Kang Shin-il

Acting

Kang Shin-il

Born November 26, 1960 · South Korea (age 65)

Kang Shin-il (hangul: 강신일; born November 26, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kang graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in electronic engineering, but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his time in Daehangno, Seoul's theater district, where he formed a troupe called Testimony that performed at smaller venues. In 1985, he made his acting debut in Chilsu and Mansu, and soon g…

Known For

The PrisonThe Prison · 2017
The Prison
★ 7.12017
MovieCrimeAction
An imprisoned ex-police inspector discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate running a crime syndicate and becomes part of the crime empire.
PandoraPandora · 2016
Pandora
★ 7.52016
MovieThrillerDrama
When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his life to save the country from imminent disaster.
AlwaysAlways · 2011
Always
★ 7.82011
MovieRomanceDrama
A former boxer turned parking lot attendant finds hope in the love of the blind telemarketer who walks into his booth one day.
SilmidoSilmido · 2003
Silmido
★ 7.12003
MovieActionDrama
On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.
DerangedDeranged · 2012
Deranged
★ 6.62012
MovieThrillerDrama
People binge eat and suffer from extreme thirst, which leads them to go crazy for water. They cannot control themselves because they are brainwashed by a parasite.
Roman HolidayRoman Holiday · 2017
Roman Holiday
★ 7.42017
MovieDramaComedy
A comedy about a hopeless trio who live to become robbers and hold hostages.
My Lovely AngelMy Lovely Angel · 2021
My Lovely Angel
★ 8.02021
MovieDrama
A life-changing story of a man who has lived as a loner his entire life. Jae Shik begins to live together with a child with a hearing-visual disability, as they change each other's lives and try to find a way to communicate.
FriendFriend · 2001
Friend
★ 6.92001
MovieActionDrama
Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of the 70s. But as time goes by, each of them takes a different life path.

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1980: The Unforgettable Day1980: The Unforgettable Day · 2024
1980: The Unforgettable Day
★ 5.22024
MovieDrama
There is HWAPYONG Restaurant with full of hopes of the family of three generations. Grandfather, the first-generation owner, and the first son, the second-generation owner, who lives as a fugitive after being branded as a communist and his wife and Cheol-soo’s mom who has to work hard by juggling work and family without complaint. The second son, Cheol-soo’s uncle, who sometimes acts like a child with an excuse of being the second son but loves Cheol-soo more than anyone and seriously cares about the restaurant. To the third generation, young Cheol-soo, family is the most precious. By the time when ‘Seoul Spring’ longing for democratization came to nothing due to ‘Retreat from Seoul Station’ in 1980, there were a series of peaceful protests in Gwangju, Jeolla Province. In warm May, a large dark cloud is looming over HWAPYONG Restaurant, the home and everything of this ordinary family of Cheol-soo, in the middle of Gwangju.

Cheol-soo's grandfather