Kang Dong-Won 강동원 [Upcoming movies: “The Plot”, “Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman”, “ War and Revolt”]

[Helena]

MOVIE WEEK (weekly movie magazine; 2001 to March 2013)

 

No. 113 (2004.2.10~16) [Cr: 강동원갤/유우령]

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No. 136 (2004.7.21~7.27) [Cr: 강동원갤/유우령]

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2004.12

 

No. 244 (2006.9.13~9.19) [Cr: jiyongism]

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No. 295 (2007.9.19~10.2) [Cr: jiyongism]

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No. 407 (2009.12.16~12.22) [Cr: DaumCafe]

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No. 414 (2010.2.3~2.9)

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No. 450 (2010.10.27~11.2) [Cr: DC강동원갤]

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Credits: MovieWeek, NaverBlogs (YUaE | aaaaaai | Potitto)

[Helena]

SCREEN (monthly movie magazine; March 1984 to 2011)

 

October 2005 (Cr: 강동원갤/유우령)

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September 2006 [Cr: DaumCafe]

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November 2007 (Cr: ttongjja)

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December 2009 (Cr: poi952)

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February 2010

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[Helena]

https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?seq=5411&mode=VIEW
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Invites 6 Korean Films

by Pierce Conran | Sep 10, 2020

PENINSULA, BEAUTY WATER and SPIRITWALKER Headed to Europe’s Top Genre Film Fest

 

 

The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, the oldest and most prestigious genre film festival in the world, is returning for its 53rd edition on October 8. Heading to the sunny Sitges shores this year will be six films from Korea, including YEON Sang-ho’s blockbuster Peninsula, the animation Beauty Water, the sci-fi thriller Spiritwalker, a pair of Bruceploitation films co-produced with Hong Kong and the short Unzo.

Coming four years after the global smash TRAIN TO BUSAN, which won the Best Director and Best Special Effects awards in Sitges, is this year’s summer smash Peninsula. Selected by the Cannes Film Festival, the sequel has stirred theatrical business around the world, earning over USD 50 million to date.

From debut filmmaker CHO Kyung-hun, the feature animation Beauty Water had its world premiere earlier this year at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the Contrechamps Competition section. It later screened in the Korean Features Competition section of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) back home in Korea and will go on release locally on September 9.

Spiritwalker, a high concept sci-fi thriller from director YOON Jae-keun (Heartbeat, 2011) stars YOON Kye-sang (THE OUTLAWS, 2017) as a man who has lost his memory and keeps waking up in different bodies every 12 hours. The film will have its world premiere in Sitges.

Also on offer in Sitges will be Enter the Game of Death and The Clones of Bruce Lee, martial arts classics co-produced by South Korea and Hong Kong which belong to the so-called Bruceploitation string of films that sought to capitalize on Bruce LEE’s success. Meanwhile, the short film Unzo was helmed by director ROH Jin.

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https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?seq=5412&mode=VIEW
Hirokazu KORE-EDA Sets Korean Project with SONG Kang-ho, BAE Doo-na, GANG Dong-won

by Pierce Conran | Sep 11, 2020

CJ Entertainment to Back BABY, BOX, BROKER

 

Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu is set to make his Korean language film debut with the new project Baby, Box, Broker, and he has assembled an impressive local cast to join him - SONG Kang-ho, BAE Doo-na and GANG Dong-won. CJ Entertainment will finance and distribute the project, which is being produced by Zip Cinema, the company behind the recent summer hit #ALIVE.

Baby, Box, Broker will follow several characters whose lives are impacted by ‘baby boxes’, which are anonymous drop-off points for people without the resources to raise their newly born children. Development on the project reportedly began five years ago, and since then he has been working with Korean production staff to create the original script. 

The famed filmmaker debuted over two decades ago and has made revered modern Japanese classics such as Nobody Knows and Still Walking. In 2018, he earned the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Shoplifters. KORE-EDA most recently film was The Truth, a project in French and English starring Catherine DENEUVE, Juliette BINOCHE and Ethan HAWKE which was his first made outside his native Japan. 

BAE Doo-na is the only member of the cast to have previously worked with KORE-EDA, having starred in his Air Doll in 2009. BAE has worked with SONG Kang-ho on several occasions, first on Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), then the smash hit The Host (2006) and most recently The Drug King (2018). Meanwhile, SONG and GANG Dong-won co-starred in the hit Secret Reunion (2010).

Production on Baby, Box, Broker is expected to begin next year.

[Helena]

PREMIERE  (monthly movie magazine; 1995 to 2008)

 

2004.1 - 100 new young things 

2005.09. [Cr: 강동원갤/유우령]

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NO. 4  (2006.9.16~30) [Cr: 강동원갤/유우령]

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NO.30 (2007-10.16~31) [Cr: jiyongism]

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Credits: Premiere, 강동원갤/유우령 | NaverBlogs (jiyongism | YUaE | aaaaaai)

[Helena]

In <Cine21> magazine issue number 1274 (2020-09-22~2020-10-06), an article titled ‘Home Cinema’ lists the works recommended by 29 filmmakers including actor Kang Dong-won, actor Koo Kyo-hwan, director Kim Bora, actor Kim Ui-sung, director Kim Jee-woon, director Kim Tae-yong (<Wonderland>), actress Moon Sori, actor Park Jung-min, director Jo Sung-hee, director Lee Kyoung-mi, actor Lee Byung-hun, director Lee Ok-seop, actor Lee Je-hoon, KBS PD Lee Tae-woong, director Yim Soon-rye, director Yoon Ga-eun, director Yoon Jong-bin, etc.

