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Choi Min-soo is a Actor Sud coréen born on 27 march 1962 at Seoul (Coree du sud)
Choi Min-soo (born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor known for the "tough guy hunter" image.
Choi graduated from Lila Elementary School, Seongdong Middle School, Dongbuk High School and Seoul Arts College. Choi debuted to the film industry in 1985 with Son of God, a film adapted from Park Bong-seong's same titled manhwa.
Choi has three sisters and one half sister from his father's second marriage with Kim Ji-mee, and one little half brother and half sister from his father's other marriage.
Choi met his wife June Elizabeth Kang from an international Miss Korea Beauty Pageant in 1993 where Kang was being represented as Miss Canada. Choi proposed to Kang after a 3 hour meeting and they were married June 18, 1994 in Seoul. They have two children, Christian (born 1996) and Benjamin (born 2001).
Choi took a voluntary leave from acting following a scandal in 2008. He was involved in an assault case in April 2008 after a street-side argument ended in violence. An elderly man saw Choi cursing at another driver and rebuked him. The situation escalated and Choi beat up the man. The actor attempted to drive away, but the man grabbed onto the hood of the car and refused to let go. Choi was let go by police when the victim declined to press charges, but the public reaction was swift and condemning. The actor apologized profusely for his behavior and swore to live in exile in the mountains, away from his wife and children, for a year.
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Choi Min-soo
Biography
Choi was born in Seoul in 1962. Choi's family has been active in acting, and singing for over the last eight years. Choi was born as the son of Choi Moo-ryong, a popular actor of the 1960s and 1970s, and Kang Hyo-shil, an actress. His maternal grandmother is Jeon Ok, referred to as Queen of Tears for her excellence at acting for tragic dramas. His grandfather is Kang Hong-shik, an actor, a film director and singer active during the Japanese occupation period. Kang Hong-sik and Jeon Ok were the first married couple in Korean entertainment history. Kang went over to North Korea along with his daughter Kang Hyo-son who later became a famous actress of North Korea. Kang Hong-shik was honored as "Merited artist" as well.Choi graduated from Lila Elementary School, Seongdong Middle School, Dongbuk High School and Seoul Arts College. Choi debuted to the film industry in 1985 with Son of God, a film adapted from Park Bong-seong's same titled manhwa.
Choi has three sisters and one half sister from his father's second marriage with Kim Ji-mee, and one little half brother and half sister from his father's other marriage.
Choi met his wife June Elizabeth Kang from an international Miss Korea Beauty Pageant in 1993 where Kang was being represented as Miss Canada. Choi proposed to Kang after a 3 hour meeting and they were married June 18, 1994 in Seoul. They have two children, Christian (born 1996) and Benjamin (born 2001).
Choi took a voluntary leave from acting following a scandal in 2008. He was involved in an assault case in April 2008 after a street-side argument ended in violence. An elderly man saw Choi cursing at another driver and rebuked him. The situation escalated and Choi beat up the man. The actor attempted to drive away, but the man grabbed onto the hood of the car and refused to let go. Choi was let go by police when the victim declined to press charges, but the public reaction was swift and condemning. The actor apologized profusely for his behavior and swore to live in exile in the mountains, away from his wife and children, for a year.
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How to Steal a Dog (2014)
, 1h49Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Lee Re, Kim Hye-ja, Choi Min-soo, Kang Hye-jeong, Lee Chun-hee, Lee Hong-gi
Roles Dae-po
Rating67%
Ten-year-old Ji-so lives in a van with her mother Jeong-hyeon and younger brother Ji-seok. Her father disappeared after their pizza business went bankrupt. When she sees a missing dog poster with a five thousand dollar reward, Ji-so naively believes that that amount of money would be enough to buy her family a house. So she hatches a plan with her friend Chae-rang to find a dog with a rich owner, steal it, then return the dog by pretending to have found it and get the reward. Their target is Wolly, the dog of an old rich lady who owns the restaurant where Ji-so's mom works. While undertaking their "perfect" plan, they befriend Dae-po, a homeless man living in the abandoned building where they've stashed the dog. But someone else is after Wolly: Soo-young, the old lady's nephew, who'll stop at nothing to gain his aunt's inheritance.
