Lee Soon-jae

Acting

Lee Soon-jae

Born October 10, 1935 · Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, Korea

Died November 25, 2025 · aged 90

Lee Soon-jae (이순재) was a South Korean actor.  He was born in Japanese-occupied Korea in what is now North Korea, but moved to Seoul at age 4.

Known For

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIPMr. Zoo: The Missing VIP · 2020
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
7.02020
MovieComedyAction
A zoophobic national security agent suddenly receives the ability to talk to animals after a freak accident.
Forbidden QuestForbidden Quest · 2006
Forbidden Quest
5.42006
MovieRomanceComedy
A noble, high-class scholar starts to write erotic novels in 18th century of Chosun dynasty and falls in love with a king's woman.
Admiration of NightsAdmiration of Nights · 1980
Admiration of Nights
1980
MovieDrama
College boxer Jin-kyu falls in love with a college girl Min-hye while chatting on the phone. Min-hye gives him her virginity but her family forces her to get engaged to In-myung and get rid of the baby with Jin-kyu. Broken hearted, Jin-kyu fights as a professional boxer while seeing Yeon-hi who runs a salon. He loses the match on the verge of championship and suffers failure. Min-hye feels sympathy for him who struggles and embraces life.
About FamilyAbout Family · 2024
About Family
7.22024
MovieDramaComedy
Mu-ok is the self-made owner of the established restaurant 'Pyongmanok' that has been drawing long lines of customers before social media existed. He is deeply troubled by his only son, Moon-seok, whom he hoped would inherit the family legacy, becoming a monk, leaving him with no one to carry on the family name. While Mu-ok is devastated by the thought that his family line would end with him, young kids come to his restaurant claiming Moon-seok as their father! Mu-ok, now given a chance to continue his family's legacy, enjoys happiness like never before. Meanwhile, Moon-seok revisits his life before becoming a monk—and stumbles upon a shocking revelation…
Intimate StrangersIntimate Strangers · 2018
Intimate Strangers
7.22018
MovieDramaComedy
A group of people meet for the first time in a long time and play a game that reveals each other's secrets.
Late BlossomLate Blossom · 2011
Late Blossom
7.82011
MovieDramaRomance
Follows the lives of two couples who live in the same neighborhood. Kim Man-Suk delivers milk on a motorbike at dawn. He curses a lot, but actually has a warm heart. One day when he goes up a slope, he meets Ms. Song - a lonely woman who works hards by collecting and selling scrap paper. Man-Suk feels something special toward Ms. Song. Jang Kun-Bong works in a parking lot. Jang Kun-Bong has a wife who suffers from Alzheimer's. He works from dawn until late at night. After work he comes home and takes care of his wife.
Son of a ManSon of a Man · 1980
Son of a Man
8.01980
MovieDrama
A detective searching for the cause of a young man's death uncovers a melodramatic story involving prostitutes and religion.
Yongary, Monster from the DeepYongary, Monster from the Deep · 1967
Yongary, Monster from the Deep
4.81967
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.

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High Kick Through The RoofHigh Kick Through The Roof · 2009
High Kick Through The Roof
7.32009
SeriesComedy
Two sisters, twenty-two and nine in age, lived all their lives with their father, deep in the country where even electricity is an unaffordable luxury. One day, after a bizarre turn of events, they end up in Seoul. The two sisters encounter a severe case of cultural shock as soon as they hit the city. Building forests, computers, department stores, subways, cell phone To 9-year old Shin-ae, who had never seen these before, Seoul is like a fantasy that can sometimes be difficult to fathom. Meanwhile, a peculiar family lives at a corner of a residential area in Seongbuk-dong. Sun-jae is the president of a small food company. At 72, Sun-jae falls head over heels in love just as his life is slowly winding down. His granddaughter Hae-ri shrieks every morning in the bathroom over her constipation. All the other members of this family have some sort of defect. The most invisible son-in-law in Seongbuk-dong, the EQ-deficient doctor, the perverted female teacher Come to think of it, every man living in this day and age harbors some kind of unique defect. This is why they shout confidently, "Only those of you who are perfect may throw stones at us!" is a sitcom portraying the uplifting comedic story of two sisters who begin to work at Sun-jae's house as maids and their episodes with members of this family. At the same time, it is a drama of these two girls blossoming into young women as they fall in love.