Ahn Kil-kang

Acting

Ahn Kil-kang

Born

1966-08-24 (60)

Place of birth

South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

74 titles

Ahn Kil-kang (안길강) is a South Korean actor born August 24, 1966. His role in the popular period drama Queen Seon Duk earned him the Golden Acting Award at the 2009 MBC Drama Awards.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 10 titles

On Your Wedding Day poster
7.6

Through the course of their lives, a man and his first love are repeatedly separated from each other because of circumstances out of their control.

On Your Wedding Day

2018

The Divine Move poster
6.7

A professional GO player gathers a team to help him carry out his revenge against the man who killed his brother.

The Divine Move

2014

Hello Ghost poster
7.6

A man's failed suicide attempt enables him to see ghosts, who later keep following him everywhere. It is now up to him to fulfill their wishes to make them go away.

Hello Ghost

2010

The Unjust poster
6.6

An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.

The Unjust

2010

Man on High Heels poster
6.9

Ji-wook is a virile detective with a reputation, but deep down in his heart, he always considered himself as a woman and finally decides to get a transsexual operation. However, his plan falls apart as vicious gang members start their revenge on him.

Man on High Heels

2014

Cheer Up, Mr. Lee poster
8.0

Chul-soo is a man with an intellectual disability. One day, Chul-soo finds out that a young girl, Saet-byul, who is in hospital is his daughter. And soon, Saet-byul sneaks out of the hospital and travels by herself to a faraway city for her friend's birthday. As Chul-soo accompanies Saet-byul's journey, friendship develops between the two.

Cheer Up, Mr. Lee

2019

You Are My Pet poster
6.1

A woman finds a man in a box in front of her home and takes him in. She jokingly says she wants to keep him as her pet since the man reminds her of her childhood dog. The man agrees. Later the woman discovers that the man is a dance prodigy. Complications arise when her old flame from college returns.

You Are My Pet

2011

Punch poster
6.9

A deadbeat teacher helps an angry, aimless teenager find direction in life during his final year of high school.

Punch

2011

Mad Sad Bad poster
7.7

Ryoo Seungwan, Han Jiseung, Kim Taeyong got together to make a 3D omnibus film. It's a 3D vision of terrible realities never far from popular culture today. The stages of its episodes are different with one another. Tragedies and fantasies unfold in the city, the woods, and the future. The 3D technique is used in scenes where the characters have fancies to get over suffering in reality. It's interesting to watch 3D scenes directed by representative directors of Korea, and it's noteworthy in terms of industry that this try displays the possibilities and realities of 3D film in Korea, as well. It's the new vision of KAFA's project, KAFA+

Mad Sad Bad

2014

Socialization - Understanding of Dance poster
4.0

"Drama Special - Understanding Dance" is a romantic comedy about Byeong Hyeon's love for Soo Ji, whom he meets at dance class. (Source: Han Cinema)

Socialization - Understanding of Dance

2019

2000s · 25 titles

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War poster
8.0

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

2004

Arahan poster
6.6

Sang-hwan became a cop in order to help the downtrodden, but he doesn't get much respect. All that changes when he meets the Seven Masters.

Arahan

2004

Hero poster
6.5

After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.

Hero

2007

2009: Lost Memories poster
6.2

A failed assassination attempt in Harbin, China in 1909 changes the course of history. Now two JBI agents must find the connections between it and an ancient Korean artifact.

2009: Lost Memories

2002

The City of Violence poster
6.6

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.

The City of Violence

2006

On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate poster
6.7

After being rejected for a film role, a stage actor leaves Seoul to visit a friend and, in his travels, winds up getting involved with two women.

On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate

2002

Romance poster
5.5

Yoon-hee is harassed by her husband's excessive obsession and crazy love so much that even breathing is painful. Her sudden suicide attempt fails when someone takes her in his arms and saves her.

