Lee Bo-yeong Movies
- 2009
Two isolated people find tremendous solace in one another but must confront future tragedy hand-in-hand in this passionate Korean-language melodrama. K, a radio producer, embarked on a life of loneliness after his family abandoned him; Cream, a song lyricist, was orphaned when her entire family perished in a brutal automobile accident. The two lovers find an instant solution to life's problems in one another, but K learns that he is terminally ill and has less than 200 days to live. He thus provides for Cream by finding a lover for her - a sweet-natured dentist named Joo-hwan who can care for and protect the young woman after K is gone. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Bo-yeong, (more)
- 2008
A two-bit swindler and a sexy jazz chanteuse team-up to steal a priceless gem known as the "Light of the East" in director Jeong Yong-gi's period adventure. It's the 1940s, and Korea is still under Japan's colonial rule. Devil may care adventurer Bong-gu and thrill-seeking jazz singer Chun-ja are after the "Light of the East," an enormous diamond set on a Buddhist statue in Seokguram cave. Though their mission is thwarted when Japan's head manages to reach the gem first, Bong-gu and Chun-ja scheme to infiltrate the party being thrown to celebrate the acquisition and steal away with the "Light of the East" before it is sent to Japan. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Park Yong-woo, Lee Bo-yeong, (more)
A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family in writer/director Yoo Ha's epic crime drama. Byeong-du (Jo In-seong) is a twenty-nine year-old Seoul gangster who's looking to rise up through the ranks. Though his ambition is unmistakable, Byeong-du finds his family's financial problems taking a heavy emotional tool as he attempts to intimidate the locals into paying off their lingering debts. It seems that a local real-estate developer is attempting to pressure Byeong-du's mother into selling the family home, but Byeong-du's boss Sang-cheol (Yun je-mun) can't be bothered to care about the problems of his low-level cog. When a rival gang shows up looking to put the hurting on Byeong-du's gang, Sang-cheol blatantly violates the gangster code and Byeong-du becomes right hand man to powerful crime kingpin Hwang Heui-jang (Cheon Ho-jin). Later, after cementing his loyalty to Hwang by killing a local prosecutor, Byeong-du runs into former school chum Min-ho (Nam-gung Min). It seems that Min-ho is about to shoot a gangster film, but first he needs some help getting the script finished. Unfortunately for all involved, Byeong-du's fateful decision to help out his old friend will have tragic consequences. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jo In-Seong, Cheon Ho-jin, (more)
