Ki Joo-bong

Ki Joo-bong

Birthday: 1955-09-03

Place of Birth: South Korea

Biography: Ki Joo-bong, born in 1955, is a South Korean actor. he majored in film and theatre from Sorabol Art University (now part of Chung-Ang University). He debuted in 1977 when he established the theater company 76 along with his brother KI Guk-seo, also an actor and stage director. They were not earning a lot, but KI didn’t mind. However, along with his marriage came the moral obligation of feeding his family and so he tried other jobs, without much success. He went back to the stage, and since the late 1990s began to appear in movies.

Movies

The Romance
The Romance

Yoon-hee is so harassed by her husband's obsession and frantic love, that even breathing is painful ...

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Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

Ji-won, a news anchor woman, witnesses Jung Yong-wook, an emerging leader of the ruling party, being...

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An Actor Prepares by Gi Gukseo
An Actor Prepares by Gi Gukseo

Director Gi Gukseo and the actors, who are affiliated with a theater company Gukdan 76, begin to reh...

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Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an ...

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Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide

Detective Woo is on the trail of the mysterious gangster Sungmin, a master of disguise who always ma...

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Public Enemy
Public Enemy

A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own par...

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Into the Mirror
Into the Mirror

Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. ...

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Sword In The Moon
Sword In The Moon

Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being system...

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Mr. Handy
Mr. Handy

When a handsome small-town know-it-all meets a high-strung, big-city dentist, they're bound to grind...

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Coin Locker Girl
Coin Locker Girl

A child abandoned in a subway coin locker is sold to a ruthless and calculating loan shark and gangs...

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Kill Boksoon
Kill Boksoon

At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That...

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On the Line
On the Line

Seo-joon, loses everything to voice phishing and infiltrates a organization in China to meet Kwak Pr...

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Judgement
Judgement

At the identification of a dead body, a couple and a morgue employee both claim to be related to the...

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R-Point
R-Point

On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nha-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from ...

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In Our Day
In Our Day

Recently returned to South Korea, an actress in her forties is staying with her friend and her cat. ...

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Clementine
Clementine

Kim, a Taekwondo champion decides to give up his fighting career for good in order to take care of h...

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Say Yes
Say Yes

Young married couple Yoon-hee and Jung-hyun go on a road trip, and along the way they pick up a lone...

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My Boss, My Hero
My Boss, My Hero

When a young gang leader seems to be just a bit too stupid to effectively carry out his daily tasks,...

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Friend
Friend

Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of ...

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The Novelist's Film
The Novelist's Film

A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk wi...

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The Crescent Moon
The Crescent Moon

Directed by Jang Kil-soo, the film revolves around a boy and his younger sister, who live in poverty...

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2035: The Greenlight
2035: The Greenlight

In 2025, South and North Korea unified. It was triggered by a sudden explosion in Midnight near the ...

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DAEMUGA
DAEMUGA

Fake shaman Sin-nam is a 20-something graduate of a shaman school. Chung-dam is a real deal, who is...

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The Angel's Time
The Angel's Time

Chun Hee is in 11th grade. He was in a movie club at school when his illness recurred and he was hos...

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My Dear Enemy
My Dear Enemy

Hee-soo is desperate for money and finds her ex-boyfriend who owes her money. He goes around to vari...

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At That Time Jessy Was 20
At That Time Jessy Was 20

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The Blood of Desire
The Blood of Desire

Tortoise, a street thug with a hard life, happens to land a big mission, which he considers a ‘game ...

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Sorum
Sorum

A young man moves into a run-down apartment building and soon gets into a relationship with a neighb...

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Jooyoung in Wonderland
Jooyoung in Wonderland

On her way home during the holiday season, Jooyoung is called back to work. Having to work overnight...

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Peafowl
Peafowl

A transgender woman has cut ties with her family and hometown. She is compelled to go back, however,...

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Right Now, Wrong Then
Right Now, Wrong Then

By mistake, film director Ham Chunsu arrives in Suwon a day early. With time to kill before his lect...

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Bronze Medalist
Bronze Medalist

Lee Ji-Bong is a former Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from...

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Children Of Darkness Part 1, Young-ae the Songstress
Children Of Darkness Part 1, Young-ae the Songstress

Young-ae is a prostitute who obsesses over money after losing her daughter to illness. Her co-worker...

