The Coast Guard (Movie - 2002)

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  Jang Dong-gun
  장동건
  As
  Corporal Kang
  (강 상병)
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  Kim Jung-hak
  김정학
  As
  Corporal Kim
  (김 상병)
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  Park Ji-ah
  박지아
  As
  Mi-yeong
  (미영)
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  Yoo Hae-jin
  유해진
  As
  Cheol-goo
  (철구)
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  Jung Jin-I
  정진
  As
  Socho head
  (소초장)
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  Kim Ku-taek
  김구택
  As
  Sergeant Jang
  (장 하사)

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  [Interview] Kim Kang-woo Lost Himself in his Role for "The Vanished"
  2018/03/08, Source
  Kim Kang-woo is and actor who has it all: talent and good looks. He debuted with the movie "The Coast Guard" and continued on in "Le Grand Chef", "Haeundae Lovers", "The Taste of Money", "The Gifted Hands", "Golden Cross", "Tabloid Truth", "Missing Noir M", and "Circle",...More

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  Baek Sung-hyun to Join the Coast Guard
  2018/01/02, Source
  Actor Baek Sung-hyun is to serve his mandatory military duty. He will be standing duty in The Coast Guard in the Jinhae Navy Education Headquarters in Changwon, Kyeongsang-namdo. He posted a statement on his SNS on the 23rd of December saying, "I know it's a little late, but I signed up for The Coast Guard and thankfully they accepted me,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Upside Down"
  2016/04/30
  "The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol" was the immediate incredulous reaction to the South Korean government's poor handling of the Sewol tragedy. "Cruel State" was the protracted, despairing reaction as time went on and surviving family members were belittled for wanting an explanation. And now, we have "Upside Down", a documentary which, two years later, tries to find out how the families are holding up, and what the best explanation is, now that there has been ample time to test out all sorts of theories,...More

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  [HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "The Coast Guard": Mad Morality
  2014/08/09
  In the spotlight this week: Kim Ki-duk's "The Coast Guard"... Kim Ki-duk's eighth feature "The Coast Guard" was released back in 2002 and follows a young private and his platoon along Korea's east coast. The film won the FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) prize for Kim's "strong and innovative depiction of the illusion of power which destroys humanity on both sides of the fence". In typical Kim Ki-duk fashion, "The Coast Guard" is an introspective and character-driven piece that moulds trauma, tragedy, and madness into a gripping feature that should not be missed,...More

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  [HanCinema's Image Gallery] "The Coast Guard"
  2014/08/09
  A selection of shots from Kim Ki-duk's "The Coast Guard"... Kim Ki-duk's 2002 drama "The Coast Guard" is a stunningly disturbing critique of contemporary Korea and its militant mindings of men and madness. The film showcases the human condition within the blinding bureaucracy of face-saving servitude. This award-winning piece of criticism is hard-hitting and intense; an introspective and revealing tale typical of Kim that depicts real human tragedy within a soulless and broken system. Enjoy!,...More

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  Coast Guard Gave Special Treatment to Ferry Captain
  2014/05/04, Source
  Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sinking ferry Sewol, escapes with the help of coast guards on April 16. /Newsis The Korea Coast Guard not only fumbled the initial stages of rescuing passengers as the ferry Sewol sank on April 16 but gave the captain preferential treatment. Lee Joon-seok (69) was rescued around 9:46 a.m. on April 16, just after the ferry had capsized off the southwest coast. As the ship listed 40 to 50 degrees on its side, Lee stumbled out of the steering cabin clad in his underwear, apparently intoxicated, and hopped on to a rescue boat,...More

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  Actor JANG Dong-gun
  2012/01/14, Source
  After starring in Korea's biggest budget war movie of all time, actor Jang Dong-gun met with Korean Cinema Today's LEE Hwa-jung to talk about his work.   Based on a true story, "My Way" is about the unbelievable journey of a Korean man who was drafted by the Japanese army during World War II. He was captured by the Russians and put in a labor camp, then became a soldier in the German army, and finally was captured by the US army in Normandy. A record of the spectacular struggle of an individual in history, director Kang Je-gyu's latest action dramastars Jang Dong-gun in the role of Jun-shik, a young marathoner who just wants to get back home,...More

