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Choi Il-hwa is a Actor born on 1 january 1959
He best known for playing role in The Show Must Go On, The Road Taken, and The Traffickers.
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Birth 1 january 1959 (66 years)
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The Divine Move (2014)
, 1h58Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Jeong Woo-seong, Lee Beom-soo, Choi Jin-hyuk, Lee Si-young, Ahn Sung-ki, Kim In-kwon
Rating66%
Professional baduk player Tae-seok loses a high-stakes game to infamous underground gambler Sal-soo, and ends up framed for the murder of his own brother and locked up in prison. He vows revenge and trains ferociously. After serving his seven-year sentence, he gets in touch with his brother's former associate "Tricks," hermit and blind master player "The Lord," and skillful junkyard owner Mok-su; together, they begin formulating a plan to get back at Sal-soo and his men. Tae-seok slowly penetrates Sal-soo's inner circle and his gambling joint, and eliminates Sal-soo's men one by one. But Sal-soo discovers Tae-seok's true identity and engages him in one final game that will seal the fates of the two men involved.
New World (2013)
, 2h14Directed by Park Hoon-jeong, Park Hoon-jeong
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae, Hwang Jeong-min, Park Sung-woong, Song Ji-hyo, Choi Il-hwa
Rating74%
Undercover police officer Ja-sung (Lee Jung-jae) infiltrates Goldmoon, the biggest crime syndicate in Korea, to investigate them under the command of his handler Chief Kang (Choi Min-sik). After eight years, Ja-sung becomes the right-hand man to the ring's second-in-command Jung Chung (Hwang Jung-min), who holds the real power. But when its leader is killed in a mysterious car accident, Goldmoon is thrown into a succession struggle that threatens to tear it apart. With a baby on the way, Ja-sung is desperate to retire, however Kang keeps him on as rival factions quickly develop around two prospective leaders, the gang's number 2, Jung Chung and number 3, Lee Joong-gu (Park Sung-woong). Top-level police officials initiate "Operation New World" to intervene in Goldmoon's selection process for the next leader, and to use the leader's death to their advantage in controlling the crime organization. Caught between Jung Chung who trusts him with his life, and Kang who thinks of him only as bait, Ja-sung is cornered by both bosses on opposite sides and must make a final decision that rests on loyalty and betrayal.
Helpless (2012)
, 1h57Directed by Byun Young-joo, Byun Young-joo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Jang Hyuk, Kim Min-hee, Lee Sun-kyun, Soo Ae, Kim Min-hee, Jo Sung-ha
Rating67%
South Korea, 2009. A few days before their wedding, veterinarian Jang Mun-ho (Lee Sun-kyun) and his fiancee Kang Seon-yeong (Kim Min-hee) pull over for coffee at a motorway rest stop on the way to visiting his parents in Andong, southeast of Seoul. However, when Mun-ho returns to the car, Seon-yeong has disappeared and is not reachable on her mobile phone. All he can find is a hairpin in the rest stop's toilet. From the mess at her flat in Seoul, it looks as if there has been a break-in. Mystified, Mun-ho then learns from a banker friend, Dong-woo (Kim Min-jae), that Seon-yeong had earlier applied for a bank account but had been turned down when it was discovered she had a history of personal bankruptcy dating back to 2007. Investigating her debt history, Mun-ho finds she had been using someone else's name and identity. He persuades his cousin, Kim Jong-geun (Jo Sung-ha), a former police detective sacked for taking bribes, to help find her. Examining her flat, Jong-geun finds she left no fingerprints, had no friends and claimed her mother died two years ago. It then turns out that the woman (Cha Soo-yeon) whose identity she assumed two years ago had a debt history and has since vanished. Visiting Seon-yeong's hometown, Jong-geun hears rumors she killed her mother for her insurance money. Seon-yeong's real name is, in fact, Cha Gyeong-seon, and Jong-geun and Mun-ho realize she is now looking to take on another woman's identity. They think they know her possible target.
