Kim Hye-soo

Kim Hye-soo

Birth : 1970-09-05, Busan, South Korea

History

Kim Hye-soo (김혜수) is a veteran South Korean actress. She was born on September 5, 1970 in Busan. She has worked regularly since the 1980s and as starred in some of the biggest Korean blockbusters including The Thieves (2012), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), The Face Reader (2013), and Kick the Moon (2001). She is also the recipient of numerous awards including the Blue Dragon Best Actress award for First Love (1993), Dr. Bong (1995), and Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), and the Grand Bell Best Actress award for Hypnotized (2004).

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Kim Hye-soo
Kim Hye-soo
Kim Hye-soo
Kim Hye-soo
Kim Hye-soo

Movies

Smugglers
Jo Chun-ja
Set in the 1970s, two women are involved with a smuggling operation in a small peaceful village by the sea.
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
Hyun-soo
The detective Hyun-soo tries to track down a girl who disappeared off of a cliff during a stormy night.
Default
Han Si-hyun
Only one week left until South Korea will go under sovereign default. Han Shi-Hyun is a leader of the monetary policy team at the Bank of Korea. and is assigned to a crisis team.
A Special Lady
Hyun-jung
A corrupt prosecutor plans for revenge against Hyun-jung's crime organization by using her loyal partner, Sang-hoon.
2016 무한상사: 위기의 회사원
Cha Soo-Hyun
Movie Special of Infinite Challenge
Familyhood
Go Ju-yeon
An aging actress is desperate to become a mother. In menopause and too controversial for legal adoption, she decides to illegally adopt from a pregnant teenager while publicly faking pregnancy. The ensuing media circus at first revitalizes her career but then threatens to grow out of control and destroy everything she cares about.
Coin Locker Girl
Ma Woo-hee
A child abandoned in a subway coin locker is sold to a ruthless and calculating loan shark and gangster boss dubbed Mother, who runs an organ-harvesting ring in Incheon’s Chinatown. Named Il-Young, the baby girl grows into Mother’s loyal right-hand enforcer and is groomed to be her eventual successor. But when Il-Young’s loyalty to Mother wavers, the clash between the two unleashes a merciless tidal wave of blood-soaked retribution and strife.
The Face Reader
Yeon-hong
An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child king and his uncle who plans to usurp the throne.
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Herself
Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.
The Thieves
Pepsee
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Villain & Widow
Yeon-ju
Struggling to support herself and teenage daughter, a widow rents out the second floor of her home to a man who claims to be a novelist working on a new book.
Forgiveness
"Forgiveness" chronicles the families affected by South Korean serial killer Young-chul Yoo. Yoo's murders occurred between September 2003 and July 2004. Eventually, Young-chul Yoo was convicted of 20 murders (predominantly prostitutes and elderly), with one additional case thrown out on technicalities. Young-chul Yoo admitted to have eaten the livers of some of his victims.
Modern Boy
Jo Nan-sil
During the Japanese occupation, a Korean modern boy, who wants to fit in with the Japanese, falls in love with a Korean freedom fighter.
My 11th Mother
Woman
A cynical young boy gets to know the latest girlfriend of his ne'er-do-well father and begins to hope that this new relationship actually sticks.
Skeletons in the Closet
Oh Mi-Kyung
The movie is about a dysfunctional family, each and every member with mental problems of his own. On top of that some old skeletons from the closet come back to haunt them.
A Good Day to Have an Affair
Dewdrop
Two married women start to have an affair with men they met online. However, one of them gets caught, and the other feels disappointed at the man.
Tazza: The High Rollers
Madam Jeong
Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are endless.
The Red Shoes
Sun-jae
A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.
Hypnotized
Ji-su
A psychiatrist fails to help a mental patient during her stay in hospital. The doctor becomes obsessed with his former patient, seeks her on the outside and uses hypnosis to fulfill his sexual desires.
YMCA Baseball Team
Min Jung-rim
Hochang accidentally sees missionaries and Jeongrim play baseball at the YMCA hall. He falls in love with Jeongrim, and takes interest in baseball. As a result, he gathers people to form the first YMCA baseball team of Joseon.
Three
Wife (segment "Memories")
An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim Jee-woon, The Wheel by Nonzee Nimibutr, and Going Home by Peter Chan.
Memories
Wife
A woman with amnesia wakes up in the middle of the road and tries to figure out what happened to her. Meanwhile a man is haunted by some strange figure in his lonely residence.
Kick the Moon
Min Ju-ran
Kick the Moon is about two high school students from a small-city high-school. One is a fighter who is involved in a legendary street-fight with a rival school, the other is a geeky wimp who loves to study and is one of the only students to not participate in the fight. Years later, the punk has grown to be a teacher in the high-school he attended and the nerd has become a mafia underboss and has returned to his hometown to set up operations. The movie revolves around the two men's rivalry for the affections of a local lady restaurant owner and the fighting of rival gang factions in the small city.
Doctor K
Pyo Ji-soo
Terminally ill patients are magically cured by a neurosurgeon who transfers their tumors to his own brain.
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Too Tired to Die
Anouk
Keith is a Japanese twenty-something who is followed by Death in various disguises. When he finally faces her, Death tells him that he has only 12 hours to live and he needs to make the most of it
