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The Yellow Sea

2010-12-22 · 156 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · Thriller · Crime

A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.

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Production details

Directors
Na Hong-jin
Production companies
Wellmade Starm, Popcorn Film, 20th Century Fox Korea, Showbox, Fox International Productions Korea, Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum, Asia Culture Technology Investment, Michigan Venture Capital
Countries
South Korea
Status
Released
Budget
USD 8,170,000
Revenue
USD 15,789,762

Top Cast

Ha Jung-wooHa Jung-wooKim Goo-nam
Kim Yoon-seokKim Yoon-seokMyun Jung-hak
Cho Seong-haCho Seong-haKim Tae-won
Lee Cheol-minLee Cheol-minChoi Seong-nam
Kwak Do-wonKwak Do-wonProfessor Kim Seung-hyun
Im Ye-wonIm Ye-wonProfessor's Wife
Tak Sung-eunGoo-nam's Wife
ELELJoo Yeong
Jeong Man-sikJeong Man-sikDetective 1
Jung Min-sungJung Min-sungDetective 2
Park Yun-hoUlsan Broker 1
Seung Eui-yeolSeung Eui-yeolUlsan Broker 2
Kim Ki-hwanProfessor's Driver
Seong Byeong-sukSeong Byeong-sukGoo-nam's Mother
Yum Dong-hunYum Dong-hunBald Head
Kong Jeong-hwanKong Jeong-hwanJeon Pil-kyu
Jo Jeong-yeonMoon-sik
Kim Hong-sooKim Hong-sooDebt Collector 1
Baek Seung-chulBaek Seung-chulDebt Collector 2
Yoon Byung-heeYoon Byung-heeKorean-Chinese Waiter

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