Romance

2006

Dachimawa Lee poster
5.9

Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital information concerning Korean freedom fighters and their whereabouts as well as their true identities. The interim Korean government appoints legendary Korean spy Agent Dachimawa Lee to recover the fabled statue and reveal the dark plot behind the theft.

Dachimawa Lee

2008

Le Grand Chef poster
6.0

A disgraced chef tries to restore his name by competing in a culinary contest to win the knife of Korea's last royal chef.

Le Grand Chef

2007

Crying Fist poster
7.3

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

Die Bad poster
6.2

Die Bad is an inventive feature made up of four distinct episodes, each with their own style. With their criss-crossing characters and themes, they add up to a fairly comprehensive account of the causes and effects of male aggression, both tribal and individual.

Die Bad

2000

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

The Beast and the Beauty poster
6.2

An unattractive guy and a beautiful blind girl are in love. But their relationship is turned upside down when she regains her eyesight and he doesn't want to show her his face.

The Beast and the Beauty

2005

Sad Movie poster
6.6

These intertwining stories about romance and separation follow a firefighter who can't find the right time to propose, a shy theme park worker who falls for an artist, an estranged mother and son, and a man seeking to regain his lost love.

Sad Movie

2005

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl poster
5.1

A young man is on a quest to beat the game and rescue the Little Match Girl from the hands of the corporation that operates the game, but can he succeed?

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl

2002

Hearty Paws poster
7.1

11-year-old Chan-yi is looking after his lovely younger sister So-yi, by himself ever since their mother left them to find her own future. Despite their desperate situation of being abandoned by family and neighbors, these kids try their best to carry on life. One day, a little puppy joins this small family as Chan-yi steals it from an old couple's kennel as a gift his sister's birthday.

Hearty Paws

2006

No Blood No Tears poster
6.1

A former safecracker makes a living as a taxi driver but continues to be haunted by her past. One day she chances upon an aspiring singer, who is a spitting image of herself back in the day. Together, the two women plot to steal money from gangsters.

No Blood No Tears

2002

Holy Daddy poster
4.0

Won-Tak's dad, an old-time con-man, was suddenly killed during a freak accident in the prison, just one day before his release. Having waited for so many years to be reconciled with his dad and to start a new life together, Won-Tak felt betrayed and vowed to ruin his own life and bring shame to his parents. However, unknown to him, Wong-Tak's dad has managed to strike a bargain with an angel to return to the living world as Won-Tak's new bestfriend.

Holy Daddy

2006

Conduct Zero poster
6.7

When Joong-pil, the biggest bully in his high-school by far finds himself harboring feelings for a classmate, his entire identity is thrown off balance. Suddenly his smoking, his drinking, his constant swearing and his habit of pushing underclassmen into walls don't seem like good habits anymore. Without his nastiness, who is he? He might just like this girl enough to find out, if he can figure out how.

Conduct Zero

2002

Dachimawa Lee poster
8.5

Hwa-nyeo and Chung-nyeo, two country girls who have come to Seoul with big dreams. They are thrilled just to see the wondrous Seoul landscape, but a group of thugs, including Shanghai Park, appears before them. Just as they face a terrible fate, a man by the name of Dachimawa Lee appears like a comet. He suavely fights off the thugs and rescues Hwa-nyeo and Chung-nyeo. The two girls become infatuated with his manly image, and Hwa-nyeo and Dachimawa Lee fall in love. Meanwhile, the head of the thugs, the Nameless Man of the East, hears that his underlings have been harshly beaten and decides to make Dachimawa Lee pay. Finally, there is a battle between Dachimawa Lee and the gang of the Nameless Man of the East.

