---
title: 'A Bittersweet Life (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kim Ji-woon'
released: '2005-04-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-bittersweet-life-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456912/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Bittersweet Life (2005)

2005 · 120 min · Drama, Action, Crime · South Korea

Original title: 달콤한 인생

## Synopsis

A Bittersweet Life is a 2005 South Korean action film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It stars Lee Byung-hun as Sun-woo, a hitman who becomes targeted by his boss after he spares the latter's cheating mistress.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kim Ji-woon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-ji-woon)
- **Screenplay:** [Kim Ji-woon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-ji-woon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dalpalan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalpalan)
- **Producer:** [Eugene Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-lee), [Park Dong-hoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-dong-hoon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kim Ji-yong](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-ji-yong)

## Cast

- [Lee Byung-hun](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-byung-hun)
- [Oh Dal-su](https://cinepixo.com/people/oh-dal-su)
- [Hwang Jung-min](https://cinepixo.com/people/hwang-jung-min)
- [Shin Min-a](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-min-a)

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Official site: http://www.bitter-sweet.co.kr
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-bittersweet-life-2005
Film facts: Wikidata (Q485462); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.