Tag Archives: South Korea

The story is set in the 1970s during the period of military dictatorship. Read More »

A group of communist guerillas encounter jealousy and rivalry among themselves because of the presence Read More »

Shy Ji-hae’s friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves Read More »

In 1983, high school teacher Ji-hwan is attacked by a pickpocket. Read More »

In a mental institution, Young-goon believes she is a cyborg and refuses to eat, ‘charging’ herself with a transistor radio. Read More »

A sonagi is a brief but a heavy rain shower that starts suddenly, usually on a hot afternoon. Read More »

Mongryong marries the beautiful Chunhyang without telling his father, the Governor of Namwon. Read More »

The specifically Korean tradition that is reclaimed in Sopyonje is the type of folk-song known as pansori Read More »

At South Korea’s border with the North, troops guard the coast. Each bullies those ranking beneath him; tensions are high. Read More »

Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend. Read More »

Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin “manages” her, fixing dates Read More »

A movie director entices his young friend to come to the beach on the pretext of writing a script. Read More »

The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century Read More »

Talent manager Seung-min sees Yoon Jin Ah, a rising actress, as his one last hope to turn his life around. Read More »

A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease Read More »