Cinematography: Kim Ji-yong

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Kim Ji-yong. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Silenced

2011 · Movie · 125 min. · South Korea

Direction Hwang Dong-hyuk

Cast Gong Yoo · Jeong Yu-mi · Kim Hyeon-soo · Kim Ji-yeong

Synopsis Gang In-ho, who is working to earn money for his daughter's surgery, is appointed to a school for hearing-impaired children in Gwangju. But what he discovers there is an ugly truth: the children are being physically and sexually abused by...

7.4

683 votes

7.4

683 votes

Decision to Leave

2022 · Movie · 138 min. · South Korea

Direction Park Chan-wook

Cast Tang Wei · Park Hae-Il · Park Yong-woo · Yoo Seung-mok

Synopsis In Decision to Leave (2022), a meticulous detective investigates the mysterious death of a man in the mountains, leading him to the enigmatic widow of the deceased. As he delves deeper, he becomes increasingly entangled in her complex world, blurring...

6.8

6K votes

6.8

6K votes

A Bittersweet Life

2005 · Movie · 120 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Jee-woon

Cast Lee Byung-hun · Hwang Jung-min · Jin Goo · Shin Min-ah

Synopsis Sun Woo is in charge of a motel in Seoul and leads a "bittersweet life". But his Boss Jang suspects his lover young lover, Hee Su, has another man, therefore he sent his most trusted man — Sun Woo to...

6.8

4K votes

6.8

4K votes

Miss Granny

2014 · Movie · 124 min. · South Korea

Direction Hwang Dong-hyuk

Cast Nah Moon-hee · Shim Eun-kyung · Lee Jin-wook · Sung Dong-il

Synopsis A 74-year-old widow realizes she is becoming a burden on her family. She mysteriously regains her physical appearance from the age of 20. She then changes her name to Oh Doo-Ri.

6.8

45 votes

6.8

45 votes

Swing Kids

2018 · Movie · 133 min. · South Korea

Direction Kang Hyeong-cheol

Cast Do Kyung-soo · Hye-soo Park · Jared Grimes · Oh Jung-se

Synopsis The story of Ro Gi-Soo, a tap dancing North Korean soldier who was held captive in the Geoje prison camp during the Korean War. Based on Korean musical "Rho Ki-Soo," written by Jang Woo-Sung and directed by Kim Tae-Hyung.

6.7

35 votes

6.7

35 votes

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

2013 · Movie · 125 min. · South Korea

Direction Jang Joon-hwan

Cast Kim Yoon-seok · Yeo Jin-goo · Cho Jin-woong · Jang Hyun-sung

Synopsis In the middle of a forest, a notorious five-member crime organization lives together on a deserted farm. One day, following a plan that didn't go as expected, an infant whom they had kidnapped in a blackmailing scheme is left with...

6.5

302 votes

6.5

302 votes

The Age of Shadows

2016 · Movie · 139 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Jee-woon

Cast Song Kang-ho · Gong Yoo · Han Ji-min · Eom Tae-gu

Synopsis Movie follows the activities of the Heroic Corps, an anti-Japanese independence organization that existed under the Japanese colonial period in South Korea. The group used violent means to achieve Korean independence.

6.4

2K votes

6.4

2K votes

Cobweb

2023 · Movie · 135 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Jee-woon

Cast Song Kang-ho · Lim Soo-jung · Oh Jung-se · Jeon Yeo-been

Synopsis In the 1970s, Director KIM is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film 'Cobweb', but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who...

6.3

121 votes

6.3

121 votes

The Royal Tailor

2014 · Movie · 127 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Won-suk

Cast Han Seok-gyu · Go Soo · Park Shin-hye · Yoo Yeon-seok

Synopsis The Sanguiwon are responsible for the attire worn by royalty. Dol-Seok (Han Suk-Kyu) is the best master artisan in charge of royal attire. He views set rules as paramount to his job. Kong-Jin (Ko Soo) is a genius like designer,...

