Direction: Kim Hyo-cheon

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Kim Hyo-cheon. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Quick as Lightning

1970 · Movie · 100 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Oh Ji-myeong · Lee Nak-hun · Heo Jang-kang · Mi-ri Nam

Synopsis A young boxer is approached by a crime ring hoping to recruit him as an enforcer. When he refuses, they beat and blind him. The athlete sets out to seek revenge against those who hurt him.

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Friendship

1973 · Movie · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Kim Hee-ra · Na Hun-a · Park No-sik · Heo Jang-kang

Synopsis As soon as Hun becomes a success in the singing world, he forgets about the help and support he received from his best friend, Seok-bul and his lover Ji-ae. But he quickly learns that the popularity of a popstar is...

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Return of the Scorpion

1980 · Movie · 100 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Kim Hee-ra · Han So-ryong · Park Geun-hyeong

Synopsis Kanemodo is severly injured by the man whom he considered his father because he refused to join the communist party. His girlfriend, Genichi, goes to Seoul intending to reveal information about the communist activities in Japan. This places her life...

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Divorce Court

1984 · Movie · 90 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Choi Min-hie · Lee Mu-Jeong · Dong-hyeon Kim · Heo Jin

Synopsis Yeon-ha is charged with adultery by her husband, but as events of her unhappy and violent marriage are revealed, the court comes to sympathize with her.

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The Revenge of Sam-dol

1970 · Movie · 93 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Park No-sik · Choi Ji-hie · Dok Ko-seong · Kim Hee-ra

Synopsis Sam-dol takes revenge on the five gangsters who killed his brother by tracking them down one-by-one.

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The Wolves

1973 · Movie · 95 min. · South Korea

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Man Shouldn't Cry

1971 · Movie · 76 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Kim Hee-ra · Kim Ji-mee

Synopsis Mun-shik becomes a bitter young man, blaming the fact that his mother was expelled from the house on his father's second wife. The stepmother, Eun-ju, has tried to raise him as her own but she proves unable to overcome his...

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The King's Poison

1984 · Movie · 113 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Dong-hyeon Kim · Hyeok Lim · Min Ji-hwan · Iho Kim

Synopsis The reign of King Dan-jong is marked by chaos and uprisings. Those accused of plotting against the throne are forced to drink poison. However, two of the royal princes have plans of their own and are not deterred by the...

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The Magpie's Passion

1983 · Movie · 85 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Lee Mu-Jeong · Mi-kyeong Won · Yun Dong-geun · Kim Hyeong-ja

Synopsis A man nicknamed 'Magpie' kills his former best friend Geun-ho. As Geun-ho dies, he begs Magpie to care for his younger brother which the murderer agrees to do.

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Kim Du-han 2: Righteous Fighter

1975 · Movie · 95 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Lee Dae-kun · Dok Ko-seong · Seo Mi-kyeong

Synopsis Upon Kim Du-han arrest, civil order breaks down and Japanese mafia begin to take over the streets of Seoul.

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Say Goodbye Like a Man

1971 · Movie · 90 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Choi Bool-am · Moon Hee

Synopsis While on his way to beg money from his stingy uncle, Seong-min meets Han. Han comes up with a plan where they can kill the old man for the money instead, however Seong-min is unaware that Han has already killed...

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Human Market: A 22-Year Old's Diary

1983 · Movie · 95 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Jin Yu-yeong · Mi-kyeong Won · Han-Yong Jeong · Kim Hyeong-ja

Synopsis Taking a year off from wokr to study for the bar exam, Cheong-chan finds his life interrupted by his sister and her turbulant marriage. He also finds himself falling in love with his childhood friend, Da-hye.

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Unwanted Visitors

1970 · Movie · 100 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Jang Dong-hwi · Nam Jeong-im · Dok Ko-seong · Hyeok Jang

Synopsis A Japanese gang war waged between crime lords Yamaguchi, Shimasu and Sanshiro wreaks havoc on the business of Korean gangster Baek-ho who decides to rid Busan of the Japanese mafia.

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The True Story of Kim Du-han

1974 · Movie · 108 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Lee Dae-kun · Go Eun-ah

Synopsis The son of a Chosun Dynasty general, Kim Du-han finds himself orphaned when the dynasty ends and the Japanese colonize Korea in the early 1900's. He sets out to build a resistance army in this historical drama.

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Human Market 2: Burning Desire

1985 · Movie · 92 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Jin Yu-yeong · Mi-kyeong Won · Kang Tae-ki

Synopsis When one of his charges at the orphange dies, Jang Cheong-chan decides to search for the boy's mother who had given him up due to finacial problems. His search leads him to help many women forced to work on the...

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Over the Waves

1968 · Movie · 98 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Kim Cheon-man · Shin Sung-il · Yun Jeong-hie · Kim Geum-su

Synopsis Kyeong-su, a child living in an orphanage, learns that his mother is alive and living in Japan. He tries to find a way to cross the see and winds up stowing away on a cargo ship.

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Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Jang Dong-hwi · Hwang Hae · Lim Ji-yeon · Heo Jang-kang

Synopsis When the powerful criminal overlord Wang Geo-ryeong dies, his organization splits into two halves. The faction led by Jang Ryong stays in Myeongdong while the other part, led by Hwang Chu, is driven to Busan. Despite the distance between them,...

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A Twist of Fate

1970 · Movie · 96 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Shin Young-kyun · Yun Jeong-hie · Lee Sun-jae

Synopsis When the conflict between two rival labor unions turns violent, Hwang Geon kills a man of the opposing faction. Full of guilt, he decides to raise the son of the slain man.

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The Count of Myeongdong

1970 · Movie · 98 min. · South Korea

Direction Kim Hyo-cheon

Cast Park No-sik · Kim Ji-mee · Kim Hee-ra

Synopsis Seo Kwang-tae takes the injured gangster Dong-su into his home after a traffic accident. As time passes, Dong-su shows a genuine desire to reform and Kwang-tae is impressed by his noble spirit. But when Kwang-tae attempts to meddle in Dong-su's...

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