Kim Tae-hun

Acting

Kim Tae-hun

Born 1975-05-26 · Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Kim Tae-hun is a South Korean actor. Kim graduated from Hanyang University, then began his acting career with the Hanyang Repertory Theatre in 1997. Onscreen, he has played leading roles in indie films such as Way to Go, Rose, The Pit and the Pendulum and When Winter Screams.

Acting credits

The Man from Nowhere poster
7.7

A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.

The Man from Nowhere

2010

The Admiral: Roaring Currents poster
7.0

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014

The Swindlers poster
6.7

A group of swindlers unite to hunt down an infamous con man who was known dead, amid their hidden motives and deception.

The Swindlers

2017

Mission: Possible poster
7.4

Chinese secret agent Da-hee receives intel that a large number of illegal firearms are being smuggled into Korea and is sent to investigate the case. She meets Su-han, who is supposed to help her with the case, but due to his lackluster skills they fight over trivial things. But as their witnesses are suddenly murdered, the two of them quickly become the prime suspects.

Mission: Possible

2021

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow poster
6.5

In 1782, King Jeong-jo of Joseon asks detective K to investigate a series of murders related to a case of corruption within the government.

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow

2011

Samjin Company English Class poster
7.7

In mid '90s, 3 female high school-grad office workers take up English classes together to get promotions and they team up to uncover corruption within their company.

Samjin Company English Class

2020

Fantastic Theater poster
5.5

It has been one hundred years since the first movie theatre was built in Korea. Today it is not just a place for the sake of art but a part of our daily lives. This is an omnibus film of three shorts, which the stories are involved with the 'special but friendly'space. The Famished is a sad fantasy of a man eating his memory for his hunger. Ten Million is a bloody thriller about living as a filmmaker in Korea, and The Loneliness of Butcher Boy is about the relationship between holiness and violation

Fantastic Theater

2011

Tastes of Horror poster
5.3

A new concept horror IP cross project that turns six selected works out of 19 serial webtoons of the same name (Tastes of Horror) into movies. "DingDong Challenge: The reason why you shouldn't do dance challenge carelessly", "Four Legged Beast: Story of meeting a doppelganger with broken neck", "Jackpot: what happened when I took a taxi nearby", "The Residents-Only Gym: A woman who appears after 10 PM", "Rehabilitation: Cruel clinical trials currenly underway in the lab", and "Gluttony: The strange things that happened during a live broadcast."

Tastes of Horror

2023

The Pit and the Pendulum poster
5.0

At the funeral of their mutual friend, mourners share stories about him that cross into fantasy.

The Pit and the Pendulum

2009

Woman Is the Future of Man poster
6.1

As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each had romanced years earlier.

Woman Is the Future of Man

2004

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission poster
7.8

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a small group of Korean patriots try to protect their language by compiling the first Korean language dictionary.

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

2019

Love+Sling poster
6.7

A former wrestler bonds with his son over the sport. But then the son's girlfriend falls in love with the father.

Love+Sling

2018

The Long Way Home poster
6.9

Nam-bok, a middle-aged South Korean farmer is conscripted and assigned a mission to deliver a classified military document that may decide the fate of the war. After losing it while under attack from the enemy, he then faces a teenage North Korean soldier named Yeong-gwang who happens to acquire the secret document on his way to the North.

The Long Way Home

2015

Addicted poster
6.1

Two brothers get into a sudden tragic accident and they both fall into a coma at the same time. A year later, the younger brother Dae-jin wakes up believing he is his older brother Ho-jin.

Addicted

2002

South Bound poster
6.8

Hae-gap is a director who makes anti-government documentary films. One day, Hae-gap’s son, Na-ra, runs away from home, but Man-deok, a freeloader living in Hae-gap’s house ends up bringing him back. Later, Man-deok raids the head developer of Deul Island to stop its exploitation, and Na-ra helps and ends up getting caught. In order to bring Na-ra out from jail, Hae-gap signs to stop making anti-government films and moves to Deul Island with his family. Na-ra sees his father leading a good, quiet life there and starts opening up. But when a construction company charges in to clear-out the island and the islanders fall at risk of losing their homes, Hae-gap leads a strike against it and his family fall in grave danger...

South Bound

2013

Ghost Sweepers poster
6.1

Chan-young, a young journalist, is sent to investigate a village which has supposedly been possessed by demons. The incidents taking place have been so strange and terrifying that local shamans and other religious leaders have simply given up, abandoning the town. But upon her arrival, Chan-young discovers that an all-star team of supernaturally-inclined heroes has assembled to rid the village of evil. This team includes Mr. PARK the exorcist, Shi-min the monk, Wol-gwang the clairvoyant, Seung-hee the tarot master, and Seok-hyeon, an engineer. Chan-young follows the heroes as they prepare for an epic battle against the village’s evil forces.

Ghost Sweepers

2012

If You Were Me 5 poster
6.0

Funded by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. If You Were Me 5 takes a close look at the violent nature hidden behind our eyes. 5 directors- Kang Yi Kwan, Boo Ji Young, Yoon Sung Hyun, Kim Dae Seung and Sin Dong Il disclose how closely ordinary events of society connect with our eyes. There is a hidden sexual violence beyond our eyes and the power of a controlled society works through the power beyond the eyes. Not only the violence of the eye itself, also limited the ability of individuals to see, the matter of the eye intervenes in various relationships between the individual and groups. The film demonstrates how sharp the eye has become in a society with developing technology.

If You Were Me 5

2011

Usu poster
5.5

While preparing to shut down the photo studio business that he has been running, a man hears that someone named Chulsu has died.

Usu

2022

Shotgun Love poster
6.1

Sang-yeol, a 30-something loser stuck in a dead-end job as a home-shopping model, is able to marry the girl of his dreams - his modeling colleague So-yeon - when he discovers she's pregnant with his child. But after marriage an even bigger discovery awaits: the child isn't his - in fact he's still a virgin, and he might even be gay...

Shotgun Love

2011

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case poster
7.0

The detective Hyun-soo tries to track down a girl who disappeared off of a cliff during a stormy night.

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case

2020

An Old Lady poster
7.3

Hyo-jeong, a 69-year-old woman, is raped—but few people, including the police, are willing to believe what she says.

An Old Lady

2020

An Ethics Lesson poster
6.0

A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.

An Ethics Lesson

2013

The Sound of a Flower poster
6.9

During the Joseon Dynasty, lowborn Chae-sun challenges the rule that states only men allowed to sing while navigating devotion to her teacher and the demands of the king's father.

The Sound of a Flower

2015

Sua's Home poster
NR

15-year-old Young-sun, abandoned by her adoptive parents and left with nowhere to go, temporarily stays at the home of Sua, whom she met as a tennis training partner. Young-sun, wanting to stay at Sua's house for a long time, tries hard to become part of the family, but Sua and her family find Young-sun burdensome.

Sua's Home

2026