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Choi Dong-hoon

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Choi Dong-hoon

Born November 30, 1970 · Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea (age 55)

Choi Dong-hoon (Korean: 최동훈; born 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He ranks as one of the most consistently successful directors working in contemporary Korean cinema, with all five of his films becoming commercial hits -- The Big Swindle attracted 2.12 million viewers, Tazza: The High Rollers at 6.84 million, Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard at 6.13 million, The Thieves at 1…

Known For

AlienoidAlienoid · 2022
Alienoid
★ 6.92022
MovieScience FictionAction
Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.
The ThievesThe Thieves · 2012
The Thieves
★ 6.82012
MovieActionCrime
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Alienoid: Return to the FutureAlienoid: Return to the Future · 2024
Alienoid: Return to the Future
★ 6.72024
MovieActionFantasy
Ean has a critical mission to return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes trapped in the distant past while trying to prevent the escape of alien prisoners who are locked up in the bodies of humans. Meanwhile, Muruk, who helps Ean escape various predicaments, is unnerved when he begins sensing the presence of a strange being in his body. Traveling through the centuries, they are trying to prevent the explosion of the haava.
AssassinationAssassination · 2015
Assassination
★ 7.32015
MovieActionThriller
In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.
Tazza: The High RollersTazza: The High Rollers · 2006
Tazza: The High Rollers
★ 6.92006
MovieCrimeComedy
Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are endless.
Tazza: One Eyed JackTazza: One Eyed Jack · 2019
Tazza: One Eyed Jack
★ 6.12019
MovieCrimeDrama
A young poker player at the top of his game joins a team led by the legendary poker player One-Eyed Jack. While successfully working on a plan to win a huge jackpot, a single mistake puts the entire team in a life-or-death situation.
A Good Lawyer's WifeA Good Lawyer's Wife · 2003
A Good Lawyer's Wife
★ 5.72003
MovieDramaCrime
A woman, married and with a child but becoming increasingly distant from her husband who is already cheating on her, reluctantly enters a secret relationship with her neighbor, a teenage boy.
The RestlessThe Restless · 2006
The Restless
★ 5.92006
MovieFantasyAction
After Yi-gwak, a demon hunter, loses his beloved Yon-hwa, he enters a realm that has only spirits. He meets her there, but she has no memory of him.

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