KFCC South Korea movie review listing page 4

(119 min)

2003 - Drama, Romance, Comedy - South Korea

Ji-Suk (Jo In-Seong) and Hee-Jin (Shin Min-Ah) were junior high school classmates. By chance, the two happen to meet again several years later when Ji-Suk goes to cut his hair, where Hee-Jin is a senior hair designer. Their paths cross by chance a few more times and the two grow closer. Finally, Hee-jin suggests a ‘one month romance.’ “Neither one of us can say ‘Let’s break up’ before the month is up! After a month, we part ways grandly!” The two have nothing in common, but when they are together, everything is so right. Things take a turn for the worse when an unexpected complication and old friends come into their lives. This is the story of Hee-Jin and Ji-Suk’s romance through happy and tragic moments.

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Director : Park Gwang-Chun

Cast : Jo In-Seong, Shin Min-Ah

Memento Mori

(97 min)

1999 - Horror, Drama - South Korea

In a girls High school in South Korea, a girl named Min-Ah discovers a diary. Unable to resist the temptation to take a deep look at it, Min-Ah decides to take the diary with her. When she begins the reading of the diary, she noticed that it was not a simple diary but a diary that two girls from his school shared. They wrote their own messages to each other through the diary. Hyo-Shin and Shi-Eun who wrote the shared-diary together was very close friends but during the time this friendship turned into love. Reading the diary and spying on these two girls, Min-Ah noticed that something strange was going on between the two girls. The diary was full of love messages but it seemed that they acted like they didn't know each other, was it really because they were afraid of what people would say if they knew what was going on or it was something else. One day, Hyo-Shin is found dead, she apparently jumped from the top of the school to his death, but Min-Ah knew that Shi-Eun was with her at t

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Director : Tae-Yong Kim, Kyu-Dong Min

Cast : Park Ye-Jin, Kim Min-Seon, Kim Min-Hee, Baek Jong-Hak, Cha Si-Eun, Lee Yeong-Jin

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Memories of Murder

(130 min)

2003 - Drama, Thriller - South Korea

In 1986, two female bodies were discovered in the Gyunggi Province. Both had been brutally raped and murdered in similar circumstances. Korean police now faced the first serial killer case in their country. Detective Park Doo-Man is leading the case and with the help of his aggressive partner, they will try to figure out who the potential killers are, but without much success. However, things change when Seo Tae-Yoon, a member of the Seoul metropolitan police department, volunteers to help the investigation. With his meticulous approach to the case, it won’t take long for Seo Tae-Yoon to come up with strong evidences and clues about the identity of the murderer. But they need to act fast as they think that other murders might occur very soon. Unfortunately, the poor police methods of the time and the unavailability of high technology for blood-identification resulted in a disastrous conclusion for the case.

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Director : Bong Joon-ho

Cast : Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-Kyung, Byun Hee-bong, Song Jae-Ho, Kim Rwe-Ha, Koh Seo-Hee

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Musa

(158 min)

2001 - Swordplay - South Korea

It is the year of 1375, a large group of diplomats sent from Korea are traveling to China in order to make peace with the new government in the times of the warring Ming and Yuan Dynasties. Because of misunderstandings and complications, they are charged as spies and exiled. On what seemed like a road to perdition, through and endless sea of sand, they are soon attacked by the Yuan. Smaller in numbers now and almost surviving their travels, they come upon a Ming Princess in the possession of the Yuan and attempt to flee her in order to be blessed and favored by the Ming for their heroic deeds, thus in turn, restoring the relationship between the Ming and Korea.

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Director : Kim Sung-su

Cast : Jung Woo-Sung, Ahn Sung-kee, Ju Jin-mo, Zhang Ziyi, Park Yong-woo, Park Jeong-Hak

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Mutt Boy

(102 min)

2003 - Comedy - South Korea

Life has been hard for poor Chol-Min. Forced to brave the trials of this world without the loving sanctuary of a Mother’s embrace; he and his Police Detective father cope with one another’s presence as best they can. Early on in life Chol-Min is given the moniker of Ddong gae, a Korean slang term commonly used to refer to a mongrel dog or mutt, based on his stray, wandering ways, and his simple and innocent doggy demeanor. Much like a stray animal Chol-Min aimlessly wanders through this picture from one encounter to another, establishing friendships and enemies along the way.

