Sa Mi-ja

Acting

Sa Mi-ja

Born

1940-05-09 (86)

Place of birth

Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

51 titles

Sa Mi-ja (사미자) is a South Korean actress.

Known for

Men on a Mission poster
7.4

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

Men on a Mission

2015

MBC Bests Theater poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

MBC Bests Theater

1991

Story of a Mermaid poster
5.1

An estranged daughter vows to take revenge on her father, who abandoned her and her mother.

Story of a Mermaid

2002

See and See Again poster
10.0

A family drama about the entangled conflict, love, and reconciliation of the characters around them, centered on Mammal's eldest daughter Jin Ju and Eun Ju's sister Eun Ju, who grew up with her parents' love.

See and See Again

1998

You Are The Only One poster
4.0

The birth of multi-family living under the same roof! In this generation, there is a staggering number of singles across all ages who are opting to live in a shared home in an attempt to save money. In one of these shared homes, there lives a woman who was once a producer but is now a fruit vendor. There's a middle-aged woman who was abandoned by her husband and family. There's even a single father and a foreigner as well. As different as their backgrounds are, the house somehow brings them together. A daughter who was abandoned by her mother shares her pain with a mother who was abandoned by her family. Through some tragic and sometimes hilarious moments, this unlikely family comes together and causes viewers to reexamine the meaning of family in this new age.

You Are The Only One

2014

Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! poster
NR

A family drama involving a 32-year-old unmarried man who is raising four children! Kim Tae Pyung is a domestic helper and a legal guardian for four children who are not related by blood. Mr. Kim and his children go through a range of difficulties on their way to becoming a family. Let’s find out how they learn to accept each other as family members and become a true family!

Cheer Up, Mr. Kim!

2012

Film credits

1980s · 6 titles

Byon Gang-soi (Garujigi) poster
5.0

Gang-soi is a mean scoundrel who travels up north. Ong-nyo, a woman destined to be widowed, is run out of her village and travels south. Gang-soi and Ong-nyo meet in Chongseok-gwan, a midpoint between Hwang-hae province and Gaeseong, and they get together. As they wander the lands, Ong-nyo works hard while Gang-soi does nothing. They settle down in Mt. Jiri. But when Gang-soi brings back a totem pole while looking for wood and when he tries to start a fire with it, he incurs its wrath and dies. Thus their relationship comes to a tragic end.

Byon Gang-soi (Garujigi)

1988

No artwork available
7.0

Hyeon-rae becomes engaged to Yun-su who must complete his overseas study before marrying her. Shortly after, Hyeon-rae is raped but she keeps it a secret from everyone. However, when she becomes pregnant, her liberal parents are very excited. Thinking that the baby is Yun-su's they send him letters of congratulations.

The Foolish Woman

1984

Oh My Love poster
3.3

Young-ju's wedding is cancelled when it is revealed that her mother was a prostitute for American soldiers. Young-ju, pregnant by her fiance, gives birth to a child, but her ex demands that she give up custody to him as she has no future.

Oh My Love

1981

Chun-hi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chun-hi

1982

No artwork available
10.0

One night, prostitute Kyeong-a passes out on the street and is found by Yeong-ha who nurses her back to health. Although she is grateful for Yeong-ha's assistance, Kyeong-a refuses further help and returns to life on the streets.

Kyeong-a's Private Life

1983

Oh My Love Part II poster
9.0

Yeong-ju, now an unwed mother working in a hospital, contracts TB. Her young child, now in the custody of her ex-lover, runs away from home and tries to find the remote island where his mother is living to be at her bedside.

Oh My Love Part II

1984

1970s · 17 titles

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle poster
9.0

A truck driver arrives in Seoul to receive his dead sister's ashes. While there, he discovers the death may not have been an accident after all, and has something to do with international drug smuggling.

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

1973

Insect Woman poster
4.9

A schoolgirl goes from braids to bouffant when her mother makes her a bar hostess/prostitute. She cures impotence for Professor Lee and becomes his concubine. His entrepreneurial wife is initially shocked but soon accepts the arrangement and even gives the girl an allowance.

