Byun Hee-bong

Acting

Byun Hee-bong

Born 1942-06-08 · Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea

Byun Hee-bong (Korean: 변희봉; born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942 – September 18, 2023) was a Korean actor, known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Bong Joon-ho.

Acting credits

Memories of Murder poster
8.1

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

Memories of Murder

2003

The Host poster
7.0

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

The Host

2006

Okja poster
7.3

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Okja

2017

Volcano High poster
6.0

Kim is expelled from his eighth school and finds himself at Volcano High where students fight to possess a treasured ancient document. Kim, who must resist from using his Chi, is caught in the middle.

Volcano High

2001

Haunters poster
6.4

Cho-in has special powers that allow him to control everyone he can see, that is until he meets Kyu-nam, the only person he can't control. A series of events begins a confrontation that pushes both men to the brink.

Haunters

2010

Mr. Go poster
6.6

A 15-year-old circus ringmaster Wei-wei is left all alone with gorilla Ling-ling after grandfather passes away. Thanks to her grandfather's love for baseball, Ling-ling was trained to play baseball and has developed remarkable hitting skills.

Mr. Go

2013

Barking Dogs Never Bite poster
6.8

An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.

Barking Dogs Never Bite

2000

Searching for the Elephant poster
4.9

Friends since childhood, three young professionals struggle with their compulsions—schizophrenia, sex addiction, and infidelity.

Searching for the Elephant

2009

To Catch a Virgin Ghost poster
7.2

Seok-tae runs away with a huge diamond of his gang and comes to Sisily, a peaceful village. Yang-e runs after him to get the diamond back and finds Seok-tae's trail in Sisily. But all the town people lie about everything. These people turn out to be scarier than a ghost!

To Catch a Virgin Ghost

2004

Scent of Love poster
6.6

In-ha and Hee-jae were together in college and meet again after years. Their love is being tested when Hee-jae finds out she is ill.

Scent of Love

2003

By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture poster
6.0

An advocate of the concept ‘thoughts create reality’, Chan-woo endeavors to realize his dream of running a high-end nightclub when he finds himself caught in the center of a power game in the criminal underworld.

By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture

2019

Now, We're Going to Geneva poster
1.0

A mildly tragic story of how the Vietnam war has bad and good ramifications on the characters lives.

Now, We're Going to Geneva

1988

Lovely Rivals poster
5.7

A teacher and her student compete for the affection of a handsome man.

Lovely Rivals

2004

No artwork available
9.0

Governor Heo, worried over the plague that's sweeping the country, rebukes the Kus who make amulets to ward off evil. Heo castrates the husband when he makes superstitious claims and takes the wife as his mistress. Heo continues to be tormented by hallucinations and nightmares and begins to blame it on the Kus' curse. He kills the couple at their reunion and unable to ward off his bad karma, dies from leprosy.

Karma

1988

Eunuch poster
5.7

Jeong-ho is castrated by an ambitious minister for loving above his station. The minister also happens to be the father of Ja-ok, the girl Jeong-ho loved. He sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in a bid to gain favor, but the king sees through his motives and the instead forces Ja-ok into the position of a lowly kitchen maid. Jeong-ho sole hope in life is to save his former lover.

Eunuch

1986

My Teacher, Mr. Kim poster
7.4

A teacher attempts to lure his handful of students in a small, rural school to Seoul so that he can move on to a better school. His efforts backfire however, and his school becomes one of the highest ranked in the nation.

My Teacher, Mr. Kim

2003

The Spies poster
6.9

Kim, a North Korean spy, lives in South Korea for 22 years and is contacted unexpectedly by his superior. His team plans to complete an earlier mission and steal the target's large stockpile of cash.

The Spies

2012

No artwork available
6.5

A man is paid to seduce the wife of a powerful stockbroker but realizes that he is being set up for a murder charge.

No Woman Is Afraid of the Night

1986

Crying Fist poster
7.2

Tae-sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang-hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.

Crying Fist

2005

Detective Mr. Gong poster
4.7

Gong Pil-du is a detective recruited for his athletic skills and achievement, a bronze Universiade medalist in wrestling. Since then, however, he has had little success in his career, and remains a 40-year old bachelor with a terrible credit record. His greatest crisis comes when his beloved father needs money for crucial surgery. To get the money, Gong makes a deal with a vicious crime boss. This makes him more miserable than ever, as he is now suspected as a corrupt cop. Gong goes on a quest to prove his innocence. Will he be successful for once in his life?

Detective Mr. Gong

2006

I Am the King poster
6.1

King Taejong of Joseon decides to name Grand Prince Chungnyeong, his third son, as the heir apparent to the throne. Pressured by the decision, Chungnyeong decides to escape the palace.

I Am the King

2012

Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 2 poster
NR

In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Korean Film Academy, 20 of the academy's former students (who are respected director's today) were invited to shoot an omnibus movie consisting of 20 short films. Overall this work was very well received by the critiques at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival. The films include Twenty, Secrets and Lies, Looking for Sex, Race, A Runners High, Neighborhood, My Baby, It's different On Mobile Queen, At 2 O'clock and Sink & Rise.

Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 2

2003

Small Town Rivals poster
6.7

Cho Chun-sam and Noh Dae-gyu, now both in their thirties, are old friends who went to the same elementary school. In their school days, Chun-sam was always the ambitious class president, while Dae-gyu had to settle for a role as vice president. Twenty years later their roles are reversed: Chun-sam is now a humble farmer who has assumed the post of village chief in his hometown, while Dae-gyu is the newly elected county magistrate. At first, Chun-sam asks his old friend for favours regarding the development of his village, but these requests are turned down. Later, when Dae-gyu proposes building a nuclear waste disposal facility in the county, Chun-sam leads demonstrations against the plan, turning old friends into bitter rivals.

Small Town Rivals

2007

Another Public Enemy poster
7.2

A criminal psychopath from a wealthy family is confronted with Chul-jung Kang, a former classmate who no longer likes his activities.

Another Public Enemy

2005