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Montage
Montage

A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure...

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Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Nobody's Daughter Haewon

Haewon, a college student, wants to end her secret affair with her professor, Seongjun. Feeling depr...

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The Deal
The Deal

A cop catches a serial killer who murdered his sister but never finds her body. The lack of closure ...

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Heartbreak Library
Heartbreak Library

Eun-soo, a librarian watches for book vandalism that currently happens in the library. One day, she ...

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The Ghost
The Ghost

Min Ji-won is suffering from amnesia. Her memory slowly comes back, after she discovers that all her...

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Out Live
Out Live

A sweeping, epic tale of a martial arts warrior who attempts to defy a kingdom to be with his love....

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Foolish Game
Foolish Game

Hyun-tae is a competent architect who prefers one-night stands to serious relationships. Heejae does...

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Empire of Lust
Empire of Lust

In the turbulent Joseon dynasty, army commander Min-jae watches ambitious Prince Yi Bang-won while b...

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Viva! Love
Viva! Love

An unhappy woman in her 50s is knocked up by her daughter's boyfriend after a one night stand. With ...

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Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Bungee Jumping of Their Own

A likeable, married high school teacher spirals out of control when a student in his class begins un...

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Hill of Freedom
Hill of Freedom

Kwon returns to Seoul from a restorative stay in the mountains. She is given a packet of letters lef...

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Liar
Liar

Man-chul leads two lives, he is married to Myeong-sun and he is also living with Jeong-ae, a wealthy...

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Office
Office

To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's...

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Dear Dolphin
Dear Dolphin

One summer night, Cha-kyung dies in a car accident, leaving her boyfriend Hyuk-geun behind in the gr...

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Night and Day
Night and Day

Kim Seong-nam travels to Paris to escape an arrest, leaving his wife behind in Korea. After he arriv...

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Tube
Tube

Burnt-out transit cop Jay forms an unlikely alliance with pickpocket Kay to stop a terrorist hijacke...

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Save the Green Planet!
Save the Green Planet!

A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to lau...

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for ...

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Asako in Ruby Shoes
Asako in Ruby Shoes

Asako in Ruby Shoes succeeds in providing yet another challenge to views of a homogeneous South Kore...

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The Treacherous
The Treacherous

The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, hi...

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The Suspect
The Suspect

Betrayed and on the run, a former North Korean agent tries to seek revenge on the man who killed his...

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Crying Fist
Crying Fist

Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sun...

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Pruning the Grapevine
Pruning the Grapevine

Catholic seminary student Soo-hyeon is having a hard time deciding whether to stay on the road to pr...

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Sex Is Zero
Sex Is Zero

Eun-sik tries to pass the state exam while studying in college after his military service. One day, ...

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Friend: The Great Legacy
Friend: The Great Legacy

Joon-seok is sent to prison for his involvement in Dong-soo's death. He meets Dong-soo's son in pris...

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The Secret Scandal
The Secret Scandal

A reporter and a prosecutor investigate the death of an actress, and in the process come into confli...

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The Day He Arrives
The Day He Arrives

A film director who no longer makes films arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend. When the friend d...

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Saving My Hubby
Saving My Hubby

Geum-soon, once a top-ranked volleyball player, is now a common housewife with a six-month old daugh...

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Hiya
Hiya

Jin-Sang is a troublemaker in his family. He is suspected of fraud and murder, while Detective Choi ...

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Maldives Express
Maldives Express

A young couple in search of their missing child receives a disturbing text message....

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Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
Merry Christmas Mr. Mo

Mo Geum-san is a barber living in the rural area, who once aspired to be an actor. He starts to have...

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Misbehavior
Misbehavior

Hyo-joo, a temporary teacher at a boys' high school, witnesses Hae-yeong's passionate embrace with a...

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The First Lap
The First Lap

Between reproaches over past problems that were never resolved and the uncertainty of a future that ...

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Kong's Family
Kong's Family

Jang Baek-Ho is released from prison after 4 years of incarceration. He wants to open up a noodle re...

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Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha Ha

Over drinks, two friends agree to swap fond memories of their recent trips to the same seaside town....

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Wild Card
Wild Card

Two detectives investigate a string of horrific murders in Seoul and zero in on a sadistic gang lead...

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Grass
Grass

Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from th...

