Yoo Yeon-soo

Acting

Yoo Yeon-soo

Born 1966-09-21 · South Korea

Acting credits

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

The Negotiation poster
7.1

An ace crisis negotiator attempts to figure out the real motivation of a man who has kidnapped two people and crack his calm demeanour.

The Negotiation

2018

Happy End poster
6.6

When a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her life.

Happy End

1999

Peppermint Candy poster
7.5

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.

Peppermint Candy

2000

Master poster
6.9

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

Master

2016

Hit-and-Run Squad poster
7.2

Min-jae, a rookie police officer with a natural born talent for driving, is assigned to the perfect team: the Hit-and-Run Squad. But at the same time, for police detective Si-yeon, it is a place she is unjustly demoted to for doing her job. The two team up to arrest the rich and powerful speed maniac Jae-chul who is suspected of committing crimes for his obsession for speed.

Hit-and-Run Squad

2019

One on One poster
6.1

On May 9th, a female high school student was brutally murdered. There are 7 suspects and 7 shadows that terrorize them. Who are they and which one of them is you?

One on One

2014

Driving with My Wife's Lover poster
4.4

A mild-mannered stamp maker searches for the man who slept with his wife. Disguised as a customer, he approaches the man.

Driving with My Wife's Lover

2007

Sword In The Moon poster
5.3

Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being systematically eliminated by a mysterious assassin. An arrogant master swordsman is in charge of putting an end to the carnage.

Sword In The Moon

2003

The Ring Virus poster
5.1

Sun-ju is a reporter who uncovers a series of inexplicable deaths that occurred simultaneously. Her investigation leads her to a resort, where she finds a videotape filled with mysterious images. After viewing it, a message appears on the screen that she has just been cursed, and that in order to save herself she must - end of tape. Somebody has erased the rest, leaving her horrified and uncertain of her next move.

The Ring Virus

1999

Whispering Corridors poster
6.1

The ghost of a student who died at a Korean school comes back to seek vengeance and protect her friends.

Whispering Corridors

1998

A Great Chinese Restaurant poster
6.7

Han-kook starts to work as an apprentice chef at a Chinese restauraunt belonging to his father's friend, but rather than follow the painstaking process of preparing the food by hand, Han-kook begins to use pre-processed ingredients.

A Great Chinese Restaurant

1999

Dead Man poster
4.9

Lee Man-jae at his brink of life, even sold his name to survive. In the world of ruthless barge where no one can be trusted, he held out a threadlike-life with a calculation ability. One day, he decides to retire for his soon-to-be-born child and takes on the big final commission. The moment he thought that everything was going smoothly, he was framed for embezzlement of $100M due to his unidentified ‘investor’ and faced his own obituary. A political consultant, Mrs. Shim, appears to Man-jae when he is trapped in a hellish private prison and lives as a ‘dead man’, offering a deal with his life as collateral. Man-jae accepts the offer to regain his name, family, and life.

Dead Man

2024

Incoherence poster
6.4

Over three episodes, three respectable middle-aged men find themselves behaving badly. A teacher hides his pornographic magazine from a female student. A jogger steals milk and blames it on a newspaper delivery boy. A drunk man desperately searches for a public toilet late at night.

Incoherence

2025

The Taebaek Mountains poster
6.9

Based on the great river story, The Taebaek Mountains chronicles the lasting generational conflict between proprietors and peasants in South Korea.

The Taebaek Mountains

1994

Three Friends poster
3.7

Three young men prepare to take their university entrance exams while each dealing with real world problems that can effect every day people in Seoul.

Three Friends

1996