List of South Korean films of 2001
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A list of films produced in South Korea
in 2001
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South Korea
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in 2001
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
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| 2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy... |
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| Address Unknown Address Unknown (2001 film) Address Unknown is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk. It was the opening movie of the 2001 Venice Film Festival.-Overview:... |
Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk is a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic "art-house" cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit. He is not related to the Kim Ki-duk who directed Yonggary in the 1960s... |
Ban Min-jeong | ||
| Bungee Jumping of Their Own Bungee Jumping of Their Own Bungee Jumping of Their Own is a 2001 South Korean film starring Lee Byung-hun and Lee Eun-ju. It was selected to appear in the 2002 Frameline Film Festival and the 2004 Korean Film Festival DC.- Plot :... |
Kim Dae-seung | |||
| A Day | Han Ji-sung | |||
| Failan Failan Failan is a 2001 South Korean film written and directed by Song Hae-seong. The film was adapted from a Japanese novel by Jiro Asada. It stars Choi Min-sik and Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung.-Plot:... |
Song Hae-seong Song Hae-seong Song Hae-seong is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 1999 with Calla, but didn't become more widely known until the success of his second film, Failan... |
Choi Min-sik Choi Min-sik Choi Min-sik is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his critically acclaimed roles in Oldboy and I Saw the Devil.-Movie career:... Cecilia Cheung Cecilia Cheung Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi is a Hong Kong actress and cantopop singer. She is the ex-wife of Nicholas Tse, thus being the daughter-in-law of Patrick Tse and Deborah Lee. She and Nicholas have two sons, Lucas and Quintus Tse... |
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| Flower Island Flower Island Flower Island is an award-winning 2001 South Korean film directed by Song Il-gon. This was Song's first feature-length film after directing several award-winning short films.-Synopsis:... |
Song Il-gon Song Il-gon Song Il-gon is a South Korean film director and screenwriter known for his international award-winning early short films, and later feature films such as Spider Forest and Feathers in the Wind... |
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| Friend | Kwak Kyung-taek Kwak Kyung-taek Kwak Kyung-taek is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film Friend.- Career :Friend, a drama where conflicting criminal alliances turn old friends into enemies, set a new Korean box office record with an audience of 8 million, and he received the Holden Award for... |
Jang Dong-gun Jang Dong-gun -Early life:Spending his childhood in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, he later went on to the Korea National University of Arts, dropping out before obtaining a degree.-Career:Jang Dong-gun first entered the entertainment world in a talent contest in 1992... Yu Oh-sung |
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| Guns & Talks Guns & Talks Guns & Talks is a South Korean film released in 2001. Directed by Jang Jin, it is a comedy about two brothers, Sang-yun and Ha-yun , and their two friends, Jae Young and Jung-woo... |
Jang Jin Jang Jin Jang Jin was born on 28 November 1971 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a leading theatre director, playwright, movie director, screenwriter, and producer in South Korea.-Profile:... |
Shin Hyeon-jun Shin Ha-kyun Shin Ha-kyun Shin Ha-kyun is a South Korean actor. He first trained as a stage actor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, before transitioning to film and gaining national fame with his role as a North Korean soldier in Joint Security Area... Won Bin Won Bin Won Bin is a top South Korean actor and model.- Early life and beginnings :Won was born and raised in a hamlet in the north of Jeongseon in Gangwon-do, South Korea. He is the fifth and youngest child, with one brother and three sisters. His father was formerly employed in a mine and his mother... |
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| Hi, Dharma Hi, Dharma Hi! Dharma! is a 2001 South Korean comedy about gangsters who hide out in a monastery. It was released on DVD to region 1 on January 21, 2002, in Korean with English subtitles... |
Park Cheol-kwan | Park Shin-yang Park Shin-yang Park Shin-yang , is a South Korean actor, who became famous as a cast member in the well-loved Korean television series, Lovers in Paris, joined by Kim Jung Eun and Lee Dong-gun. Park Shin-yang portrays Han Ki Joo, President of GD Motors... |
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| I Wish I Had a Wife I Wish I Had a Wife I Wish I Had a Wife is a 2001 South Korean film about a lonely banker who meets a schoolteacher.... |
Park Heung-shik Park Heung-shik Park Heung-shik is a South Korean film director. His credits include I Wish I Had a Wife, My Mother, the Mermaid, and Wedding Campaign, which was the closing film of the 2005 Pusan International Film Festival.-External links:*... |
Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu is a Grand Bell Award, Golden Space Needle Award, and Bratislava International Film Festival Best Actor winning South Korean actor. He studied film and theater at Hanyang University and upon graduation took part in mostly theatrical productions... Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Do-yeon is a highly-acclaimed South Korean actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival... Jin Hee-kyung Jin Hee-kyung Jin Hee-kyung is a South Korean actress, who was born in Jeollabuk-do, South Korea.-Biography:* name : Jin Heekyung * date of birth : 07.09.1968* Blood Group : A* Height : 1.74 m... |
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| Kick the Moon Kick the Moon Kick the Moon is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Kim Sang-Jin.-Plot:Kick the Moon is about two high school students from a seoul city high-school... |
Kim Sang-Jin | Cha Seung-won Cha Seung-won Cha Seung-won is a top South Korean actor and former fashion model.- Career :Cha Seung-won dropped out of Sungkyunkwan University and began a successful career as a fashion model in 1988... |
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| Last Present Last Present Last Present is a 2001 South Korean film. Directed by Oh Gi-hwan, it tells the tale of Yong-ki , a struggling comedian who continues to see parallels between his disintegrating relationship with his wife, Jung-yun , and the characters he's playing on the stage.- Plot :The film traces the romance,... |
Oh Gi-hwan | Lee Young Ae Lee Young Ae Lee Young Ae is a South Korean actress.-Career:Lee made her debut as a TV model in 1991. After appearing in TV commercials, she started playing in TV dramas and movies.... |
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| The Last Witness The Last Witness (2001 film) The Last Witness is a 2001 South Korean thriller film directed by Bae Chang-ho and starring Lee Jung-jae, Ahn Sung-kee and Lee Mi-yeon. The Last Witness is based upon the novel of the same name by Kim Seong-jong.-Plot:... |
Bae Chang-Ho | Lee Jung-jae Lee Jung-jae Lee Jung-jae is a South Korean actor.- Career :Lee Jung-jae, apart from being a top star in film and TV, also works as a highly successful fashion model. One year after his debut on television in 1993, Lee was cast in his first film, a feature by Bae Chang-ho. His breakthrough would come in late... Ahn Sung-kee Lee Mi-yeon Lee Mi-yeon Lee Mi-yeon is a South Korean actress.- Filmography :-Awards:*2008 Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actress *2007 Andre Kim Best Star Awards: Best Star... |
Thriller/War | |
| Musa Musa (film) Musa , released as both The Warrior and The Ultimate Warrior in English-speaking countries, is a 2001 South Korean epic film directed by Kim Seong-soo, starring Jung Woo-sung, Ahn Sung-ki, Ju Jin-mo and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi... |
Kim Seong-soo Kim Seong-soo Kim Seong-soo is a South Korean film director, known mainly for Musa and the comedy Please Teach Me English.- As director :* Beat * Musa * Please Teach Me English * Running Wild... |
Jung Woo-sung Jung Woo-sung - Career :Jung Woo-sung was born in Seoul on March 20, 1973. After first finding work as a model, he made his film debut in the 1994 movie The Fox with Nine Tails, together with Ko So-young... Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki is known to the public as the "National Best Actor of Korea".-Biography:A Roman Catholic, he was born in Daegu and grew up as a child actor - graduating Kyundong junior high school, from which Cho Yong-pil also graduated - appearing in director Kim Ki-young's celebrated film The... Ju Jin-mo Ju Jin-mo Joo Jin Mo , is a South Korean actor.-Career:Joo Jin Mo began his acting career in TV dramas and some minor roles in film. He was first cast as a lead in Dance Dance , for which he underwent extensive dance training... Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is coined by the media as one of the Four Young Dan actresses in the Film Industry in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun... |
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| My Sassy Girl My Sassy Girl My Sassy Girl is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train which changes his life... |
Kwak Jae-Yong Kwak Jae-yong Kwak Jae-yong is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He studied physics at Kyunghee University. He achieved success with his debut film Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day in 1989, but the failure of his next two movies led to eight years of unemployment before a comeback with the... |
Cha Tae-hyun Cha Tae-hyun Cha Tae-Hyun is a South Korean movie star, television actor, and singer. He started his acting career in a 1995 KBS television drama. He appeared in his first movie, Hallelujah, in 1997, also making his debut as a singer in 2001... |
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| My Boss, My Hero My Boss, My Hero My Boss, My Hero is a 2001 South Korean film. It is the first of a trilogy with My Boss, My Teacher in 2006 and The Mafia, The Salesman in 2007.-Synopsis:... |
Youn JK. | Jeong Jun-ho Jung Woong-in |
