Ahn Nae-sang’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Ahn Nae-sang has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Recurring themes

Open Hearts
2002
Drama · Romance

Rachel Getting Married
2008
Drama · Romance

Tokyo Sonata
2008
Drama

Black Snake Moan
2006
Drama

I've Loved You So Long
2008
Drama

Disobedience
2018
Drama · Romance

Two Lovers
2008
Drama · Romance

Keep the Lights On
2012
Drama · Romance

A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.
Dir. Lee Chang-dong · With Sul Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang

A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
Dir. Lee Chang-dong · With Yoon Jeong-hee, David Lee, Kim Hee-ra

After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.
Dir. Kim Sung-soo · With Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min

A business mogul's grandson, who has 7 personalities, and a female physician who becomes his secret doctor.
Dir. Han Hee · With Ji Sung, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Seo-jun

Cha Yu-ri died in an accident five years ago, leaving her husband Cho Gang-hwa to raise their daughter by himself. She becomes a ghost and watches over them until one fateful day she is brought back to life by the deities and told she can become human again if she returns to her place in 49 days. Though her husband has remarried, so she must decide between her or his happiness as she slowly re-integrates back into her old lifestyle.
With Kim Tae-hee, Lee Kyoo-hyung, Go Bo-gyeol
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