Name: Sunyeo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-04-21
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jeong-cheol Kim, Kim Ja-ok, Lee Il-woong

Korean cinema is known for its mastery of genre, fluidly blending thriller, drama, and dark comedy with social critique. The post-1990s renaissance brought bold storytelling and masterful craft to the world stage, addressing class, identity, and modern anxieties with cinematic flair.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)

The troubled life and marriage of Jin-Seok, a Korean veteran of the Vietnam war.

The Biggest Movies and TV Coming in September

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Youn Yuh-jung and Gye-hyeon Jeon in Woman of Fire (1971)

Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death (1978)

Kim Jin-kyu, Jeung-nyeo Ju, and Eun-shim Lee in The Housemaid (1960)

Kim Ji-mee, Park Jeong-ja, and Jeong-il Lee in Promise of the Flesh (1975)

Tadanobu Asano and Ua in Woman of Water (2002)

Woman of Water

Photos

Top Cast4

User reviews

More like this

Related interests

Storyline

Top picks

Details

Tech specs

Contribute to this page

More to explore

Recently viewed