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  Added stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Poseidon"
  2011/08/30, Source
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  Updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Poseidon"
  2011/08/24, Source
  Updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Poseidon",...More

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  Updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Poseidon"
  2011/08/10, Source
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  Updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Poseidon"
  2011/08/01, Source
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  Eric "Poseidon" at risk of failing... delay in production and actors step down
  2011/04/06, Source
  It was supposed to be organized in March...most main actors step down or debating. Drama "Poseidon" that was supposed to be Eric Mun's (Moon Jeong-hyeok) return project is at risk of being taken apart.,...More

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  Added new pictures for the upcoming Korean drama "Poseidon"
  2010/11/11, Source
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  Updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Poseidon"
  2010/11/01, Source
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  Kim Kang-woo to wed actress Han Hye-jin's sister
  2010/05/25, Source
  Korean actor Kim Kang-woo [Asia Economic Daily] Korean actor Kim Kang-woo will be marrying his longtime girlfriend next month, who is also the older sister of actress Han Hye-jin. In a phone call with Asia Economic Daily on Monday, Kim's agency Namoo Actors explained that the actor will wed his girlfriend Han Moo-young, who runs an online shopping mall, in a private ceremony at Seoul's Myeong-dong Cathedral on June 18,...More
• Film Fests Offer Retrospective, Award to Korean Movie Stars
  2008/10/22, Source
  By Han Sang-hee
  Staff Reporter
  
  Two film festivals in France and India are paying respect to local actors and directors by holding retrospectives and offering awards.
  
  The 14th Lyon Asian Film Festival will hold a retrospective on Korean movie star,...More
• JANG Dong-gun and LEE Myeong-se Return to Earth
  2008/07/11, Source
  Korean wave star Jang Dong-gun is collaborating again with auteur director Lee Myung-se on his latest project, simply titled Earth. JANG, who last worked with LEE 9 years ago, acting i,...More

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  Star siblings, different as sun and shade
  2008/04/10, Source
  If there is shade, there is also a sunny spot. The entertainment industry also has its share of light and shade. It is especially prominent where siblings are both in the industry.
  
  Most of the time,...More
• Revealing of stars who are different inside and out
  2008/03/27, Source
  It is not an exaggeration when we say stars live on their "image". It is because the public image they portray can determine their success or failure. Controlling one's image is that important. This sometimes becomes a double-edge sword to stars. If there are stars who are met with public favor thro,...More

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  Actor Kim Works to Enjoy His Calling
  2007/12/25, Source
  By Kwon Mee-yoo
  Staff Reporter
  
  "Enjoy One's Calling" is the phrase written on actor Kim Kang-woo's cell phone. "Talented people cannot beat,...More

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  Japan to Show Encore Films by Director Kim Ki-duk
  2007/04/18, Source
  To mark the Japanese release of director Kim Ki-duk's 1996 debut film "Crocodile", a,...More
• Leaner Busan Film Fest to Open Thursday
  2006/10/11, Source
  The 11th Pusan International Film Festival will kick off its nine-day journey on Thursday amid heated enthusiasm that saw tickets for the opening film sold out in no more than two minutes and 45 seconds. A total of 245 works from 63 countries will be shown during the festival, 64 of them having thei,...More
• Kim Ki-duk's Time to Open Karlovy Vary Fest
  2006/05/28, Source
  By Nigel DSa
  Assistant Editor / Staff Writer
  
  Director KIM Ki-duk's new feature "Time" has been selected as the opening film of the 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which begins next month in the Czech Republic.
  
