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Acting

Shin Gu

Career: Active from 1975 to 2025, with a break from 1981 to 1990, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 15
top three billing

Average score: 67/100

Highest rated: Christmas in August
80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Shin Gu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Eroticism
1.0, average 1.8
Pop Culture
1.5, average 2.2
Showbiz
0.6, average 1.2
Absurdist Humor
1.5, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 5
Korean Drama 4
Korean Cinema 4
Emotional Journey 3
Romantic Comedy 2
Betrayal 2
Slice of Life 2
Bittersweet Romance 2
Heartwarming 2
Character-Driven Drama 2
Slice-of-Life 2
Emotional Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 60

Hi-Five

51

as Seo Yeongchun, the Cult Leader

The Empire Of Law

TV show · as Ham Min-heon

Kairos

70

TV show · as Yoo Seo-Il

2010s

18 titles · average score 73

Forbidden Dream

75

as Minister

After the Rain

TV show · as Dal-jae

Be-Bop-A-Lula

as Soon-ho

My Mister

87

TV show · as CEO Jang

Ambergris

TV show · as 역무원

Bluebeard

63

as Sung-geun's Father

Daddy You, Daughter Me

67

as Grandfather

The Sound of Your Heart

79

TV show · as Judge

Dear My Friends

78

TV show · as Kim Suk-gyun

Shoot Me in the Heart

73

as Mountain Teacher

God's Gift - 14 Days

78

TV show · as Choo Byeong-woo

Heartstrings

71

TV show · as Lee Dong-jin

2000s

24 titles · average score 64

Heaven's Postman

66

as Choi Geun-bae

Family's Honor

TV show · as Ha Man-gi

Cherry Tomato

as Park Gu

Going by the Book

77

as Do-man's Father

Thank You

80

TV show · as Lee Byung-gook

Righteous Ties

65

as Chi-sung's Father

A Bold Family

as Kim Joong-Yeob

Eighteen, Twenty-Nine

TV show · as Kang Chi-soo

2009: Lost Memories

51

as Takahashi

Ruler of Your Own World

TV show · as 고중섭

No Blood No Tears

61

as Kim Geum-bok

웬만해선 그들을 막을 수 없다

TV show · as 노구

1990s

7 titles · average score 75

A Great Chinese Restaurant

as CEO Han

The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War

TV show · as Judge

School

TV show · as Shin Moon-Soo

Christmas in August

80

as Jung-won's Father

Our Twisted Hero

71

as Mr. Choi

Blood and Fire

as 정보국장

The Royal Road

TV show

1980s

1 title

Dance of Breaking Sky

TV show · as Kim Jong Seo

1970s

2 titles

Never Never Forget Me

as Yeong-su's Older Brother

You Become a Star, Too

as Detective Nam