KFCC South Korea movie review listing page 6

(104 min)

2001 - Drama - South Korea

Deep within the political unrest of South Korea’s Kwangju Incident, a young handsome student escapes into a small town in which he is only seeking momentary shelter. He finds, however, that this small town is a place of shrouded secrets. A cornucopia of voyeuristic thoughts and a sense of perverse freedom run plentiful within the thin walls of this small town. A seductive housewife lives right downstairs from the student’s bedroom. It is summertime and it is hot and humid and he is just one floor away from her curvaceous body and tantalizing stare...

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Director : Jae-ho Park

Cast : Ji-hyeon Kim, Cheol-ho Choi, Su-yeong Ru, Wok-suk Song

Sympathy for Mr. Vengence

(130 min)

2002 - Drama, Thriller - South Korea

A young man named Ryu, who is deaf-mute since his birth, has to work very hard at a factory to gather some money for an operation for his sister. His sister needs a new kidney as soon as possible but Ryu is starting to get desperate, because so far no donor has showed up. Ryu is ready to do anything to save his sister, even trying illegal ways to get the new organ. Unfortunately for him that second alternative doesn't goes as he planned. He's now back again at the square one and he needs to find another alternative. Meanwhile, Dong-Jin, a businessman who has worked really hard to get were he is, tries to live a quiet life with his very young daughter. But one day, Dong-Jin daughter gets kidnapped for a big money ransom. Those who seem to be behind that kidnapping are Ryu and his girlfriend, trying to gather money for the kidney transplant of Ryu's sister. Unfortunately for both parties, the kidnapping doesn't goes as planned in a way that you have never imagined.

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Director : Chan-wook Park

Cast : Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Du-na Bae, Ji-Eun Lim, Bo-bae Han, Se-dong Kim

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Tale of Two Sisters, A

(101 min)

2003 - Thriller, Horror - South Korea

Su-mi and Su-yeon have always been very close as sisters. Su-mi, being the elder of the two, is very protective over her young sister Su-yeon. Since the death of their mother, the stepmother has ruled the house with an iron fist. Su-mi has always managed to confront her stepmother, but Su-yeon, being a very calm and fragile girl, could not defend herself against the psychological and physical abuse of her evil stepmother. Su-mi has tried many times to explain the situation to her father, but his relationship with the stepmother and his disbelief has insured no result. Su-mi and Su-yeon are now back from a mysterious absence and being back home doesn’t seem to please the two sisters very much. Having to live under the same roof as the stepmother is a nightmare for them. However, during the following days, strange incidents will occur. Another presence can be feel within the house, is it the step mother trying to scare the girls, or a spirit trying to take revenge?

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Director : Kim Ji-wun

Cast : Im Su-Jeong, Mun Geun-Yeong, Yeom Jeong-A, Kim Gap-Su, Park Mi-Hyeon, Wu Gi-Hong

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Tears

(105 min)

2000 - Drama - South Korea

After spending five months in Garibong-dong, a district in Seoul, Director Lim Sang-Soo's Tears was a movie based on his recollection of those five months. Han, a young runaway, and Chang, an over-the-top teen, are close friends. Chang is a foulmouthed, womanizer while Han is a quiet and humble virgin. As they venture into the streets of Garibong-dong and jump from apartment to apartment, they encounter a young hooker, Lan, and Seri, a paint-sniffing young woman who finds comfort in the hands of Han. And this forms the unlikely group of teenagers facing the hardships of street life.

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Director : Lim Sang-soo

Cast : Han Joon, Bong Tae-hyu, Park Keun-young, Cho Eun-ji

Tell me something

(118 min)

1999 - Horror - South Korea

Several garbage bags full of dismembered body parts are discovered in Seoul, the police set up a special task force to try to solve this terrible crime. They manage to find the identity of one of the bodies through dental records, with that they track down a woman named Su-yeon who is registered as next of kin. After questioning this woman the police soon find out that she knew all the murder victims, the police try to piece things together all the while suspecting Su-yeon will be the next victim.

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Director : Chang Yun-hyon

Cast : Han Seok-Kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Chang Hang-sun, Yeom Jung-a, Yu Jun-sang, Kim Jung-hak

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Three

(123 min)

2002 - Horror, Drama, Cat. III - Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea

The Wheel (Thailand) Hun Lakom Lek is a prosperous and renowned Thai puppeteer, but one day his life ends abruptly, he leaves behind him his famous puppets without an owner. Kru Tong is a Khon performer, masked street performers who use real people to tell their story instead of puppets. Kru Tong knows about Hun puppets and would like to get his hand on these precious puppets even if he’s aware of the curse that these puppets are supposed to carry. Terrible doom will come to anyone who comes in possession of these puppets, but this legend doesn’t scare Kru Tong and decide to get it for his own prosperity. Going Home (Hong Kong) A policeman named Wai moves into a new apartment in Hong Kong with his young son called Cheung. The place seem very scary to Cheung, especially the weird neighbors, but this doesn’t seem to bother his father very much. Cheung soon goes missing and Wai suspects the man and his paralyzed wife who live next doors. Taking matters into his own hands, he decides to

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Director : Nonzee Nimibutr, Kim Ji-wun, Peter Chan

Cast : Suwinit Panjamawat, Leon Lai, Jeong Bo-Seok, Kim Hye-Su, Eric Tsang, Eugenia Yuan

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Three… Extremes

(122 min)

