Acting
Kim Ji-mi
Born July 15, 1940 · Daejeon, South Korea
Died December 7, 2025 · aged 85
South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, South Chungcheong province, Korea in 1940. While a student of Deokseong Girls' High School, Kim was cast to Kim Ki-young's film, Hwanghon yeolcha (황혼열차) in 1957. Kim has been commonly dubbed "Elizabeth Taylor of Korea" by the South Korean news media for her resemblance with the American actress'…
Known For
The Earth · 1974The Earth
★ 10.01974
MovieDrama
Ha Dong, Kyung Nam Province in 1890. Choi Chi-Su's family is a grand land lord of the region from generation to generation. His mother Mrs. Yoon gives birth to another son Hwan after she was raped by Kim Gae-Ju when he is 10 years old. Later Hwan becomes a servant of Choi family but he falls in love with Chi-Su's wife and they flee by night. Meanwhile after a reign of 40 years of King Ko Jong, cholera prevails all over the country and years of famine follows it. While people suffer from natural disasters and diseases, one of Chi-Su's maternal relative Cho Jun-Ku and his wife make a plot to take Choi family's enormous wealth and strengthen the foundation for his status. In this chaos some villagers and Seo-Hee, Chi-Su's daughter leave their village for Buk Kan Do.
Promises · 1975Promises
★ 4.51975
MovieDrama
Mild-mannered and modest Sook-young looks like your usual middle-aged woman, but happens to be a man-killing murderess. On a train trip to Mokpo, she remembers an earlier trip as a prisoner on furlough accompanied by a menacing but kind butch female guard. On the train they meet Hoon, a young man who falls for Sook-young. The guard lets them be alone at a bizarre marriage in a hill-top graveyard.
Great Monk Wonhyo · 1962Great Monk Wonhyo
★ 10.01962
MovieHistoryRomance
After losing his best friend in a fierce battle against Baekje in the first year of Queen Jindeok's reign, Hwarang Won-hyo questions life and death and becomes a monk. Despite being courted by countless women, from Queen Jindeok to Princess Yoseok, Sammo, and Asaga, Won-hyo resists all temptations. Until one day, when he is moved by Princess Yoseok's desperate prayers, he wanders the streets, feeling guilty for his disloyal behavior.
The Love Story of Chun-hyang · 1961The Love Story of Chun-hyang
★ 4.01961
MovieDramaRomance
Wolmae is a gisaeng living in Namwon. Her daughter, Chun-hyang, is secretly engaged to marry Lee Mong-ryong. Lee leaves for Seoul with his father and the new governor, Byeon Hak-do, begins coveting Chun-hyang.
Ticket · 1986Ticket
★ 5.81986
MovieDrama
The lives of the women working in a "café" in a South Korean port town, where customers exchange tickets for services.
Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia · 1992Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia
★ 7.01992
MovieDrama
The life of a woman through the tumultuous years of Korea's modern history.
Love · 1968Love
★ 7.01968
MovieRomanceDrama
Weeds · 1973Weeds
★ 6.21973
MovieDrama
A depiction of the life and fate of a physically weak woman who has strong maternal love.
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