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Kim Jee-woon

Kim Jee-woon
Dong-Cheol Kim

[Cast Group]
Actor: Lee Byung-hun | Character: Seon-woo
Actor: Shin Min-a | Character: Hee-soo
Actor: Kim Yeong-cheol | Character: Mr. Kang
Actor: Hwang Jung-min | Character: President Baek
Actor: Kim Roe-ha | Character: Moon-seok
Actor: Kim Hae-gon | Character: Weapon smuggler
Actor: Eric Moon | Character: Gun Dealer's Brother
Actor: Oh Dal-su | Character: Myung-goo
Actor: Lee Ki-young | Character: Oh Moo-seong
Actor: Jin Goo | Character: Min-gi
Actor: Lee Ahn-Gyoo | Character: Recording Studio Senior
Actor: Kim Byeong-Gook | Character: Lounge New Manager
Actor: Kwon Chae-Yeong | Character: Room Lady
Actor: Ryoo Chang-Hoon | Character: Recording Studio Engineer Assistant
Actor: Choi Chang-Kyun | Character: Mr. Kangs Assistant
Actor: Kim Dae-Yong | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Wang Deok-Sang | Character: Shoulder Bag
Actor: Baek Dong-Hyeon | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Hwang Dong-Seok | Character: Passage Subordinate
Actor: Kim Eun-Ji | Character: Room Lady
Actor: Hong Eun-Mi | Character: Lounge Guest
Actor: Gilbert | Character: Filipino Gang
Actor: Jeong Goo-Jin | Character: Shoulder Bag
Actor: Jeon Gook-hwan | Character: Chairman Baek
Actor: Oh Gwang-Rok | Character: Actor
Actor: Jeong Gye-Soon | Character: Grandmother
Actor: Heo Myung Haeng | Character: Actor
Actor: Kim Han | Character: Se-Yoon
Actor: Jang Han-Seung | Character: Leg Car
Actor: Lee Han-Sol | Character: Moo-Seongs Subordinate
Actor: Lee Hang-Soo | Character: Chairman Won
Actor: Kim Hee-Jin | Character: Lounge Female Employee
Actor: Jang Sun Ho | Character: Mr. Kangs Secretary
Actor: Jeon Hye-Min | Character: Room Lady
Actor: Choi Hyo-Hyeon | Character: Bartender
Actor: Kim Hyo-Hyeon | Character: Bartender
Actor: Kim Il-Han | Character: Waiting Room Prayer
Actor: Kim In-Oh | Character: Night Club Employee
Actor: Song Jae-Ha | Character: Viola
Actor: Kim Jae-Ok | Character: Lounge Guest
Actor: Lee Jae-Ook | Character: Taxi Driver
Actor: Lee Jae-Wook | Character: Taxi Driver
Actor: Jang Jae-Yong | Character: Recording Studio Engineer
Actor: Ahn Jang-Hyeok | Character: Passage Subordinate
Actor: Jeong-Chang | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Jo Jeong-Hee | Character: Night Club Dj
Actor: Seo Jeong-Hee | Character: Lounge Manager
Actor: Son Jeong-Min | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Lee Ji-Hee | Character: Violinist
Actor: Park Jin-woo | Character: Cheol-Moon
Actor: Yoon Jin-Yool | Character: Leg Car
Actor: Park Jong-Min | Character: Recording Studio Male Employee
Actor: Yoo Joo-Hyeon | Character: Violinist
Actor: Choi Joon-Beom | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Seo Joon-Ha | Character: Leg Car
Actor: Ji Joong-Hyeon | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Jo Jung-Hee | Character: Night Club Dj
Actor: Yang Kang-Yeon | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Tae-hee Kim | Character: Actor
Actor: Jeon Kuk-Hwan | Character: Chairman Baek
Actor: Lee Kyeong-Won | Character: Recording Studio Female Employee
Actor: Park Seong Kyun | Character: President Baeks Aide
Actor: Mu-yeong Lee | Character: Actor
Actor: Seo ji-oh Lee | Character: Moon Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Seung-Ho Lee | Character: Mr. Park
Actor: Jeong Mi-Hye | Character: Middle-Aged Woman
Actor: Kang Min-Hee | Character: Double Bassist
Actor: Kwak Min-ho | Character: Lounge Male Employee
Actor: Song Min-Seok | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Jeong Myeong-Gyoo | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Heo Myeong-Haeng | Character: Shoulder Bag
Actor: Jeon Na-Hyeon | Character: So-Yeong
Actor: No Nam-Seok | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Nico | Character: Filipino Gang
Actor: Kim Pan-Seon | Character: Meeting Room Subordinate
Actor: Kim Roi-Ha | Character: Moon-Seok
Actor: Woo Sang-jeon | Character: Actor
Actor: Song Sang-Ook | Character: Lounge Male Employee
Actor: Yoo Sang-Seob | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Jo Seon-Haeng | Character: Mr. Kangs Driver
Actor: Park Seon-Woong | Character: Gyeong-Pyo
Actor: Park Seong-Gyoo | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Park Seong-Gyoon | Character: Shoulder Bag
Actor: Jo Seung-Ryong | Character: Waiting Room Player
Actor: Choi Si-Yeon | Character: Mr. Kangs Wife
Actor: Park So-Jeong | Character: Hongdae Club Guest
Actor: Sonny | Character: Filipino Gang
Actor: Oh Dal Soo | Character: Myung Goo
Actor: Kim Soo-Nam | Character: Shoulder Bag
Actor: Kim Su-Nam | Character: Back Shoulder
Actor: Yoon Jung Sub | Character: Moon-seok's subordinate
Actor: Park Sun-Woong | Character: Kyung-Pyo
Actor: Park Sung-kyun | Character: Back Shoulder
Actor: Kim Sung-oh | Character: Oh Mu-sung's Subordinate
Actor: Vadim | Character: Mikhail
Actor: Domashchenko Vadym | Character: Russian weapon smuggler
Actor: Jeong Won-Kyeong | Character: Pit Shoulder
Actor: Kwon Ye-Ji | Character: Hongdae Club Guest
Actor: Oh Yoo-Jin | Character: Korean Restaurant Employee
Actor: Jeong Yoon-Heon | Character: Moon-Seoks Subordinate
Actor: Kang Young-Gu | Character: Shoulder Bag
Actor: Jung Yu-mi | Character: Mi-ae

