Jang-kang Heo Movies

Story of a Nobleman

A peasant exchanges 200 bags of rice to purchase the title of a nobleman. However, he finds that life as a noble is more difficult than life as a farmer

The Little Swordsmen

Jeong-a and Won-guk survived the massacre of their village by pro-Japanese forces when they were children. Now adults, they seek revenge on the man they hold responsible.

Seouli johdajiman

A Dangerous Youth

A man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister.

Day and Night

Yeong-geol and his sister escape from the clutches of the Hong Kong gangsters who killed their parents...

Geugseongbu-in

I'm Going to Marry

Three inter-related couples face various degrees of difficulty in tying the knot.

My Heart Is Like a Star

A young woman is very much in love, but her parent's oppose her marriage plans because her boyfriend works as a singing clown. The clown attempts changing his career plans and finally ... See full summary »

The Principal Visits Seoul

The Singer and His Daughter

A singer falls in love with his sponsor's mistress and they produce a child. When the sponsor learns that the child is not his, the singer and the infant girl are forced to flee to a different city.

The Gyerong Mountains

At the end of the Choseon Dynasty, many cults appeared. One such cult in the Gyeryong Mountains told...

Eommaui han

Bong-sam abandons his dying wife, Su-in, to live with a wealthy widow. He takes his young son to be raised by his new stepmother. Su-in dies, but her spirit remains to watch over her son ... See full summary »

Der Glockengiesser

An elderly bell maker reminisces about his life filled with tragedy.

Escape from North Korea

Dr Yun is forced into cultivating germs for biological weapons. At first he resists, but finally gives in when his daughter's life is endangered. His daughter decides that the only way to ... See full summary »

War and Love

Yeong-yi makes her way south at the outbreak of the Korean War. She joins up with a doomed group of refugees who have the same idea. However, they soon find themselves caught in the ... See full summary »

Paran nunui myeoneuli

Blue Lamp, Red Lamp

A woman is charged with murder and the prosecuting attorney is an ex-lover who dumped her several years previously

Babo chilseongi

A farmhand falls in love with the daughter of his employer. When the employer dies, his daughter scorns him and goes to live with her drug-addict uncle while the farmhand goes on to become a wealthy man

Six Terminators

Every River and Mountain

Based on the life of Kim Won-shik who was a judge in ancient Korea. Travelling around the country, he tried cases involving human sacrifices, peasant uprisings, and revenge