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Yang Woo-seok

Yang Woo-seok

Writer and director · Born October 24, 1969 (57) · Seoul, South Korea

Korean director best known for directing the hit film The Attorney (2013) and the Steel Rain duology (2017-2020).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 24, 1969 (57)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Yang Woo-seok's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Self
24%
Survival
21%
Power
14%
Bonds
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
1
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yang Woo-seok's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yang Woo-seok's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • About Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Hunt(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Steel Rain 2(2020)

    Director · Comic Book · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Steel Rain(2017)

    Director · Comic Book · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Super White Bear: Spy Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Story Consultant

  • The Attorney(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Co-Producer

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2002 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Attorney (2013)

$79M worldwide

Highest rated

The Attorney (2013)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 7: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting5 of 7: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing5 of 7: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 7: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

7 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Yang Woo-seok's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Steel Rain 2 (2020)

56th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

The Attorney (2013)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yang Woo-seok work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yang Woo-seok's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kwak Do-won shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers