Jin Kyu Kim Movies

A Life Like a Flame

An ex-con vows to make up for all his past misdeeds as he tries to locate his family. The news media picks up on his sad tale and follows him through his subsequent good works.

Seongnan cosmos

A young teacher devotes herself to the students in her care in a small, rural village. She finds herself in constant battles with the parents of the children and the school administration ... 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 Home I Can Never Return to

Sang-wook borrows money from his strugling family so he can marry a kisaeng. His family helps him but are forced to take out a second mortage on their home. Sang-wook happily returns to Seoul, but along the way the money is stolen.

Aesue jajeun toyoil

Forced into prostitution to survive the hardships of the Korean War, Ji-mi agonizes over her fate. However, when her boyfriend whom she thought killed in battle shows up in the red light ... See full summary »

Yeodaesaeng sajang

Garden of Youth

When his father's business fails, a young architect borrows money from his friends and gets his father a job aiding in the construction of a building he designed.

A Chaste Woman

King Gae-ro, the 21st king of the Baekje Kingdom--one of the three ancient kingdoms that comprise modern Korea, attempts to seduce the wife of a carpenter. When she refuses, he tortures her to death. Based on actual events

Ulryeogo naega watdeonga

A woman becomes depressed when the man she loves chooses her rival for his heart to be his wife. She consoles herself with the fact that they still live in the same city and she may have the opportunity to steal him away from his wife

My Daddy and I

A father works hard at menial tasks in order to buy his son a warm coat before winter comes.

Kaleidoscope

Kwon can't have children with his wife, so he has then with a concubine. Kwon's wife harasses this woman and the children until they leave. Many years later, the children are grown and ... See full summary »

Ggotipieora nakyeobieora

Duk-man, a train conductor, sounds the train's horn each time he passes the hospital where his critically ill daughter is confined to let her know that he is thinking of her. However, when ... See full summary »

Chun-hie

When the First Snow Falls

Two highschool graduates promise to meet again before going off to separate colleges, but on the way to the appointed place, the girl is hit by a car and confined to a wheelchair

Jet buin

A woman feels guilty after taking a job to help out with household expenses while seemingly ingnoring the needs of her family.

Her White Mourning Dress

A woman marries a widower, but secretly cannot stand him. Instead, she meets the local grocer every night. When her husband finds out, the grief and humiliation kill him. His wife continues... See full summary »

Yogmang-ui geoli

The Gentleman at Jingogae

A rich blind man enters into what he believes to be a happy marriage. He undergoes an operation to restore his sight, but an unhappy fate awaits him when he sees his wife for the first time and she issues a devastating confession

Pearl Tower

Framed for murder and sentenced to 20 years, Jin-gyu meets the monk Yu-wol who reveals a hidden store of riches. Jin-gyu takes the treasure, becomes a millionaire and seeks revenge on his enemies.

Eight Swordsmen

The Lightning Swords comprises of eight expert swordsmen who vow to restore the monarchy and resist the tyrrany of usurper Kwang Hae-kun.

Star in My Heart

Cheongwan nyeo

King, Yu-shin remembers all that he sacrificed in his quest to unify the three kingdoms of ancient Korea.

Bameman heureuneun kang

Forced to work in a coal mine by the Japanese occupying forces, a man blinds a foreman with a stone and makes his escape. After national liberation from Japan, the foreman spends the next ... See full summary »

The 12-Stringed Instrument

Iyeojareul bora