My Wife Is a Gangster 3 (2006)
, 1h55Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Gangster films
Actors Shu Qi, Lee Beom-soo, Hyun Young, Oh Ji-ho, Ti Lung, Jo Hee-bong
Roles Sashimi
Rating62%
Korean gangster Han Ki-Chul (Lee Beom-soo) is put in charge by his Big Boss of looking after Lim Aryong (Shu Qi) who comes from Hong Kong. They expect Lim Aryong to be some big male gangster but she turns out to be a woman and acts very cold toward him and his associates. Moreover none of them speak her language and she doesn't understand Korean. A translator called Yeon-Hee (Hyun Young) arrives. She is immature and very scared of the gangsters so at the beginning, instead of translating Aryong's rather rude answers, she changes them to nice ones. Quickly, Aryong shows her fighting skills beating other bosses to save her companions. Ki-Chul and his associates who are rather unskilled, are impressed and become afraid of her while, upon finding that they are actually nice, she's trying to be more friendly. Her efforts are ruined by Yeon-Hee who, taking advantage of Aryoung's aura, 'translates' very threatening sentences.
The Myth (2005)
, 1h58Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jackie Chan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kim Hee-sun김희선, Mallika Sherawat, Ken Lo, Patrick Tam
Roles General Choi
Rating61%
During the Qin dynasty, the general Meng Yi is tasked with escorting Ok-Soo, a Korean princess, back to China to marry the Qin emperor. Along the journey, a Korean warrior attempts to seize her back but Meng Yi saves her. Ok-soo falls in love with Meng Yi and displays her affections for him openly, but Meng honourably rejects her and successfully completes his mission. The Qin emperor becomes critically ill later and he sends Meng Yi to find the elixir of immortality, the only thing that can save his life. The guards escorting the elixir are ambushed by rebels on the orders of the treacherous prince and chancellor. Meng Yi hands over the elixir to his deputy, Nangong Yan, before dying in the ensuing battle. Although Nangong Yan manages to bring the elixir to the emperor, the prince and chancellor wanted Nangong Yan and Ok-soo to test the validity of the elixir and force them to consume the elixir, condemning them to imprisonment in the Qin emperor's mausoleum for eternity.
Sword In The Moon (2003)
, 1h42Directed by Kim Ui-seok
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Jo Jae-hyeon, Choi Min-soo, Kim Bo-kyung, Gi Ju-bong, Kang Shin-il
Roles Choi Ji-hwan
Rating56%
The film opens up with an assassination attempt on the king of Joseon Dynasty at some sort of reception. The attempt is foiled by a special security squad, and specifically by its leader, Gyu-yup. A series of deaths of prominent politicians leads to a nighttime battle in which one member, a female, of what is apparently an assassin duo, is captured. Gyu-yup recognizes this female, and after her torture in prison (of which Gyu-yup is left in charge when she refuses to divulge any information), the film flashes back to Gyu-yup's past.
Yesterday (2002)
, 2h4Directed by Jeong Yoon-soo
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Films set in the future
Actors Kim Seung-woo, Kim Yoon-jin, Choi Min-soo, Kim Sun-A, Jeon Moo-song
Roles Goliath
Rating49%
An agent from the Special Investigations Unit (SI or SIU) tries to locate and take down a serial killer, who is known only by the alias "Goliath" (taken from the Bible). This agent is responsible for murdering ex-government scientists formerly working for a government black ops project, funded by the former South Korean government back in the 20th century. The movie stars Kim Seung-woo, Yunjin Kim and Choi Min-soo.