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Actor Kang Dong-won’s ‘Home Cinema’ Recommended Works

<Batteries Not Included 8번가의 기적> Director Matthew Robbins, 1987 
<Shoplifters 어느 가족> Director Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018
<The Cabin in the Woods 캐빈 인 더 우즈> Director Drew Goddard, 2012

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[Helena]

[ENG] Why Kang Dong-won acts himself : movie 'Peninsula' GV talk event

 

(English) interview

https://youtu.be/ZDxPge0iAm8

[Helena]

https://zapzee.net/2020/09/28/pick-released-next-year-9-films-being-produced-right-now/
[PICK] Released Next Year? 9 Films Being Produced Right Now

by krishkim | Edited by Hong Hyun Jung | Translated by Kim Hoyeun

The film industry is facing an unprecedented crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, actors and crew went back to the scene, and though things might not be the same as before, the film industry started to recommence in a variety of socially-distanced ways. Several films, including Bargaining (literal title), in which staff and actors safely returned home after finishing filming in Jordan, were given the go-ahead and are speeding up the production. And of them, this article will introduce nine movies that recently announced the cast and the start/re-start of filming.
 

Concrete Utopia (working title)

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Credit: Lotte Entertainment, CJ Entertainment, Megabox Plus M

Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2015) director Uhm Tae Hwa will return with the webtoon-based film. Concrete Utopia is about those who survived in a city that went to ruins after a massive earthquake destroyed all the concrete. Based on a webtoon that gained popularity by explicitly portraying the true natures of human beings in the face of an unexpected disaster, it depicts the struggles of those who survived inside and outside the Hwang Goong Apartment. Lee Byung Hun, Park Seo Joon, and Park Bo Young confirmed their appearances.

 
The Pirates: Goblin Flag (literal title)

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Credit: Lotte Entertainment, Warner Bros. Korea

The Pirates (2014) will return with a sequel that boasts a colorful cast. It is written by Chun Sung Il, a screenwriter of The Pirates, and directed by The Accidental Detective (2015) director Kim Jung Hoon. The film depicts the sea battle between pirates, bandits, and pioneers who search for the last treasure of the Goryeo royal family that disappeared in a whale attack before the founding of the Joseon Dynasty. Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, Lee Kwang Soo, Kwon Sang Woo, Chae Soo Bin, EXO’s Sehun, and Kim Sung Oh have been cast, and started filming in July.

 
Soul Mate (working title)

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Credit: Lezhin Studio

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion star Kim Dami and Jo Pil-ho: the dawning rage star Jeon So Nee met in the remake film Soul Mate. The original film Soul Mate (2017) instantly became a major hit in China at the time of the release, and the two leading actors, Zhou Dong Yu and Sandra Ma, won the Best Leading Actress Awards together in Golden Horse Award for the first time in its history. The movie tells of the longing-jealousy and love-hate relationship of two childhood friends after they fell for the same man. Re-encounter (2010) director Min Yong Geun will direct the Korean version.
 

Hunt (working title)

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Credit: Lotte Entertainment, CJ Entertainment

Lee Jung Jae and Jung Woo Sung, the dynamic duo in the film industry, will meet once again on the same project in 21 years since the 1999 film City Of The Rising Sun. Lee Jung Jae’s directorial debut film Hunt is the one. Hunt, which Lee Jung Jae worked on for four years in writing the script, is a spy action film about ace National Intelligence Service (NIS) agents Park Pyung Ho and Kim Jung Do who come to face a massive discovery while chasing after the person in charge of North Korean spies. It will start filming sometime next year.
 

Apgujeong Report (working title)

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Credit: Little Big Pictures, tvN

Ordinary People (2017) director Im Jin Soon and actor Ma Dong Seok have joined forces once again. Apgujeong Report is a story about Dae Guk, a nosy man from Apgujeong, and Ji Woo, a grumpy but skillful plastic surgeon, opening the heyday of the plastic surgery business in Gangnam. Ma Dong Seok and Jung Kyung Ho each took the lead roles as a native of Apgujeong and a plastic surgeon, and Oh Na Ra, Oh Yeon Seo, and Jung Ji So also confirmed their appearances.
 

Citizen Deok Hee (working title)

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Credit: NEW, Lotte Entertainment, CJ Entertainment

Ra Mi Ran will take the lead role once again, following Miss & Mrs. Cops and Honest Candidate. Inspired by the true story, Citizen Deok Hee depicts a cheerful story of a housewife in her 40s pursuing the voice phishing group after falling victim to the scam. It is the first commercial film of director Pak Young Ju, who made two independent works 1 Kilogram and Second Life. Besides Ra Mi Ran, Gong Myung, Yeon Hye Ran, Jang Yoon Ju, Park Byung Eun, and Ahn Eun Jin will star in the movie.
 

Woo Ri and Ja Young (working title)

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Credit: CGV Arthouse, tvN

Director Jeong Ga Young, who produced RickRoll'D On the Beach(2016), Hit the Night (2017), HEART (2019), will make her commercial movie debut. Woo Ri and Ja Young, starring Son Seok Koo and Jeon Jong Seo, depicts the story of 33-year-old Woo-Ri, who hates being lonely but is never good with romance, and 29-year-old Ja Young, who has bad memories in dating, meeting through a dating app. Attention is focusing on how director Jeong Ga Young, who has been outspoken in expressing women’s love and desire, will capture the love story between a man and a woman.

 

 

Limit

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Credit: JNC Movie

Limit is a suspenseful thriller about a cop who goes undercover to hunt down the criminal behind a worst kidnapping case. Lee Jung Hyun will be starring as So Eun, a police officer who finds herself caught up in high-stakes mind games with the kidnapper after taking the place of the kidnapping victim’s parents. Moon Jung Hee, Jin Seo Yeon, and Park Myung Hoon have been included in the cast lineup, and The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013) director Lee Seung Joon will direct the film. It started filming in July.

 

 

Broker (working title)

Credit: SHOWBOX, tvN

Hirokazu Koreeda, who performed the first global project The Truth with Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, and Ethan Hawke, will work with Korean actors this time. It’s Broker, starring Song Kang Ho, Bae Doo Na, and Kang Dong Won. It is a movie about people who come into contact with each other with the “Baby Box,” designed to allow people who cannot raise children to leave their babies anonymously, in the center. They are currently working on the script, and will start filming next year.