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Director : Kwak Kyung-taek

Cast : Woo-sung Jung, Kap-su Kim, Ji-won Uhm

My Boss, My Hero

(98 min)

2001 - Comedy, Gangster - South Korea

Doo-sik (Jung Jun-Ho) is a powerful leader in the underworld, he recently took over a rival gangs territory. His victory entitles him to a promotion but his boss requires that he finishes high school before he can take the new position. Thus Doo-sik is now forced to pretend he is much younger and to attend high school. Unfortunately Doo-sik is not well prepared for the high schools of today and will have a much harder time surviving there than on the mean streets he is used too.

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Director : Yun Je-Kyun

Cast : Jung Jun-Ho, Jung Oong-In, Park Jun-Kyu

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My Sassy Girl

(137 min)

2001 - Comedy, Romance - South Korea

Gyeon-woo is a single Korean college student, still not very sure of what he wants to become in the future. One night, on his way back home, he meets an extremely beautiful girl, but who is also completely drunk. Because the girl talked to Gyeon-woo before falling unconscious, the people surrounding them begin to think that the girl is Gyeon-woo`s girlfriend. Having no other choice than helping the girl, he decides to leave her in a motel, since he doesn't know were she lives. The next morning Gyeon-woo gets a call from this mysterious girl who is very angry about him and wants to know everything that happened the past night. She tells him to meet her right now at the exit of the metro. Gyeon-woo thinking about this, decides to go see the girl. From that night, Gyeon-woo and the girl will become good friends, in a strange sense. As the relation progresses, Gyeon-woo begins to discover how crazy the girls really is, with all her wacky behaviors, angry attitude and always wanting him to

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Director : Gwak Jae-Yong

Cast : Jeon Ji-Hyeon, Cha Tae-Hyeon, Yang Geum-Yong

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My Wife is a Gangster

(105 min)

2001 - Comedy, Gangster - South Korea

Cha, also called Mantis, is a woman living the life of a gangster and an important one at that. She is the second man of one of the biggest local crime organization, who has over 50 men working under her orders. One day, her gangster life changes suddenly when she finds her elder lost sister, which is dying from cancer. Mantis is ready to do anything to make these last days of her dying sister the best she can have and one of her wishes is to see Mantis get married and settle down. Without losing time she asks her men to find her a husband. They come up with Kang Soo-iL, a single 35 year old man who is quite unsure of himself, not really at ease in the presence of women and who's already flunked more than 30 blind dates. This rushed marriage will not go without any trouble as Cha will try to hide her gangster life from her new husband and sister. As for Kang Soo-iL, this marriage will not be really the relationship he expected to have with his new wife as he will find her behavior a l

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Director : Jo Jin-Gyu

Cast : Eun-Kyung Shin, Sang-Myeon Park, Jae-mo Ahn, In-kwon Kim

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Natural City

(113 min)

2003 - Science Fiction, Drama - South Korea

In the future, technology has gotten so advanced that cyborgs have been created with their own individual specializations and consciousness. They can feel, love, and hate…but they’re also susceptible to expiration. Refusing to die off and be recycled, a band of combat cyborgs launch an attack against Neucom genetics in an attempt to prolong their lives and destroy all who get in the way. In the middle of it all are “R” and “Noma”, two soldiers trained to battle against this type of renegade cyborg. But all is not what it seems, as there’s something R is hiding, and some kind of conspiracy brewing behind the curtains.