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| My Wife Is a Gangster My Wife is a Gangster My Wife is a Gangster is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Cho Jin-gyu; it's about a female gang boss who needs to get married to fulfill her dying sister's wishes... |
Cho Jin-gyu | Shin Eun-kyung | ||
| Nabi (The Butterfly) Nabi (film) Nabi is a 2001 South Korean film. Directed by Moon Seung-wook, Nabi was shot on digital video and transferred onto 35mm film, filmed on a low budget of $380,000. It marked the feature film debut of Kang Hye-jeong, who won Best Actress at the 5th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival for her... |
Moon Seung-wook | |||
| One Fine Spring Day One Fine Spring Day One Fine Spring Day is a Korean feature film released by Sidus and Applause Films in 2001. Directed by Heo Jin-ho , it is a portrait of a love affair from its blossoming in spring to its decline in the following spring.... |
Heo Jin-ho Heo Jin-ho Heo Jin-ho , born on August 8, 1963, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Yonsei University with a degree in philosophy and has also studied filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts... |
Lee Young-ae Yoo Ji-tae Park In-hwan Park In-hwan Park In-hwan was a Korean poet and author.-Life:Park In-hwan was born in Inje, Gangwon-do, Korea during the period of Japanese rule. He graduated from Kyunggi High School in 1945 and entered Pyeongyang Medical School.... |
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| Sorum Sorum Sorum is a 2001 South Korean horror film and the feature film debut of director Yoon Jong-chan. Starring Kim Myeong-min and Jang Jin-young, it tells the story of a young taxi driver who moves into a dilapidated old apartment building, the site of a brutal tragedy thirty years earlier... |
Yoon Jong-chan | Kim Myeong-min Jang Jin-young Jang Jin-young Jang Jin-young was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received critical praise... |
Psychological horror Psychological horror Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that relies on character fears, guilt, beliefs, eerie sound effects, relevant music and emotional instability to build tension and further the plot... |
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| Summertime Summertime (2001 film) Summertime is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Park Jae-ho and starring Ryu Su-Yeong and Kim Ji-Hyeon. It is a remake of the controversial Philippine film Scorpio Nights . The film is also inspired by the Kwangju massacre.-Plot:The film is set in a small South Korean town in the 1980s... |
Park Jae-ho | Ryu Su-yeong Kim Ji-hyeon |
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| Take Care of My Cat Take Care of My Cat Take Care of My Cat is a 2001 South Korean coming of age film. The movie chronicles the lives of a group of friends — five young women — a year after they graduate from high school, showing the heartbreaking changes and inspiring difficulties they face in both their friendships and the working... |
Jeong Jae-eun Jeong Jae-eun Jeong Jae-eun was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1969. She is a screenwriter and film director, most noted for her debut feature film Take Care of My Cat, a story that follows the lives of a group of 5 girls moving on into the world in their own directions after graduating school.Jeong attended and... |
Bae Doona | ||
| Tears | Im Sang-soo Im Sang-soo Im Sang-soo is an award-winning South Korean film director and screenwriter.-Early life and film career:Im was born in Seoul. He studied sociology at Seoul's Yonsei University before making a move to The Korean Academy of Film Arts in 1989... |
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| Volcano High | Kim Tae-gyun Kim Tae-gyun (director) Kim Tae-gyun is a South Korean film director. His 2010 film A Barefoot Dream was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist.-Director:... |
Jang Hyuk Jang Hyuk - Career :As a child, Jang Hyuk spent most of his life in his birthplace Busan, before making his drama debut in the SBS drama Model in 1997. Besides the TV drama School and a minor role in the little-seen film Zzang, Jang appeared in g.o.d.'s music video of their 1999 debut single To My Mother... Shin Min-ah |
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| Wanee & Junah Wanee & Junah Wanee & Junah is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Kim Yong-gyun.... |
Kim Yong-gyun | |||
| Waikiki Brothers Waikiki Brothers Waikiki Brothers is a 2001 South Korean film, set in the 1980s, about a group of high school friends who form a band. It was selected to appear in the 2002 Kima Film Festival. In 2004 it inspired a musical of the same name starring North Korean defector Kim Young-un.... |
Lim Soon-rye | Lee Eol Park Won-sang Hwang Jung-min |
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| Yellow Hair 2 Yellow Hair 2 Yellow Hair 2 is a 2001 South Korean film, written, produced, and directed by Kim Yu-min. It is the sequel to Kim's 1999 film Yellow Hair, though it does not continue the same story or feature any of the same characters... |
Kim Yu-min | Harisu Shin Yu |
Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women... |
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External links
- South Korean films of 2001 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- 2001 at www.koreanfilm.org