A Bittersweet Life
A loyal enforcer tasked with killing his crime lord’s suspected cheating mistress chooses mercy, igniting a deadly power struggle that forces him to battle the very organization he once served.
“When doing right goes very, very wrong.”
Synopsis
Kim Sun-woo works as an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by the cold and calculating crime boss Kang. While Kang is away on a business trip, he tasks Sun-woo with a simple assignment: to follow his young mistress, Hee-soo, out of suspicion that she may be having an affair with a younger man. Kang gives Sun-woo strict orders to kill both Hee-soo and her alleged lover if an affair is confirmed.
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Edited by Jae Geun ChoiShot by Jung Hae JiScored by DalpalanDesigned by Ryu Seong Hie
Box Office
2005 · Box office
Grossed $7.6M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$7.6M
Also known as
- A Bittersweet Lifede
- Bittersweet Lifede
- A Bittersweet Lifeen
- A bittersweet lifees
- Bittersweet Lifeit
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Cast & Crew
92 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
68Kim Han
as Se-yoon
Lee Hang Soo
as Chairman Won
Oh Kwang Rok
as Gangster
Jeon Kuk Hwan
as Chairman Baek
Lee Seung Ho
as Mr. Park
Kim Seung O
as Moo-seong's Subordinate
Lee Han Sol
as Moo-seong's Subordinate
Vadym Domashchenko
as Mikhail
Sonny
as Filipino Gang
Nico
as Filipino Gang
Kim Soo Nam
as Shoulder Bag
Kang Young Gu
as Shoulder Bag
Heo Myeong Haeng
as Shoulder Bag
Jeong Goo Jin
as Shoulder Bag
Wang Deok Sang
as Shoulder Bag
Jang Jae Yong
as Recording Studio Engineer
Lee Ahn Gyoo
as Recording Studio Senior
Jeon Na Hyeon
as So-yeong
Park Jin Woo
as Cheol-moon
Woo Sang Jeon
as Mr. Seong
Jeong Gye Soon
as Grandmother
Jung Yu Mi
as Mi-ae
Choi Si Yeon
as Mr. Kang's Wife
Lee Jae Ook
as Taxi Driver
Ahn Jang Hyeok
as Passage Subordinate
Hwang Dong Seok
as Passage Subordinate
Kim Pan Seon
as Meeting Room Subordinate
Jeong Won Kyeong
as Pit Shoulder
Jo Seon Haeng
as Mr. Kang's Driver
Kim In Oh
as Night Club Employee
Seo Jeong Hee
as Lounge Manager
Kim Hyo Hyeon
as Bartender
Choi Hyo Hyeon
as Bartender
Song Sang Ook
as Lounge Male Employee
Kwak Min Ho
as Lounge Male Employee
Kim Hee Jin
as Lounge Female Employee
Kim Byeong Gook
as Lounge New Manager
Hong Eun Mi
as Lounge Guest
Kim Jae Ok
as Lounge Guest
Ryoo Chang Hoon
as Recording Studio Engineer Assistant
Park Jong Min
as Recording Studio Male Employee
Lee Kyeong Won
as Recording Studio Female Employee
Kim Ji Hoon
as Pianist
Yoo Joo Hyeon
as Violinist
Lee Ji Hee
as Violinist
Song Jae Ha
as Viola
Kang Min Hee
as Double Bassist
Kwon Ye Ji
as Hongdae Club Guest
Park So Jeong
as Hongdae Club Guest
Jo Jung Hee
as Night Club DJ
Kwon Chae Yeong
as Room Lady
Jeon Hye Min
as Room Lady
Kim Eun Ji
as Room Lady
Jo Seung Ryong
as Waiting Room Player
Kim Tae Hee
as Waiting Room Player
Yoo Sang Seob
as Moon-seok's Subordinate
Kim Dae Yong
as Moon-seok's Subordinate
Jeong Yun Heon
as Moon-seok's Subordinate
Baek Dong Hyun
as Moon-seok's Subordinate
Yoon Jin Yool
as Leg Car
Jang Han Seung
as Leg Car
Seo Joon Ha
as Leg Car
Jeong Mi Hye
as Middle-Aged Woman
Choi Chang Kyun
as Mr. Kang's Assistant
Park Seon Woong
as Gyeong-pyo
Oh Yoo Jin
as Korean Restaurant Employee
Park Seong Gyoon
as Shoulder Bag
Kim Jee Woon
as Lee Byung-hun's Hand Stand-In (uncredited)
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