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Choi Jong-won (born January 27, 1950) is a South Korean actor and politician. Choi began his acting career in theater, then made his screen debut in 1978 and became known as a veteran actor of stage, film and television of over forty years. He won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards in 1995 for the Joseon-era period drama The Eternal Empire.
Choi entered politics in 2004, when he ran and lost in the 17th National Assembly elections as an Uri Party candidate. He ran again in the by-elections on July 28, 2010 under the Democratic Party, where he won as the lawmaker representing Gangwon Province (Taebaek, Jeongseon, Yeongwol, and Pyeongchang) in the 18th National Assembly. On September 16, 2010, Choi was elected as the head of DP's Gangwon provincial chapter.
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Choi Jong-won (born January 27, 1950) is a South Korean actor and politician. Choi began his acting career in theater, then made his screen debut in 1978 and became known as a veteran actor of stage, film and television of over forty years. He won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards in 1995 for the Joseon-era period drama The Eternal Empire.
Choi entered politics in 2004, when he ran and lost in the 17th National Assembly elections as an Uri Party candidate. He ran again in the by-elections on July 28, 2010 under the Democratic Party, where he won as the lawmaker representing Gangwon Province (Taebaek, Jeongseon, Yeongwol, and Pyeongchang) in the 18th National Assembly. On September 16, 2010, Choi was elected as the head of DP's Gangwon provincial chapter.
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, 1h59Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Cooking films
Actors Kim Jeong-eun, Jin Goo, Wang Ji-hye, Lee Bo-hee, Choi Jong-won, Lee Byung-joon
Roles Ja-woon
Rating61%
During a state visit to Japan the Korean president gets involved in a heated debate with the Japanese prime minister over the origins of kimchi, with the latter boldly claiming that kimchi was originally from Japan, thus an original Japanese dish. This does not please the Korean president, so he vows to market the dish to the world as the originator. Upon his return to Korea, he announces a national "Kimchi Contest" to reaffirm its position as a Korean product.
Traces of Love (2006)
, 1h48Directed by Kim Dae-seung
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Kim Ji-soo, Uhm Ji-won, Yu Ji-tae, Park Chul-min, Choi Jong-won, Jung In-gi
Rating66%
Law student Choi Hyun-woo and television director Seo Min-joo are a young couple in love, and engaged to be married. Tragedy strikes, however, and Min-joo is killed in the Sampoong Department Store collapse. Several years later, Hyun-woo is given a journal that was written by his former fiancée, which details the journey they would have taken on their honeymoon. Hyun-woo sets out to visit the various places described in the journal, but on his travels he meets another woman, Yoon Se-jin, and discovers that their meeting is more than just coincidence.
Princess Aurora (2005)
, 1h46Directed by Bang Eun-jin
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Uhm Jung-hwa, Moon Sung-keun, Kwon Oh-joong, Hyun Young, Choi Jong-won, Kim Yong-gun
Roles chief of detective squad
Rating64%
A strange series of murders begin to take place in Korea. There seems to be no connection between the victims, only a small sticker depicting a character from the popular "Princess Aurora" cartoon series is found at every crime scene.
Blood Rain (2005)
, 1h59Directed by Kim Dae-seung
Genres Thriller
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Cha Seung-won, Park Yong-woo, Ji Sung, Yoon Se-ah, Chun Ho-jin, Choi Ji-na
Roles Royal emissary Choi
Rating66%
It is year 1808 on Donghwa Island, a small island with a technologically advanced (for its time) paper mill. The presence of the mill has spawned a bustling village, and given its townspeople a certain degree of wealth. With climate and trees perfectly suited for papermaking—and a location remote enough to ensure both privacy and secrecy—the island has established a profitable business in high quality paper, with trade routes stretching as far away as China.
Oseam (2003)
, 1h15Directed by Park Chul-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Animation
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films about disabilities, Films about Buddhism, La cécité
Actors Kim Hye-soo, Choi Jong-won, Song Ok-sook, Chun Ho-jin
Rating68%
Oseam follows two orphans, Gami (감이) and her younger brother Gilson (길손). Gami is a gentle and reserved blind girl, while Gilson is hyperactive and often gets into mischief. The two seek refuge at a Mahayana Buddhist temple, helping with the chores, as they cope with the loss of their mother and home several years ago due to a fire accident, which is also where Gami lost her sight. Gilson, too young to understand, still believes they will find their mother someday as Gami has never told him she died in the fire. Soon later Gilson accompanies a monk to go meditate in the mountains and find a cure for his sister's blindness, but ends up sacrificing his life for Gami's sight.
The Eternal Empire (1995)
, 2h6Genres Drama
Actors Ahn Sung-ki, Jo Jae-hyeon, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Myung-gon, Choi Jong-won, Kim Hee-ra
Rating63%
A historical drama depicting political intrigue and power struggles in the early 19th century.