[Helena]

http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/features.jsp?blbdComCd=601013&seq=493&mode=FEATURES_VIEW
Weapon of Choice - Korea’s Period Swordfighting Tales

by Pierce Conran  | Sep 22, 2020

The Spirit of ‘Muhyeop’ on the Big Screen

In the pantheon of Asian action cinema, Korea occupies an unusual, but unique space. While East Asian film industries have crafted action genres which have proven popular at home and overseas, Korea lacks its own a dominant action genre. Among others, judo and chanbara (samurai) in Japan, kung fu and ‘heroic bloodshed’ in Hong Kong and wuxia in China are labels that have become synonymous with their industries, and have been churned out at different times in the dozens, if not hundreds.

Korea may lack a dominant action genre, but as an industry that quickly grew sophisticated in the new millennium and was praised for its storytelling, innovation and technical sophistication, the film industry’s modern incarnation never really found reason to mass produce smaller action films. What we have instead are fewer titles spanning a far broader array of genres and storytelling modes. 

Like many other countries, Korea has its own history of period action literature - muhyeopji. Roughly translated as the ‘chivalrous novel’, muhyeopji, or muyeop manhwa (for comic books) is an extremely popular form of serialized literature that has long been popular with youths. The stories focus on martial artists and their adventures, and are filled with violence, intrigue and often risque romance. Most of the time, these heroes wield a sword.

The muhyeop genre has spawned a number of films, many of them based on books or comic books, but unlike the mass-produced genre offerings of its East Asian neighbors, Korea’s sword fighting films pop up only occasionally and tend to be quite different from one another.

This week at KoBiz, we’re taking a look at some of the most notable entries in the ‘muhyeop’ genre. Beyond the films below, other titles belonging to the genre include Musa-The Warrior (2001), Sword in The Moon (2003), Shadowless Sword (2005), The Sword with No Name (2009) and KUNDO : Age of the Rampant (2014).

 

 

Arahan

 

We start off with what is probably the most debatable entry in this list, RYOO Seung-wan’s irreverent martial arts action-drama Arahan (2004). Set in present day, Arahan (2004) features RYOO’s brother, RYOO Seung-bum, playing a naive cop who is injured by a martial artist while chasing after a criminal. She brings him to her home where he is healed by the six Masters of Tao. Their leader (AHN Sung-ki) believes he has a powerful ability and begins to train him. Meanwhile, legendary stunt choreographer JUNG Doo-hong plays Heuk-woon, an evil martial artist who escapes imprisonment and comes after the Masters of Tao.

Given the involvement of RYOO and JUNG, it’s no surprise that Arahan (2004) is heavily inspired by martial arts action cinema from Hong Kong, with lots of Jackie CHAN-esque comedy thrown into the action, and plenty of wirework, calling to mind Jet LI’s work. Swords feature heavily throughout the film, but RYOO and JUNG dispense with the instrument for the final confrontation (though it does start with blades). Swords would also feature in their future collaboration The City of Violence (2006), which this time would borrow from classic Japanese action cinema. 
 

 

The Duelist

Based on a muhyeop comic book by BANG Hak-gi, LEE Myung-se’s extraordinary The Duelist (2005) is a singular addition to the period drama, action and even romantic genres in Korean cinema. HA Ji-won co-stars with GANG Dong-won and the pair go head to head in some of the most exquisite and balletic sword fighting scenes ever captured on film. HA was no stranger to action work at this stage in her career, having appeared in the TV drama Damo (2003), an earlier sword fighting epic also based on a work by BANG Hak-gi, and she would later pick up the instrument again for the Charlie’s Angels-style Joseon Era action-drama The Huntresses (2014).

HA plays Nam-soon, an officer working under Detective Ahn (AHN Sung-ki), who is trying to uncover the source of a counterfeiting scheme. Among their suspects are the National Security secretary and his gifted right-hand man, known only as Sad Eyes (GANG Dong-won). A chase and series of battles unfold between Namsoon and Sad Eyes, which seems to have less and less to do with the case, and more and more to do with something predestined between the pair.

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Blades of Blood

Based on PARK Heung-yong’s comic book Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds, this film follows Lee Mong-hak (CHA Seung-won), who leads a rebellion to take down the king so that he himself may ascend to the throne. His former ally Hwang Jeong-hak (HWANG Jung-min) stands in his way, while Kyeon-ja (BAEK Sung-hyun) is the RickRoll'D child of a man killed by Mong-hak who is hell-bent on revenge.

Blades of Blood was director LEE Joon-ik’s return to the period drama genre, after making three films with more contemporary settings. The most action-heavy of all his films, it features a relatively typical story of a power struggle for the Joseon throne, but this mostly serves as a pretext to fill the screen with plenty of sword fighting set pieces, particularly between leads HWANG Jung-min, whose blind swordsman is clearly a nod to the Zatoichi series, and CHA Seung-won, a noble but now corrupted fighter who could be the villain from any number of chambara films. The Japanese cinema references don’t quite end there, when a bullet rings out against one of the protagonists late in the game, calling to mind Akira KUROSAWA’s classic Yojimbo.

 

 

Memories of the Sword

 

Likely Korea’s most ambitious sword fighting action-drama, Memories of the Sword (2015) saw director PARK Heung-sik reunite with his My Mother, The Mermaid (2004) star JEON Do-yeon in an epic Goryeo Dynasty tale of love, power and betrayal. The lushly filmed project is performed with gravitas and conviction by a cast that also includes superstar LEE Byung-hun, who had previously appeared with JEON in The Harmonium in My Memory (1999), and the Eungyo (2012) ingenue KIM Go-eun.

