Cruel history of Myeong Dong

Jun 4, 1972

1h 33m

★ 10.0

Overview

An omnibus of three stories all taking place in the Myeongdong district of Seoul.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Saehan Films

Cruel history of Myeong Dong Trailers

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Cast

Heo Dal-su (ep. 1, 2, 3)

Heo Chang-kang

Park Min (ep. 1)

Park Nou-sik

Hwang Du-sik (ep. 1)

Hwang Hae

U-hee (ep. 1)

Kim Ji-su

Boy (ep. 1)

Song Jae-ho

Mr. Kang (ep. 1)

Lee Kang-jo

Mr. Kim (ep. 1)

Kim Mun-ju

Mr. Gwon (ep. 1)

Gwon O-sang

Du-sik's Henchman 1 (ep. 1)

Choe Jae-ho

Du-sik's Henchman 2 (ep. 1)

Jang Jeong-kuk

Du-sik's Henchman 3 (ep. 1)

Park Bu-yang

Du-sik's Henchman 4 (ep. 1)

Gwak Choel-seong

Activist Kim Min-soo is a fugitive from the law as a result of his political campaigns. As he goes into hiding, he meets and falls in love with Lee Sun-young, a music graduate with plans to study abroad. But not long after, they begin to face obstacles. Because of Min-soo's fugitive status, Sun-young has to cancel her plans to study abroad in order to protect Min-soo. Eventually, the couple elope and Sun-young becomes pregnant, but eventually, the police finds Min-soo and arrests him.

7.2

Made in Korea

Mar 12, 2026

A woman from a small town in Tamil Nadu moves to South Korea — a place she always dreamed of — but struggles to find her footing in a foreign land.

7.7

Samjin Company English Class

Oct 21, 2020

In mid '90s, 3 female high school-grad office workers take up English classes together to get promotions and they team up to uncover corruption within their company.

7.0

Under the Sky in Seoul

Dec 15, 1961

An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a small village in Seoul. He often causes domestic trouble by being nasty to his wife and his children. Kim Hyeon-ok, a daughter of a young widow who runs Nahana Beauty Shop, is in love with Choi Du-yeol, an obstetrician across the street. Kim Hak-gyu has great distaste for western medicine, and at the same time, is jealous of the obstetrician. He always gets in the way of Choi Du-yeol. Kim's son, Hyeon-gu, dates Jeom-ryae, a daughter of a bar owner.

7.0

The Host

Jul 27, 2006

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

7.9

Castaway on the Moon

May 14, 2009

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.

6.3

The Young Man

Dec 17, 1994

A young male model twists and manipulates people around him in his unending quest for money and pleasure. He is convinced that he is untouchable and can bend anyone to his will, so not even murder is an obstacle to his ambitions.

6.0

Seoul Emperor

Mar 27, 1986

Escaping from a hospital for the mentally disturbed, a man calling himself Jesus goes to Seoul. He feels he must save Seoul from judgement by fire by finding a woman who knows the meaning of true love.

7.0

Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On

Dec 1, 2021

When Taeil gets hired as a tailor's assistant, he dreams of becoming a fully-fledged tailor to be able to financially support his family. But he finds himself constantly reminded of the laborers' inferior working conditions. The young 22-year-old Taeil decides to confront the reality and become the flame of hope himself.

7.7

Past Lives

Jun 2, 2023

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

7.4

The Yellow Sea

Dec 22, 2010

A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.

7.3

Once Upon a Time in High School

Jan 15, 2004

A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between school gangs.

6.5

Night Journey

Apr 23, 1977

A bank employee dissatisfied with the casualness and secrecy of her relationship with her boyfriend, a superior at work, is suddenly given a few days of vacation.

5.0

Holiday in Seoul

Nov 21, 1956

A newspaper reporter becomes a witness to a murder and finds himself relentlessly pursued by the killer.

7.4

Burning

May 17, 2018

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

6.5

Curiosity on Planet Mars

Jan 30, 2026

No overview available.

7.0

Seoul Searching

Jan 30, 2015

In the 1980s a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers who meet at a Seoul summer camp to learn what it means to be Korean. The three boys, from the U.S., Mexico, and Germany, then meet three girls who rock their world.

6.8

My Dear Enemy

Sep 25, 2008

Hee-soo is desperate for money and finds her ex-boyfriend who owes her money. He goes around to various ex-girlfriends to get cash and she trails along to make sure he does not cheat her.