Born 1937 (age 88) · Korea under Japanese Rule
Appears in 17 titles

Born on July 28, 1937, he acted while attending Hanyang University. His film acting began in 1967 with supporting and minor roles in Soil and The Horseman. Afterwards, he appeared in melodramas and historical dramas such as The Princess's Unrequited Love (1967), Longing in Every Heart(1967), To the End of My Life (1968), and Angry Earth (1968). He also tried his hand at film production and produced several films, including the historical drama Rang (1968), but suffered a lot of losses due to poor box office performance. As a Buddhist, he delivers impressive performances in Buddhist films such as Apostasy (1974) and Lotus (1974). Since the 1990s, he has appeared in many TV historical dramas, playing Prince Yangnyeong in Han Myeong-hoe (1994), Ambassador Muhak in Tears of the Dragon (1996), and Jo Young-in in The Age of the Unmanned (2003).

Filmography

Remember
7.6
Remember
2022
as Tojo Hisashi
Transgression
6.3
Transgression
1974
Yeonhwa
8.0
Yeonhwa
1975
as Great Monk Yeonpa
Yeonhwa 2
8.0
Yeonhwa 2
1975
as Great Monk Yeonpa
Soil
7.0
Soil
1967
Rebirth
7.0
Rebirth
1969
Love
7.0
Love
1968
Heart and Face
7.0
Heart and Face
1983
The Night of Full Moon
The Night of Full Moon
1969
as Wanderer
One-sided Love of Princess
One-sided Love of Princess
1967
as King Hyeon-jong
Nirvana
Nirvana
1986
as Monk Hyegwang
Mandala: KBS TV Movie
Cuckoo's Dolls
Cuckoo's Dolls
1976
Stroller
Stroller
1967
The Sleep Deeper Than Death