Insect Woman

1972

이조 상노비사 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

이조 상노비사

1975

Weeds poster
6.2

A depiction of the life and fate of a physically weak woman who has strong maternal love.

Weeds

1973

Bun-rye's Story poster
6.5

Bun-rye, the eldest daughter in a poor family, is violated by Yong-pal, who is a married man, and out of desperation she becomes a concubine of Young-cheol, a gambler who is impotent. Kong Jo-shi is in love with Bun-rye, though she still has feelings for Yong-pal. After losing his money, Young-cheol takes out his anger on Bun-rye and throws her out of his house. In retaliation, Jo-shi kills Young-cheol, and Bun-rye is driven to madness.

Bun-rye's Story

1971

No artwork available
10.0

Professor Jo Yeong-hwa gets taken in by a pretty young woman who, unknown to him, supports herself by preying off the vanity of middle-aged men.

Romance Gray

1979

Azaleas Of My Hometown poster
9.0

Yong-cheol's plans to mary Ok-rim are destroyed by her parents who marry her off to Cheol-ju. Yong-cheol becomes powerful in the business world during the following years and he does his best to make life miserable for Cheol-ju and Ok-rim.

Azaleas Of My Hometown

1973

Eight Daughters-in-law poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Eight Daughters-in-law

1970

Five Hostesses for the Resistance poster
NR

A patriot Park No-Hun is dispatched by Shanghai Provisional Government for Independence to assassinate members of the House of Council. In this situation Young-Kuk, brother of Hyeon-Ju who is a kisaeng of Myeong Wol Kwan, is jailed and Choi Chil-Yong, an inspector of Japanese Higher Police Department, is in agony of difficulties between Korea and Japan. Shin Yun-Il, a member of the council falls in love with a kisaeng whose name is Jeong-Mi. All of these are going their way under the influence of phases of the times such as carrying out colonial policies and each of them is linked complicatedly and causes troubles. After all their efforts concentrated on Independence of Korea, and Park No-Hun carried out his mission with help of 5 kisaengs of Myeong Wol Kwan. Finally he leaves for Shanghai with them.

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

1973

A Shaman's Story poster
9.0

Mo-Hwa is a famous shaman. When the Christianity is introduced to this small fishing village, Mo-Hwa's divine power is declining. Mo-Hwa is furious when she happened to know that her own son Wuk has studied theology. She performs an exorcism to throw away evil spirits from her son and tears up the bible. The conflict between mother and son breaks up the family. Mo-Hwa decides to show which spirit is stronger when she is asked to perform an exorcism for a drowned lady. Even though she performs shaman, the body doesn't come up to the surface. Mo-Hwa doesn't stop to perform and gradually she is going down into the water and never comes back.

A Shaman's Story

1972

Unsettling Afternoon poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Unsettling Afternoon

1979

Windmill of My Mind poster
10.0

Yeong-Ho is a son of second wife and enters his stepmother's as an heir. His stepbrother, Young-Min, is physically weak and frequently gets sick even by minor shock. To get away his girl friend, Myeong-Suk, Young-Ho makes Young-Min approach her. Myeong-Suk, who found something lacked in Young-Ho, starts a long journey with Young-Min. At that moment, Young-Ho suffers form the loneliness and longing for Myeong-Suk. At last, Young-Ho starts to look for her. Time passes, and Young-Ho decides to return his home, knowing that Young-Min has the qualification to inherit. On his departure day, Young-Ho calls Myeong-Suk, confessing his love and asking her to come back to him.

Windmill of My Mind

1976

Best Friend poster
9.0

Sickly Yeon-ah is befriended by her popular, athletic classmate Cheol-yi. Her new friend makes up his mind to help her but to do so means that he must confront her over-protective parents.

