The Yellow Sea

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The Yellow Sea

"The only thing he must not have crossed."

2010

2h 21m

7.3(521 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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Cast & Crew

41 members

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하정우

Kim Gu-nam

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김윤석

Myeon Jeong-hak

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조성하

Kim Tae-won

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이철민

Choi Seong-nam

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곽도원

Professor Kim Seung-hyun

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Im Ye-won

Professor's Wife

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Tak Sung-eun

Gu-nam's Wife

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이엘

Joo-young

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정만식

Detective 1

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정민성

Detective 2

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Park Yun-ho

Ulsan Broker 1

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Seung Eui-yeol

Ulsan Broker 2

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Kim Ki-hwan

Professor's Driver

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성병숙

Gu-nam's Mother

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Yum Dong-hun

Bald Head

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공정환

Jeon Pil-kyu

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김흥수

Debt Collector 1

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백승철

Debt Collector 2

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윤병희

Waiter

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강현중

Busan Port Sailor

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조재윤

Busan Port Truck Driver

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손강국

Boeun Cop 1

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이희준

Boeun Cop 2

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Baek Won-gil

Korean-Chinese Kidnapped Man

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황석정

Dollar Dealer

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Jeong Dae-yong

Korean-Chinese Neighbor

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Lim Hyung-taek

Ansan Restaurant Owner

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유하복

Yanbian Taxi Manager

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백현주

Garibong Pub Owner

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박병은

Bank Clerk

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나광훈

Fighter

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김동현

Metropolitan Unit Detective

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오윤홍

Tae-won's Wife

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장소연

Do-man Hotel Staff

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김재화

Do-man Hotel Staff

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조하석

Dog Seller

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Choo Seung-Wook

Tae-won's Driver

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이유미

Tae-won's Daughter

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안서현

Professor's Daughter

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이준혁

Dog Seller

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이근후

Myeon-ga Gangster 8

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