Gangster Films S. Korean Style
This is the first part of a genere list of moslty Korean films. Maybe a couple of other Asian countries thrown in the mix, but all in the crime genre. I tried to have just serious gangster films. So My Wife is a Gangster and films like this did not make this list. I hate the fact that imdb rarely has pictures and info for korean films, but I assure if I put it on the list its worth watching.
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- DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsLee Jung-jaeChoi Min-sikHwang Jung-minAn undercover cop finds it difficult to play both a cop and a goon.
- DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooSuet LamTony Ka Fai LeungRival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.
- DirectorYôichi SaiStarsJi Jin-heeKang Seong-yeonOh Man-seokA legendary assassin and a renowned problem solver, Soo has been searching for the twin brother he has not seen since their days in an orphanage. But his brother is murdered when he turns against a vicious gang to become a police officer. In order to get revenge, Soo has no choice but to take on his brother's identity and use it to lure the gang into a trap.
- DirectorCheol-hie ParkStarsShin Ha-kyunYun Ji-hyeKim Min-joonA mute hit-man vows to kill only the rude, and save up enough money for tongue surgery.
- DirectorHun JangStarsSo Ji-seobKang Ji-hwanKo Chang-seokA gangster who wants to be an actor; an actor more gangster than anything. Here their paths and lives begin to cross.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunShin Min-aKim Yeong-cheolThings go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't follow his boss's orders.
- DirectorHan Jae-rimStarsSong Kang-hoOh Dal-suChoi Il-hwaA light hearted action noir about a part time gangster who tries to be a full time daddy and wants to live a peaceful life with his family despite of being in trouble almost all the time, due to his profession.
- DirectorHa YooStarsZo In-sungChun Ho-jinMin Nam-koongA small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.
- DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooSimon YamNick CheungAs election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
- DirectorKi-hyeong ParkStarsJung Kyung-hoLee Tae-sungGo Gyu-pilA group of friends form a soccer team and call themselves "Tigers". The group gets into a fight seniors at their school and other students begin to view them differently. One of the friends then becomes interested in the ex-girlfriend of a gang leader at another school. The "Tigers" soon find themselves in a gang war.
- DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsRyoo Seung-wanLee Beom-suKim Byeong-OkAfter their childhood friend is murdered, a two-man martial arts army beats a path to the perp.
- DirectorKwak Kyung-taekStarsYu Oh-seongJang Dong-gunSeo Tae-hwaFour childhood friends go their separate ways, two go off to college while the others become rival gangsters.
- DirectorJong-seok YoonStarsKim Kang-wooCho Jae-hyunPark Si-yeonA swim instructor loses everything he has and is offered a debt free life if he smuggles drugs into the country by swimming underwater.
- DirectorSeok-beom KangStarsKim Byeong-OkJi Dae-hanPark Eun-hyeReleased from prison, Taesik goes to live with an adopted mother. He takes a job and tries to live a quiet life with his new family. His efforts are threatened when a politician seeks to knock the family restaurant down to build a mall.This is one fantastic film. Not your usual gangster picture. If there ever was a date gangster film this would be it. But don't let that scare you away. It's still a very cool gangster film just with heart. One of my favs.
- DirectorHo ChoiStarsRyu Seung-beomHwang Jung-minKim Hee-raA low-level drug pusher is pressured by a corrupt cop to help him catch a local drug lord.
- DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsSul Kyung-guJo Han-sunNa Moon-heeA small-time crook, Jae-moon goes after the man who killed his mentor a few years earlier. Jae-moon meets Chi-gook, a retired taekwondo practitioner who becomes his partner and goes to the killer Dae-sik's hometown. Chi-gook and Jae-moon devise a plan to kill Dae-sik, but as the day of reckoning approaches, Jae-moon meets Dae-sik's mother, Jeom-sim, who reminds him of his hometown. As he sees Jeon-sim worrying over her son, he can't proceed to kill him. However, the encounter of Dae-sik and Jae-moon takes places on the village's field day.
- DirectorHyun-seung LeeStarsSong Kang-hoShin Sae-KyeongCheon Jeong-myeongA young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to like him.
- DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsPark Sang-minShin Hyeon-junLee Il-jaeThe first chapter of the the General's Son trilogy follows Kim Du-Han's childhood, from the loss of his mother at age 8, to his rise as a gang leader who protects local vendors from expanding Yakuza forces in Japanese occupied Korea.
- DirectorYoung-bin KimStarsChoi Min-sooLee Kyoung-youngYum Jung-ahTwo orphan brothers grow up dreaming of becoming police officers. However, twisted fate separates the two and leads them to opposite sides of the law.
- DirectorJang JinStarsJeong Jae-yeongJeong Jun-hoRyu Seung-ryongAfter learning his boss betrayed him, a mob lackey plans to break out of prison and take revenge.
- DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsHwang Jung-minRyu Seung-beomYoo Hae-jinWhen the most probable serial killer suspect dies and the case looks like it's reached a dead end, police brass decide to create a killer - and anyone will do.
- DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsHa Jung-wooKim Yoon-seokJo Sung-haWhen the attempt to kill a professor goes wrong, a series of violent events are triggered which force a taxi driver to run for his life.
- DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsWon BinKim Sae-ronKim Tae-hoonA quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeongAfter being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
- DirectorYang Ik-joonStarsKim KkobbiHwan LeeYang Ik-joonA bitter loan shark strikes a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.