Acting

Son Young-soon

Born May 1, 1942 · Korea under Japanese Rule (age 84)

Son Young-soon (손영순) is a South Korean television, film, and stage actress.

Known For

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

JUNG_E · 2023

JUNG_E

★ 6.12023

MovieScience FictionAction

On an uninhabitable 22nd-century Earth, the outcome of a civil war hinges on cloning the brain of an elite soldier to create a robot mercenary.

I Saw the Devil · 2010

I Saw the Devil

★ 7.82010

MovieThrillerHorror

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

A disillusioned Seoul woman visits a remote island to reconnect with a childhood friend, only to find her trapped in an oppressive cycle of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. As tensions escalate, the situation spirals into a harrowing tale of survival and retribution.

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

Closer to Heaven · 2009

Closer to Heaven

★ 5.62009

MovieDramaRomance

A funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep him alive.

Peppermint Candy · 2000

Peppermint Candy

★ 7.52000

MovieDrama

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.

Filmography

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A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

Grandmother from Bus (uncredited)

JUNG_E · 2023

JUNG_E

★ 6.12023

MovieScience FictionAction

On an uninhabitable 22nd-century Earth, the outcome of a civil war hinges on cloning the brain of an elite soldier to create a robot mercenary.

Old Jung-yi

I Saw the Devil · 2010

Kyung-chul's Mother

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

Mother

Grandma Soon-yi

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

Refugee Grandmother

Closer to Heaven · 2009

Closer to Heaven

★ 5.62009

MovieDramaRomance

A funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep him alive.

Jong-woo's Mother

Peppermint Candy · 2000

Hong-ja's Mother

A man and a woman are brought together after their spouses, who were having an affair, are hospitalized after a car crash.

Accident Victim's Mother

Ode to My Father · 2014

Ode to My Father

★ 7.42014

MovieDrama

Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam War. He wishes to find his sister.

Fish Shop Grandma

Kyung-jin, a police officer who finds herself chasing down a suspected bag-snatcher on her day off. However, the man she catches turns out to be Myungwoo, a passer-by who was himself trying to apprehend the real criminal.

Elder

Samaritan Girl · 2004

Samaritan Girl

★ 6.92004

MovieDrama

Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money, and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those men, she suppresses her feelings towards him in respect of her friend who's jealous.

Suicide Man's Mother

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK · 2006

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

★ 7.02006

MovieDramaComedy

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 the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.

Young-goon's Grandmother

When a small island village is plagued with horrible murders, the government sends a special investigator who discovers dark secrets that trace back to a myriad of murders from the past.

Commissioner Kang's Mother

One Fine Spring Day · 2001

One Fine Spring Day

★ 7.02001

MovieDramaRomance

A recording engineer falls for a radio announcer after they work together to capture sounds of the natural world.

Grandfather's Wife

This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavarotti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, currently a countryside art school music teacher but once a highlighted vocal singer.

Jang-ho's grandmother

A Good Day to Have an Affair · 2007

A Good Day to Have an Affair

★ 5.12007

MovieComedyRomance

Two married women start to have an affair with men they met online. However, one of them gets caught, and the other feels disappointed at the man.

Grandma

Sung-geun is an untalented actor who makes a living playing minor roles. He happens to land on the role as Kim Il-sung, the former leader of North Korea, for the rehearsal of the South-North Korea Summit. Sung-geun becomes passionately immersed in his role, motivated by his son who looks up to him. However, the summit is not realized, and Sung-geun ends up lost in the delusion that he really is Kim Il-sung.

Sung-geun's Mother

Based on true events, renowned mountaineer Um Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.

Grandmother

My Boss, My Teacher · 2006

My Boss, My Teacher

★ 5.22006

MovieActionComedy

A mobster must complete college and spend some time as an ethics teacher in order to receive a promotion to a coveted territory.

Grandmother

My New Sassy Girl · 2016

My New Sassy Girl

★ 5.32016

MovieComedyRomance

Gyun-woo is having difficulty forgetting the sassy girl. He then reunites with his childhood sweetheart, an elementary school classmate from China who was often teased about her broken Korean. They marry despite family opposition, and Gyun-woo has no idea what marriage has in store for him.

Elder

Into the Mirror · 2003

Into the Mirror

★ 6.32003

MovieHorrorMystery

Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his own fear of mirrors and the mystery surrounding the fire that closed down the mall.

Yang Joon-suk's Mother

Once a famous singer, Choi Gon is reduced to doing gigs in cafes after being involved in a scandal. When Choi Gon gets arrested after an argument, Park Minsu, his manager, seeks help from a director of a radio station, who agrees, with a condition.

Grandmother

A man who wrongly accused as a murderer know nothing but just running from everyone who want to catch him. Can he reveal the truth before things getting worst?

Gi-hyuk's grandmother

Squid Game · 2021

Squid Game

★ 7.92021

SeriesAction & AdventureMystery

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Flower seller

A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a whole lot of wit.

Shim Young-soon

Twenty Five Twenty One · 2022

Twenty Five Twenty One

★ 8.52022

SeriesDrama

In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.

Bus passenger

Once Upon a Small Town · 2022

Once Upon a Small Town

★ 7.52022

SeriesDramaComedy

Against his wishes a veterinarian from the big city relocates to the countryside, where he meets a policewoman, a town insider with a friendly secret.

Mal Geum's mother

Big Bet · 2022

Big Bet

★ 5.92022

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino business, and strategizes winning over the political and business circles in the Philippines. However, he is suddenly framed as a suspect in Min Seokjun's death, and is tracked by Oh Seunghoon of the Korean Desk. Betrayal is rampant in the presence of money.

Grandmother of tile-roofed house

The Sound of Your Heart · 2016

The Sound of Your Heart

★ 7.82016

SeriesComedyDrama

Comedy following Cho Seok's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Joon, and parents. Based on the popular webtoon series of the same name.

Grandma selling gum

Friendly Rivalry · 2025

Friendly Rivalry

★ 8.72025

SeriesMysteryDrama

A high-teen mystery thriller about a close relationship between teenage girls in a harsher survival competition than entrance examinations.

Flower Seller

My ID is Gangnam Beauty · 2018

My ID is Gangnam Beauty

★ 7.32018

SeriesComedyDrama

Bullied for her looks, Mi-rae gets plastic surgery hoping for a better kind of life but faces new challenges in college. Based on a hit Korean webtoon.

Su-a's grandmother

Through the Darkness · 2022

Through the Darkness

★ 7.82022

SeriesCrimeDrama

A team of tenacious detectives study the minds of murderers at a time when Korea's first serial murders terrorized the nation. Based on true events.

Lee Chun-young

My Unfamiliar Family · 2020

My Unfamiliar Family

★ 7.32020

SeriesDrama

A family must deal with the unresolved emotions and misunderstandings that deeply affect their relationships with each other. From the mother that wants to graduate from her marriage, to the daughter who discovers her husband's well-hidden secret, the family must learn to rely on and communicate with each other.

Elderly patient

A drama that describes the social matters of bullying, school violence and such.

Grandmother landlady