SimilarScreen
Poongsan

Poongsan

The one with no fear and no borders.

20116.02h 1m

Overview

Poongsan has the unenviable - and death-defying - job of delivering messages across the North and South Korean border to separated families. When South Korean government agents ask him to smuggle in In-ok, the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South, the damsel and rescuer fall in love instead.

Directed by Juhn Jai-hong
Written by Kim Ki-duk
Produced by Jeon Yoon-chan, Kim Ki-duk
0

Top Cast

Yoon Kye-sang

Yoon Kye-sang

Poong-san

Kim Gyu-ri

Kim Gyu-ri

In-ok

Choi Moo-seong

Choi Moo-seong

Team Leader

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

North Korean Defector

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

North Korean Solider 1

Han Gi-joong

Han Gi-joong

Section Chief

Yoo Ha-bok

Yoo Ha-bok

North Korean Public Officer

Jin Sun-kyu

Jin Sun-kyu

North Korean Solider

Kim Jae-rok

Kim Jae-rok

Mr. Yoon's Son

Kim Jung-pal

Kim Jung-pal

Hit Team 1

Themes & Keywords

north korean defectornorth koreainter-korean relations

About Poongsan

Poongsan is a action, drama, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of north korean defector, north korea, inter-korean relations. Directed by Juhn Jai-hong, it stars Yoon Kye-sang, Kim Gyu-ri, Choi Moo-seong. Poongsan has the unenviable - and death-defying - job of delivering messages across the North and South Korean border to separated families. When South Korean government agents ask him to smuggle in In-ok, the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South, the damsel and rescuer fall in love instead.

Movies Similar to Poongsan

Discover titles like Poongsan — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Poongsan

If you enjoyed Poongsan, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Poongsan.

The Net
49% Match

The Net(2016)

Movie7.4/10

A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.

Escape
46% Match

Escape(2024)

Movie7.2/10

After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.

The Suspect
43% Match

Betrayed and on the run, a former North Korean agent tries to seek revenge on the man who killed his wife, find his missing daughter, and uncover the secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.

Crossing
42% Match

Crossing(2008)

Movie7.1/10

Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.

As One
42% Match

As One(2012)

Movie7.7/10

A unified team representing the two Koreas competed at the 1991 Chiba International Table Tennis Championships. It was the first such sport team since the division of the Korean peninsula. The unified team won the group competition event, beating the front runner, China.

In Our Prime
41% Match

Ji-woo, an outcast at a prestigious private school, meets Hak-sung, the school janitor who is actually a mathematical genius who defected from North Korea.

The Front Line
33% Match

In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each day. Kang is dispatched to the front line in order to investigate the tacit case that’s been happening there.

Confidential Assignment
31% Match

When a crime organization from North Korea crosses borders and enters South Korean soil, a South Korean detective must cooperate with a North Korean detective to investigate their whereabouts.

Silmido
30% Match

Silmido(2003)

Movie7.1/10

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.

GO
30% Match

GO(2001)

Movie7.4/10

Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.

Fist & Furious
30% Match

Looking for a new interesting story, VJ reporter Guk-hyun is fascinated with a story of a former detective Gi-man, living a life with a blade in his head for certain reason. Guk-hyun convinces Gi-man to take him upon condition that he make a record of Gi-man's revenge on Tae-hwa, the head of drug cartel. While searching for Tae-hwa's whereabouts, they decide to head towards unknown Island where Tae-hwa is expected to be staying.