The Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea

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2010
2h 21m
7.3(536 votes)
Drama
Thriller
Crime

Overview

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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41 members
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하정우

Kim Gu-nam

하정우
Acting

김윤석

Myeon Jeong-hak

김윤석
Acting

조성하

Kim Tae-won

조성하
Acting

이철민

Choi Seong-nam

이철민
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곽도원

Professor Kim Seung-hyun

곽도원
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Im Ye-won

Professor's Wife

Im Ye-won
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Tak Sung-eun

Gu-nam's Wife

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이엘

Joo-young

이엘
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정만식

Detective 1

정만식
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정민성

Detective 2

정민성
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Park Yun-ho

Ulsan Broker 1

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승의열

Ulsan Broker 2

승의열
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Kim Ki-hwan

Professor's Driver

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성병숙

Gu-nam's Mother

성병숙
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Yum Dong-hun

Bald Head

Yum Dong-hun
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공정환

Jeon Pil-kyu

공정환
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김흥수

Debt Collector 1

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백승철

Debt Collector 2

백승철
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윤병희

Waiter

윤병희
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강현중

Busan Port Sailor

강현중
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조재윤

Busan Port Truck Driver

조재윤
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손강국

Boeun Cop 1

손강국
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이희준

Boeun Cop 2

이희준
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Baek Won-gil

Korean-Chinese Kidnapped Man

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황석정

Dollar Dealer

황석정
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Jeong Dae-yong

Korean-Chinese Neighbor

Jeong Dae-yong
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Lim Hyung-taek

Ansan Restaurant Owner

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유하복

Yanbian Taxi Manager

유하복
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백현주

Garibong Pub Owner

백현주
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박병은

Bank Clerk

박병은
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나광훈

Fighter

나광훈
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김동현

Metropolitan Unit Detective

김동현
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오윤홍

Tae-won's Wife

오윤홍
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장소연

Do-man Hotel Staff

장소연
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김재화

Do-man Hotel Staff

김재화
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조하석

Dog Seller

조하석
Acting

Choo Seung-Wook

Tae-won's Driver

No Image
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이유미

Tae-won's Daughter

이유미
Acting

안서현

Professor's Daughter

안서현
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이준혁

Dog Seller

이준혁
Acting

이근후

Myeon-ga Gangster 8

이근후

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