Byun Hee-bong

Acting

Byun Hee-bong

Born June 8, 1942 · Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

Died September 18, 2023 · aged 81

Byun Hee-bong (Korean: 변희봉; born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942 – September 18, 2023) was a Korean actor, known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Bong Joon-ho.

Known For

Memories of MurderMemories of Murder · 2003
Memories of Murder
8.12003
MovieCrimeDrama
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
The HostThe Host · 2006
The Host
7.02006
MovieHorrorDrama
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.
OkjaOkja · 2017
Okja
7.32017
MovieAdventureDrama
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
Volcano HighVolcano High · 2001
Volcano High
6.02001
MovieActionComedy
Kim is expelled from his eighth school and finds himself at Volcano High where students fight to possess a treasured ancient document. Kim, who must resist from using his Chi, is caught in the middle.
Barking Dogs Never BiteBarking Dogs Never Bite · 2000
Barking Dogs Never Bite
6.82000
MovieComedyCrime
An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.
Searching for the ElephantSearching for the Elephant · 2009
Searching for the Elephant
4.92009
MovieRomanceDrama
Friends since childhood, three young professionals struggle with their compulsions—schizophrenia, sex addiction, and infidelity.
HauntersHaunters · 2010
Haunters
6.42010
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
Cho-in has special powers that allow him to control everyone he can see, that is until he meets Kyu-nam, the only person he can't control. A series of events begins a confrontation that pushes both men to the brink.
To Catch a Virgin GhostTo Catch a Virgin Ghost · 2004
To Catch a Virgin Ghost
7.22004
MovieComedyHorror
Seok-tae runs away with a huge diamond of his gang and comes to Sisily, a peaceful village. Yang-e runs after him to get the diamond back and finds Seok-tae's trail in Sisily. But all the town people lie about everything. These people turn out to be scarier than a ghost!

Filmography

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Small Town RivalsSmall Town Rivals · 2007
Small Town Rivals
6.72007
MovieComedy
Cho Chun-sam and Noh Dae-gyu, now both in their thirties, are old friends who went to the same elementary school. In their school days, Chun-sam was always the ambitious class president, while Dae-gyu had to settle for a role as vice president. Twenty years later their roles are reversed: Chun-sam is now a humble farmer who has assumed the post of village chief in his hometown, while Dae-gyu is the newly elected county magistrate. At first, Chun-sam asks his old friend for favours regarding the development of his village, but these requests are turned down. Later, when Dae-gyu proposes building a nuclear waste disposal facility in the county, Chun-sam leads demonstrations against the plan, turning old friends into bitter rivals.

Baek

The Goddess of FireThe Goddess of Fire · 2013
The Goddess of Fire
3.22013
SeriesDrama
Goddess of Fire is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Moon Geun-young, Lee Sang-yoon, Kim Bum, Park Gun-hyung, Seo Hyun-jin, Jun Kwang-ryul, Jeong Bo-seok, Byun Hee-bong, Han Go-eun, and Lee Kwang-soo. It airs on MBC on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 32 episodes beginning July 1, 2013. The historical drama depicts the life and love of Yoo Jung, who is based on real-life 16th century historical figure Baek Pa-sun, renowned as the first female potter and porcelain artist in the Joseon Dynasty. Baek's glazing skills were so prized, she was appointed as a china maker for the royal family. But her fame also attracted the attention of foreign invaders, and during the Japanese invasion in 1592, she was among the Korean artisans captured and forcibly taken to Japan and made to continue their craft there. Under Toyotomi Hideyoshi's orders to enrich Japanese arts and culture, Baek helped the advancement of many new types of pottery that would be claimed as Japanese works of art. She became well-respected in Japan, and there exists a shrine in the city of Arita dedicated to her.

Moon Sa-seung

Grudge: The Revolt of GumihoGrudge: The Revolt of Gumiho · 2010
Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho
2.82010
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
For the sin of falling in love with a human, Gumiho gives birth to a daughter and enters the world of humans in order to protect her young, tender child. However, Yun Dusu, the man who chose her, is the father of a dying daughter. In order to obtain a liver to save his beloved, illness-stricken daughter, he is forced to do the unthinkable: to kill Yeoni, the daughter of Gumiho. Unaware of this fact, Gumiho opens her heart to Dusu, who protects her as if she is family, and once again falls in love with a human, ultimately suffering for it. And the one man who falls in love with Gumiho, a nonhuman with more humanity than any human, realizes he truly loves her and attempts to make their love work.

Cha Poong