The Ugly (2025)
One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho
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Park Jeong-min as Im Dong-hwan / Young Im Yeong-gyu |
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Kwon Hae-hyo as Im Yeong-gyu |
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Shin Hyun-been as Jung Young-hee |
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Han Ji-hyeon as Kim Su-jin |
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Im Sung-jae as Young Baek Ju-sang |
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Kim Jae-rok as Baek Ju-sang |
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Cha Mi-kyeong as Lee Jin-suk |
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Joo Hae-eun as Young Lee Jin-suk |
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Won Mi-won as Aunt |
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Park Myung-shin as Aunt |
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Lee Hyun-kyun as 40s man |
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Go Seo-hee as 40s woman |
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Go Dong-eop as Old man 1 |
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Hong Seok-bin as Old Man 2 |
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Kim Hye-jung as Old woman |
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Lee Han-sol as Tailor |
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Seo Suk-kyu as Jin-suk's son |
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Ha Si-yeon as Jin-suk's daughter-in-law |
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Han Sang-chul as |
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Oh Chang-kyung as |
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Jeon Woon-jong as |
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Baek Seong-cheol as |
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Choi Funny as |
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Ahn Hyun-bin as |
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Kang Jeon-yeong as |
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Jin Yong-uk as |
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Jo Seung-goo as |
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Im Jung-sun as |
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Han Dong-won as |
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Oh Chi-woon as |
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Ham Eun-woo as |
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Kim Hwan-young as |
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Seo Mun-ho as |
| Writing | Yeon Sang-ho | Graphic Novel |
| Directing | Yeon Sang-ho | Director |
| Production | Yoomin Hailey Yang | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jo Eun-hye | Producer |
| Writing | Yeon Sang-ho | Writer |
| Directing | Kim Hun-young | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Song Hyun-suk | Lighting Director |
| Art | Lee Mok-won | Production Design |
| Art | Park Jun-yong | Props |
| Art | You Cheong | Props |
| Sound | Kang Bong-sung | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cho Tae-hee | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Kyeong-mi | Costume Design |
| Editing | Park Ju-ae | Editor |
| Sound | Chae Min-ju | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kim Suk-won | Sound Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Hong Jeong-ho | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Lee Ji-yeon | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Park Jin-young | Digital Intermediate |
| Camera | Pyo Sang-woo | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kang Yong-bin | Key Grip |
| Art | Kim Jeong-hoon | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Baek Nam-jun | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Editing | Lee Gyeong-jong | Digital Intermediate |
| Camera | Mun Yong-gun | Camera Operator |
| Production | Ahn So-hee | Producer |