Cinematography: Ku Jung-Mo

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Ku Jung-Mo. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


The Surrogate Mother

1987 · Movie · 100 min. · South Korea

6.7

21 votes

6.7

21 votes

Prostitute 2

1989 · Movie · 106 min. · South Korea

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Myeongja aggiggo sonya

1992 · Movie · 150 min. · South Korea

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Ticket

1986 · Movie · 100 min. · South Korea

Direction Im Kwon-taek

Cast Kim Ji-mee · Ahn So-yeong · Myeong Hie · Lee Hye-yeong

Synopsis A drama about several women who work in a "tabang" bar in Kangwon province, where sometimes customers exchange a "ticket" for something extra.

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Western Avenue

1993 · Movie · 118 min. · South Korea

Direction Chang Kil-Soo

Cast Soo-yeon Kang · Jung Bo-suk · Johnny Yune · Darn Oldham

Synopsis The lives of Korean-American families in LA come crashing down in the events leading up to the LA riots.

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Diary of King Yonsan

1988 · Movie · 118 min. · South Korea

Direction Im Kwon-taek

Cast In-chon Yu · Kim Jin-a · Kwon Jae-hie · Kim In-mun

Synopsis A historical drama about the life of Yeonsangun of Joseon.

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A Song Dedicated to Wife

1977 · Movie · 105 min. · South Korea

Direction Choi In-hyeon

Cast Jin-Hie Han · Jeong So-nyeo · Kwang-nam Yang · Do Geum-bong

Synopsis A man crashes into a billboard and loses his memories. Forced to carry on, he opens a small greenhouse as he struggles to recall his past.

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Come Come Come Upward

1989 · Movie · 134 min. · South Korea

Direction Im Kwon-taek

Cast Soo-yeon Kang · Yeong-mi Jin · In-chon Yu

Synopsis Sun Nyog struggles after joining a Buddhist temple as a nun for lack of discipline. She saves an alcoholic from suicide but he later rapes her and she is forced out of the temple. Still, she grows fond of him....

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Colors of the Rainbow

1980 · Movie · 87 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Soo-yong

Cast Choi Kyeon-su · Choi Woo-seong · Kwak In-jin · Yu-seon Yun

Synopsis A group of young kids believe they can turn into adults if they drink from the flower fountain found at the end of the rainbow. They then steal a fishing boat and set out to find the fountain...

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Adeul dal chaja cheonligil

1972 · Movie · 90 min. · South Korea

Direction Ko Young Nam

Cast Kim Hee-kap · Han Eun-jin · Park No-sik

Synopsis A man visits his nine children who are scattered across the country and is proud to learn that each one is honest and hardworking.

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Pursuit of Death

1980 · Movie · 110 min. · South Korea

Direction Im Kwon-taek

Cast Kim Hee-ra · Choi Yun-Seok · Bang Hie · Kim Jeong-Ran

Synopsis Two ruined, old adversaries meet in a rehab center and reassess the conflict that dominated their lives since the Korean War. One man is a former cop and the other is a former communist guerrilla. The film flashes back to...

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No Need to Justify Yearning

1994 · Movie · 98 min. · South Korea

Direction Yeong-jin Yu

Cast Lee Il-hwa · Ha Yoo-mi · Seon-jo Hwang

Synopsis Park Chan Woo is the head of R&D at a high tech research institute. He returns to Korea to work for a new technology development project through his college friend Jung Hee's referral.

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Sudden Calamity

1971 · Movie · 87 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Doo-yong

Cast Park No-sik · Kim Jeong-hun · Choi Ji-hie · Dok Ko-seong

Synopsis A man nicknamed 'Spots' goes to Seoul to scour the city with his uncle. They search every bar and all the lowlife areas trying to find the men who stole their gold statue of Buddha.

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Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

1990 · Movie · 110 min. · South Korea

Direction Shin Sang-ok

Cast Kim Seo-ra · Lee Hak-jae · Shin Sung-il · George Kennedy

Synopsis Two North Korean terrorists posing as Japanese tourists under the names of Shin Icho and Ma Yumi, blow up a Korean Airline flight enroute to Baghdad, Iraq. When investigators catch up with the two in Bahrain, they take suicide pills,...

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Korean Connection

1990 · Movie · 117 min. · South Korea

Direction Ko Young Nam

Cast Shin Sung-il · Lee Hye-yeong

Synopsis After pursuing and catching a hit-and-run driver, two policemen stumble onto a gang of drug dealers. One is killed and his partner, taken off the case because of his hot temper, must find another means of justice.

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Jongro Blues

1982 · Movie · 110 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Lee Sun-jae · Shin Goo · Geum Bo-ra · Lee Kang-jo

Synopsis Chang-gu fights and kills a leader of Seoul's organized crime and he takes the reigns of power as a result. Rival gangs from other regions in the country band together to oppose Chang-gu. Overwhelmed, Chang-gu seeks the assistance of the...

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Boss

1996 · Movie · 105 min. · South Korea

Direction Yeong-jin Yu

Cast Yang-eun Jo · Kim So-yeon · Park Geun-hyeong · Kim Su-mi

Synopsis Jo Yang-eun was a leading mob boss in Korea in the 1970’s leading the Yang-eun family. He was eventually arrested and charged under an internal security act and served 15 years in prison. This film, based on truth, is the...

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Ggamdong

1988 · Movie · 118 min. · South Korea

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Days of Roses

1994 · Movie · 106 min. · South Korea

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Sorrow

1987 · Movie · 95 min. · South Korea

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