Who Drives Me Mad? (1995)
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Choi Jin-sil, Lee Byung-hun, Choi Jong-won, Kim Ye-ryeong
Rating57%
Kim Jong-du, a salesman who believes that luck will change when he becomes a famous writer. However he is forced to give up after his story failed to win at a spring literature contest. Added to this is the fear that his girlfriend Joo-young will leave him. After Joo-young gets a job Jong-du realizes his mistakes that knows that she will never leave him.
How to Top My Wife (1994)
, 1h41Directed by Kang Woo-suk
Genres Comedy
Actors Park Joong-hoon, Choi Jin-sil, Uhm Jung-hwa, Choi Jong-won, Lee Ki-young
Roles Hit man
Rating60%
Park Bong-soo, the head of a film production company, falls in love and marries one of his employees, Jang So-young. They begin fighting constantly about how to manage the business, and Bong-soo embarks on an affair with Kim Hye-ri, an actress in one of the movies he's producing. When Hye-ri pressures him to leave his wife, Bong-soo finds it difficult to bring up the subject of divorce, so instead, he hires a hit man to kill So-young.
Sopyonje (1993)
, 1h52Directed by Im Kwon-taek
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musiques du monde, Musical films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Kim Myung-gon, Kim Kyu-chul, Choi Jong-won
Rating75%
In a jumak (a tavern) on a small pass called Soritjae of Boseong County, South Jeolla Province, during the early 1960s, Dong-ho who is in his 30s, recalls his past as he is listening to a rendition of "pansori" sung by the jumak owner. Dong-ho and his sister were raised by the pansori singer Yu-bong, who treats them sternly and with a strict training regimen in his attempts to make serious artists of them as Yu-bong feels that a truly great pansori artist must suffer. Eventually Dong-ho runs away but his sister stays behind. Some critics have stated that this movie glorifies the father's patriarchal power as he seeks to limit his daughter's sexuality.
Two Cops (1993)
, 1h50Directed by Kang Woo-suk
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Ahn Sung-ki, Park Joong-hoon, Kim Hye-ok, Kim Su-ro, Choi Jong-won
Rating62%
The experienced detective Jo has a new partner, Kang who recently graduated from the Police Academy at the top of the class. The idealistic Kang always sticks to his principles and often conflicts with Jo, an amoral cop who always tries to take advantage of his position. Kang tries to win Jo over to his side, but fails. One day, a beautiful woman who works in a bar comes to the police station for help, and Kang falls in love with her. He starts going to the bar often to see her, and begins to become more like Jo. Jo is initially pleased at this, but later begins to experience a dilemma with Kang's change in attitude.
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist (1990)
, 1h50Directed by Shin Sang-ok
Genres Drama, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Reiko Oshida, Sora Jung, George Kennedy, Shin Seong-il, Choi Jong-won, Choi Jong-hwan
Rating50%
Two North Korean agents, carrying Japanese passports bearing the names "Shinichi" and "Mayumi", plan to explode a Seoul-bound plane in mid-air. They are diverted to another plane after they have planted the bomb. When the plane crashes, killing all on board, the two plan to commit suicide. The man succeeds, but the woman is saved through medical intervention. When she witnesses the suffering of the surviving families of the bombing victims, she begs to be executed, believing it is the only fitting punishment for her actions.
My Love, My Bride (1990)
, 1h51Directed by Lee Myeong-se
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Park Joong-hoon, Choi Jin-sil, Kim Bo-yeon, Jeon Moo-song, Choi Jong-won
Roles Pastor
Rating70%
Young-min works for a publishing company after his graduation upon a college, as dreaming of becoming a writer some day. He marries his college sweetheart, Mi-young, believing that their love would be everlasting.
Oseam (1990)
, 1h55Directed by Park Chul-soo
Genres Drama
Actors Kim Hye-soo, Song Ok-sook, Chun Ho-jin, Choi Jong-won, Kim Yong-rim
Rating67%
Come Come Come Upward (1989)
, 2h14Directed by Im Kwon-taek
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Actors Kang Soo-yeon, Jeon Moo-song, Choi Jong-won
Rating66%
The film examines the differing lives of two young women who are linked by their affiliation with a Buddhist temple.
Madame Aema 3 (1985)
, 1h45Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Lee Jung-gil, Park Won-sook, Choi Jong-won
Aema is married to a Professor Noh in this entry in the Aema Buin series. Professor Noh has become obsessed with sex through his research and wild experiences abroad. Consequently he is dissatisfied with Aema. Aema has an affair with a professional wrestler who resembles her first boyfriend, then seeks forgiveness from her husband. When their reconciliation proves a failure, Aema wanders the streets in despair.