Directed by:
Jee-woon KimScreenplay:
Jee-woon KimCinematography:
Ji-yong KimCast:
Byeong-heon Lee, Jeong-min Hwang, Roe-ha Kim, Min-ah Shin, Moo-yeong Lee, Eric, Dal-su Oh, Hae-gon Kim, Kuk-hwan Jeon, Seong-oh Kim, Jin-woo Park, Gu Jin (more)Plots(1)
He felt he made the right choice... But the world had already become his enemy. From acclaimed Korean director Kim Jee Woon comes the Neo-Noir classic, A Bittersweet Life. Sun-woo (Lee Byung Hun) is not just the manager of an elegant upscale restaurant in Seoul, he is also the trusted and loyal right-hand man for underworld figure Kang (Kim Young Chul). When Kang suspects his young girlfriend, Hee-soo (Shin Mina), of being unfaithful, he orders Sun-woo to take care of the problem. When Sun-woo discovers Hee-soo with her lover, instead of killing her as ordered, he grants them mercy and let's them go. Now, Sun-woo is being hunted down by those he once considered brothers, and must battle his way through his own gang on a path to a final confrontation with Kang. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Byeong-heon Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948674_2470cf.jpg)
Byeong-heon Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
Keys to the Heart (2018)
Masquerade (2012)
![Jeong-min Hwang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445145_efe0fc.jpg)
Jeong-min Hwang
South Korea
Best movies:
New World (2013)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
12.12: The Day (2023)
![Roe-ha Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/644/161644451_bdc2c3.jpg)
Roe-ha Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Memories of Murder (2003)
The Princess' Man (2011) (series)
![Min-ah Shin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011857_4c7e7e.jpg)
Min-ah Shin
South Korea
Best movies:
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (2010) (series)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Sad Movie (2005)
Moo-yeong Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
My Sassy Girl (2001)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
No Blood No Tears (2002)
![Eric](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275532_69845a.jpg)
Eric
South Korea
Best movies:
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Discovery of Love (2014) (series)
Spy MyeongWol (2011) (series)
![Dal-su Oh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/083/855/83855247_a25a5d.jpg)
Dal-su Oh
South Korea
Best movies:
The Attorney (2013)
Oldboy (2003)
Once in a Summer (2006)
![Hae-gon Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275515_f1b93d.jpg)
Hae-gon Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Calla (1999)
![Kuk-hwan Jeon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/407/407735_fd1d9d.jpg)
Kuk-hwan Jeon
South Korea
Best movies:
Crash Landing on You (2019) (series)
Silenced (2011)
A Family (2004)
![Seong-oh Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/088/160088240_5776f8.jpg)
Seong-oh Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Secret Garden (2010) (series)
The Man from Nowhere (2010)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
![Jin-woo Park](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/896/160896238_9b5422.jpg)
Jin-woo Park
South Korea
Best movies:
Goblin (2016) (series)
Stranger (2017) (series)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
![Gu Jin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726711_062086.jpg)
Gu Jin
South Korea
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
Always (2011)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
![Yeong-cheol Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245521_bbb359.jpg)
Yeong-cheol Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
IRIS (2009) (series)
Voice of a Murderer (2007)
![Han-sol Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712068_39c098.jpg)
Han-sol Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
A Millionaire's First Love (2006)
Fighter in the Wind (2004)
Su-nam Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Wedding Dress (2010)
Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
![Min-ho Kwak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/133/161133298_15e96c.jpg)
Min-ho Kwak
South Korea
Best movies:
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Flying Boys (2004)
May 18 (2007)
Tae-hee Kim
Best movies:
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Strokes of Fire (2002)
Sunny (2008)
![Gi-yeong Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/572/162572935_3509eb.jpg)
Gi-yeong Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007) (series)
Marathon (2005)
Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019) (series)
![Jee-woon Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273297_ce4074.jpg)
Jee-woon Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Young-gu Kang
South Korea
Best movies:
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Voice of a Murderer (2007)
The Front Line (2011)