Mr. Condom
Change
Kang Dae-Ho, a naughty boy used to be an academic failure, could not be more different than Ko Eun-Bi, a prim girl and model student. On one stormy day, lightning strikes both of them and knocks them unconscious.
Dr. Bong
Hwang Yeo-jin
Dr. Bong is a dentist and a carefree ladies' man whose son decides to play matchmaker and get his father to date their next-door neighbor. But their first meeting gets off to a bad start with a traffic accident, and Bong's son must work overtime to make the couple work out.
Bitter and Sweet
A group of people whose lives suffer from stagnation, are working together in the same company and their lives are scutinized by those who see them. There is the development manager whose last new idea was five years earlier; a procrastinating office clerk with a crush on a co-worker that he is too shy to reveal; and a senior manager who believes his wife is having an affair causing him to take out his frustration on all his employees.
The Eternal Empire
Yoon Sang-ah
This film depicts the struggles of the Royal Party and the Old Party to obtain political power. In 1800, The Royal Party insisted that the political power should be centralized to the King, but the other party (The Old Party) insisted that the political power should be centralized to the majority of the ministers. One day, official Jang was ordered by the King to arrange and edit the record of the former King Yeongjo. All of a sudden, Jang dies. Soon it was disclosed that Jang was killed by the Old Party because of their connection with the book. For this incident , the King tried to get rid of key members of the Old Party, but the Old Party resists the King's will. What was in the book? Who was involved? Why? The political intrigue will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Blue Seagull
Chae-rin (voice)
In the days of Chosun Korea, a Sword (Royal Gift) was stolen and taken to Japan by a grave robber. A brave young man named Hail fights international criminals to get the Sword back. One day in Japan, Yakuza boss Ohmikkami is cruelly killed by the Mafia and take the Royal Sword. The young man, informed that the Sword is in the hands of the Mafia, visits Japan and New York to take back the Sword. His girlfriend, Chaerin, is a car engineer who is also in New York for a car show. Hail finds out the location of the Sword in New York through his beautiful American assistant Josie. The mafia, worried about the safety of the Sword, kidnaps Josie. Hail is forced to confront them to get her and the Sword back. Will he win and get them both back?
Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid
South Korea's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1994
I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me
First Love
Park Young-shin
A college freshman majoring in drama finds herself falling in love with a chain-smoking guest lecturer at her school despite their substantial age difference.
Terminal Basement
Miss Park
Oseam
Grown-ups Just Don't Understand
Jun, who was once an amateur boxer, becomes acquainted with Min-Yong by chance. Jun wants to help him and sends him to a kindergarten. Min-Yong makes the kindergarten fussy and makes the teacher Yu-Ra in trouble. Jun meets Yu-Ra to discuss about Min-Yong, and they fall in love with each other. Jun leaves for hard training, and Min-Yong is sent to Children's Welfare Institute for adoption, but he runs away from there. Min-Yong meets Dal-Kom in secret, but Dal-Kom asks Yu-Ra for help. Consequently, they bring Min-Yong, who loses consciousness, to the hospital. On the other hand, Jun wins in the title match with the Thai's champion Okampo. He celebrates his victory with Yu-Ra and Min-Yong. Finally, Min-Yong says goodbye to them and heads for the airport.
That Last Winter
Yeong-Ae, who is grown up poorly, marries the elite salary earner in his thirties, Wu-Hyeon, happily. In-Tae, who loved Young-Ae before her marriage, appears to her and persuades her to come back to him. In-Tae is traced by the police on charge of murder. He threatens Wu-Hyeon, and Young-Ae miscarries of her baby from the shock. When Wu-Hyeon finds out the truth, he expels her, spends days drinking. The sick Young-Ae goes to find Wu-Hyeon in the snowstorm.
My Daughter Saved from Den of Evil 2
Yu-ri, a 16-year-old model student, runs away from home one day. She is reprimanded at school and her parents find out about their daughter's deviation. Yu-ri's parents conclude that it is because of Yu-ri's relationship with a juvenile delinquent named Jun. But Jun and Yu-ri are just innocent friends. Jun protects Yu-ri and her friends from society's violent organizations. When his mother is tormented by her lover, Jun stabs him. Afterwards, Jun, Yu-ri, and their friends take off together in search of an island where their dreams can come true. No one holds out a forgiving hand driving them into desperation. They are about to give up when Jun meets with death and the rest of the youngsters are reconciled with their parents.
Kam-bo
Na-young
Kam-bo is released from jail after serving five years for smuggling. He looks for his accomplice, Dong-il, and his wife. Dong-il has cleaned up his old life, determined to start anew. Kam-bo goes to the racetracks to kill time. A hustler pickpockets Kam-bo but he is rendered helpless by Kam-bo's strength when he catches up with him. The two become friends. The hustler gives Kam-bo a watch. Unwittingly, Kam-bo becomes a suspect in a murder due to the watch. Kam-bo and the hustler stick their noses into the murder investigation as they try to find out where the stolen watch came from. The parties behind the murder use a cute delinquent girl named Na-young as a front to take the fall. However, Kam-bo narrowly escapes death numerous times to finally break their organization and clear his name.