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One Deadly Summer / L’été meurtrier (1983) Jean Becker, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Souchon, Suzanne Flon, Drama, Mystery

Eliane is obsessed by the violent rape of her mother back in 1955, the very incident which spawned her. Read More »
Kiiroi namida / Yellow Tears (2007) Isshin Inudô, Shô Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, Drama

They famously say that all the hippies of the ’60s ended up becoming nothing more than bankers. Read More »
Jihasil-ui Chil-in / Seven People in the Cellar (1969) Seong-gu Lee, Yae-Sook Bark, Heo Chang-Kang, Mu-Ung Choe, Thriller, War

Father An is locked up in a basement by retreating North Korean soldiers while reconstructing his church ruined during the Korean War (1950-1953). Read More »
Memilkkot Pil Muryeop / When the Buckwheat Blooms (1967) Seong-gu Lee, Heo Chang-Kang, Kim Hee-kap, Kim Ji-mee, Drama

Heo, an itinerary market dealer, had a short and passionate love with a girl called Bun when he was young and still cherishes that memory in his heart. Read More »
Paupjeonya / The Night Before the Strike (1990) Dong-hong Jang, Yun-hyeon Jang, Su Young Gong, Eun-Chae Kim, Drama

Dongseong Metal employs over 200 impecunious workers at its production plant. One day, a new worker named Ju Wan-ik joins the Forging Team, and the team members welcome him with drinks and good cheer. Read More »
Irwol / The Sun and the Moon (1967) Seong-gu Lee, Park Cheol, Eun-jin Han, Moon Hee, Drama, Romance

An architecture student and a daughter of a bank branch manager are in love with each other. The love cools down as she gets to know his family ancestors were butchers. Read More »
Janggun-ui suyeom / The General’s Mustache (1968) Seong-gu Lee, Seung-ho Kim, Jung-Hee Yoon, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The movie begins with the mysterious death of a journalistic photographer named Kim Cheol-hun. Veteran police detective Park (Kim Seung-ho) teams up with a young, intellectual detective (Kim Seong-ok) to investigate the people surrounding Kim.
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Contact (1997) Robert Zemeckis, Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway has long been interested in contact to faraway lands, a love fostered in her childhood by her father, Ted Arroway, who passed away when she was nine years old leaving her then orphaned. Her current work in monitoring for extraterrestrial life is based on that love and is in part an homage to her father.
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Flame Of Blood / Hono-o no Gotoku (1981) Tai Katô, Bunta Sugawara, Mitsuko Baishô, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Drama, Action

The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course 🙂 but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he’s a gambler/bakuto). After he kills someone and gets wound, is saved by a blind woman (Mitsuko Baishô), who took care of him.
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