6.3

31 votes

6.3

31 votes

The Fortress

2017 · Movie · 140 min. · South Korea

Direction Hwang Dong-hyuk

Cast Lee Byung-hun · Kim Yoon-seok · Park Hae-Il · Go Soo

Synopsis In 1636, the Qing dynasty attacks Joseon. King Injo (Park Hae-Il) and his retainers, including Choi Myung-Kil (Lee Byung-Hun) & Kim Sang-Hun (Kim Yun-Seok), hide in the mountain fortress city of Namhansanseong. They are isolated from the outside. Meanwhile, Choi...

6.3

48 votes

6.3

48 votes

Hansel & Gretel

2007 · Movie · 117 min. · South Korea

Direction Yim Pil-sung

Cast Cheon Jeong-myeong · Shim Eun-kyung · Jang Yeongnam · Jin Ji-hee

Synopsis When Eun-soo gets lost in a country road, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale ike house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age....

6.0

543 votes

6.0

543 votes

The Table

2016 · Movie · 72 min. · South Korea

Direction Jong-kwan Kim

Cast Lim Su-jeong · Jeong Yu-mi · Han Ye-ri · Jung Eun-chae

Synopsis The Table follows a conversation between two people in a café.

6.0

34 votes

6.0

34 votes

Connect (TV Miniseries)

2022 · Series · 46 min. · South Korea

Direction Takashi Miike

Cast Jung Hae-in · Go Kyung-pyo · Kim Hye-jun · Kim Roe-ha

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2022-). 1 Season. 6 Episodes. A man is kidnapped and one of his eyes removed by a gang of organ hunters. His eyes was transplanted into body of a serial killer. The unwilling donor now has terrible visions...

5.9

85 votes

5.9

85 votes

A Day

2017 · Movie · 90 min. · South Korea

5.9

689 votes

5.9

689 votes

The Last Stand

2013 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Kim Jee-woon

Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger · Forest Whitaker · Eduardo Noriega · Johnny Knoxville

Synopsis The Last Stand (2013) follows Sheriff Ray Owens, a small-town lawman, as he faces his most dangerous challenge yet. When a notorious drug cartel leader escapes federal custody and heads toward the U.S.-Mexico border, Owens and his inexperienced team must...

5.4

11K votes

5.4

11K votes

Doomsday Book

2012 · Movie · 115 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Jee-woon · Yim Pil-sung

Cast Doona Bae · Kim Kang-woo · Ko Jun-hee · Song Sae-byeok

Synopsis Doomsday Book is an anthology movie, split into 3 different chapters. The first Chapter, entitled Heaven's Creation, is about a robot who comes alive and follows what happens afterward. The second Chapter, entitled The New Generation, is a story from...

5.3

599 votes

5.3

599 votes

Ashfall

2019 · Movie · 130 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Byung-seo · Lee Hey-jun

Cast Lee Byung-hun · Ha Jung-woo · Jeon Hye-jin · Ma Dong-seok

Synopsis Stagnant since 1903, at an elevation of 9000', a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

5.2

751 votes

5.2

751 votes

Live Your Strength (S)

2020 · Movie · 12 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Jee-woon

Cast Bae Suzy · Nam Yoon-Su

Synopsis A young woman falls into despair after a bad breakup, and seeks to make a new start.

Not rated

Not rated

The Advocate: A Missing Body

2015 · Movie · 117 min. · South Korea

Direction Huh Jong-Ho

Cast Lee Seon-gyun · Kim Go-eun · Jang Hyun-sung · Lim Won-hie

Synopsis A lawyer, Byeon Ho-Sung (Lee Sun-Kyun), takes on a murder case that doesn't have any evidence or the body. He teams up with a prosecutor, Jin Sun-Mi (Kim Go-Eun), to uncover a hidden scheme behind the murder case.

Not rated

Not rated

Forbidden Quest

2006 · Movie · 142 min. · South Korea

Not rated

Not rated