Warriors Poong-cheon (BAE Soo-bin), Seol-rang (JEON Do-yeon), and Deok-gi (LEE Byung-hun) leads an uprising on the kingdom but on the verge of victory are betrayed by Deok-gi, who slays Poong-cheon. Seol-rang escapes with Poong-cheon’s daughter. 18 years later, the now blind Seol-rang is raising the girl Hong-ee (KIM Go-eun) in the ways of the sword. When Deok-gi enters their lives again, her skills and a prophecy are put to the test.

 

 

The Swordsman

Looking to follow in the aforementioned films’ footsteps and leave its own indelible mark on the genre is this week’s new release The Swordsman. CHOI Jae-hun steps up to the director’s chair, after working as an art director for films like Princess Aurora (2005), directing a cast that includes JANG Hyuk of Flu (2013) and Indonesia martial arts star Joe TASLIM, known for The Raid and Fast & Furious 6.

JANG plays the legendary swordfighter Tae-yool, who retires and is not heard from again after his king has been removed from the throne. Troubles brew once more when the Qing imperial family starts to cause trouble in the kingdom, and when his daughter his kidnapped, he’s forced to pick up his sword again.

 

[ElectricHearts]

Thanks for posting all the old magazines etc Helena. I have been watching more of his movies recently  I'm impressed with how much English he seems to understand and talk with since living in LA for a year. 

 

Hope it is clarify soon if Tsunami LA is actually done or not. 

[Helena]

Hi ElectricHearts, you are welcome.

 

 

Row 1: 2003 MBC Drama Awards; 2004 Baeksang Awards, Korea Film Awards, Blue Dragon Film Awards, Grand Bell Film Awards
Row 2: 2003 Blue Dragon Film Awards; same as above

Row 3+4: 2005 Baeksang Awards, Blue Dragon Film Awards, Korea Film Awards, Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF)

Row 5+6: 2005 Gold Awards Festival, Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC) Awards, PIFF 

[2003-12-11] The 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards:

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Kang Dong-won, Kim Ha-neul

 

[2004-06-04] The 41st Grand Bell Film Awards:

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Im Soo-jung, Kang Dong-won

[2004-12-05] The 3rd Korea Film Awards:

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Moon Geun-young, Kang Dong-won

Soo Ae, Kang Dong-won

 

 

[2004-12-15] The 7th Director’s CUT Awards: 

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Choi Min-sik, Soo Ae, Kang Dong-won, Jeon Do-yeon, director Park Chan-wook, director Choi Dong-hoon, 

 

[2005-01-06] The 3rd CGV Audience's Choice Movie Awards of the Year:

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Soo Ae, Kang Dong-won, Kang Hye-jung, Choi Min-sik, director Kang Je-gyu 

 

[2005-12-12] The 25th Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC) Awards:

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Choi Min-soo, Kang Dong-won, Jung Yu-mi

Kang Dong-won, Bang Eun-jin, Ha Jung-woo, Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Yu-mi

 

 

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[ElectricHearts]

Just finished watching Golden Slumber. I really enjoyed the movie. 

 

Is there anywhere to watch The X? It looks interesting but I can't seem to find it. I noticed it was only 31 mins long too.

[Helena]

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3636328/surprise-train-busan-presents-peninsula-coming-digital-just-halloween/
Surprise! ‘Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula’ is Coming to Digital Just Before Halloween!

By John Squires | October 12, 2020

We already knew that Sang-ho Yeon‘s Train to Busan follow-up Peninsula is headed to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 24, but it’s actually coming home even sooner…

Peninsula will first be available on Digital in the United States on October 27th. Yup, that means you’ll be able to experience all the zombie action during the week of Halloween!

For home streaming, Shudder has acquired the film and will debut it in 2021.

 

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https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3636049/train-busan-presents-peninsula-takes-bite-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-november-24th/
‘Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula’ Takes a Bite Out of 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on November 24th

By John Squires | October 9, 2020

It was released in theaters only back in August, and now Sang-ho Yeon‘s Train to Busan follow-up Peninsula will head home for the holidays on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD.  Peninsula will be available from the safety of your own home on November 24.  Bonus Features include a Making-of Featurette, Interviews and Trailers.

 

 

[Helena]

https://zapzee.net/2020/10/18/pick-top-actors-first-ever-villain-roles/
[PICK] Top Actors’ First-Ever Villain Roles

by krishkim | October 18, 2020
Edited by Hong Hyun Jung | Translated by Kim Hoyeun

Contrary to their handsome looks, villains overwhelm their opponents with cynical attitudes and malice. Since most of them are merciless tyrants, it’s better to press down the thoughts of getting closer to them. Let’s take a look at the first-ever challenge of actors, who captivated many women’s hearts with their handsome looks and cool charms, in playing villain roles.
 

Jung Woo Sung – James (Cold Eyes)
Credit: Next Entertainment World
Since his debut, Jung Woo Sung has never been left out from the list of the top stars. Since he quickly emerged as an icon of youth with the film Beat in 1997, he has mainly played lead roles who are friendly, cool, kind, or desperate. This is because of this particular stubbornness he had, which is to avoid playing villain roles considering the power he has over teenagers. Cold Eyes is the film where he transformed himself into a cold-blooded crime boss for the first time in his 20 years of acting career. James, played by Jung Woo Sung, is the kind of person who never shows his emotions and is capable of bringing his enemies to their knees with a single pen. Later, Jung challenged another villain role in The King.

Lee Byung Hun – Park Chang Yi (The Good, The Bad, The Weird)
Credit: CJ Entertainment
Even now, The Good, The Bad, The Weird boasts the daunting cast. If Song Kang Ho and Jung Woo Sung swept the screen as “The Weird” and “The Good, “Lee Hyung Hun left a vicious impression with his bloody and fierce eyes. Lee Byung Hun later took on the role of a notorious swindler Jin Hyun Pil in the movie Master, portraying a whole new type of a villain who is cold and hypocritical.