Dachimawa Lee

2000

Once Upon a Time in Seoul poster
5.3

1953, the Korean war has ended, but the fight for survival has just begun. Two 18 year old boys, Tae-ho and Jong-du, live in a camp for orphaned boys, which is more of a concentration camp where everyone suffers from hunger, inhumane treatment and unbearable work conditions. But these two have a dream of a better tomorrow. Tae-ho is the one with wits and brains and Jong-du is the tough street fighter. Together they scheme to steal US Army supplies and recruit other boys to grow their business. But when they start to take business away from the local gangsters, their fight fur survival turns into a war…

Once Upon a Time in Seoul

2008

Once Upon a Time poster
6.0

The film is a heist comedy set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and jazz singer who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities.

Once Upon a Time

2008

If You Were Me 2 poster
5.0

Commissioned by South Korea's National Human Rights Commission, If You Were Me is an innovative omnibus film project to promote tolerance and human rights and shed light on the hardships disadvantaged people face in Korea. After the success of the first anthology, a second series, If You Were Me 2, was released this year. Five notable Korean directors - Park Kyung Hee (A Smile), Ryoo Seung Wan (Crying Fist), Jung Ji Woo, Jang Jin (Guns & Talks), and Kim Dong Won - participated in the second installment, creating shorts on human rights issues of their choosing.

If You Were Me 2

2006

Time Between Dog and Wolf poster
5.3

On his way to China, where he is to meet a longtime lost cousin, Kim, a filmmaker, meets a young woman, Young-hwa. When he meets her a second time in a hotel, he decides to follow her until Tae-bak, where she meets up with her sister.

Time Between Dog and Wolf

2007

How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men poster
4.3

A miserly father and his clever yet immature son live emotionally impoverished lives together. That life is interrupted when a beautiful widow moves in as a tenant. A battle between father and son to win the widow’s heart begins. No concession, No scruples, No rules.

How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men

2006

Series credits

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

KBS Drama Special poster
7.4

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

KBS Drama Special

2010

Once Again poster
7.6

A close-knit family must find a way to help each other navigate the turbulent waters of life, love, and moving on.

Once Again

2020

A Shop for Killers poster
8.5

A niece who lost her parents and grew up in the hands of an uncle who runs a shopping mall faces a new truth after her uncle's sudden death.

A Shop for Killers

2024

Nattering with Nah poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nattering with Nah

2023

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo poster
8.5

A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

2016

Dream High poster
6.9

Six dedicated students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry.

Dream High

2011

Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 poster
8.1

The Nine-tailed fox makes a crash landing in the year 1938, an era of chaos, and he struggles to return to the present.

Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938

2023

Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 poster
8.1

The Nine-tailed fox makes a crash landing in the year 1938, an era of chaos, and he struggles to return to the present.

Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938

2023

Reunited Worlds poster
7.7

Although born in the same year, two childhood friends end up being 13 years apart because they have aged surprisingly at different places (worlds) for some strange reason. Now Eom Hyeon Soo is a 31-year-old woman but Sung Hae Sung is still a 18-year-old boy. Cha Won Yooung is a chef also interested in Eom Hyeon Soo.

Reunited Worlds

2017

Tale of the Nine Tailed poster
8.4

A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.

Tale of the Nine Tailed

2020

Mercy for None poster
7.8

After severing ties with his gang, a former gangster returns to uncover the truth behind his brother's death — embarking on a relentless path of revenge.

Mercy for None

2025

The Nokdu Flower poster
7.7

Set during the period of the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution against the Japanese, the drama tells the story of two half-brothers, one illegitimate and low born, and one, part of the pro-Japanese ruling elite, who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.

The Nokdu Flower

2019

Dali & Cocky Prince poster
7.3

Despite a rough start, love begins to blossom between an art director and the son of a family who grew their business from the ground up.

Dali & Cocky Prince

2021

The Good Thieves poster
4.1

There are thieves who come from different backgrounds and situations, but were not born as thieves. For the most part, they lived by the rules even while growing up poor and worked hard to better their lives. They are actually generous people. But the cruel realities of society have pushed them to the edge. And to ensure that their past problems do not hamper their own children, they fight to exact revenge from those in power, search for their long-lost family members and commit one last heist to mete out justice. This TV show will entertain viewers with a story revolving around thieves from the low rungs of society who burglarize the home of powerful men in order to unmask them. They do this to put an end to those who stand above the law and get away with thievery scot-free.

