Jo Hyun-wu

Acting

Jo Hyun-wu

Born January 6, 1973 · Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, South Korea (age 53)

South Korean actor.

Known For

The Man from NowhereThe Man from Nowhere · 2010
The Man from Nowhere
7.72010
MovieActionThriller
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
The ChaserThe Chaser · 2008
The Chaser
7.82008
MovieCrimeThriller
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
Kill BoksoonKill Boksoon · 2023
Kill Boksoon
6.92023
MovieActionDrama
At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
The Great BattleThe Great Battle · 2018
The Great Battle
6.72018
MovieWarHistory
Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang Man-chu, who will do everything possible to stop the invasion, even if his troops are outnumbered by thousands of enemies.
Tazza: The High RollersTazza: The High Rollers · 2006
Tazza: The High Rollers
6.92006
MovieCrimeComedy
Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are endless.
The KingThe King · 2017
The King
7.32017
MovieCrimeAction
A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.
The CatThe Cat · 2011
The Cat
6.72011
MovieHorrorMystery
So-yeon suffers from claustrophobia and inherits a Persian cat when its owner dies. She begins having nightmares and people around her begin dying as she searches for the truth.
Rough CutRough Cut · 2008
Rough Cut
6.92008
MovieActionCrime
Gang-pae is #2 gangster in his organization who longs to become an actor. Su-ta is a superstar actor who takes on the role of a gangster in an action movie called Rough Cut. When another actor leaves the set due to Su-tas violent ways, the production is on the verge of shutting down. Su-ta asks Gang-pae, whom he met by chance, to play alongside him in the movie in order to save the production.

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Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny KMission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K · 2007
Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K
5.72007
MovieCrimeComedy
Mrs. KWON has spent lifetime building a small home-made soup business into an empire with her bare hands. Now a retiring millionaire, she’s distributed most of her wealth among her children and is enjoying her life as an independent, tech-savvy granny. A band of less-than-professional criminals kidnaps her in a hope to make an easy fortune but their naïve plan goes all wrong, when the family of their difficult hostage is reluctant to pay the modest ransom of 50,000 dollars. Infuriated by this, Mrs. KWON takes the matter into her own hands and leads the pack in making the biggest kidnap case in history. Will she and her kidnappers be able to get their hands on the 50 million dollar ransom?

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Heartbreak LibraryHeartbreak Library · 2008
Heartbreak Library
6.42008
MovieRomance
Eun-soo, a librarian watches for book vandalism that currently happens in the library. One day, she catches Jun-oh tearing off certain page of books. Eun-soo accuses him of vandalism but soon discovers the complex story behind his actions. Jun-oh’s girlfriend suddenly leaves him with only a mysterious note. “Look up page 198”. Jun-oh’s girlfriend was a bibliophile and she checked out books regularly at the library. Jun-oh goes to the library and tears out page 198 from every book he comes in touch. As Eun-soo has just broken up, she gives him an advice saying that he has to let her go if she really meant it. However, looking at Jun-oh torn apart by his love, Eun-soo starts to help him decipher the messages on page 198 of all the books .

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