Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Revenge was never this sweet.

2002•2h 9m•7.5/10

ActionDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(2K)

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.

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Production

CJ Entertainment, Studio Box

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Dong-jin

Shin Ha-kyun

Shin Ha-kyun

Ryu

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Yeong-mi

Im Ji-eun

Im Ji-eun

Sister

Han Bo-bae

Han Bo-bae

Yu-Sun

Lee Dae-yeon

Lee Dae-yeon

Detective Choi

Ki Joo-bong

Ki Joo-bong

Engineer Peng

Kim Se-dong

Kim Se-dong

CEO

Lee Yoon-Mi

Boss

Ryoo Seung-bum

Ryoo Seung-bum

Person with Cerebral Palsy

Ji Dae-han

Ji Dae-han

Detective Ji

Heo Jong-su

Detective Heo

Nam Byung-hoon

Man 1

Park Jae-woong

Park Jae-woong

Man 2

Jeong Gyu-su

Jeong Gyu-su

Doctor 1

Lee Jeong-wook

Lee Jeong-wook

Doctor 2

Lee Geum-hee

Lee Geum-hee

Radio DJ

Ryoo Seung-wan

Ryoo Seung-wan

Chinese Delivery Man

Lee Kan-hee

Lee Kan-hee

Dong-jin's Ex-wife

Jung Jae-young

Jung Jae-young

Husband of Dong-jin's Ex-wife

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