  The 13th featu,...More

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  Director Kim Ki-duk’s “Time” Invited to Karlovy Vary Film Festival
  2006/05/22, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk's new work "Time" has been selected as the opening movie of the 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival held in Czechos,...More
• Kim Ki-duk's Film Will Open Karlovy Film Festival
  2006/05/21, Source
  "Time", a new film by director Kim Ki-duk, will open the 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival next month in the Czech Republic.
  
  Jiri Bartoska, president of the festival, said on its official Web site, http://www.kviff.com , "It is an,...More
• 'Typhoon' Star Up to New Challenges
  2005/12/13, Source
  Actor Jang Dong-gun Plays North Korean Pirate in New Blockbuster Movie
  
  By Han Eun-jung
  Staff Reporter
  
  Campus hunk, basketball player, fashion model, cab driver, medical doctor and soldier are just some of the roles actor,...More
• 'Typhoon' Ready to Hit Nation
  2005/12/06, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  The division between South and North Korea has been a successful formula in the local movie industry, proved in such blockbuster films as "Shiri" in 1998, ",...More
• World Cinema as 'Cultural Hand Grenade'
  2005/09/22, Source
  Tartan Films' Tony Borg says Korean films should remain true to themselves despite U.S. success
  
  Jason Hahn (woowhee)
  
  Tartan Films is a U.K. based film distributor to both theaters and home video. Its U.S. branch was launched in 2004 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Tartan seeks to,...More
• Korean actor Jang Dong-gun to join hands with Amuse Group
  2005/07/22, Source
  As Korean actor Jang Dong-gun (33) joins hands with Amuse Group, Japan's famous all-around entertainment enterprise, it is being keenly watched as to whether he might be settled as a frontrunner of Hanryu (Korean Wave) in Japan.
  
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• Highs, Lows for Korean Films at Cannes Fest
  2005/05/24, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Contributing Writer
  
  CANNES, France - Registering a record presence of six full-length features invited to all official selections and one short competing in the Cinefondation, Korean cinema was set to fete another great year at the outset of the 58 th Cannes Film Festival.
  
  H,...More
• Korea Film Fest of Florence 2005
  2005/03/23, Source
  Retrospective of Kim Ki-duk to be held also in Milan, Rome, and Turin
  Korea Film Fest
  3rd International Festival of Korean Cinematography in Florence
  
  South Korea invades Italy in the third engagement of the Korean Film Fest, an internation,...More
• Korean Films Target Global Market
  2005/02/23, Source
  SEOUL (Yonhap) _ A local film studio announced three movie projects targeting the global market.
  
  The movies are "Smells Like Butter" intended for the general North American audience, and "Love Talk" and "Love House", both targeting fans,...More
• `Taegukgi' Star Sues Over Use of Image in Vietnam
  2004/11/16, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  Jang Dong-gun, star of such hit films as "Taegukgi" and "The Coast Guard", filed a la,...More
• Kim Ki-duk Films to Screen
  2004/10/25, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  Six films by award-winning director Kim Ki-duk will be screened at Megabox Theater in the Convention and Exhibition (COEX) Center, Southern Seoul, from Nov. 1.
  
  "Som (,...More
• Kim's '3-Iron' Hailed as Moral Winner of Venice Film Festival
  2004/09/15, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  
  Kim Ki-duk might have not been winning the Golden Lion at the recently concluded Venice Film Festival, but his 11th film "Pinjip (3-Iron)", recipient of the Best Direc,...More
• Skyrocketing Screen Guarantees
  2004/04/20, Source
  by Gab-Sik Kim
  
  The money is flowing in, but there is no one to act.
  
  This is the current atmosphere at Choong Moo Ro (film district). According to the Bank of Korea, the movie industry's 2003 sales were some 3.7780 trillion won. This is a rapid growth with sales more than triple 1997's 1.257,...More
• 'Samaria' by Kim Ki-duk invited to Berlin festival
  2004/01/15, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk's new film "Samaria" has been invited to the competitive section of the 54th Berlin International Film Festival scheduled to raise its curtain Feb. 5.
  The invitation,...More