Jin-woong Jo

The Handmaiden 2016

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Stars: Min-hee Kim,Tae-ri Kim,Jung-woo Ha,Jin-woong Jo

8.1 IMDB Rating 7,545 Views
Bluebeard 2017

Dr. Seung-hoon sedates his landlord before medical check-up, when the old man begins telling him a convincing murder confession. Sometime later, a young woman's severed head is discovered at a butcher shop run by his landlord's son, and Seung-hoon begins to suspect that the landlord and his son are the serial killers.

Category: Thriller

Stars: Jin-woong Jo,Goo Shin,Dae-Myung Kim,Chung-ah Lee

6.7 IMDB Rating 3,002 Views
Paparoti 2013

Based on the true story of Kim Ho-Joong, who first appeared on Korean TV show STARKING on July 18, 2009. During the program, Kim Ho-Joong surprised people with his vocal abilities and also made people cry because of his background story. He grew up as a troubled kid who joined gangs, but because of his grandmother he began to sing in earnest.

Category: Biography, Drama, Music

Stars: Suk-kyu Han,Jin-woong Jo,So-ra Kang,Do-Yeon Lee

7.1 IMDB Rating 2,847 Views
Hwayi: A Monster Boy 2013

Hwayi is a boy living in a farm village, who was raised by 5 fathers who were famous criminals. One day, the group is commissioned to kill a man named Lim and his wife. While the rest of the group feel something odd about this particular contact, Suk-tae is adamant to carry out this job with Hwayi in tow. During the job Hwayi discovers a photograph of a child in Lim's house. Eventually, Suk-tae hands his gun to Hwayi and he is forced to pull the trigger. He becomes ill after committing his first kill and realizes that the boy in the photograph looks uncannily familiar.

Category: Action, Thriller

Stars: Yun-seok Kim,Jin-woong Jo,Hyeong-seong Jang,Seong-gyoon Kim

7.1 IMDB Rating 2,967 Views
The Admiral 2014

The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 31 of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.

Category: Adventure, Biography, War

Stars: Min-sik Choi,Seung-ryong Ryu,Jin-woong Jo,Myung-gon Kim

7.2 IMDB Rating 913 Views
We Are Brothers 2014

Two brothers were separated at an orphanage. Years later, the brothers meet again and they try to find their mother. But, what really bother themselves is one is a buddhist's shaman and the other one is a christian's pastor.

Category: Comedy, Drama

Stars: Seon-Mook Cho,Yoon Jin-i,Jin-woong Jo,Seong-gyoon Kim

6.7 IMDB Rating 2,586 Views
Salut d’Amour 2015

Sung-chil is a grumpy 70-year-old man who lives alone and works part-time at the local supermarket. Jang-soo, owner of the supermarket and president of the city's redevelopment project, has been trying in vain to get Sung-chil's signature (he's the last hold-out and the only reason for the project's delay), but Sung-chil stubbornly refuses any change to his lifestyle. Then he meets his new neighbor Geum-nim, a feisty yet friendly elderly lady who runs the flower shop next door. Despite his age, Sung-chil is inexperienced and clumsy at romance so the entire town cheers him on and helps him court her. But Geum-nim's daughter Min-jung disapproves of the relationship.

Category: Drama, Romantic

Stars: Geun-hyeong Park,Yeo-jeong Yoon,Jin-woong Jo,Ji-min Han

7.2 IMDB Rating 2,643 Views
Perfect Number 2012

Seemingly an ordinary math teacher in high school, Suk-go is indeed a brilliant mathematician. Hwa-sun is his neighbor. They become inseparable when Suk-go decides to cover up Hwa-sun's accidental murder while she was mercilessly beaten by her ex-husband.

Category: Drama, Thriller

Stars: Seung-bum Ryoo,Yo-won Lee,Jin-woong Jo,Yoon-Seong Kim

6.9 IMDB Rating 3,756 Views
The front line 2011

Towards the end of the Korean War an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills fierce fighting continues. A race to capture a strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. A bullet is then found in the body of dead company commander of the South Korean army. The bullet that killed the company commander belongs to the South Korean army. Lieutenant of the Defense Security Command Kang Eun-Pyo is ordered to go out into the Eastern front line and investigate the murder. When Kang Eun-Pyo arrives in the Aerok Hills he is surprised to find his old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok commanding troops in the Aerok Hills. Kang Eun-Pyo believed Kim Soo-Hyeok was dead. In their younger years, Kim Soo-Hyeok was a meek student, but he eventually became the leader of Aerok company as a lieutenant. The situation in the Aerok company raises many flags in the eyes of Kang Eun-Pyo. Soldiers wear North Korean uniforms inside due to the cold weather, a 20-year-old leads troops as a captain and the reappearance of his old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok. The countdown to the ceasefire begins as the lives of countless soldiers fall to the wayside ...

Category: Drama, History, War

Stars: Ha-kyun Shin,Soo Go,Seung-su Ryu,Chang-Seok Ko,Je-hoon Lee,Jin-woong Jo,In-gi Jeong,Seung-yong Ryoo,Ok-bin Kim,Yeong-seo Park,Seo Joon-Yeol,Seung-min Woo,Min Choi,Jo Min-ho,Rok-kyeong Kim

7.1 IMDB Rating 7,247 Views