The Client (Movie - 2011)

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  Ha Jung-woo
  하정우
  As
  Lawyer 'Kang Seong-hee'
  (변호사 '강성희')
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  Park Hee-soon
  박희순
  As
  Public prosecutor 'Ahn Min-ho'
  (검사 '안민호')
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  Jang Hyuk
  장혁
  As
  Suspect 'Han Cheol-min'
  (용의자 '한철민')
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  Sung Dong-il
  성동일
  As
  Broker 'Jang Ho-won'
  (브로커 '장호원')
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  Kim Sung-ryung
  김성령
  As
  Office Manager
  (사무장)
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  Jung Won-joong
  정원중
  As
  Chief prosecutor
  (부장검사)

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  From left, actors Jang Hyuk, Park Hee-soon and Ha Jung-woo appear at a promotional event for the film "The Client" in Seoul, Tuesday. / Yonhap By Lee Hyo-won Local cinema has seen a host of dramas set in court, but actor Ha Jung-woo and the other makers of "The Client" are confident that their film offers something new as the country's first legal thriller. The upcoming film is expected to tell a Korean-style story that stands apart from its American counterparts.,...More

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  Poster revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "The Client",...More

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  Added new stills and updated cast for the upcoming Korean movie "The Client"
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  [20 Korean Films to Look Out for Second Half of 2011] "The Client"
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  Korea's First-Ever Court Jury Drama "The Client" Directed by Sohn Young-sung By NA Won-jung A woman is missing. It turns out it was a murder, not a missing case. There's only one key suspect, her husband HAN Chulmin (Jang Hyuk) who had the motive and the circumstance to kill her and abandon the body somewhere. He was once a prime suspect on another murder case as well. AHN Min-ho (Park Hee-soon) is a prosecutor in charge of this case and he is sure Chul-min is guilty, yet he has no proof,...More

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  Ha Jung-woo beats Chow Yun-fat and is awarded AFA Besct Actor!
  2011/03/21, Source
  Actor Ha Jung-woo beats Chow Yun-fat and is the best actor in Asia. Ha Jung-woo departed on the 20th for the 5th Asian Film Awards starting on the 21st and he was awarded the Best Actor for movie "The Yellow Sea" and represented the whole of Asia.,...More

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  Park Hee-soon and Park Ye-jin overcomes 11 age difference and are in love
  2011/03/02, Source
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  Upcoming Korean movie "The Client"
  2011/02/03, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean movie "The Client"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

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  Ha Jung-woo, Jang Hyuk and Park Hee-soon will be in the film 'The Client'
  2010/10/27, Source
  Ha Jung-woo, Park Hee-soon, and Jang Hyuk will be on the upcoming film, "The Client" together. The film is directed by Sohn Young-sung ("The Pit and The Pendulum", 2008). "The Client" is about a bruising battle of wits between a lawyer, who has to defend a murder suspect, and a prosecutor, who believed that suspect is an actual criminal. The suspense, which will not let the audience go free until the very end, drew lots attentions even from the scenario stage.,...More