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Gangster Films S. Korean Style

by pattonfever • Created 13 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
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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  • Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae, and Hwang Jung-min in New World (2013)

    1. New World

    20132h 15mNot Rated58Metascore
    7.5 (28K)
    An undercover cop finds it difficult to play both a cop and a goon.
    DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsLee Jung-jaeChoi Min-sikHwang Jung-min
  • Election (2005)

    2. Election

    20051h 41mUnrated73Metascore
    7.1 (12K)
    Rival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.
    DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooSuet LamTony Ka Fai Leung
  • Soo (2007)

    3. Soo

    20072h 2mNot Rated
    6.0 (419)
    A 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.
    DirectorYôichi SaiStarsJi Jin-heeKang Seong-yeonOh Man-seok
  • Shin Ha-kyun in No Mercy for the Rude (2006)

    4. No Mercy for the Rude

    20062h 1m
    7.1 (1.8K)
    A mute hit-man vows to kill only the rude, and save up enough money for tongue surgery.
    DirectorCheol-hie ParkStarsShin Ha-kyunYun Ji-hyeKim Min-joon
  • Rough Cut (2008)

    5. Rough Cut

    20081h 53mNot Rated
    7.0 (3.1K)
    A gangster who wants to be an actor; an actor more gangster than anything. Here their paths and lives begin to cross.
    DirectorHun JangStarsSo Ji-seobKang Ji-hwanKo Chang-seok
  • Lee Byung-hun in A Bittersweet Life (2005)

    6. A Bittersweet Life

    20051h 59mNot Rated
    7.5 (45K)
    Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't follow his boss's orders.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunShin Min-aKim Yeong-cheol
  • Song Kang-ho in The Show Must Go On (2007)

    7. The Show Must Go On

    20071h 49mG
    6.7 (1.7K)
    A 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.
    DirectorHan Jae-rimStarsSong Kang-hoOh Dal-suChoi Il-hwa
  • Zo In-sung in A Dirty Carnival (2006)

    8. A Dirty Carnival

    20062h 20mNot Rated
    7.3 (9.5K)
    A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.
    DirectorHa YooStarsZo In-sungChun Ho-jinMin Nam-koong
  • Election 2 (2006)

    9. Election 2

    20061h 33mUnrated83Metascore
    7.4 (7.2K)
    As 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.
    DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooSimon YamNick Cheung
  • Gangster High (2006)

    10. Gangster High

    20061h 40m
    6.6 (1.2K)
    A 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.
    DirectorKi-hyeong ParkStarsJung Kyung-hoLee Tae-sungGo Gyu-pil
  • Jung Doo-hong and Ryoo Seung-wan in The City of Violence (2006)

    11. The City of Violence

    20061h 32m
    6.6 (4.9K)
    After their childhood friend is murdered, a two-man martial arts army beats a path to the perp.
    DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsRyoo Seung-wanLee Beom-suKim Byeong-Ok
  • Friend (2001)

    12. Friend

    20011h 53m
    7.2 (5.5K)
    Four childhood friends go their separate ways, two go off to college while the others become rival gangsters.
    DirectorKwak Kyung-taekStarsYu Oh-seongJang Dong-gunSeo Tae-hwa
  • Cho Jae-hyun, Kim Kang-woo, and Park Si-yeon in Marine Boy (2009)

    13. Marine Boy

    20091h 58m
    5.7 (366)
    A swim instructor loses everything he has and is offered a debt free life if he smuggles drugs into the country by swimming underwater.
    DirectorJong-seok YoonStarsKim Kang-wooCho Jae-hyunPark Si-yeon
  • Sunflower (2006)

    14. Sunflower

    20061h 57mNot Rated
    7.2 (2.6K)
    Released 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.
    DirectorSeok-beom KangStarsKim Byeong-OkJi Dae-hanPark Eun-hye
    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.
  • Ryu Seung-beom and Hwang Jung-min in Bloody Tie (2006)

    15. Bloody Tie

    20061h 57mNot Rated
    6.2 (823)
    A low-level drug pusher is pressured by a corrupt cop to help him catch a local drug lord.
    DirectorHo ChoiStarsRyu Seung-beomHwang Jung-minKim Hee-ra
  • Sul Kyung-gu in Cruel Winter Blues (2006)

    16. Cruel Winter Blues

    20061h 58m
    7.0 (836)
    A 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.
    DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsSul Kyung-guJo Han-sunNa Moon-hee
  • Song Kang-ho and Shin Sae-Kyeong in Hindsight (2011)

    17. Hindsight

    20112h 2mNot Rated
    6.3 (1.6K)
    A young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to like him.
    DirectorHyun-seung LeeStarsSong Kang-hoShin Sae-KyeongCheon Jeong-myeong
  • The General's Son (1990)

    18. The General's Son

    19901h 48m
    6.4 (286)
    The 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.
    DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsPark Sang-minShin Hyeon-junLee Il-jae
  • Terrorist (1995)

    19. Terrorist

    19951h 48m
    5.9 (104)
    Two orphan brothers grow up dreaming of becoming police officers. However, twisted fate separates the two and leads them to opposite sides of the law.
    DirectorYoung-bin KimStarsChoi Min-sooLee Kyoung-youngYum Jung-ah
  • Righteous Ties (2006)

    20. Righteous Ties

    20062h 6mNot Rated
    6.2 (471)
    After learning his boss betrayed him, a mob lackey plans to break out of prison and take revenge.
    DirectorJang JinStarsJeong Jae-yeongJeong Jun-hoRyu Seung-ryong
  • Ryu Seung-beom, Yoo Hae-jin, and Hwang Jung-min in The Unjust (2010)

    21. The Unjust

    20101h 59mNot Rated
    6.6 (2.7K)
    When 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.
    DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsHwang Jung-minRyu Seung-beomYoo Hae-jin
  • Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yoon-seok in The Yellow Sea (2010)

    22. The Yellow Sea

    20102h 16mR70Metascore
    7.3 (24K)
    When 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.
    DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsHa Jung-wooKim Yoon-seokJo Sung-ha
  • Won Bin and Kim Sae-ron in The Man from Nowhere (2010)

    23. The Man from Nowhere

    20101h 59mR
    7.7 (78K)
    A 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.
    DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsWon BinKim Sae-ronKim Tae-hoon
  • Oldboy (2003)

    24. Oldboy

    20032hR78Metascore
    8.3 (680K)
    After 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.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeong
  • Breathless (2008)

    25. Breathless

    20082h 10mNot Rated
    7.5 (5.7K)
    A bitter loan shark strikes a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.
    DirectorYang Ik-joonStarsKim KkobbiHwan LeeYang Ik-joon

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