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Director : Min Byeong-Cheon

Cast : Yu Ji-tae, Yun Chan, Seo Rin

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Nightmare

(98 min)

2000 - Horror - South Korea

Hye-Jin is completing her psychological study at the university when she gets the unexpected visit of Seon-Ae, an old friend of hers who apparently lived for the last 2 year in the US. For a strange reason, Seon-Ae seem perturbed by some weird visions of a girl all dressed in black and suspects that her life might be in danger. Hye-Jin ask Seon-Ae to stay at her place until she gets better, but Hye-Jin also begin to have the same visions of the mysterious black ghost, which seems to be an old friend of theirs who committed suicide when they were younger. Hye-Jin, Seon-Ae and all their old friends from their university fraternity decide to meet to clarify these strange visions that they all seem to share. After this reunion of old friends, their visions begin to turn into a real nightmare as they begin to get killed one by one, all by a mysterious killer who leaves no hint of who it might be. Is it really the ghost who is trying to get revenge on them?

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Director : An Byeong-ki

Cast : Yoo Ji-Tae, Kim Kyu-Ri, Ha Ji-Won, Chung Joon, Yu Jun-sang, Choi Jeong-yun

No Blood, No Tears

(117 min)

2002 - Action - South Korea

Sujin is an aspiring singer. Kyong-son was a hardcore female gangster turned Taxi driver. By fate, the two meet up in the most unlikely circumstance. With nothing in common and nothing to lose, the women devise a plan to steal a duffel bag stuffed with cold hard cash. However, despite their cunning tactics, it doesn't help when they're not the only ones after the bag.

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Director : Seung-wan Ryoo

Cast : Do-yeon Jeon, Hye-yeong Lee, Jae-yeong Jeong, Goo Shin, Do-hong Jeong

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No.3

(99 min)

1997 - Drama, Gangster - South Korea

Tae-Joo is a gangster, ranked as No.3, but he wishes to be No.1. We follow the twists and turns of gangster life as Tae-Joo tries to use the balance of power to further his criminal career, but it's a jungle in the Korean underworld in which everybody wants their own cut of the money there is to be made.

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Director : Song Neung-Han

Cast : Lee Mi-Yeon, Han Seok-Gyu, Choi Min-Sik, Ahn Seok-Hwan, Park Gwang-Jeong, Bang Eun-Hee

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Nowhere To Hide

(120 min)

1999 - Action - South Korea

A guy gets killed in the street during a rainstorm, his death seems suspicious so Detectives Woo and Kim get on the case. They start searching for possible clues, luck on their side when they arrest a drug dealer who has some information on the possible killer. Eventually they find out the identity of the killers girlfriend and basically use her to try to find him. They try to catch him but each time they get close the guy manages to escape, detective Woo and Kim take this personally and will stop at nothing to catch this crook.

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Director : Lee Myeong-Se

Cast : Park Jung-Hun, An Seong-Ki, Jang Dong-Keon, Choi Ji-Wu, Shim Cheol-Jong, Lee Won-jong

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Oasis

(132 min)

2002 - Drama - South Korea

After serving a prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter, Chong-du is greeted by his family and friends with a lukewarm reception. Finding it difficult to adjust back to common life, he makes an effort to contact the family of the man killed in the car accident; partially out of amusement and partially out of the desire to apologize. Upon arrival, he finds Kong-ju, the man’s cerebral palsy inflicted daughter who spends her days alone dreaming of a fantasy world. The two slowly form a bond that is at times both beautiful and disturbing.

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Director : Chang-dong Lee

Cast : Kyung-gu Sol, So-ri Moon, Nae-sang Ahn, Seung-wan Ryoo

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Oh! Brothers

(110 min)

2003 - Drama, Comedy - South Korea

Oh Sang Woo’s immoral photo work of blackmailing and paparazzi is not enough to get over his money problems, especially when he has a crooked detective extorting him. One of Sang Woo’s friends decides to give him extra works as a debt collector. Unfortunately, intimidation is not something that Sang Woo can do easily. Things turn even worst when Sang Woo’s father dies, leaving him with all his father’s debts. The debts have been passed to him simply because his mother died a while ago and his father’s other wife cannot be found anymore. If she could be located, Sang Woo will be clear of the debts. However, Sang Woo also learned that his father had a son with his second wife. That half brother, named Oh Bong Goo, is now Sang Woo’s only chance to find his step mother. Bong Goo is living in a school for “special kids” as Bong Goo suffers from a strange growth disorder. He looks like a 30 year old, but he is in fact only 12, not to mention his hyperactive temper that will turn his brot

