Top Billed Cast

Lee Byung-hun
Sun-woo
Kim Yeong-cheol
Mr. Kang
Shin Min-a
Hee-soo
Kim Roi-ha
Moon-seok
Lee Ki-young
Oh Moo-seong
Hwang Jung-min
Mr. Baek
Eric Mun
Tae-goo
Oh Dal-su
Myeong-goo
Kim Hae-gon
Tae-woong
Kim Han
Se-yoon
Jin Goo
Min-gi
Lee Hang-soo
Chairman Won
Oh Kwang-rok
Gangster
Jeon Kuk-hwan
Chairman Baek
Lee Seung-ho
Mr. Park
Kim Seung-o
Moo-seong's Subordinate
Lee Han-sol
Moo-seong's Subordinate
Vadym Domashchenko
Mikhail
Sonny
Filipino Gang
Nico
Filipino Gang
Kim Soo-nam
Shoulder Bag
Kang Young-gu
Shoulder Bag
Heo Myeong-haeng
Shoulder Bag
Jeong Goo-jin
Shoulder Bag
Wang Deok-sang
Shoulder Bag
Jang Jae-yong
Recording Studio Engineer
Lee Ahn-gyoo
Recording Studio Senior
Jeon Na-hyeon
So-yeong
Park Jin-woo
Cheol-moon
Woo Sang-jeon
Mr. Seong
Jeong Gye-soon
Grandmother
Jung Yu-mi
Mi-ae
Choi Si-yeong
Mr. Kang's Wife
Lee Jae-ook
Taxi Driver
Ahn Jang-hyeok
Passage Subordinate
Hwang Dong-seok
Passage Subordinate
Kim Pan-seon
Meeting Room Subordinate
Jeong Won-kyeong
Pit Shoulder
Jo Seon-haeng
Mr. Kang's Driver
Kim In-oh
Night Club Employee
Seo Jeong-hee
Lounge Manager
Kim Hyo-hyeon
Bartender
Choi Hyo-hyeon
Bartender
Song Sang-ook
Lounge Male Employee
Kwak Min-ho
Lounge Male Employee
Kim Hee-jin
Lounge Female Employee
Kim Byeong-gook
Lounge New Manager
Hong Eun-mi
Lounge Guest
Kim Jae-ok
Lounge Guest
Ryoo Chang-hoon
Recording Studio Engineer Assistant
Park Jong-min
Recording Studio Male Employee
Lee Kyeong-won
Recording Studio Female Employee
Kim Ji-hoon
Pianist
Yoo Joo-hyeon
Violinist
Lee Ji-hee
Violinist
Song Jae-ha
Viola
Kang Min-hee
Double Bassist
Kwon Ye-ji
Hongdae Club Guest
Park So-jeong
Hongdae Club Guest
Jo Jung-hee
Night Club DJ
Kwon Chae-yeong
Room Lady
Jeon Hye-min
Room Lady
Kim Eun-ji
Room Lady
Jo Seung-ryong
Waiting Room Player
Kim Tae-hee
Waiting Room Player
Yoo Sang-seob
Moon-seok's Subordinate
Kim Dae-yong
Moon-seok's Subordinate
Jeong Yun-Heon
Moon-seok's Subordinate
Baek Dong-hyun
Moon-seok's Subordinate
Yoon Jin-yool
Leg Car
Jang Han-seung
Leg Car
Seo Joon-ha
Leg Car
Jeong Mi-hye
Middle-Aged Woman
Choi Chang-kyun
Mr. Kang's Assistant
Park Seon-woong
Gyeong-pyo
Oh Yoo-jin
Korean Restaurant Employee
Park Seong-gyoon
Shoulder Bag
Kim Jee-woon
Lee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)

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Written by badelf on Tue Oct 14 2025

A Bittersweet Life: When Mind and Heart Move Kim Jee-woon's "A Bittersweet Life" is less a crime drama and more a philosophical treatise dressed in the razor-sharp suit of a gangster film. From its opening invocation—"It is not the wind and trees that move, it is your mind and heart that move"—the film announces itself as something far more profound than a simple revenge narrative. The cinematography is a masterclass in controlled chaos. Kim Jee-woon doesn't just frame scenes; he choreographs them with the precision of a ballet and the brutality of a street fight. Each frame feels like a ...