Uhm Ji-won

Acting

Uhm Ji-won

Born 1977-12-25 · Daegu, South Korea

Uhm Ji Won is a Korean actress who was born on December 25th, 1977 in South Korea. She had her first acting job in 1998, when she appeared on the television show Vector Man. In 2000, she appeared in her first film, called The Record. However, it was not until 2004, after she had done another two movies and three television shows, that she got her first big break in acting. She was cast to play one of the leads in the dramatic film The Scarlet Letter. The film was a huge success and critics took note of her amazing acting talent.

Acting credits

Hope poster
8.4

After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.

Hope

2013

JUNG_E poster
6.1

On an uninhabitable 22nd-century Earth, the outcome of a civil war hinges on cloning the brain of an elite soldier to create a robot mercenary.

JUNG_E

2023

The Good, the Bad, the Weird poster
7.2

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

2008

Private Eye poster
6.2

The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.

Private Eye

2009

The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey poster
7.4

Following a brutal murder case, the police are baffled to find out that the assailant, whose body was found on the scene with the victim, had already been dead for three months. Meanwhile, journalist Jin-hee sets up a live interview with an anonymous caller claiming he is the true killer behind the mysterious murder. When the man announces three more murders will occur in the hands of the undead, Jin-hee must face the sinister forces beyond understanding.

The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey

2021

Zombie for Sale poster
6.8

When a pharmaceutical company's illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family finds it and tries to profit from it.

Zombie for Sale

2019

The Assassin(s) poster
NR

In 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.

The Assassin(s)

2026

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Two Cops and Five Kids

Traces of Love poster
6.3

The collapse of a department store disturbs a local community, causing strife for some, and bringing some people closer than ever before.

Traces of Love

2006

The Phone poster
6.9

When his wife is murdered, Dong-ho loses the light in his life, breaks down and falls into depression. But he knows that as long as the killer is still around, he can not get out of his loss. Then, one day, he receives a call and can not believe who he is listening to.

The Phone

2015

The Scarlet Letter poster
6.4

A cop's desire for love gets in the way of his job and his professional life. Secret love affairs begin to dangerously collide as he gets assigned to a new homicide case.

The Scarlet Letter

2004

The Record poster
4.4

A group of students attempt to make a phoney "snuff" film but accidentally kill an innocent peer. They dispose of the body without anyone learning of the incident. A year later, comeuppance is provided by a mysterious man with murderous intent who hunts down everyone complicit in the cover up of the prank gone wrong.

The Record

2000

The Silenced poster
6.5

A sickly girl Ju-ran transfers to a new sanitorium boarding school to regain health. But she discovers that students are disappearing and notices abnormal changes happening to her body. She suspects the school for what's happening and tries to discover what secret is hidden.

The Silenced

2015

Master poster
6.9

Korea’s biggest network marketing scam reveals a far greater network of corruption and conspiracy lurking underneath.

Master

2016

Mutt Boy poster
6.2

Life is tough for Chol-Min - his mother died during labor, forcing him to grow up alonge with his stoic police officer father. However, Chol-Min lives a high-spirited life and roams around town with his own mutt, a half-bred police dog, making friends and enemies along the way.

Mutt Boy

2003

Epitaph poster
6.6

A man and his wife investigate a string of murders, a medical student sees visions of a dead girl, and a child is haunted by her dead parent's ghosts.

Epitaph

2007

Missing poster
6.8

A working single mother comes home one day to find that her daughter and the nanny have disappeared -- and this is just the beginning of her nightmare.

Missing

2016

Tale of Cinema poster
6.7

In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Dongsoo, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen. Their stories will cross paths thanks to their love for cinema.

Tale of Cinema

2005

Man on the Edge poster
6.7

A gangster is chosen to become a shaman. How can he balance his totally opposite life, between beating people and helping people. Then, his boss coincidentally hates shaman.

Man on the Edge

2013

Running Wild poster
6.2

A homicide detective joins forces with a prosecutor to avenged the murder of his half-brother. The aggressive detective and the by-the-book prosecutor must put aside their differences in order to find the killer.

Running Wild

2006

Like You Know It All poster
5.8

A South Korean art house film director is first invited to serve on the panel of a film festival, then to guest lecture at a film school.

Like You Know It All

2009

No artwork available
NR

An omnibus of four episodes each of which stars four protagonists: a guy suffering from nightmares; a lady having an arranged marriage set up following a break-up with her longstanding boy friend; another guy endlessly talking to his supposed-to-be-brother, and another lady unable to meet the deadline for her translations.

The End

2009

Scout poster
6.7

1980, Kwang-ju is fired up about a genius pitcher, a senior in high school. Ho-chang takes confident strides across the field making his way by cutting through the sand dust. He’s a university scouter on a mission. His task is to scout the genius pitcher, SUN Dong-yeul, a master of baseball who may be scouted to a rival university. But he is no where to be seen. But Ho-chang is determined to not let down his reputation as a successful scouter, and his scouting mission of 10 days begin! An original story of a scouter on a 10 day mission full of undisclosed history will now unfold!

Scout

2007

Romantic Debtors poster
6.7

A policeman in debt is constantly called by a woman working to collect his debt. When they meet by accident they attracted to each other, and does not realize they already have a hostile phone-relationship.

Romantic Debtors

2010