Shim Hye-jin

Acting

Shim Hye-jin

Born January 16, 1967 · Seoul, South Korea (age 59)

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Known For

Green FishGreen Fish · 1997
Green Fish
★ 6.91997
MovieDramaCrime
Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
Black RepublicBlack Republic · 1990
Black Republic
★ 6.51990
MovieDrama
A social drama about a young student activist who hides from the authorities by working in a small mining town.
Over the BorderOver the Border · 2006
Over the Border
★ 6.02006
MovieDrama
After learning that his grandfather is alive and living in Seoul, a North Korean musician must leave his fiancee behind and accompany his family to South Korea.
The Gingko BedThe Gingko Bed · 1996
The Gingko Bed
★ 5.11996
MovieFantasyAction
A young art professor, Su-hyun lives a contented existence with his pretty girlfriend. Things change, however, when he discovers an antique wooden bed in the garbage and brings it home.
AcaciaAcacia · 2003
Acacia
★ 5.82003
MovieHorror
A Korean horror film about an adopted young boy with a strange link to an old, dead acacia tree. As the boy settles in to his new home, the tree comes to life. When the family who adopted him becomes pregnant, he is to go back to the orphanage, and horror ensues.
To the Starry IslandTo the Starry Island · 1993
To the Starry Island
★ 7.21993
MovieFantasyDrama
Two men have returned to their hometown (the titular island) from Seoul to bury the father of one of them, but the islanders vehemently refuse their request, triggering memories of their childhood before and during the Korean War.
White BadgeWhite Badge · 1992
White Badge
★ 5.81992
MovieWarDrama
A Vietnam war veteran writes a series of articles about his war experiences for a local newspaper. As he does so, another veteran, drawn by the articles, begins randomly appearing in his life.
Out to the WorldOut to the World · 1994
Out to the World
★ 6.31994
MovieDramaComedy
A satirical allegory of contemporary South Korean politics, the film follows the exploits of two convicts who accidentally escape while being transferred to another prison. Before they can turn themselves back into custody, they meet a female outlaw. She persuades the pair of prisoners to rob a bank in Seoul. When their robbery turns into an embarrassing fiasco, the two decide to flee to the North Korean border.

Filmography

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DaughterDaughter · 2014
Daughter
★ 6.82014
MovieDrama
A mother is seriously obsessed with her daughter. The mother forces her daughter to live a ascetic life and keeps a close watch to ensure she doesn’t stray. Years later, now fully grown up, the daughter learns that her mother is stricken with cancer and visits the hospital. The mother, however, has not changed at all, even while awaiting her imminent death. The daughter visits her former piano teacher, who consoled her when she was young. Since she was not on good terms with her own father, the teacher understands the daughter’s position and tries to support her former student. This teacher now lives alone at her old house after all these years. When the teacher tells the daughter that she took care of her father with Alzheimer’s until he died, the daughter begins to wonder if she, now pregnant, will ever be able to be free from the painful memories involving her mother.

Mother

Bedroom And CourtroomBedroom And Courtroom · 1998
Bedroom And Courtroom
★ 6.71998
MovieComedy
Lee Kyung-Ja's husband is constantly away from home, working hard for Il San, a major conglomerate. When he is fired, she becomes angry and sues the company, requesting alimony for her poor love life. After discovering the vicious nature of well-known lawyer Myung Sung-Ki (and after realizing that he represents Il San), seh decides instead to hire his wife, Lee Ki-Ja. In court, Lee Kyung-Ja's husband betrays her, revealing intimate details of their sex life. Humiliated, she decides to drop the case, until her lawyer reveals that she has similar problems in her own marriage. The two women open their hearts to each other and go back to face the court anew. As the lawsuit progresses, the dispute between accuser and the accused runs deeper. At last, they await the judge's decision...

Lee Ki-Ja

I Need a FairyI Need a Fairy · 2012
I Need a Fairy
★ 5.02012
SeriesDramaComedy
Fairy mother Wang-Mo and her daughter Chae-Hwa go down to the ground to have a bath at a hot spring, before Chae-Hwa is to get married. They see a bunch of extras for some kind of filming session and they are wearing fairy outfits. After taking their bath, they put on their fairy outfit. The try to go back up, but find themselves stil grounded. Se-Joo is the president of 2H Entertainment. He lives with his 2 children and his twin. His son Kook-Min, wants to become an actor, even though his acting skills are poor. His daughter Na-Ra is a model student. Se-Joo becomes upset after discovering his son is taking part in the filming. Along the way, Se-Joo happens to steal a glance at fairy mother Wang-Mo and her daughter Chae-Hwa taking a bath. He finds Chae-Hwa attractive, but leaves. Fairy mother Wang-Mo and her daughter Chae-Hwa go to the film shooting site to find their fairy outfits. They are handed the business for 2H Entertainment and told to go there to find their fairy costumes.

Wang Mo

Jolly WidowsJolly Widows · 2009
Jolly Widows
★ 4.02009
SeriesComedyDrama
Two women became widows on the same day, same hour. Ha Yoon Jeong becomes the matriarch of the family of her husband. Yoon Jeong supports them because she feels guilty about her husband's disappearance. Oh Dong Ja, Yoon Jeong's sister-in-law, has been living with Yoon Jeong's help as well. After the terrifying day of losing their husbands, the two women have been living as each other's good companions. However, now they become implacable enemies because of their children! What would happen if their daughters rival each other in love? What would happen if Yoon Jeong's husband, who everyone thought was dead, appears before them as the future father-in-law of Dong Ja's son? Could Yoon Jeong and Dong Ja's relation go back to the good old days?

Yoon-jung Ha

A Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two Sisters · 2013
A Tale of Two Sisters
★ 3.02013
Series
Choi Seyoung is the adopted daughter of Choi Jin Sa and dreams of becoming an announcer like her idol Kim Ju Hui. Her oldest sister, Choi Il Young (Im Ji Eun), is a writer at a broadcasting company and has been trying to get her a job in her company. Kim Ju Hui lost her child years back and adopted Lee Ye Rin from an orphanage. Lee Ye Rin adores and is very possessive of her mother and aims to become an announcer like her. An Jeong Hyo was Lee Ye Rin's friend in the orphanage and likes her and although he might not always like her activities nevertheless supports her. But Lee Ye Rin has long been crushing on Han Jae Sung , who is a producer in the broadcasting company. Kim Ju Hui starts to look for her lost lost daughter and changes the courses of all these 4 people.