Kang Dong Won – Jo Yoon (KUNDO: Age of the Rampant)

Credit: Showbox

While Ha Jung Woo shaved his head for KUNDO: Age of the Rampant, Kang Dong Won challenged his first-ever villain role. He did play the voice of a kidnapper in Voice of a Murderer, but Jo Yoon from KUNDO: Age of the Rampant is considered his first official villain role. Just like how Kang always exuded mysterious images in his works, Jo Yoon is quite different from any other villain. He had a sense of coldness and sorrow within him, creating a beautiful villain who could not be blamed.

 

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Yoon Kye Sang – Jang Chen (The Outlaws)
Credit: Megabox Plus M, Kiwi Media Group
Is there any villain who has left an afterimage as vicious as Jang Chen from The Outlaws in Korean cinema in recent years? Jang Chan, who was tremblingly creepy and is beyond brutal in his methods, set a turning point in Yoon Kye Sang’s career, which for some reason, was quite far from the box office hit. Yoon entirely transformed himself into a ruthless crime boss that is quite far from his usual images, and dominated the screen with his overwhelming presence.
 

Yoo Ah In – Jo Tae Oh (Veteran)
Credit: CJ Entertainment
Jo Tae Oh, the tyrannical heir to an untouchable mega-corporation who always escapes the law, is considered one of the most anger-inducing characters. Despite the persistent pursuit of detectives, Jo Tae Oh is still untouchable, and he doesn’t hesitate to continue his rude behaviors, putting viewers in rage. Yoo Ah In, who mostly presented youthful images, has successfully broadened his territory by vividly portraying the role.
 

Ju Ji Hoon – Kang Tae Oh (Dark Figure of Crime)
Credit: Showbox
After making back-to-back hits in both box office and critique with Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days and The Spy Gone North in 2018, Ju Ji Hoon chose to challenge his first villain role as his next move. Ju Ji Hoon ideally took on the role of Kang Tae Oh, a notorious murderer who deals with a persistent detective. Most of the time, he puts on airs, but from time to time shows his true nature as a bloodthirsty murderer. Ju shaved his head and tried to pick up the Busan dialect in order to fully digest a person who is based on a real person.
 

Jo Jung Suk – Jung Jae Chul (Hit-and-Run Squad)
Credit: Showbox
Jo Jung Suk, who has been much loved for his friendly image, played his first villain role in Hit-and-Run Squad. Jang Jae Chul, a former Formula One racer, sent chills down the viewers’ spine with his chilling words, eyes, and gestures. Watching him committing all kinds of crimes with his madness for speed and cars and his tendency to decide on impulse create a sense of uneasiness.

 

[ElectricHearts]

Wow Penninsula already being released on dvd

[Helena]

http://builfilm.busan.com/bbs/content.php?co_id=sub0201

The 29th Buil Film Awards 

 

* Best Film 최우수작품상

The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들
House of Hummingbird 벌새
Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범
Moonlit Winter 윤희에게
Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지

 

* Best Director 최우수감독상
Kim Do-young 김도영 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Woo Min-ho 우민호 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Jung Ji-woo 정지우 (Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범)
Lim Dae-hyung 임대형 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)

 

* Best Leading Actor 남우주연상
Lee Byung-hun 이병헌 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Lee Jung-jae 이정재 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)

Hwang Jung-min 황정민 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Jung Woo-sung 정우성 (Beasts Clawing at Straws 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들)
Han Seok-gyu 한석규 (Forbidden Dream 천문: 하늘에 묻는다)

 

* Best Leading Actress 여우주연상
Jung Yu-mi 정유미 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Lee Young-ae 이영애 (Bring Me Home 나를 찾아줘)
Lee Joo-young 이주영 (Baseball Girl 야구소녀)
Kim Hee-ae 김희애 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Jeon Do-yeon 전도연 (Beasts Clawing at Straws 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들)

 

* Best Supporting Actor 남우조연상
Shin Jung-geun 신정근 (Steel Rain 2: Summit 강철비2: 정상회담)
Lee Hee-joon 이희준 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Park Jung-min 박정민 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Koo Kyo-hwan 구교환 (Peninsula 반도)
Kim Young-min 김영민 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)

 

* Best Supporting Actress 여우조연상
Kim So-jin 김소진 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Lee Re 이레 (Peninsula 반도)
Jeon So-nee 전소니 (Ghost Walk 밤의 문이 열린다)
Kim Sae-byuk 김새벽 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Yoon Yeo-jung 윤여정 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)

* Best New Director 신인 감독상
Yi Ok-seop 이옥섭 (Maggie 메기)
Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Jung Jin-young 정진영 (Me and Me 사라진 시간)
Jo Min-jae 조민재 (Tiny Light 작은 빛)
Kim Kyoung-hee 김초희 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)

 

* Best New Actor 신인남자연기상
Hong Kyung 홍경 (Innocence 결백)
Park Hae-soo 박해수  (By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture 양자물리학)
Jung Hae-in 정해인 (Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범)
Kwak Jin-moo 곽진무 (Tiny Light 작은 빛)
Kim Dae-Gun 김대건 (Clean Up 호흡)
 
* Best New Actress 신인여자연기상
Kim Ah-song 김아송 (Bori 나는보리)
Park Ji-hoo 박지후 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Choi Sung-eun 최성은 (Start-Up 시동)
Kim So-hye 김소혜 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Kang Mal-geum 강말금 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)

 

* Best Screenplay 각본상
Woo Min-ho 우민호 & Lee Ji-min 이지민 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Choi Yoon-tae 최윤태 (Baseball Girl 야구소녀)
Kim Kyoung-hee 김초희 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)
Ha Yoon-jae 하윤재 (Nailed 카센타)

 

* Best Cinematography 촬영상
Go Nak-seon 고락선 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Hong Kyung-pyo 홍경표 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Lee Hyung-deok 이형덕, Jung Ki-won 정기원 (Peninsula 반도)
Kim Ji-yong 김지용 (Ashfall 백두산)
Kang kook-hyun 강국현 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)

