Mongryong marries the beautiful Chunhyang without telling his father, the Governor of Namwon. Read More »
Tag Archives: Korean
Sopyonje (1993) Kwon-taek Im, Myung-gon Kim, Jung-hae Oh, Kyu-chul Kim
The specifically Korean tradition that is reclaimed in Sopyonje is the type of folk-song known as pansori Read More »
The Coast Guard (2002) Ki-duk Kim, Dong-gun Jang, Jeong-hak Kim, Ji-a Park
At South Korea’s border with the North, troops guard the coast. Each bullies those ranking beneath him; tensions are high. Read More »
My Sassy Girl (2001) Jae-young Kwak, Tae-hyun Cha, Ji-hyun Jun, In-mun Kim
Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend. Read More »
Samaritan Girl (2004) Ki-duk Kim, Yeo-reum Han, Ji-min Kwak, Eol Lee
Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin “manages” her, fixing dates Read More »
Woman on the Beach (2006) Sang-soo Hong, Seung-woo Kim, Hyun-Jung Go, Seon-mi Song
A movie director entices his young friend to come to the beach on the pretext of writing a script. Read More »
Private Eye (2009) Dae-min Park, Jung-min Hwang, Deok-Hwan Ryu, Ji-won Uhm
The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century Read More »
Handphone (2009) Han-min Kim, Yong-woo Park, Tae-woong Eom, Sol-mi Park
Talent manager Seung-min sees Yoon Jin Ah, a rising actress, as his one last hope to turn his life around. Read More »
Poetry (2010) Chang-dong Lee, Jeong-hie Yun, Da-wit Lee, Hee-ra Kim
A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease Read More »
Pulgasari (1985) Sang-ok Shin, Chang Son Hui, Ham Gi Sop, Jong-uk Ri
In feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. Read More »
Fly High Run Far (1991) Kwon-taek Im, Duk-wha Lee, Hye-yeong Lee, Seok-gu Lee
In mid-19th Century Korea, the people of Joseon Dynasty embrace the new religion Donghak. Read More »
Hypnotized (2004) In-shik Kim, Hye-su Kim, Tae-woo Kim, Chang Yun
A psychiatrist fails to help a mental patient during her stay in hospital. Read More »
Burying Old Alive (1963) Ki-young Kim, Jin Kyu Kim, Jeung-nyeo Ju, Ye-chun Lee
Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one’s parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. Read More »
If You Were Me (2003) Jae-eun Jeong, Chan-wook Park, Jong-hak Baek, Jeong-su Byeon, Ha-eun Jeon
Several of Korea’s most acclaimed filmmakers, including Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY), explore the nature of discrimination in this provocative anthology. Read More »
Io Island (1977) Ki-young Kim, Hwa-shi Lee, Jeong-cheol Kim, Yun-seok Choi
An investor planning on developing a tourist resort begins an investigation into the legends of the mysterious Io Island in the hope of exploiting its unspoiled beauty. Read More »