Hwayi: A Monster Boy

화이 : 괴물을 삼킨 아이 ‧ Movie ‧ 2013

Kim Yoon Seok
Yoon Seok Tae
Main Role
Yeo Jin Goo
Hwa Yi
Main Role
Jo Jin Woong
Yun Gi Tae
Main Role
Jang Hyun Sung
Lee Jin Sung
Main Role
Kim Sung Kyun
Lee Dong Bum
Main Role
Park Hae Joon
Lee Bum Soo
Main Role

Nam Ji Hyun
Seo Yoo Kyung [Hwa Yi's neighbor]
Support Role
Yoo Yeon Seok
Park Ji Won [Jeon Seung Gi's right-hand man & PA]
Support Role
Woo Jung Kook
[Blind masseur]
Support Role
Im Ji Eun
Jang Yeong Ju [Hwa I's "mama"]
Support Role
Kim Young Min
Choi Jung Min / "Ddolchung" [Detective]
Support Role
Seo Young Hwa
Kim Seon Ja [Im Hyung Taek's wife]
Support Role

Lee Kyung Young
Im Hyung Taek
Guest Role
Moon Sung Keun
Jeon Seung Gi [JNU chairman, former gang leader]
Guest Role
Park Yong Woo
Chang Ho [Chief of Criminal Division, Incheon]
Guest Role

Park Jin U
Detective Jang
Bit part
Han Chul Woo
Detective Kim
Bit part
Min Bok Gi
[Middle-aged former prosecutor]
Bit part
Kim Rok Kyung
[Private security guard]
Bit part
Im Hyung Taek
[Chief of Detective Division]
Bit part
Son Kang Gook
[DUI crackdown police]
Bit part
Gyeol Hwi
[DUI crackdown police]
Bit part
Park Sung Jun
[Disorderly student]
Bit part
Jang In Sub
Chang Ho [Rookie detective]
Bit part
Park Kyung Hye
[Paju Agricultural Cooperative employee]
Bit part
Park Min Young
[Paju Hospital nurse]
Bit part
Kwon Eun Soo
[Paju Hospital nurse]
Bit part
Lee You Mi
[Yu Gyeong's friend]
Bit part
Park Gyoo Ri
[Yoo Kyung's friend]
Bit part
Jo Sung Hee
[Truck driver in front of school]
Bit part
Han Joo Wan
[Former chairman's aide]
Bit part
Jo Soo Jung
[Former chairman's secretary
Bit part
Jung Yoon Suk
Hwa Yi [Child]
Bit part
Jang Sung Bum
Yoon Seok Tae [Young]
Bit part
Kim Seung Yoon
Jang Young Joo [Young]
Bit part
Lee Jin Sung
[Incheon Hospital support staff]
Bit part
Sung Do Hyun
[Lime factory support staff]
Bit part
Seol U Sin
[Lime factory support staff]
Bit part
Kim Dae Kyung
[Lime factory support staff]
Bit part
Park Sang Hoon
[Lime factory support staff]
Bit part
Lee Sun Goo
[Lime factory support staff]
Bit part
Shin Sung Kyun
[Dangerous man on Line 1]
Bit part
Kim Jong Tae
[Detective on Line 1]
Bit part
Kim Joo Hwang
[Detective on Line 1]
Bit part
Kim Min Seok
[Detective on Line 1]
Bit part
Eom Ji Man
[Detective on Line 3]
Bit part
Im So Mi
[Cherry Bar girl]
Bit part
Kim Geun Yeong
[Im Hyung Taek's mother]
Bit part
Lee Seung Yong
[Lime factory support staff]
Bit part
Lee Joon Hyuk
[Redevelopment complex police]
Bit part
Park Geon Gyu
[Redevelopment complex police]
Bit part
Jung Do Won
[Construction worker]
Bit part
Choi Yong Hyun
[Construction worker]
Bit part
Kim Hong Pa
[Incheon mayor]
Bit part
Park Myung Shin
Assemblyman Jeong
Bit part

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Details

Title: Hwayi: A Monster Boy
Type: Movie
Format: Feature Film
Country: South Korea
Release Date: Oct 9, 2013
Duration: 2 hr. 5 min.
Genres: Action, Thriller, Psychological, Crime
Tags: Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, Revenge, Domestic Crime, Difficult Adulthood, Gangster Male Lead, Caper Story, Criminal Male Lead, Hidden Past
Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)