Best Friend

1979

No artwork available
NR

A woman evil appears to a Japanese feudal lord Mori and kills his son and kidnaps his daughter. He follows the evil but the evil's trick leads his daughter to be killed. Wounded Mori meets a monk who saves him. During Toyotomi invasion long time ago, Mori turned down his staff's advice to attack Korean commanders and woman evil. His men and villagers leave town to avoid the evil. Mori kills his wife by mistake while he runs after that evil. As the monk who knows everything comes to him, Mori admits regretting his faults and leaves for Korea to make sacrifice.

Woman's Cry at Snowy Night

1972

Wang-geon, the Great poster
10.0

General Wang-gun marches on the capitol and overthrows the usurper Ku-jin who had slain the last king of the Shilla Dynasty. Wang-gun becomes king and begins a new era in Korean History--the Koryo Dynasty.

Wang-geon, the Great

1970

Chastity poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chastity

1979

Sudden Flame poster
NR

Dae Bin and Hyung Joo go on a TV date program and meet Na Yeong and Jung Ae, respectively. Hyung Joo loves Jung Ae but hesitates between the two women. Dae Bin goes for Jung Ae and Hyung Joo ends up at Na Yeong's apartment. After Dae Bin and Jung Ae's engagement Jung Ae finds Hyung Joo and spends the night in his room. They take a trip to Nami island resortand got in a boat accident which killed her and left Hyung Joo paralyzed. Later, Dae Bin marries Na Yeong but she doesn't trust his love. Finally, Hyung Joo regains consciousness to confess that he loved Jung Ae. Na Yeong returns to her husband.

Sudden Flame

1979

1960s · 7 titles

Women of Yi-Dynasty poster
9.0

Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives Should Be Submissive'--A father tries to marry his daughter into a wealthy family. Story 2: 'A Daughter-In-Law Is No Better Than A Stranger'--A woman thinks that her daughter-in-law has turned her son against her so she tries to kill the younger woman. Story 3: '7 Grounds For Divorce'--A wife begins an affair with her servant because of her husband's impotency Story 4: 'Prohibit Sex In Court'--A concubine's life is at risk when it is revealed that her infant child is not the king's.

Women of Yi-Dynasty

1969

Cruel Revenge poster
NR

President Choi of Dongseo Shipping is at the verge of bankruptcy because one of his ships has sunk. Right on time, a man comes to Choi and offers to lend money by taking his remaining real estates as security and staying at his place. The man turns out to be a son that Choi has abandoned. The mother has died after living a hard life, and he wants revenge.

Cruel Revenge

1969

Hurricane Sword poster
6.7

In director Won-shik Lim's rousing martial arts adventure, sightless orphan Elaine (Mi-ja Sa) embarks on an impassioned journey when she learns that her mother -- who abandoned Elaine years earlier -- may still be alive. On her quest, Elaine, who is a skilled swordswoman, unexpectedly finds herself pitted against a cathouse madam and a brutal crime lord.

Hurricane Sword

1969

Madam Freedom poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Madam Freedom

1969

Rebirth poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Rebirth

1969

Elegy of Ren poster
6.0

Simon, a painter, regains the use of his hands thanks to therapy administered by Ren. Later, when Simon is kidnapped by communists and forced to paint a portrait of Stalin, Ren again helps him by assisting in his escape. Simon's wife, however, is less than pleased at their growing friendship and becomes determined to keep them apart.

Elegy of Ren

1969

No artwork available
NR

A man is haunted by the ghost of his murdered girlfriend who tries to tempt him into the underworld. He is also visited by the girls dead mother who is furious with him for loving her daughter.

Lady Hong

1969

Series credits

Men on a Mission poster
7.4

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

Men on a Mission

2015

MBC Bests Theater poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

MBC Bests Theater

1991

Story of a Mermaid poster
5.1

An estranged daughter vows to take revenge on her father, who abandoned her and her mother.

Story of a Mermaid

2002

See and See Again poster
10.0

A family drama about the entangled conflict, love, and reconciliation of the characters around them, centered on Mammal's eldest daughter Jin Ju and Eun Ju's sister Eun Ju, who grew up with her parents' love.

