin

Come Rain, Come Shine (2011)

A melodrama about a couple who have been married for five years, but who continue to play hide and seek with their true feelings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Yoon-ki
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Hyun Bin  •  Kim Ji-soo  •  Kim Joong-ki

A melodrama about a couple who have been married for five years, but who continue to play hide and seek with their true feelings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Yoon-ki
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Hyun Bin  •  Kim Ji-soo  •  Kim Joong-ki

Finding Mr. Destiny (2010)

A man sets up the First Love Agency to help people locate their long-lost first love. But then he ends up falling in love with his first client.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jang Yoo-jung
CAST:  Gong Yoo  •  Cheon Ho-jin  •  Lee Chung-ah  •  Jang Young-nam

A man sets up the First Love Agency to help people locate their long-lost first love. But then he ends up falling in love with his first client.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jang Yoo-jung
CAST:  Gong Yoo  •  Cheon Ho-jin  •  Lee Chung-ah  •  Jang Young-nam

I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK (2006)

Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Chan-wook
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Rain  •  Lee Yeong-mi  •  Lee Yong-nyeo

Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Chan-wook
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Rain  •  Lee Yeong-mi  •  Lee Yong-nyeo

All About My Wife (2012)

A man asks a womanizer to seduce his wife in order to catalyze a divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Min Kyu-dong
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Lee Sun-kyun  •  Ryu Seung-ryong  •  Lee Kwang-soo

A man asks a womanizer to seduce his wife in order to catalyze a divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Min Kyu-dong
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Lee Sun-kyun  •  Ryu Seung-ryong  •  Lee Kwang-soo

Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009)

Spanning four centuries in Korea, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Dong-hoon
CAST:  Gang Dong-won  •  Kim Yoon-seok  •  Yum Jung-ah  •  Song Young-chang

Spanning four centuries in Korea, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Dong-hoon
CAST:  Gang Dong-won  •  Kim Yoon-seok  •  Yum Jung-ah  •  Song Young-chang

Happiness (2007)

Young, a careless person, suffers from terminal illness and gets admitted in a hospital for treatment. There, he falls in love with a patient. After recovering, will he get back to his former life  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hur Jin-ho
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  Lim Soo-jung  •  Kim Ki-cheon  •  Yoo Seung-mok

Young, a careless person, suffers from terminal illness and gets admitted in a hospital for treatment. There, he falls in love with a patient. After recovering, will he get back to his former life  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hur Jin-ho
CAST:  Hwang Jung-min  •  Lim Soo-jung  •  Kim Ki-cheon  •  Yoo Seung-mok

Sad Movie (2005)

These intertwining stories about romance and separation follow a firefighter who can't find the right time to propose, a shy theme park worker who falls for an artist, an estranged mother and son, and a man seeking to regain his lost love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kwon Jong-kwan
CAST:  Cha Tae-hyun  •  Jung Woo-sung  •  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yum Jung-ah

These intertwining stories about romance and separation follow a firefighter who can't find the right time to propose, a shy theme park worker who falls for an artist, an estranged mother and son, and a man seeking to regain his lost love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kwon Jong-kwan
CAST:  Cha Tae-hyun  •  Jung Woo-sung  •  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yum Jung-ah

Lump of Sugar (2006)

The daughter of a poor rancher, Si-eun's only hope is to one day, become a jockey. With her mother passing away at her birth, her favorite horse, Chun-doong, has become not only her friend, but also a soul mate. She is devastated when Chun-doong is sold to another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hwan-kyung
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yu Oh-seong  •  Hong Ji-young  •  Oh Tae-kyung

The daughter of a poor rancher, Si-eun's only hope is to one day, become a jockey. With her mother passing away at her birth, her favorite horse, Chun-doong, has become not only her friend, but also a soul mate. She is devastated when Chun-doong is sold to another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hwan-kyung
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yu Oh-seong  •  Hong Ji-young  •  Oh Tae-kyung

The Table (2017)

Four different women discuss life, love and marriage with people from their past and present during the course of one day at a café in Seoul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jong-kwan
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Jung Eun-chae  •  Han Yeri  •  Lim Soo-jung