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Director : Kim Young Hwa

Cast : Lee Jeong Jae, Lee Beom Soo

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Old Boy

(120 min)

2003 - Drama - South Korea

Oh Dae-su is kidnapped and held in a private housing cell for fifteen years. Upon his release, he is given one task by his captor: to find out the reasons why. With a decade and a half of built up aggression and burning curiosity, Oh Dae-su searches for the answers that robbed him of his life.

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Director : Chan-wook Park

Cast : Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Byeong-ok Kim

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Over The Rainbow

(90 min)

2002 - Drama, Romance - South Korea

Jin-soo works at a local weather channel as an anchorman. His life is pretty simple until the day he got into a car accident. Fortunately he didn’t get any serious physical injuries but he’s suffering from partial amnesia. Trying to get back to his normal life, he finds clues about a woman that he seemed to have had a lot of feeling for in the pass. With only a few hints, Jin-soo decides to search out the identity of this woman. His investigation will lead him to Yeon-hee, a girl friend he knew since high school. With the help of Yeon-hee, Jin-soo will start to put together the pieces of the puzzle but will soon start to loose interest in that mysterious passed loved women as he now found someone who seems to really care about him in the person of Yeon-hee.

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Director : Ahn Jin-Wu

Cast : Lee Jeong-Jae, Jang Jin-Yeong, Jeong Chan, Eom Ji-Won, Gong Hyeong-Jin, Lee Yeong-Ju

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Paradise Villa

(100 min)

2000 - Horror - South Korea

A teenage boy who is overly obsessed with online role-playing games gets his account hacked while playing. When he's finally able to connect to the game again, the character that he has spent so much time leveling up and searching rare items for is stripped of all it's experience and items. He then decides to rectify this matter by finding the other player who stole his inventory and weapons. This other player named Viagra apparently lives in a building called Paradise Villa. The people who live in this particular building all seem to have problems of their own. The motley residence of Paradise Villa include: a building owner who cheated on his wife with an autistic teenage girl, his son and one of his friends like to place cameras in other people apartment to tape their sexual habits and sell these tapes to other of their friends, a lady who is so obsessed and desperate to sell his water purification system that she forgets her own family and friends, a salary man having an affair wi

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Director : Chong-won Park

Cast : Han-jun Jo, You-Mi Ha, Hak-cheol Kim, Dong-hun Shin

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Peppermint Candy

(130 min)

2000 - Drama - South Korea

Shown in reverse chronological order, Peppermint Candy is the tale of a solitary man’s painful growth in life set against the back drop of nearly three decades of Korean history. A distraught and weathered man, Yong-ho stands on the rails of a train track staring oncoming death in the face. Through divided sequences we retrace the steps that brought him to this place and this state of mind. From his failed marriage and unsuccessful career, to his first love and his traumatizing experience in the army, we are shown all of the elements that went into the psychological demise of a broken man.

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Director : Lee Chang-Dong

Cast : Yejin Kim, Kyung-gu Sol, Suh Jung, So-ri Moon, Seo-hie Ko, Dae-yeon Lee

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Phone

(102 min)

2002 - Horror - South Korea

A young journalist starts receiving troubling messages on her cellular phone. When a young girl answers the phone by accident, she seems to become possessed by a malicious spirit. In the Korean thriller "Phone," a girl is threatened and finally killed by events involved with telephone messages from a stranger of unknown source. After the girl’s sudden death, Ji-won, a good friend of hers working as a magazine reporter investigates the case by using her mobile as a clue. He manages to find out the number of the person who sent out the calls, but to his surprise it is no longer in use…

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Director : Ahn Byeong-Gi

Cast : Ha Ji-Won, Kim Yu-Mi, Choi Wu-Je

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