South Korea, 1979. Han Kiju is an alcoholic novelist who has never recovered from his year long tour Read More »
Tag Archives: South Korea
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (2003)
In the midst of the Korean wilderness, a Buddhist master patiently raises a boy Read More »
Bin-jip / 3-Iron (2004)
The lonely and silent rider Tae-suk breaks in empty houses and lives a normal life while the owners are traveling. Read More »
Mission Barabba (2001) Kôichi Saitô
A warring Yakuza awakens to Christianity and becomes an evangelist. Read More »
Joint Security Area (2000) Park Chan-wook
In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed Read More »
Take Care of My Cat (2001) Jae-eun Jeong
In the port city of Icheon, five female friends struggle to stay close while forging a life for themselves after high school. Read More »
May 18 / Hwaryeohan hyuga (2007) Ji-hoon Kim
Kang Min Woo leads a relatively peaceful life with his younger brother Kang Jin Woo. Read More »
A Bittersweet Life (2005) Jee-woon Kim, Lee Byung-hun
Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn’t proceed by his boss’s orders. Read More »
M (2007) Myung-se Lee, Dong-won Gang, Yeon-hee Lee
A young writer can’t write a word for his next novel, he also doesn’t feel right with his fiancée Read More »
Mandala (1981) Im Kwon-taek, Ahn Sung-ki
A story that follows the lives and interactions of two Buddhist monks living in South Korea. Read More »