The Peach Tree (2012)
, 1h46Directed by Ku Hye Sun
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Ryu Deok-hwan, Jo Seung-woo, Nam Sang-mi, Choi Daniel, Choi Il-hwa, Choi Il-hwa
Rating62%
Sang-hyun and Dong-hyun were born as conjoined twins with two heads sharing one body. Dong-hyun has the full control of their shared body, except his brother's head which is attached to the back of his. The two can never look at each other directly, as their heads always face the opposite direction. Dong-hyun looks "normal" as long as he wears his hoodie, which fully covers his brother's face. The two have lived nearly 30 years in a remote house with their father, who tells them not to go outside the property. However, things change when their father brings Seung-ah, a bubbly, good-hearted young artist, to the house to help Dong-hyun publish a children's book ― one of his lifelong dreams.
Deranged (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Park Jeong-woo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes La fin du monde, Medical-themed films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Kim Myung-min, Kim Dong-wan, Moon Jung-hee, Lee Ha-nui, Choi Il-hwa, Lee Hyung-chul
Rating63%
Jae-hyuk (Kim Myung-min) is a former professor with a doctorate in biochemistry who is currently working as a pharmaceutical sales representative after losing his life savings and his job due to a bad investment he made in the stock market from advice he received from his younger brother. When a series of dead bodies are found floating in the Han River, the public is shocked to discover that the deaths are related to a fatal outbreak of virus-infected mutant parasitic horsehair worms, called Yeongasi, that can control the human brain. Those infected show symptoms of increased hunger without appropriate weight gain and excessive thirst when the worms are mature and ready to reproduce. Hence, they jump into the river to allow the worms to come out of the body. While the authorities work to find a cure, Jae-hyuk and his brother Jae-pil (Kim Dong-wan), a detective agonized with guilt for squandering Jae-hyuk's money in the stock market, struggle to save Jae-hyuk's family when they also exhibit similar symptoms.
Traffickers (2012)
, 1h50Directed by Kim Hong-seon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Im Chang-jung, Choi Daniel, Im Chang-jung, Oh Dal-soo, Jo Yoon-hee, Choi Il-hwa
Rating63%
After his best friend dies in an unexpected accident, black market dealer Young-gyu decides to wash his hands off his illegal activities and start a new life. He then falls in love with an acquaintance, Yu-Ri, who is unaware of his feelings and unknowing of his past. He later learns that Yu-ri needs money for her father's surgery and she has resorted to procuring the services of a local organ broker, who is Young-gyu's former client. The broker promises to help her secure a legal organ donation, but secretly relies on black market dealers like Young-gyu, who engage in multiple kidnappings and killings. To help her out, Young-gyu agrees to do the job one last time when he is once again approached by his former client. His smuggling ring gets back together for a final run and they resume their M.O. of operating out of a ferry boat that runs between Korea and China, picking victims from among its passengers, abducting them from their rooms, harvesting their organs on board the ship while they are still alive yet restrained, and then brutally disposing of the bodies afterwards.
The Suicide Forecast (2011)
, 2h4Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Ryoo Seung-bum, Seo Ji-hye, Lim Ju-hwan, Park Chul-min, Sung Dong-il, Hyun Bin
Rating62%
Baseball player-turned-insurance salesman Byung-woo (Ryoo Seung-bum) is seen as the cocky ace of his company until one of his clients commits suicide. The police suspect him of aiding and abetting the suicide, which almost jeopardizes Byung-woo's career. Anxious to ensure it won't happen again, he gets in touch with his previous clients. Particularly those who seem the type to commit suicide.
The Case of Itaewon Homicide (2009)
, 1h40Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Jang Geun-suk, Jung Jin-young, Ko Chang-seok, Oh Kwang-rok, Song Joong-ki, Choi Il-hwa
Rating61%
Ce film s'inspire d'une histoire vraie... le 3 avril 1997, un étudiant du nom de Jo Jong-Pil est retrouvé assasiné dans les toilettes de Burger King (fast-food coréen) à Itaewon... Il a été poignardé à 9 reprises. Deux jeunes américano-coréens sont alors suspectés... mais chacun rejette la faute sur l'autre et le procureur, comme la justice, n'arrive pas à déterminer le reponsable.
