Acting

Joo Sang-ho

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Known For

Three Times Each for Short and Long WaysThree Times Each for Short and Long Ways · 1981
Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways
1981
MovieDramaRomance
Jong Sil, a sound effects director, is awarded a carte blanche for his ingenious invention of a coke bottle opener sound used in a commercial film for an Arab client. Ecstatic, drunk, he heads home to his wife and kids, only to end up spending the night in an apartment unit one floor above which belongs to a single woman. The preposterous one-night-stand snowballs into a major event, for which he is reported gone missing on TV. Lost, Jong Sil becomes more involved with the woman, discovering things about her, as their relationship takes an unexpected turn.
The Surrogate WombThe Surrogate Womb · 1987
The Surrogate Womb
7.11987
MovieHistoryDrama
A barren noblewoman encourages her husband to take a young peasant as a surrogate to secure the male line.
A Dwarf Launches a Little BallA Dwarf Launches a Little Ball · 1981
A Dwarf Launches a Little Ball
5.41981
MovieDrama
A dwarf and his poor, but loving, family who are forced out of their house by a real estate agent.
General's Son 2General's Son 2 · 1991
General's Son 2
5.71991
MovieAction
Upon being released from prison, Kim Du-han begins rebuilding his street gang in the face of Hayashi's Yakuzas and increasing Japanese influence.
General's SonGeneral's Son · 1990
General's Son
5.81990
MovieActionCrime
In Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a gang for his fighting skills and quickly rises to the top. Based on the life of South Korean mobster and politician Kim Du-han.
SopyonjeSopyonje · 1993
Sopyonje
7.81993
MovieDrama
The 1930s. Wishing to pass down his knowledge, the father teaches his children to sing Pansori. The elder daughter and the younger son become professional singers but time has changed and people are no longer interested in folk singing. The younger boy gives up on his studies and runs away from home. Fearful that the daughter might do the same, the father blinds her. The blind girl continues to practice with great diligence and achieves perfection in this art. Years pass, the brother is roaming the world in search of his sister and eventually finds her. All night long they sing together sharing their memories.
Now, We're Going to GenevaNow, We're Going to Geneva · 1988
Now, We're Going to Geneva
1.01988
MovieDrama
A mildly tragic story of how the Vietnam war has bad and good ramifications on the characters lives.
General's Son 3General's Son 3 · 1992
General's Son 3
6.61992
MovieAction
Following the final events of General's Son 2, Kim Du-han is forced to go on the lam but eventually returns to Jongro where he attempts to rebuild his gang with the brothers that are still alive and loyal and defeat Hayashi's Yakuzas once and for all.

Filmography

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Echo of Love and DeathEcho of Love and Death · 1991
Echo of Love and Death
9.01991
MovieRomanceWar
Kang-wook, a law student at Seoul National University, finds himself in a tight spot financially after losing contact with his family in North Korea. He sells his own blood at a hospital to make ends meet, and there he meets and grows close to nurse Jin-young. As Kang-wook faces financial difficulties, Ki-yong, a son of a landlord's agent, appears and tricks Kang-wook into joining left-wing activities. Ki-yong's true identity is revealed by Yoon-ae, a friend from hometown, leading to his arrest. Meanwhile, Kang-wook and Jin-young marry with the blessings of Professor Park and their friends, while Kang-wook's friend Do-hyeon struggles to hide his feelings for Jin-young. Their sweet days together come to an end with the outbreak of the Korean War, separating them. Jin-young, unable to wait for Kang-wook any longer, decides to flee the war with Do-hyeon. Kang-wook, hiding at Yoon-ae's house, is eventually arrested by Ki-yong and the leftists, who had been freed from prison.
The EarthThe Earth · 1974
The Earth
10.01974
MovieDrama
Ha Dong, Kyung Nam Province in 1890. Choi Chi-Su's family is a grand land lord of the region from generation to generation. His mother Mrs. Yoon gives birth to another son Hwan after she was raped by Kim Gae-Ju when he is 10 years old. Later Hwan becomes a servant of Choi family but he falls in love with Chi-Su's wife and they flee by night. Meanwhile after a reign of 40 years of King Ko Jong, cholera prevails all over the country and years of famine follows it. While people suffer from natural disasters and diseases, one of Chi-Su's maternal relative Cho Jun-Ku and his wife make a plot to take Choi family's enormous wealth and strengthen the foundation for his status. In this chaos some villagers and Seo-Hee, Chi-Su's daughter leave their village for Buk Kan Do.