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Vegetarian
Vegetarian

An ordinary housewife, Yeong-hye, who has nightmares every night, finally becomes a vegetarian, thro...

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Land of Happiness
Land of Happiness

When Min-soo's birthday comes, he visits Hui-ja’s house with a feeling of uneasiness. Gladly welcome...

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The Soup
The Soup

An ex-con enters a house without being invited to live with a married couple with intellectual disab...

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Hotel by the River
Hotel by the River

An aging poet summons his estranged sons to the hotel he is staying at because he feels his death is...

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The Spy Gone North
The Spy Gone North

South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a ...

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A Great Chinese Restaurant
A Great Chinese Restaurant

Han-kook starts to work as an apprentice chef at a Chinese restauraunt belonging to his father's fri...

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Chow Yun-Fat Boy Meets Brownie Girl
Chow Yun-Fat Boy Meets Brownie Girl

A big fan of Chow Yun-Fat who works in an illegal arms sales shop finds one day a huge jar allowing ...

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Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek

Sung-soo has everything a man could want: a beautiful wife and children, a comfortable home and luxu...

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The Day After
The Day After

On her first day at work, Areum replaces a woman who broke up with the boss. The wife of the boss fi...

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An Old Lady
An Old Lady

Hyo-jeong, a 69-year-old woman, is raped—but few people, including the police, are willing to believ...

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The Quiet Family
The Quiet Family

A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and th...

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Die Bad
Die Bad

Die Bad is an inventive feature made up of four distinct episodes, each with their own style. With t...

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Today, Together 2
Today, Together 2

These families are nothing like a normal family. In one story, a father and a son do not even say he...

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Sisyphus's Vacation
Sisyphus's Vacation

Early in the morning, Kubo goes out to meet his senior KI-young who is editor-in-chief of the publis...

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Fruits
Fruits

The unemployed father kills his time in the library to escape the heat. His son is in the same libra...

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The First Amendment of Korea
The First Amendment of Korea

Eun-bi, an orphaned girl who works as a prostitute, is moved to action when her prostitute friend is...

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Introduction
Introduction

Youngho is summoned by his father, who is a doctor. Finding him busy with his patients, one of whom ...

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A Distant Place
A Distant Place

A sheep farmer whose remote and quiet life is disturbed by the arrival of both his lover and his twi...

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A Hard Day
A Hard Day

After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalke...

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A Blooming Railroad
A Blooming Railroad

The movie starts at Nampyung Station, a small train station, on a day in May. The train from Gwangju...

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Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River
Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

In the late Joseon Dynasty, Bongyi Kim Seon-dal is the best conman who sells water from the Taedong ...

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Iron Bag Mr. Woo Soo
Iron Bag Mr. Woo Soo

Woo Soo grew up as an orphan. His life was full of anger, exacerbated by being poor. One day, Woo So...

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Galloper
Galloper

“Galloper” is the name of an SUV that Hyundai launched in 1991. At the time, it was the favorite of ...

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As I Pray and Pray
As I Pray and Pray

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This Is a Film
This Is a Film

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The Burglars
The Burglars

An elderly woman, Eunja, who lives in the countryside, teams up with Palbok, a burglar, to embark on...

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Face that face
Face that face

A man who has lived as an ordinary father and husband finally tries to find his authentic self in hi...

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In Da House 3: In Korea
In Da House 3: In Korea

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Across the Ocean
Across the Ocean

One day, an elderly fisherman living on the coast of South Korea discovers a boy swept ashore by a s...

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My Friend Is a Murderer
My Friend Is a Murderer

Baek Seong-chul has been running away for 14 years and 11 months after being accused of killing a ma...

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Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie

Children who refuse to live with their families or give up on the streets work at a bar or steal mon...

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The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ...

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Coming of Age
Coming of Age

Welding engineer Cheol-taek is diagnosed with terminal cancer one day. This news begins to affect no...

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The Old Woman with the Knife
The Old Woman with the Knife

Aging assassin Hornclaw has seen it all, but she never expected to mentor a reckless rookie like Bul...

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Black Snake
Black Snake

Tae-sik is a so-called "Hit Man" of a gang. But after his boss dies, the gang falls apart; and durin...

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Choir of God
Choir of God

North Korea, facing international sanctions, seeks assistance from a Hungarian NGO to build churches...

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Project 30
Project 30

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