[Directors Group]
Name: Kim Jee-woon | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kim Jee-woon | Role: Writer
Name: Dong-Cheol Kim | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Joon-hwan Choi | Role: Producer
Name: Lee Eugene-I | Role: Producer
Name: Kim Jung-Hwa | Role: Producer
Name: Oh Jung-wan | Role: Producer
Name: Eugene Lee | Role: Producer
Name: Choi Pyung-Ho | Role: Producer
Name: Lee Yoo-Jin | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Dalpalan | Role: Composer
Name: Jang Young-gyu | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jung Hae-Ji | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Kim Ji-yong | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Yoon Joo-Hwan | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jae-geun Choi | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Ryu Seong-hie | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Ryu Seong Hee | Role: Art Director
Name: Ryoo Seong-Hee | Role: Art Director
Name: Ryu Seong-hie | Role: Art Director
Name: Hong-sam Yang | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jo Sang-gyeong | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Kim Do-hee | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lee Hee-Eun | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Hee Eun Lee | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jiyoon Choi | Role: Production Manager
Name: Choi Hyeong-Ryeol | Role: Production Manager
Name: Kim Jae-Hoon | Role: Production Manager
Name: Kim Min-Suk-Iv | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Lee So-Yeong | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Yang Hong-Sam | Role: Art Department
Name: Han Jae-Min | Role: Art Department
Name: Kwak Jung-Ae | Role: Art Department
Name: Cho Sang Kyung | Role: Art Department
Name: Cho Sang-Kyung | Role: Art Department
Name: Ryoo Seong-Hee | Role: Art Department
Name: Ryu Seong-Hie | Role: Art Department
Name: Lee Yong-Gi | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Roberto Cappannelli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kim Kyung-Tae | Role: Sound Department
Name: Choi Tae-young | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Jung Do-ahn | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jung Do-an | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jay Seung Jaegal | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Wook Kim | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Jung Doo-hong | Role: Stunts
Name: Ji Jung-Hyeon | Role: Stunts
Name: Heo Myeong-Haeng | Role: Stunts
Name: Heo Myeong-haeng | Role: Stunts
Name: Heo Myung-Haeng | Role: Stunts
Name: Yoo Sang-Seob | Role: Stunts
Name: Yoo Sang-seob | Role: Stunts
Name: Yoo Sang Seob | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Sung-min Ha | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jung Hae-Ji | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shin Sang-Yeol | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Jiyoon Choi | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Kwak Jung-Ae | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Jang Yeong Gyu | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Han Jae-min | Role: Editorial Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Kim Jee-woon | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Anatole de Bodinat | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Lormand | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lee Yong-gi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kim Jee-woon | Role: Additional Crew

Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2543897113/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/mc/vi2543897113/vi2543897113_1080p.mp4?Expires=1788460402&Signature=KSWYjDCB-a3R~CAu7rTX5yjFwTNolgNAk3u9E--Puuz1uZu-P7uihDpHp33vwsETL-o5a84PSKro2m-eKH43B~dXSUE7b68X9VsEuD92PDIfbDgFvHo0CvEiSbIaDbsEVhOldjnaUJBwBkUjGFf4Qnl8ko3MHx5nik1oSPY7QhybWK~FJ2E5mhcu8qvh0lIZJznOk88FTb58rlK0KWOf72~k-KpOR~ZA2fsGqH40xNH0HHu3Ri1uhR-I8wak~9qiifjCSn~Nn8WFXu9Zl~Uw3H~mJ8w-jaGm3kXAsKR006uW54YgsGtnRIYuGS074hIl1lF65tO3~fq8XrbgrQ6hdg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

South Korea: April 1, 2005
Philippines: April 1, 2005
Japan: April 23, 2005 (Tokyo)
France: May 15, 2005 (Cannes Film Festival)
France: July 2, 2005 (Paris Cinéma)
Taiwan: July 22, 2005
Germany: July 29, 2005 (München Fantasy Filmfest)
France: August 31, 2005 (L'Étrange Festival)
Singapore: September 15, 2005
Finland: September 16, 2005 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Spain: October 2005 (Sitges)
South Korea: October 2005 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 6, 2005 (Raindance Film Festival)
Sweden: November 2005 (Stockholm International Film Festival)
France: November 10, 2005 (Sarlat Film Festival)
Greece: November 21, 2005 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: December 2, 2005 (FilmAsia Festival)
United Kingdom: January 20, 2006
Ireland: January 20, 2006
Portugal: March 2, 2006
Sweden: March 3, 2006
France: March 10, 2006 (Deauville Asian Film Festival)
Argentina: March 12, 2006 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
United States: April 1, 2006 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Italy: April 6, 2006 (Florence, Korean Film Fest)
Greece: April 13, 2006 (limited)
United States: April 26, 2006 (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
France: May 10, 2006
Italy: May 12, 2006
Turkey: July 7, 2006
Australia: August 2, 2006 (Melbourne International Film Festival)
Brazil: November 23, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Denmark: November 24, 2006
Indonesia: December 13, 2006 (Jakarta International Film Festival)
Hungary: April 14, 2007 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Hungary: May 25, 2007 (Korean Film Week)
Poland: June 2, 2009 (TV release)
Netherlands: April 4, 2015 (CinemAsia Film Festival)
France: November 15, 2023 (re-release, restored 4K version)
India: May 5, 2025 (internet)

Nominee | 2005 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Best Film | Kim Jee-woon, A Bittersweet Life
Winner | 2005 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Best Original Soundtrack | Dalpalan, Jang Young-gyu, A Bittersweet Life
Winner | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Supporting Actor | Hwang Jung-min, A Bittersweet Life
Winner | 2006 | Baek Sang Art Awards | Baek Sang Film | Best Actor | Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life
Winner | 2006 | Deauville Asian Film Festival | Action Asia Award | Kim Jee-woon, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Actor | Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best Actor | Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life
Winner | 2005 | Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA) | Busan Film Critics Association Award | Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Art Direction | Ryu Seong-hie, A Bittersweet Life
Winner | 2005 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Korean Association of Film Critics Award | Best Actor | Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life
Winner | 2005 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Korean Association of Film Critics Award | Best Music | Dalpalan, Jang Young-gyu, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2007 | Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards | SIYAD Award | Best Foreign Film | A Bittersweet Life | 19th Place
Nominee | 2006 | The Webby Awards | Webby Award | Websites - Movie & Film | A Bittersweet Life
Winner | 2005 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Film | A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Music | Dalpalan, Jang Young-gyu, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Editing | Jae-geun Choi, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Lighting | Shin Sang-yeol, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Visual Effects | Wook Kim, Kwak Tae-yong, Jung Do-ahn, Hee-kyoung Lee, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Sound Effects | Choi Tae-young, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best Supporting Actor | Hwang Jung-min, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best Lighting | Shin Sang-Yeol, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best Art Direction | Ryu Seong-hie, A Bittersweet Life
Nominee | 2005 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best Music | Dalpalan, A Bittersweet Life

France: USD 138963
Japan: USD 2357358
South Korea: USD 7582393
Taiwan: USD 1380
Russia - CIS: USD 714
Period: Dec 4 – 7, 2025 | Rank: 170 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Interval gross: USD 23 | Per theater average: USD 23