 

* Best Music 음악상
Cho Young-wook 조영욱 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Mowg 모그 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Bang Jun-seok 방준석 (Ashfall 백두산)
Yeon Ri-mok 연리목 (Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범)
Jo Sung-woo 조성우 (Forbidden Dream 천문: 하늘에 묻는다)

 

* Best Art Direction & Technical 미술/기술상
Art Direction | Yang Hong-sam 양홍삼 (Steel Rain 2: Summit | 강철비2: 정상회담)
Art Direction | Cho Hwa-sung 조화성, Park Gyu-bin 박규빈 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Martial Art | Lee Geon-mun 이건문 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
VFX | Lee Jeon-hyung 이전형, Choi Jae-cheon 최재천 (Peninsula 반도)
Costume Design | Jo Sang-gyung 조상경 (Forbidden Dream 천문: 하늘에 묻는다)

 

* Popular Actor 남자 인기스타상
Gang Dong-won 강동원 (Peninsula 반도)

 

* Popular Actress 여자 인기스타상
Seo Ye-ji 서예지 (By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture 양자물리학)

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The 40th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

 

Korean Film Critics Association (http://www.fca.kr) announced the winners on the 26th.

 

Best Film 최우수작품상: The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들 (director Woo Min-ho 우민호)
Best Director 감독상: Lim Dae-hyung 임대형 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Best Leading Actor 남우주연상: Lee Byung-hun 이병헌 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Best Leading Actress 여우주연상: Jung Yu-mi 정유미 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Best Supporting Actor 남우조연상: Park Jung-min 박정민 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Best Supporting Actress 여우조연상: Kim Mi-kyung 김미경 (Kim Ji-young Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Best New Director 신인감독상: Yoon Danbi 윤단비 (Moving On 남매의 여름밤)
Best New Actor 신인남우상: Kwak Min-gyu 곽민규 (Move the Grave 이장)
Best New Actress 신인여우상: Kang Mal-geum 강말금 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)
Best Screenplay 각본상: Lim Dae-hyung 임대형 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Best Cinematography 촬영상: Lee Hyung-deok 이형덕, Jung Ki-won 정기원 (Peninsula 반도)
Best Music 음악상: Kim Hae-won 김해원 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)

Technical Award 기술상: Special Effects 특수효과 (Peninsula 반도)

 

Lifetime Achievement Award 공로영화인상: Film critic Kim Jong-won 김종원

FIPRESCI Award 국제비평가연맹 한국본부상: Hong Sang-soo 홍상수 (The Woman Who Ran 도망친 여자)
Best Independent Film 독립영화지원상: Han Garam 한가람 (Our Body 아워 바디), Kim Mi-rye 김미례 (East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front 동아시아 반일무장전선)

 

Best 10 Films: <Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영>, <Moving On 남매의 여름밤>, <The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들>,  <Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서>, <The Woman Who Ran 도망친 여자>, <Ashfall 백두산>, <Moonlit Winter 윤희에게>, <Beasts Clawing at Straws 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들>, <Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지>, <A French Woman 프랑스 여자>

 

Award ceremony will be held on November 11th at 6:30 pm.

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https://zapzee.net/2020/11/11/check-out-the-nominees-for-41st-blue-dragon-film-awards/

Check Out the Nominees for 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards

 

by krishkim

 

Credit: Blue Dragon Film Awards

 

While the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards announced the final nominees for the awards, fierce competitions are expected.

 

The upcoming Blue Dragon Film Awards, scheduled to be held on December 11, will present a total of 18 awards.  Today, 15 categories announced the nominations (the rest three are Popularity Award, Best Short Film, and Most viewed Picture) selected through a survey of film industry experts and ordinary moviegoers about Korean films that were released between October 11, 2019, and October 29, 2020.

 

The Man Standing Next was nominated in a total of 10 categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay, while Deliver Us From Evil was spotted in 8 different categories.  Moonlit Winter and Kim Ji Young, Born 1982 were each nominated in 7 and 6 categories.

 

You can check out the rest of the nominees below.

 

Best Picture:

Moving On

The Man Standing Next

Voice of Silence

Moonlit Winter

Kim Ji Young, Born 1982

 

Best Director:

Yang Woo Seok (Steel Rain 2: Summit)

Yeon Sang Ho (Peninsula)

Woo Min Ho (The Man Standing Next)

Im Dae Hyung (Moonlit Winter)

Hong Won Chan (Deliver Us From Evil)

 

Best Actor:

Yoo Ah In (Voice of Silence)

Lee Byung Hun (The Man Standing Next)

Lee Jung Jae (Deliver Us From Evil)

Jung Woo Sung (Steel Rain 2: Summit)

Hwang Jung Min (Deliver Us From Evil)

 

Best Actress:

Kim Hee Ae (Moonlit Winter)

Ra Mi Ran (Honest Candidate)

Shin Min Ah (Diva)

Jeon Do Yeon (Beasts Clawing at Straws)

Jung Yu Mi (Kim Ji Young, Born 1982)

 

Best Supporting Actor:

Park Jung Min (Deliver Us From Evil)

Shin Jung Geun (Steel Rain 2: Summit)

Yoo Yeon Seok (Steel Rain 2: Summit)

Lee Sung Min (The Man Standing Next)

Lee Hee Joon (The Man Standing Next)

 

Best Supporting Actress:

Kim Mi Kyung (Kim Ji Young, Born 1982)

Park Hye Soo (Samjin Company English Class)

Bae Jong Ok (Innocence)

Lee Re (Peninsula)

Esom (Samjin Company English Class)

 

Best New Director:

Kim Do Young (Kim Ji Young, Born 1982)

Kim Cho Hee (Lucky Chan-Sil)

Yoon Dan Bi (Moving On)

Jung Jin Young (Me and Me)

