Ordinary Person
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- Movie: Ordinary Person (literal title)
- Revised romanization: Botongsaram
- Hangul: 보통사람
- Director: Kim Bong-Han
- Writer: Kim Bong-Han (original story & dramatization), Samuel
- Producer: Jang Sung-Won, Kim Yong-Sun, Park Chul-Soo, Nam Ji-Woong
- Cinematographer: Kim Sung-Chul
- Release Date: March 23, 2017
- Runtime: 121 min.
- Genre: Drama / Period-1980 / Police
- Distributor: Opus Pictures
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
Spring, 1987. Sung-Jin (Son Hyun-Joo) is an enthusiastic detective with a wife (Ra Mi-Ran) and a son. His dream is to live with his family in a 2 story home. One day, he happens to catch Tae-Sung (Jo Dal-Hwan). He is a suspected serial killer and the first suspected serial killer in South Korea. Due to this incident, Sung-Jin gets involved in a secret operation led by NSP Chief Kyoo-Nam (Jang Hyuk).
Meanwhile, newspaper reporter Jae-Jin (Kim Sang-Ho) senses something suspicious about Tae-Sung's case. He recommends that Sung-Jin be removed from the case, but Sung-Jin has no choice but to get involved in the secret operation. He needs money for his son's operation.
Notes
- Filming began August 24, 2016 in Namsan, Seoul, South Korea and finished November 24, 2016
Cast
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| Son Hyun-Joo | Jang Hyuk | Kim Sang-Ho | Jo Dal-Hwan | Jeong Man-Sik |
| Sung-Jin | Kyoo-Nam | Jae-Jin | Tae-Sung | NSP Chief |
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| Ji Seung-Hyun | Oh Yeon-A | Choi Yoon-So | Ra Mi-Ran | Kang Hyun-Goo |
| Dong-Gyu | Reporter Park Sun-Hee | Ji-Sook | Sung-Jin's wife | Min-Guk |
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| Lee Yu-Jin |
| Choi Mi-Ja |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Ji-Il - Director Lee
- Joo Suk-Tae - young Prosecutor
- Kim Si-Young - Reporter
- Lee Chang-Jik - Judge
- Jang Gwang - Assemblyman Kim
- Yeo Mu-Yeong - Professor Park
- Heo Sun-Haeng - Bureau Director Kang
- Kim Do-Yeob - Min-Guk's friend
- Lim Yong-Soon - Lawmaker Jung
- Park Hyoung-Soo - agent 1
- Kim Jung-Soo - Police Chief
- Park Kyung-Geun - Chief Yang
- Kim Song-Il - Detective Kim
- Hwang Moo-Young - Balbari
- Choi Seong-Min - Kim Dae-Sik
- Lee Won-Hee - prison officer
- Oh Jin-Ha - nurse
- Lim Ji-Min - gisaeng at Korean restaurant
- Lee Ja-Eun - dabang woman
- No Shi-Hong - torture expert
- Song Yo-Seb - torture expert
- Nam Jung-Woo - newspaper reporter
- Lee Seung-Yong - Jayoo Ilbo reporter
- Jong-Ho - reporter
- Park Sang-Hyuk - Detective Park
- Ha Ji-Man - Obri Band
- Shin Jung-Man - montage man
- Jung Han-Bin - NSP agent
- Kwon Oh-Soo - Assemblyman Na
- Yoon Jung-Yul - Agent Yoon Yo-Won
- Heo Na-Kyung - gisaeng 3
- Kim Min-Hyuk
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StuckonHyuk Jan 04 2026 11:47 pm Jang Hyuk plays a psychopath better than any other actor. Even with limited screen time, he was dazzling.
JustARandomReviewer Jan 07 2020 4:57 am It's an "ok" movie. The plot is interesting enough to continue or invest in watching. It gives you an insight on how corrupted the justice and political system is and/or can be. The ending was pretty sad too.
P.S. IF you are only watching this movie just because of Jang Hyuk (which makes you a little bishhhh, lmao) then you might be a little disappointed. He has very limited amount of screentime. However, don't be discouraged to not watch the movie. It's actually better than what I expected.
crispyroll Dec 15 2017 2:36 am I love this movie, all the cast acting was awesome...especially Jang Hyuk! The most important lesson i got from this movie is someone who has money & power are able to control the world! Eventhough he (Choi Gyu Nam) was a cruel person..he took everything for granted..but because he is smart and has power, no one can beat him to ground!
pgirlcl13 Jul 27 2017 10:31 pm I got it -just how corrupted not an ordinary person maybe, No ordinary actresses and actors within this movie, please take it to heart how the characters they role played to show if one ordinary person just think about "his or her" choice of actions & what may be the worsted consequences behind-the-scenes or just had listen one ordinary supporter (??) Life is a bit** when your "position of law"is without that kinda support, excellent movie, two thumbs up to the writer and director
2cents May 31 2017 8:05 am Oh god.. the movie is so slow! A lot of dragging and filler scenes.. i really tried to enjoy the movie for the excellent casts, but it's hard to...
GG May 29 2017 10:55 pm Really excellent movie. I'm a Jang Hyuk fan and although his acting was fine in this, I prefer his action (especially sageuk) and romantic roles since this one was a bit too "ordinary" (no pun intended) for his "extraordinary" skills. Otherwise the rest of the cast, especially Kim Sang-ho did a superb job.
Tristan May 06 2017 10:05 pm This movie's just so..so... I was hoping for more since it's one of the best Korean actors starring, Jang Hyuk's role's definitely not one of the greatest. Hopefully, he can get a better role next time. Anyway, the only thing I didn't like about the cast was that actress who played the lady reporter, Oh EyonAh's acting was bleh. She looks like she's high on something the way she smiles when nothing was funny. Other than that the male cast & Ra Mi Ran even without verbal dialogue, nailed it.
prettysup Nov 04 2016 12:53 am Looking forward to Jang Hyuk acting as antagonist in this movie !
beansprout Sep 25 2016 6:51 pm Jang Hyuk! hooray!! I love this guy so much!! :)
This guy is AWESOME. Can't believe I didnt know this guy.. :) All his characters was phenomenal. But my favorite is Dae Gil..His hilarious as Lee Gun...
Eevee Sep 19 2016 10:30 am LOLs at my stalker mode for jang hyuk :-*
Beesh Sep 01 2016 10:40 pm Woow new movie for Hyukie