See and See Again

1998

You Are The Only One poster
4.0

The birth of multi-family living under the same roof! In this generation, there is a staggering number of singles across all ages who are opting to live in a shared home in an attempt to save money. In one of these shared homes, there lives a woman who was once a producer but is now a fruit vendor. There's a middle-aged woman who was abandoned by her husband and family. There's even a single father and a foreigner as well. As different as their backgrounds are, the house somehow brings them together. A daughter who was abandoned by her mother shares her pain with a mother who was abandoned by her family. Through some tragic and sometimes hilarious moments, this unlikely family comes together and causes viewers to reexamine the meaning of family in this new age.

You Are The Only One

2014

Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! poster
NR

A family drama involving a 32-year-old unmarried man who is raising four children! Kim Tae Pyung is a domestic helper and a legal guardian for four children who are not related by blood. Mr. Kim and his children go through a range of difficulties on their way to becoming a family. Let’s find out how they learn to accept each other as family members and become a true family!

Cheer Up, Mr. Kim!

2012

The Women's Room poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Women's Room

2013

Jang Hee Bin poster
1.8

A drama depicting the life of Jang Hee Bin, who raised up as a royal concubine in the midst of political struggle during the reign of King Sukjong (Joseon).

Jang Hee Bin

1995

Loving You a Thousand Times poster
6.6

Loving You a Thousand Times is a South Korean television drama starring Lee Soo-kyung, Jung Gyu-woon, Go Eun-mi, Ryu Jin and Lee Si-young. It aired on SBS from August 29, 2009 to March 7, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 for 55 episodes.

Loving You a Thousand Times

2009

What is Love? poster
NR

"What is Love" centers around two close families with sharply contrasting values. One consists of medical resident Lee Dae Bal, his mother and father and his younger sister Sung Shil and is conservative and patriarchic, the other consists of college student Park Ji Eun, her siblings Jung Eun and Jung Sup, her two maternal aunts and her parents. They are progressive, modern and utilitarian. This drama comically portrays the troubles that arise as these two families become quarrelsome in-laws by Ji Eun and Dae Bal's marriage and the conflicts that arise between Ji Eun and her in-laws, delivering a message about the importance of balancing traditional and progressive values.

What is Love?

1991

You Are a Gift poster
5.0

Costume designer Kong Hyun Soo fights against trials and hardships in order to succeed and find her happiness.

You Are a Gift

2016

독립문 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

독립문

1984

아들 찾아 삼만리 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

아들 찾아 삼만리

2007

Good Morning Shanghai poster
NR

You Hao Yun is a cute and kind-hearted Korean girl. Even though her name means \"fortunate\", in reality bad luck seems to accompany her wherever she goes. As a child, her brother passed away trying to rescue her, leaving a wound in her family that never healed. Wanting to move away from her family, Hao Yun and her friend Xiao Mei rents an apartment, but finds out that their estate agent had run away with their money.

Good Morning Shanghai

2007

Lotus Flower Fairy poster
NR

This drama talks about what ‘fate’ is, and twists and turns of life and the beauty of love and sacrifice through those who strive to overcome that ‘fate.’

Lotus Flower Fairy

2004

Legends of Love poster
NR

A married woman in her early 30s seems to have a perfect life, but deep down, she hasn't forgotten her past love. Meanwhile, her ex-lover, a successful lawyer, hasn't been able to get over her either.

Legends of Love

2000

Loving You poster
NR

This drama, which tells the story of a high school girl who falls in love with her new bachelor math teacher, was controversial even before it aired. The math teacher already had a fiancée, and the fiancée wasn't a villain, but the main character, Chae-rim, came between the two peaceful people and blatantly stole their relationship.

Loving You

1999

My One and Only poster
4.0

A drama that draws the love of Ki Woon Chan, a high school-graduate struggling to find a job and Na Moo Goong Hwa, the only daughter of an amazingly rich family and the conflicts and reconciliation of their families.

My One and Only

2011

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

소망

1993

No artwork available
NR

KBS1 1988 Seoul Olympics Drama Special adaptation of the Legend of Chunhyang

Legend of Chunhyang

1988