Acting

Kim Tae-ri

Born April 24, 1990 · Seoul, South Korea (age 36)

Kim Tae-ri (김태리) is a South Korean actress. Kim started her career appearing in theater productions and modelling in TV adverts. She made her feature film debut in Park Chan-wook's film The Handmaiden (2016) where she was chosen from among 1,500 candidates who auditioned for the role. Park's first impression of Kim reminded him strongly of his first meeting with actress Kang Hye-jung, who had her …

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The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden · 2016

MovieThrillerDrama

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

Alienoid

Alienoid · 2022

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.

Space Sweepers

Space Sweepers · 2021

MovieDramaFantasy

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

Alienoid: Return to the Future

Alienoid: Return to the Future · 2024

Alienoid: Return to the Future

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.

Lost in Starlight

Lost in Starlight · 2025

Lost in Starlight

MovieAnimationRomance

When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers in this animated romance that crosses the cosmos.

Little Forest

Little Forest · 2018

A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.

1987: When the Day Comes

1987: When the Day Comes · 2017

1987: When the Day Comes

MovieDramaHistory

In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.

What Are You Looking At?

What Are You Looking At? · 2015

What Are You Looking At?

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The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden · 2016

MovieThrillerDrama

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

Sook-hee

Alienoid

Alienoid · 2022

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.

Ean

Space Sweepers

Space Sweepers · 2021

MovieDramaFantasy

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

Captain Jang

Alienoid: Return to the Future

Alienoid: Return to the Future · 2024

Alienoid: Return to the Future

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.

Ean

Lost in Starlight

Lost in Starlight · 2025

Lost in Starlight

MovieAnimationRomance

When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers in this animated romance that crosses the cosmos.

Nan-young (voice)

Little Forest

Little Forest · 2018

A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.

Hye-won

1987: When the Day Comes

1987: When the Day Comes · 2017

1987: When the Day Comes

MovieDramaHistory

In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.

Yeon-hee

What Are You Looking At?

What Are You Looking At? · 2015

What Are You Looking At?

High School Girl

Making of The Handmaiden

Making of The Handmaiden · 2016

Making of The Handmaiden

MovieDocumentary

Behind the scenes

Moon Young

Moon Young · 2017

Mute Moon-young records people's faces with her small camcorder on the subway. One day, she avoids her drunk father at home and films Hee-soo who is crying over saying goodbye to her boyfriend and gets caught. The two feel some sort of kinship and become closer.

Moon-young

Lock Out

Lock Out · 2015

MovieCrimeThriller

A locksmith is going on about his day when he is called out to a house. He meets a mysterious beauty there, who asks him into the house that he has just unlocked. Then the beautiful woman asks him to unlock a big wooden chest in the bedroom.

Woman

The Best Audience

The Best Audience · 2026

The Best Audience

22nd Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Trailer

Mr. Sunshine

Mr. Sunshine · 2018

Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.

Go Ae-shin

Twenty Five Twenty One

Twenty Five Twenty One · 2022

Twenty Five Twenty One

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.

Na Hee-do

Revenant

Revenant · 2023

SeriesMysteryDrama

A woman possessed by an evil spirit and a man who can see evil spirits uncover the secrets of mysterious deaths surrounding five spirits.

Gu San-yeong

Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born

Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born · 2024

Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born

The 1950s were an era filled with desire and aspiration, despite the aftermath of the Korean War. Jeongnyeon, a girl with a gifted voice, embarks on a journey to become the best actor of gukgeuk, or Korean female classical opera, where she encounters competition, solidarity, and growth.

Yoon Jeong-nyeon