Hong Eui Jung (Voice of Silence)

 

Best New Actor:

Woo Do Hwan (The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful)

Yoo Tae Oh (Vertigo)

Lee Bong Geun (The Singer)

Lee Hak Joo (Welcome to the Guesthouse)

Hong Kyung (Innocence)

 

Best New Actress:

Kang Mal Geum (Lucky Chan-Sil)

Kim So Hye (Moonlit Winter)

Shin Hyun Bin (Beasts Clawing at Straws)

Shin Hye Sun (Innocence)

Lee Joo Young (Baseball Girl)

 

Best Screenplay:

Moving On

The Man Standing Next

Voice of Silence

Moonlit Winter

Kim Ji Young, Born 1982

 

Best Cinematography and Lighting:

Steel Rain 2: Summit

The Man Standing Next

Deliver Us From Evil

Diva

Peninsula

 

Best Editing:

The Man Standing Next

Deliver Us From Evil

Moonlit Winter

Beasts Clawing at Straws

Kim Ji Young, Born 1982

 

Best Music:

The Man Standing Next

Deliver Us From Evil

Samjin Company English Class

Moonlit Winter

Forbidden Dream

 

Best Art Direction:

The Man Standing Next

Deliver Us From Evil

Peninsula

Samjin Company English Class

Forbidden Dream

 

Best Technical Achievement:

The Man Standing Next (makeup)

Deliver Us From Evil (martial arts)

Peninsula (visual effects)

Ashfall (visual effects)

Samjin Company English Class (costuming)

 

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https://zapzee.net/2020/11/16/korea-box-office-movies-that-have-surpassed-break-even-points-this-year/

[KOREA Box Office] Movies that Have Surpassed Break-Even Points This Year

 

by krishkim

 

The days when the “10 million viewers” movies were born are now in the past. With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic from February, the number of moviegoers visiting the theater dropped sharply. Let alone the box office hit, movies that surpassed the break-even points are hard to find.

 

Last year, five movies drew 10 million audience, but this year, there is not a single movie that recorded more than 5 million admissions. So far, there are only 8 movies that have surpassed the break-even points. And considering the fact that the pandemic is still ongoing, it’s pretty impressive.

 

Credit: Lotte Entertainment, Showbox, Next Entertainment World

 

The first movie to break its break-even point was Hitman: Agent Jun, starring Kwon Sang Woo. Its break-even point stood at 2.4 million, which the movie reached on February 17. The second movie to exceed its break-even point was The Man Standing Next. The break-even point was initially estimated at 5 million moviegoers, but the final number stood at 4.75 million. However, it is rumored that the company has actually surpassed the break-even point by earning higher-than-expected in the secondary market. The third film is Honest Candidate, a comedy film starring Ra Mi Ran. The movie attracted a total of 1.52 million moviegoers, and the break-even point was 1.5 million.

 

Credit: Lotte Entertainment, Next Entertainment World, CJ Entertainment

 

As the number of COVID-19 confirmed patients skyrocketed in March, the number of moviegoers was frighteningly decreased, and the fourth movie that surpassed its break-even point came out in summer. #ALIVE, starring Park Shin Hye and Yoo Ah In, originally had the break-even point of 2.2 million admissions, but it fell to 1.96 million after making higher-than-expected sales in the VOD market. The final score for the movie was 1,903,727 viewers.

 

Peninsula, which was released in July, then surpassed the break-even point of 2.5 million.  Initially, the break-even point was estimated to be around 6 million, but it was reduced to 2.5 million after making a great profit in pre-sales. The movie attracted 3.81 million moviegoers. Deliver Us From Evil, which has a break-even point of 3.5 million, was released when the spread of COVID-19 dialed down a bit and recorded 4.35 million admissions in the end. With the R-rated Final Cut version released in October, the movie attracted 35,000 viewers.

 

The low-budget film Voice of Silence, starring Yoo Ah In and Yoo Jae Myung, also surpassed its break-even point. It totaled 400,000 audience, which is higher than the break-even point of 350,000. The most recent film that surpassed its break-even point is Pawn, a movie released in the Chuseok season. On November 9, more than a month after its release, the movie broke its break-even point of 1.7 million.  Since Pawn, Samjin Company English Class and Collectors kept up their pace and attracted more than 1 million viewers. Attention is focusing on whether the two films, which were released during these difficult times, can break their break-even points.

 

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https://zapzee.net/2020/11/15/pick-movies-with-shining-bromance/

[PICK] Movies with Shining Bromance

 

by krishkim | Edited by Hong Hyun Jung | Translated by Kim Hoyeun

 

The movie Seobok, scheduled to be released in December, has become the talk of the town. Not only is the topic of human clone, which is quite rare in Korean cinema, but also the presence of two leading actors caught the attention. Park Bo Gum and Gong Yoo starring in one project; Expectations are high on whether this top-class meeting will follow the successful steps of bromance movies and become a reliever in the film industry. What bromance movies saw box office success?

 

A Violent Prosecutor (2015)

Credit: Showbox

It’s about a prosecutor, who was imprisoned after being wrongly accused, joining hands with a con artist he met in prison. Hwang Jung Min plays the hot-tempered prosecutor, and Kang Dong Won becomes a con artist, creating one pleasant collaboration. The movie’s charm lies in the bromance that the prosecutor and swindler, the two unlikely figures to hang around together, present as they partner up for their respective goals. Though the plot itself shows some holes, the actors’ charms complete a cheerful crime movie.

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https://zapzee.net/2020/11/23/pick-films-that-flaunt-stellar-ensembles/

[PICK] Films that Flaunt Stellar Ensembles

 

by krishkim | Edited by Hong Hyun Jung | Translated by Kim Hoyeun

 

It’s been a while since the star-packed roster became a new trend in Korean cinema. Unlike how one or two stars led the plot, now, several actors imprint their individualities and fill the play more richly and colorfully. From the audiences’ point of view, we can enjoy both the pleasure of seeing “star actors” and the fun of watching a movie. Let’s check out a total of 8 films, ranging from movies that showed rather disappointing results to movies that became a box office hit.

