Lee Kang-jo
Actor · b. 1942
Movies20
Movie7.0ActionWhen a young boy finds himself alone in the world when his adoptive father disappears after a fight, his first thought is to go to Shaolin.
Movie5.6ActionSequel to Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu.
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Movie9.0ActionAdventureDuring the Japanese occupation of Korea, the daughter of a British diplomat is kidnapped by bandits. A Japanese commander offers to free some Korean prisoners of war if the Korean Independence Army rescues the woman.
Movie7.0DramaAfter 14 years in Japan, a gangster returns to the Seoul neighborhood where he grew up and is forced to confront some difficult truths.
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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 police.
Movie6.0ActionJames Nam and Johnny Taylor star in Jaws of the Dragon. This martial arts extravaganza concerns two rival factions in the Far East. In "Hatfields and McCoys" fashion, one group gradually decimates the other and vice versa.
Movie4.9ActionAdventureIn Ching Dynasty, surviving retainers of Ming Dynasty swears with blood to restore their country. Hwang Baek who is greedy for power, brutally kills them but the master Mok-ryun defeats him every time. Kang Shi-baek, the lord of Haedong, has a daughter, Chung-chung, who is engaged with Chon-ryong. Baek-ho asks to marry her also. Hwang-baek plots against Kang Shi-baek and puts him in jail. When Kang Shi-baek's head was about to be cut off, two of the masters Mok-ryun show up and rid of Hwang-baek group. Chon-ryong matches against and beats Hwang-baek and leaves with Chung-chung.
Movie10.0DramaAn omnibus of three stories all taking place in the Myeongdong district of Seoul.
Movie5.0ActionAdventureRebels mobilize Japanese troops who are pillaging villages in China, resulting in a failed assassination attempt that has dire consequences for both sides. A Hong Kong re edit of the 1977 Korean film "사생문" (Gate of Life or Death) with added scenes from "Dragon On Fire" and "The Magnificent"
MovieJi-su is finally released from jail and reunites with his stepsister Ji-hyeon. However his father had dark secret that neither of them knew before; both Ji-su and Ji-hyeon are half-siblings.
Movie8.0HistoryGeneral Kwak, despite having retired from military service, organizes a small army to resist the onslaught of an invasion from Japan in the early Chosun Dynasty
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A man wears a camilla sent to him by his former lover upon his release from prison. He later learns that she has been killed and that her husband is a North Korean spy. Taking the code-name Camilla Flower, he begins a vendetta against the espionage ring.
Movie9.0DramaCrimeNan-hee is slowly coerced into a life of crime by her boyfriend, Park. She is trained in assassination techniques and sent to assassinate the head of the Special Investigation Unit. However she cannot complete her mission because she suffers from pangs of conscience and a deep attraction to the investigator.
Movie9.5DramaCrimeKim Su-im, the mistress of an American colonel, is arrested and charged with being a North Korean spy. While not denying the charge, Miss Kim takes the trial as an opportunity to relate her life as an explanation of why she committed treason as a spy.
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Patriot Kim Du-han faces a difficult situation when he is detained on a murder charge at the American army base in Itaewon. Things become worse when the prison chief is bribed by communists to make sure Kim Du-han does not survive.
Movie4.0WarJune 25, 1950. When second lieutenant Jang has a date with his girl friend during weekend, numerous North Korean jet fighters make sudden air raids to the skies of Seoul. It is the beginning of Korean War. In spite of Korean Army's brave defense, North Korean army reddens South Korea with their state-of-the-art weapons. This movie describes the progress of war from the invasion in June 25, 1950 to the reclamation of territory on the basis of Sun-A's personal experience. Also this film reminds hard lessons from tragic history.
Movie8.0In an effort to take advantage of the political chaos during the reign of King Ko-jong, the emporer of Japan sends several warriors to infiltrate Korea. The son of the nation's top martial arts teacher, who has been studying dance and Buddhism, proves that he is a warrior as well as an artist by fighting off the invaders with Taekwondo.
Movie6.7ActionFantasyOnce upon a time, under the reign of the three kingdoms, there was a woman who tempts a Buddhist priest named Cho. She is a one-thousand-year-old fox who intends to reincarnate as a human being. Not knowing this, Cho lives with the fox. But in the end, they get separated harboring sadness of unfulfilled love in this world.
Movie8.0DramaA husband-wife teaching team arrive on isolated Sachi Island. They try to start a school against the opposition of the islanders. To attract students, they organize athletic teams from the island children and promise that they will win the national competitions... a promise they may not be able to keep.