The Good Thieves

2017

Into The Ring poster
7.6

A poor young woman decides to try her hand at civil service when she hears that a district representative position has an annual salary of 50 million won. She teams up with the newly-demoted Seo Gong Myung to penalize corrupt politicians.

Into The Ring

2020

Sell Your Haunted House poster
7.2

A real estate agent who rids haunted buildings of vengeful ghosts, partners with a con man to solve a 20-year-old case that is close to her heart.

Sell Your Haunted House

2021

Aema poster
7.4

In 1980s Korea, a movie star and a starlet defy male-dominated industry rules and backstage corruption while filming the provocative "Madame Aema."

Aema

2025

Queen of Mystery poster
7.6

Yoo Seol-Ok liked mystery novels and wanted to become a detective, but she gave up her dream after marrying. Now, she is a housewife with a husband who works as a prosecutor. She meets Ha Wan-Seung. He is a passionate detective and they decide to collaborate to solve cases.

Queen of Mystery

2017

The Great Seer poster
3.2

The Great Seer is a 2012 South Korean historical television series, starring Ji Sung, Ji Jin-hee, Song Chang-eui, Kim So-yeon and Lee Yoon-ji. Set during the turbulent decline of Goryeo, it is about practicers of divination and the power that they hold over the fate of the country. It aired on SBS from October 10, 2012 to February 7, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 35 episodes.

The Great Seer

2012

The Slave Hunters poster
8.1

It follows the story of Lee Dae Gil, a man of high birth, whose family was ruined when Won Gi Yun, a slave, burnt down his house and escaped with his sister, Un Nyeon, who was in love with Dae Gil. Driven by his desire for revenge, he survived his harsh years on the street and made his name as a slave hunter, dedicated to his pursuit to find Un Nyun, his first and only love. Song Tae Ha is a General of the Army who became a slave after being falsely accused of a crime he did not commit and finds himself on the run from Dae Gil's relentless pursuit. Both men become entangled in a love triangle with Un Nyepn, who is no longer a runaway slave, but Kim Hye Won, a nobleman's daughter.

The Slave Hunters

2010

Iljimae poster
6.9

Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.

Iljimae

2008

Gye Baek, Warrior’s Fate poster
6.0

Set in the Baekje kingdom in the mid-7th century, the drama chronicles the life and times of the storied warrior General Gyebaek who is remembered in history for leading Baekje's last stand against the Silla in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.

Gye Baek, Warrior’s Fate

2011

The Royal Gambler poster
4.7

Dae-gil and King Yeongjo enter a match: Dae-gil bets his life, while King Yeongjo wagers the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Dae-gil, the greatest gambler of the Joseon era, hides deep resentment behind his cool exterior, while King Yeongjo never bows his head without a convincing reason; meanwhile, Dam-seo lives solely to seek revenge on the king.

The Royal Gambler

2016

Naeil's Cantabile poster
6.1

An arrogant piano student is forced to perform a duet with an unorthodox classmate, but her unique take on music might be just what he needs.

Naeil's Cantabile

2014

Shine or Go Crazy poster
5.2

Wang So is the Prince of Goryeo who has a cursed fate. He had to get married with the Last Princess of Balhae, Shin Yool. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for another country. But because of this fate, she has to face death. Through their marriage life, Wang So and Shin Yool begin to grow closer and love each other.

Shine or Go Crazy

2015

Bitter Sweet Hell poster
7.8

Noh Young-won, a successful psychological counselor and celebrity, and her mother-in-law, Hong Sa-kang, face an incident that threatens their happy family and they try to work together to protect their precious family.

Bitter Sweet Hell

2024

Joseon Exorcist poster
4.7

A fantasy-action sageuk that takes place after the establishment of the Joseon dynasty and tells the story of the undead who come back to life after being killed by the royal family. ~~ The series was cancelled after two episodes.