 

Beasts Clawing at Straws (2019)

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Based on Keisuke Son’s novel, the movie is about the characters in desperate situations and their clashes surrounding a questionable money bag. It is a crime drama with a black comedy about a group of people blinded by desire and become hardened to blood or tears. Jeon Do Yeon, Jung Woo Sung, Youn Yuh Jung, Bae Seong Woo, Jin Kyung, Jung Man Sik, Shin Hyun Bin and Jung Ga Ram paint a terrible irony of clashing into unexpected situations as they try to seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

 

1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

Credit: CJ Entertainment

Set in 1987, the film captures the chain of events that led up to a huge roar triggered by the death of a student protester. It is based on the true story of the unlawful interrogation and death of a student activist named Park Jong Chul that ultimately prompted the June Democratic Uprising in Korea, and starts as a cold thriller and heads towards a heart-breaking story. And the actors who took part in filmizing the critical event in modern history are simply outstanding. With Kim Yoon Seok, who turned into a ruthless commissioner Park Cheo Won, in the center, Ha Jung Woo, Yoo Hae Jin, Kim Tae Ri, Park Hee Soon, Lee Hee Joon, Jo Woo Jin, Sol Kyung Gu, Gang Dong Won and Moon So Ri (in voice only) vividly performed the moment of 1987 as if they were running a relay.

 

Juror 8 (2018)

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Credit: CGV Arthouse

The movie was inspired by South Korea’s first jury trial. The story of ordinary people being chosen as jurors and seek out the truth of a murder case through evidence, testimony, and confessions is unfolded quite speedily. Moon So Ri plays a presiding judge who always goes by the book, while Park Hyung Sik becomes a jury number 8 and drives the nation’s first jury trial into an unexpected direction with 7 other jurors played by Yoon Gyung Ho, Kim Hong Pa, Jo Han Chul, Kim Mi Kyung, Seo Jeong Yeon, Baek Soo Jang, Cho Soo Hyang.

 

The Thieves (2012)

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Credit: Showbox

This movie follows Korean and Chinese professional thieves joining forces to pinch a $20 million diamond from an impenetrable casino vault. Directed by The Big Swindle and Tazza: The High Rollers director Choi Dong Hoon, this slick caper flick unfolds a thrilling drama with colorful attractions of conspiracy, betrayal and mixed desires in the colorful criminal world. And the cast lineup certainly wields its dignity. From Kim Yoon Seok and Kim Hye Soo, who worked with Director Choi in his previous project, to Lee Jung Jae, Jun Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Hae Sook, Simon Yam, Angelica Lee and Kwok Cheung Tsang transform into characteristic thieves.

 

The Face Reader (2013)

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Credit: Showbox

During the Joseon period, when the King’s position is at stake, a disgraced nobleman with a gift for reading faces becomes enmeshed in a power struggle as he tries to alter the fate of Joseon. It combines Korean fortune-telling traditions of reading faces with historical events to create an intriguing story. Along with its unique narrative, the cast packed with A-list stars made headlines. Song Kang Ho and Lee Jong Suk become father and son, and on top of that, Jo Jung Suk joins as brother-in-law, adding to the fun. Lee Jung Jae, Kim Hye Soo and Baek Yoon Sik each play ambitious Grand Prince Suyang, entrancing gisaeng (Joseon’s courtesan) Yun Hong, and Kim Jongseo who has to protect the young King, and take part in dragging Nae Gyeong (Song Kang Ho) into a power struggle.

 

Secret Zoo (2019)

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Credit: Acemaker Movie Works

The story begins when a lawyer who is stuck in a dead-end temp position is given a special job to revitalize a failing zoo. The absurd plot of a lawyer and zookeepers disguise themselves as animals and experience wildlife on the other side of the fence in order to save an endangered zoo is unraveled with cute humor. Ahn Jae Hong, Kang So Ra, Park Yeong Gyu, Kim Sung Oh and Jeon Yeo Been deliver a pleasant laugh with fantastic chemistry even in the difficult situation of having to act in the masks of polar bears, lions, giraffes, gorillas and giant sloths, respectively.

 

Intimate Strangers (2018)

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Credit: Lotte Entertainment

Friends meet for the first time in a long time and play a game of sharing the texts and calls they received that ultimately reveal each other’s secrets. Even though the story takes place in a limited space, fresh materials and unpredictable developments create a high immersion level, and the actors certainly show dazzling prowess. Yoo Hae Jin, Yum Jung Ah, Cho Jin Woong, Kim Ji Soo, Lee Seo Jin, Song Ha Yoon and Yoon Kyung Ho flawlessly become friends who start to feel more like strangers as they desperately try to hide their own untoward secrets. Lee Soon Jae, Ra Mi Ran, Jo Jung Suk and Jin Seon Kyu make special appearances as characters who cause embarrassing moments for the characters.

 

Parasite (2019)

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Credit: CJ Entertainment

It’s a tragicomedy in which families from two opposite ends of wealth distribution fall into unexpected situations when they are unintentionally bridged. The movie completes the portrait of modern people living in an era of polarization, showcasing the originality of every character, from the Kim family who are all either working low-paying temporary jobs or unemployed, and the wealthy Park family, to long-time housekeeper Moon Gwang who is driven to the edge and Geun Sae who has been secretly living in the basement. The chemistry between the actors who portray a story that spreads out of control is by far the best. Song Kang Ho, Choi Woo Shik, Park So Dam and Jang Hye Jin become a “real” family, while Cho Yeo Jeong and Lee Sun Kyun realistically portray the power couple that steps outside of the already existing dichotomous thinking. Lee Jung Eun and Park Myung Hoon, who bring about a shocking twist, also cast a heavy presence.

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