Four different women discuss life, love and marriage with people from their past and present during the course of one day at a café in Seoul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jong-kwan
CAST:  Jung Yu-mi  •  Jung Eun-chae  •  Han Yeri  •  Lim Soo-jung

Time Renegades (2016)

In 1983, high school teacher Ji-hwan is attacked by a pickpocket. In 2015, homicide detective Gun-woo is shot during a chase and loses consciousness. Both men are taken to the same hospital in different time periods, and both their hearts stop and miraculously ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kwak Jae-yong
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Lee Jin-wook  •  Cho Jung-seok  •  Lee Tae-ri

In 1983, high school teacher Ji-hwan is attacked by a pickpocket. In 2015, homicide detective Gun-woo is shot during a chase and loses consciousness. Both men are taken to the same hospital in different time periods, and both their hearts stop and miraculously ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kwak Jae-yong
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Lee Jin-wook  •  Cho Jung-seok  •  Lee Tae-ri

Perfect Proposal (2015)

While running a travel agency in Macau, Ji-yeon is ripped off by her business partner. One day, the attractive and benevolent Sung-yeol gives her an irresistible offer: $5,000 monthly salary to live on a luxurious yacht and be the personal care aide of the owner of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoon Jae-goo
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yoo Yeon-seok  •  Lee Kyung-young  •  Jin Kyung

While running a travel agency in Macau, Ji-yeon is ripped off by her business partner. One day, the attractive and benevolent Sung-yeol gives her an irresistible offer: $5,000 monthly salary to live on a luxurious yacht and be the personal care aide of the owner of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoon Jae-goo
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yoo Yeon-seok  •  Lee Kyung-young  •  Jin Kyung

Mothers (2018)

The owner of a student study center gets an awkward request and suddenly faces the prospect of raising her dead husband’s teenage son by herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Dong-eun
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yoon Chan-young  •  Lee Sang-hee  •  Oh Mi-yeon

The owner of a student study center gets an awkward request and suddenly faces the prospect of raising her dead husband’s teenage son by herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Dong-eun
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Yoon Chan-young  •  Lee Sang-hee  •  Oh Mi-yeon

Phuket (2009)

The story of the friendship between a young Korean actress and a limousine driver at a hotel in Thailand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aditya Assarat
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Sorapong Chatree  •  Supannada Plupthong

The story of the friendship between a young Korean actress and a limousine driver at a hotel in Thailand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aditya Assarat
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Sorapong Chatree  •  Supannada Plupthong

Our Cat (2020)

Born on the street, Lenny was forced to part with her mother by an ignorant human being. Soon after she was abandoned and taken back to the road. Fortunately, she was saved, and lived in temporary shelters til she met her present butler. Lenny's butler and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hee-seop
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung

Born on the street, Lenny was forced to part with her mother by an ignorant human being. Soon after she was abandoned and taken back to the road. Fortunately, she was saved, and lived in temporary shelters til she met her present butler. Lenny's butler and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hee-seop
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung

Single in Seoul

A writer who praises living a life of single teams up with an editor who is desperate about finding her better half. Would it be possible for the two of them to finish the book?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Beom-su
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Lee Dong-wook  •  Esom  •  Jang Hyun-sung

A writer who praises living a life of single teams up with an editor who is desperate about finding her better half. Would it be possible for the two of them to finish the book?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Park Beom-su
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Lee Dong-wook  •  Esom  •  Jang Hyun-sung

El Fin del Mundo (2012)

El Fin del Mundo (The End of the World) examines the meaning of art in a future era where, as envisioned by the artists, all social values and order have vanished. Part of the News from Nowhere contemporary art project.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moon Kyung-won  •  Jeon Joon-ho
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Lee Jung-jae

El Fin del Mundo (The End of the World) examines the meaning of art in a future era where, as envisioned by the artists, all social values and order have vanished. Part of the News from Nowhere contemporary art project.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moon Kyung-won  •  Jeon Joon-ho
CAST:  Lim Soo-jung  •  Lee Jung-jae

Cobweb (2023)

In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jee-woon
CAST:  Song Kang-ho  •  Jeon Yeo-been  •  Lim Soo-jung  •  Krystal Jung

In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Jee-woon
CAST:  Song Kang-ho  •  Jeon Yeo-been  •  Lim Soo-jung  •  Krystal Jung