Joseon Exorcist

2021

Orange Marmalade poster
6.9

Despite a 200-year-old treaty between humans and vampires, both races still don't get along. Amidst the looming tension, Jung Jae Min, a posh yet kindhearted high school student, quickly falls for the mysterious new girl Baek Ma Ri. But can Ma Ri conceal her true vampire identity and give love an honest chance? If these star-crossed lovers can find the courage to make the leap, Jae Min and Ma Ri may just be the key to a final resolution between humans and vampires...

Orange Marmalade

2015

My Secret Hotel poster
6.8

This is a romantic mystery drama that will depict a murder and a romance story taking place in a luxury hotel. Nam Sang Hyo is the manager for the wedding department of a hotel. She is a perfectionist with a bright personality. She meets her ex-husband Koo Hae Young as a client at the hotel. Sang Hyo and Hae Young were in love and married 7 years ago, but they divorced less than 100 days later. A murder case in the hotel gets in the way of the wedding and throws the characters into unexpected situations. Meanwhile, Jo Sung Gyum is the management director of the hotel and Sang Hyo’s boss. The murder case that brings about a crisis at the hotel is related with his personal history. He is in a love triangle with Sang Hyo and Eun Joo. Eun Joo works as public relations manager for the hotel. She is ambitious with her work career .

My Secret Hotel

2014

Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter poster
7.0

A wingless fairy awaits the reincarnation of her former husband to try to locate her lost wings and return to heaven. Sun Ok Nam is a fairy who came down to Earth to take a bath during the Joseon Dynasty. A woodcutter steals her clothes, and she is unable to return to heaven. She decides to marry the woodcutter and has two children with him. But before she can find out where he hid her clothes, the woodcutter dies in an accident. Almost 700 years later, Ok Nam works as a barista in a café, awaiting the reincarnation of her woodcutter husband. To most people who see her, Ok Nam looks like an old woman, but some people can see her for her youthful beauty. When two men, Jung Ji Hyun and Kim Geum, come into the café one day, Ok Nam is convinced that one of them is her reincarnated husband. Can Ok Nam finally find her lost clothes and return to heaven?

Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter

2018

Coffee House poster
6.0

Coffee House is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Park Si-yeon, Ham Eun-jung, and Jung Woong-in. It aired on SBS from May 17 to July 27, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:45 for 18 episodes. The early working title was Page One.

Coffee House

2010

Idle Mermaid poster
7.3

Can a woman do anything for the sake of love? Ha Ni is a mermaid princess in the underwater empire but she longs for the human world when she sees and falls in love with a man. She transforms into a human and follows Hyun Myung to live in a temporary house for people who are preparing for employment. The pragmatic Hyun Myung is trying to find a good-paying job to provide him with a comfortable life. But will he be distracted by Ha Ni, who has just 100 days to make Hyun Myung fall in love with her so that she can remain a human?

Idle Mermaid

2014

Invincible Parachute Agent poster
6.7

Choi Kang is a high school dropout with no goals and no future. Until one day he finds himself recruited into the elite Korea Secret Agency...

Invincible Parachute Agent

2006

Frozen Love poster
4.5

After being frozen for 33 years, Man Soo finds himself awake in a cold body but he has enormous love in his heart. He meets Ha Da, who has turned into a cold-hearted human being after living in the city. Now that Man Soo is awake from his slumber, he embarks on a search for his long-lost love through time while Ha Da, whom he encountered, is discovering warmth in her heart.Will either of them find love? This TV show aims to weave a beautiful story of romance to uplift viewers who are dealing with a depressed economy and dim job prospects in a harsh society of today. (Source: MBC)

Frozen Love

2017

The Driver poster
5.0

Related to road traffic signs as a work that tells the story of a person who becomes a surrogate driver after being laid off at work.

The Driver

2022