
Directed by Kim Yong Kyun (Red Shoes), costume epic The Sword With No Name (a.k.a. Like Fireworks, Like Butterflies) revolves around a fated love in the Joseon court during the late nineteenth century.
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Tag Archives: Korean
Guta-yubalja-deul / A Bloody Aria (2006) Shin-yeon Won, Ye-ryeon Cha, Suk-kyu Han, Kyeong-ho Jeong, Action, Drama, Horror

On a day trip through the countryside, aspiring opera singer In-jeong flees to the woods to escape the advances of her lecherous professor and mentor, Yeong-sun.
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Jeogdoeui ggot / Flower on the Equator (1983) Chang-ho Bae, Ahn Sung-ki, Mi-hie Jang, Kung-won Nam, Drama

Flower on the Equator is a suspense film with a hint of the classic Hitchcock film Rear Window, with its theme about the isolation of alienated people living in the city.
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Dasepo sonyo / Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006) Je-yong Lee, Ok-bin Kim, Jin-woo Park, Kyeon Lee, Comedy, Musical, Romance

Based on the popular Internet novel, “Multi-Cell Girl”, the film takes place in “No-Use High School”, a school renowned for its sexual aberrations. The student body is comprised of sexually ambiguous teenagers, and the student president and vice-present flaunt their taste for S&M.
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Chilgeup gongmuwon / My Girlfriend Is An Agent (2009) Terra Shin, Ha-neul Kim, Ji-Hwan Kang, Seung-ryong Ryu, Action, Comedy, Romance

Disguised as a travel agent, “Su-ji” is a government spy with six years’ experience who can’t reveal her career to her boyfriend “Jae-joon.” After she lies again, her boyfriend breaks up with her and leaves without notice, leaving her struggling alone with her sadness.
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Shadows in the Palace / Goongnyeo (2007) Mi-jung Kim, Jin-hie Park, Se-ah Yun, Yeong-hie Seo, Crime, Drama, History

During the Chosun period, a court lady is found dead, hanging by the rafters of the palace. After examining the dead body, place physician Chun-ryung discovers that the dead maid was probably murdered and carries out investigation even though her higher-ups pressure her to close the case as suicide.
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Yeonsangun / Prince Yeonsan (1961) Sang-ok Shin, Yeong-gyun Shin, Sung-il Shin, Dong-won Kim, Drama

This is a typical historical drama from the early 1960s on Yeonsangun (Shin Young-kyun), a king who had a life of extreme ups and downs. He is a son of King Seongjong (Kim Dong-won) and in great shock as he finds out that he is the son of deposed queen Yoon (Ju Jeung-ryu). As soon as he ascends the throne, Yeonsangun tries to restore the queen title of his mother but faces opposition from his grandmother, Queen Dowager Insu (Jeon-Ok), and her courtiers, which turns him into a violent king.
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Mot / Pond (2013) Ho Bin Seo, Hyo Hun Ho, Bong-seong Kang, Paul Lee, Crime, Drama

An motorcycle accident in the past left a girl dead and the breakup of childhood friends. Years later, Hyung-Myung is discharged from the army and returns to his old neighborhood.
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Boksuneun naui geot / Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) Chan-wook Park, Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Doona Bae, Crime, Drama, Thriller

In Seoul, Ryu, a deaf worker has a sister who needs a kidney transplant. He tries to donate his own kidney to his sister, but his blood type is not compatible with hers. When Ryu is fired from Ilshin Electronics, he meets illegal dealers of organs, and the criminals propose that he give them his kidney plus ten millions Won to obtain a kidney suitable for his sister. Ryu accepts the trade, but he does not have money to pay for the surgery. His anarchist revolutionary girlfriend Cha Young-mi convinces him to kidnap Yossun, the daughter of his former employer Park, who owns Ilshin Electronics. However, a tragedy happens, generating revenge and a series of acts of violence.
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Yongseoneun eupda / No Mercy (2010) Hyeong-Joon Kim, Hye-jin Han, Nam Kyung-eub, Sang-wook Park, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sol Kyung-Gu plays a staff member of the National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NISI) in South Korea. He attempts to uncover the identity of a mysterious serial killer who decapitates his victims. Ryoo Seung-Bum plays a environmentalist who holds clues to unravel the mystery.
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