My Dear Enemy (2008)
, 2h3Directed by Lee Yoon-ki
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Jeon Do-yeon, Ha Jeong-woo, Kim Hye-ok, Oh Ji-eun, Gi Ju-bong, Choi Il-hwa
Rating69%
Lee Yoon-ki's deadpan comedy trails a pair of former lovers – he's a charismatic romantic and she's a no-nonsense realist – who bump into each other one year down the road. Hee-soo isn't the type of person to say what's on her mind, but you can tell that something is wrong. When, at a horseracing stadium, she tracks down her ex-boyfriend Byung-woon, her voice is laced with fury. "I want my money," she says, skipping even the barest of greetings. Byung-woon, for his part, looks like a man trapped. Despite his nervous smiles and warm assurances (that seem slightly dodgy), you can guess from the outset that he doesn't have the ₩3.5 million (US$3 500) that he borrowed from her a year earlier. "Don't worry," he tells her, "for sure I can get it for you by the end of the day." Not believing him, but not willing to let him out of her sight until she gets paid, she accompanies him for the day as he visits various old friends and acquaintances (all women) and tries to sweet talk his way into a loan. As both day and debt are whittled down, the pair fall back into old patterns, rehash unsettled gripes, and slowly come to see each other in a new light.
The Show Must Go On (2007)
, 1h52Directed by Han Jae-rim
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Song Kang-ho, Oh Dal-soo, Yoon Je-moon, Choi Il-hwa, Choi Il-hwa, Oh Jung-se
Rating66%
In-gu is a gangster but also a husband and father who dreams of moving his family out of their drab apartment and into a bigger home. Shunned by his daughter and nagged by his wife to get a respectable job, In-gu nonetheless perseveres down his chosen path to provide for his family. But his family life starts to get in the way of his business, and to make matters worse he is plotted against by the younger brother of his boss which favors In-gu for his abilities to enforce territorial rights.
My Tutor Friend 2 (2007)
, 2h5Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Lee Chung-ah, Park Ki-woong, Lee Young-ha, Lee Joo-yeon, Choi Il-hwa, Shin Jung-geun
Rating60%
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Ad Lib Night (2006)
, 1h39Directed by Lee Yoon-ki
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Actors Han Hyo-joo, Choi Il-hwa, Bae Jong-ok, Choi Il-hwa, Kim Hye-ok, Yoon Hee-seok
Rating65%
Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong (Kim Yeong-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car.
Hanbando (2006)
, 2h27Directed by Kang Woo-suk
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Ahn Sung-ki, Cha In-Pyo, Jo Jae-hyeon, Moon Sung-keun, Kang Shin-il, Kang Soo-yeon
Rating49%
The North and South Korean governments are on the verge of reopening the Kyungui Railroad, which connects the two Koreas, as a further step toward reunification. Japan refuses to accept the decision, claiming rights to the railway lines based on official documents imprinted with the imperial seal of Emperor Gojong of Joseon a century ago. Yet an age old conspiracy is uncovered where the imperial seal with which Emperor Gojong signed the documents is suspected to be fake. It is a race against time and hidden agendas as the South Korean president (Ahn Sung-ki) employs the outspoken historian Choi Min-jae (Cho Jae-hyun) and the descendant of the Joseon royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik (Kang Shin-il) to find the authentic seal and prevent the history of Japanese occupation from repeating itself. In the meantime, Japanese economic sanctions divide the South Korean government, and its armed forces appear on the border of South Korea threatening its sovereignty. Eventually, the authentic royal seal is found and Japan apologizes for its occupation.
The King and the Clown (2005)
, 1h59Directed by Lee Joon-ik
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young, Lee Joon-gi, Yoo Hae-jin, Kang Sung-yeon, Jang Hang-sun
Rating72%
Set in the late 15th century during the reign of King Yeonsan, two male street clowns and tightrope walkers, Jangsaeng (Kam Woo-sung) and Gong-gil (Lee Joon-gi), are part of an entertainer troupe. Their manager prostitutes the beautiful Gong-gil to rich customers, and Jangsaeng is sickened by this practice. After Gong-gil kills the manager in defense of Jangsaeng, the pair flee to Seoul, where they form a new group with three other street performers.
KT (2002)
, 2h10Directed by Junji Sakamoto
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Koichi Sato, Kim Kap-soo, Choi Il-hwa, Choi Il-hwa, Yoshio Harada, Ken Mitsuishi
Rating61%
The story is centered on Masuo Tomita, a Japanese intelligence officer who helped arrange for South Korean agents to kidnap and try to kill Park Chung-hee's enemy Kim Dae-jung, who was in exile in Tokyo. Tomita went along with the plan to save a South Korean teacher Lee Jeong-mi, whom he loved.