Born in Daegu, South Korea, he debuted in 1957 as a child actor. He is one of Korea's most respected international actors, with a history of numerous best actor awards from domestic and Asia-Pacific film festivals. In 1996, he was awarded the "Sports Nippon Art Grand Prize" with "Sleeping Man" directed by Okuri Kohei, a renowned Japanese director. His long list of films also includes "Deep Blue Night"(1984), "White Badge"(1992), "Two Cops"(1993), "Festival"(1996), etc. He's under Artist Company. In September 2022 it was confirmed that he's been battling blood cancer for over a year and he's not working on any projects for the time being. (Source: AsianWiki) Watch drama online for free.