Jang-kang Heo Movies

At Risk of Life

Su-man and his friends visit upscale bars to collect money from the patrons to use in the war against Japan. The Japanese colonial police get wind of their activities and begin to hunt down the fundraisers one-by-one.

Three Gangsters from the Songhwa River

During the 1920's, because the colonization of Korea by Japan, there was an exodus of the Korean population to Manchuria...

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A Life

Jeong-su and Cheol-ho desert from forced service in the Japanese military and hide in Manchuria, taking jobs in a gold mine. Cheol-ho is accused of stealing and makes his way to the safety ... See full summary »

You Are a Woman

Mi-ran divorces her husband and goes to live with her father and sister, Mi-won. Mi-ran finds her sister's fiancé to be the ideal man and her flirtations cause problems for the couple

Cheonggye cheon

Two childhood sweethearts who grew up together along the banks of the meandering Cheonggye River meet again after a twenty year seperation. The man, still carrying a torch for the woman, ... See full summary »

Where Love Is

After failing to save the life of his wife, a surgeon refuses to perform a life-saving operation on patients suffering from a similar problem.

The Police Station

The police working in central Seoul attempt to carry out their duties with kindness and consideration for the citizens whom they protect. They take a special interest in helping the poor and clearing out the red light districts

Snowy Night

A woman living in poverty gives up her children to foster parents and attempts to break her pan-handling husband of his opium addiction.

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The Setting of My Youth

A boy is raised by an underworld boss after the death of his parents in the Korean War. As a young adult...

The Principal Visits Seoul

The Little Swordsmen

Jeong-a and Won-guk survived the massacre of their village by pro-Japanese forces when they were children. Now adults, they seek revenge on the man they hold responsible.

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A soldier-on-leave commits fraud to get enough money to buy his sick mother's medicine. However, when the man he cheated turns up murdered, he finds himself the prime suspect and is forced ... See full summary »

Little Madame

A man in his 60's marries off his pre-teen son to a young girl because he wants to live to see his grandchildren but he is infuriated when the young couple continue to act like kids

What a Happy Girl She Is

A middle-aged toystore owner raising his two daughters alone, falls in love with the widow who researches children's play habits for a doll manufacturing company

The Harbormaster Returns

Hwang Pyeong-san returns to Busan to reclaim his wife and avenge the death of his best friend at the hands of an underworld crime lord

War and Love

Yeong-yi makes her way south at the outbreak of the Korean War. She joins up with a doomed group of refugees who have the same idea. However, they soon find themselves caught in the ... See full summary »

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