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Poongsan (2011)

Genre : Action, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 1M

Director : Juhn Jai-hong
Writer : Kim Ki-duk

Synopsis

Poongsan has the unenviable - and death-defying - job of delivering messages across the North and South Korean border to separated families. When South Korean government agents ask him to smuggle in In-ok, the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South, the damsel and rescuer fall in love instead.

Actors

Yoon Kye-sang
Yoon Kye-sang
Poongsan
Kim Gyu-ri
Kim Gyu-ri
In-ok
Choi Moo-sung
Choi Moo-sung
team leader
Kim Jong-soo
Kim Jong-soo
North Korean defector
Joe Odagiri
Joe Odagiri
North Korean solider 1
Han Gi-joong
Han Gi-joong
Section chief
Yoo Ha-bok
Yoo Ha-bok
North Korean public officer
Jin Sun-kyu
Jin Sun-kyu
North Korean solider
Kim Jae-rok
Kim Jae-rok
Mr. Yoon's Son
Kim Jung-pal
Kim Jung-pal
Hit Team 1
Yoo Soon-chul
Yoo Soon-chul
Grandfather

Crews

Jeon Yoon-chan
Jeon Yoon-chan
Producer
Lee Jung-in
Lee Jung-in
Cinematography
Lee Byung-sung
Lee Byung-sung
Lighting Camera
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk
Producer
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk
Screenplay
Juhn Jai-hong
Juhn Jai-hong
Director
Park In-young
Park In-young
Original Music Composer
Lee Jong-geon
Lee Jong-geon
Production Design
Yu Cheong
Yu Cheong
Props
Kim Sang-woon
Kim Sang-woon
Production Sound Mixer
Shin Dae-yong
Shin Dae-yong
VFX Artist

Posters and backgrounds

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