The Yellow Sea — Characters & Cast

To clear his suffocating debts and locate his estranged wife in Seoul.

Starts as a beaten-down, indebted taxi driver in Yanji, devolves into a desperate hunter in Seoul, and finally fights through pure instinct to salvage dignity and uncover the truth behind his betrayal.

Sheer monetary profit and ruthless self-preservation.

Operates initially out of a squalid dog-butchering den in Yanbian before traveling to Seoul to hunt down his enemies with monstrous, unstoppable ferocity.

To eliminate romantic rivals and protect his personal reputation and criminal empire.

Begins as a polished, wealthy businessman mobster who progressively unravels into manic paranoia as his botched assassination attempt spirals out of control.