My Wife Is a Gangster (2001)
, 1h47Origin Coree du sud
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Shin Eun-kyung, Park Sang-myun, Ahn Jae-mo, Yeon Jung-hoon, Choi Min-soo, Ko Joo-yeon
Roles Man with Knife
Rating62%
Eun-jin was separated from her older sister Yu-jin when they were kids at an orphanage. While growing up, Eun-jin became a Kkangpae (Korean Mafia) gangster and adopted the nickname "Mantis." Upon discovering that Yu-jin had cancer, Eun-jin demanded that the doctors perform an operation; however, they refused. The dying Yu-jin wished that her sister would marry soon, so Eun-jin went on a blind date under the advice of her underling Romeo, who invited a stylist to design the appropriate makeup for Eun-jin. However, the date was a disaster and Romeo was sent to find someone else more suitable.
Libera Me (2000)
, 1h47Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Disaster films
Actors Cha Seung-won, Choi Min-soo, Yu Ji-tae, Kim Gyu-ri, Park Sang-myun, Kim Su-ro
Roles Jo Sang-woo
Rating57%
Five months after his release from prison after serving a twelve-year sentence, arsonist Yeo Hee-soo terrorizes the city of Seoul with a series of deadly blazes. Yeo rigs each fire so that a second, far more lethal conflagration ignites shortly after the firefighters have arrived, causing further casualties. He then turns his attention to those members of the department he feels are interfering with his "mission", which develops into a game of cat and mouse with veteran fireman Jo Sang-woo.
Phantom: The Submarine (1999)
, 1h50Origin Coree du sud
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Choi Min-soo, Jeong Woo-seong, Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Eun-pyo, Kim Young-ho
Roles Lieutenant 202
Rating56%
En 1999, à bord du sous-marin coréen Janbogo, au cours d’un exercice conjoint entre les armées américaines et coréennes, le commandant du Janbogo perd soudain la raison et est persuadé que cette simulation de combat sous-marin n'en est plus une et que tous les bâtiments repérés au sonar sont en fait des ennemis. Décidé à régler cette crise imaginaire avec les vraies torpilles de son sous-marin, le commandant est finalement abattu par l'un de ses membres d'équipage, le soldat Chan Suk-lee. De retour à la base, le soldat Chan est condamné à la peine capitale malgré le fait que son geste a permis d'éviter un carnage. Il est emmené devant un peloton d'exécution et fusillé.
The Terrorist (1995)
, 1h48Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Choi Min-soo, Lee Geung-young, Yeom Jeong-a, Jung Jin-young, Yu Oh-seong, Lee Ki-young
Rating58%
Two brothers, Sa-hyun and Soo-hyun, have a close relationship. Soo-hyun is a policeman who fights for justice and Soo-hyun dreams of following in his brother's footsteps. Despite Soo-hyun's intentions, he become a gangster by accident. The tragic film deals with social issues such as family relationships and organized crime.
, 1h54Directed by Chung Ji-young
Genres Drama
Actors Choi Min-soo, Dokgo Young-jae, Huh Joon-ho
Roles The Hollywood Kid / Lim Byeong-seok
Rating70%
Marriage Story (1992)
Directed by Kim Ui-seok
Genres Romance
Actors Choi Min-soo, Shim Hye-jin, Dokgo Young-jae, Bang Eun-hee, Uhm Jung-hwa
Roles Kim Tae-gyu
Rating63%
A social-issue comedy about the romantic lives of a middle-class couple. Their relationship is followed through their wedding, break-up and reconciliation.
, 2h38Directed by Chung Ji-young
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Political films
Actors Ahn Sung-ki, Choi Jin-sil, Choi Min-soo, Lee Hye-young, Im Ho, Dokgo Young-jae
Roles Kim Young
Rating64%
Le jeune reporter Lee Tae rejoint les combattants communistes comme correspondant de guerre. Partagé entre son idéalisme et la réalité des atrocités du conflit, plusieurs rencontres décisives le poussent à s'engager du côté des partisans.