2004 - Horror, Cat. III - Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea

Three stories of terror from Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. BOX - As a child, Kyoko (Kyoko Hasegawa) performed in a circus act with her sister and her stepfather (Atsuro Watabe). But after being deeply affected by her stepfathers’ favoritism towards her sister, Kyoko explodes in a fit of jealousy, ultimately leading to a tragic event that can never be forgotten. Now a young writer, Kyoko is forced to continuously contemplate her past until it finally comes back to haunt her. DUMPLINGS - Mrs. Lee (Miriam Yeung) is feeling down and out. It’s hard getting older and she is finding that out the hard way. Desperate to try any method to reverse her aging effects and once again become beautiful to Mr. Lee (Tony Leung Ka Fei), Mrs. Lee seeks out Mei (Bail Ling), who claims her special dumplings have magical effects. But is Mrs. Lee prepared to find out what the main ingredient of Mei’s dough-wrapped delicacies is? CUT – A director (Lee Byung Hun) who seems to have it all is force

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Director : Takashi Miike, Park Chan Wook, Fruit Chan

Cast : Atsuro Watabe, Kyoko Hasegawa, Bai Ling, Miriam Yeung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Lee Byung Hun

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Too Beautiful To Lie

(115 min)

2003 - Comedy, Romance - South Korea

Ju Young-ju, an beautiful ex-con artist who has been recently released on parole, is planning to attend her sister’s weeding. On her way she crosses path with Choi Hee-chul, a shy and unsure young man who is on his way to see his girl friend in Seoul. By a small series of unexpected events, the precious ring that Hee-chul planned to give to his girl friend end up in Young-ju possession, which at the same time, loose her bag. With only information she had chance to gather on Choi Hee-chul, she decides to find him, give him back the ring and take back her bag. However, at the moment of giving back the ring, her old lying habit kick back and obviously, hilarity and adventure ensues.

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Director : Bae Hyung-Joon

Cast : Kim Ha Neul, Kang Dong Won

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Tube

(118 min)

2003 - Action - South Korea

Tube is a non-stop action spectacle about a police detective who attempts to stop an ex-government agent from blowing up the subway train along with its human cargo.

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Director : Baek Wun-Hak

Cast : Kim Seok-Hun, Park Sang-Min, Bae Du-Na

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Uninvited, The

(126 min)

2003 - Supernatural, Drama - South Korea

The Uninvited (also known by its Korean title 4 Inyong Shiktak which translates into A Table for 4) is a foreboding supernatural drama that centers itself on Jung-Won, a successful architect who is in preparations to marry his long term fiancé. His seemingly pleasant life takes a turn for the worst, though, when a late-night train ride home brings him in contact with the murder of two young girls. The strain of this encounter, coupled with a work related accident and a reluctant new friendship with a mysteriously troubled woman, leads to a paranormal situation that will haunt his present by revealing his past.

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Director : Su-Yeon Lee

Cast : Shin-yang Park, Ji-hyun Jun, Seon Yu, Ok Jeong, Ju-shil Lee, Yeo-jin Kim

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Untold Scandal

(123 min)

2003 - Drama - South Korea

Based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) by French novelist Choderlos De Laclos, Untold Scandal brings an eastern approach to this classic tale of sexually depraved aristocracy gone awry. Cho-won (Yong-jun Bae) is the Chosun Dynasty’s premier lady killer. Enticing the fairer of the sex into his playful web of passion and deceit, he moves from one lustful encounter to the next, leaving a sea of broken women in his wake. When his equally sinful cousin, the beautiful yet venomous Lady Cho, propositions a bet involving the destruction of a virtuous woman’s chastity, the two begin manipulating innocence for their amusement in a vicious game of affections that shows us just what can happen when the rich get bored.

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Director : Lee Jae-Yong

Cast : Mi-suk Lee, Do-yeon Jeon, Yong-jun Bae, Hyeon-jae Jo, So-yeon Lee

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Way Home, The

(87 min)

2002 - Drama, Comedy - South Korea

Sang-woo, a spoiled little boy from the city, is sent to the country to stay with his mute Grandmother. While there, he learns patience and how to love through the silent gestures and selfless acts his Grandmother displays.

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Director : Jeong-hyang Lee

Cast : Eul-boon Kim, Seong-ho Yu, Hyo-hee Dong, Kyung-hyun Min, Eun-kyung Yim

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Whasango

(121 min)

2001 - Kung Fu, Fantasy - South Korea

When Kim Kyung-soo is thrown out from his eighth school for blasting a teacher with a super-energy filled piece of chalk, he promises his family to finally graduate and not get kicked out from school. However, the ninth school, Whasango (a.k.a. Volcano High) is his last and final resort. It's going to be a rough year for Kyung-soo because Whasango is a school that doesn't welcome newcomers. He will have to duck the leaders of the weightlifting team, kendo team, rugby team, and of course, the whole damn faculty.

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Director : Kim Tae Kyun

Cast : xChang Hyuk, Shin Min-Ah, Kim Soo-roh, Kwon Sang-woo, Gong Hyo-Jin

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Who are you

(102 min)

2002 - Drama - South Korea

Hyungtae is a game programmer working on the ultimate online dating game. Working 24/7 on the 30th floor of the tallest building in Seoul, the company's future, whether or not it sinks to the bottom depends on the success of the game. Inju, a former champion swimmer, works on the bottom floor at the Sea World aquarium, feeding the fishes and seals. But things are not going well. Hyungtae's company is running out of money, he desperately needs sleep, and a beta-test player with the login name "Byulee" has declared that she hates the game. As for Inju, she's working hard to perform as a mermaid but having trouble holding her breath. Hyungtae finds out that "Byulee" works in the same building and he sets out to make "Byulee" fall in love with his game and his online character "Mello." "Byulee" is in real life Inju, and when Hyungtae meets Inju, he soon finds that the game is becoming more real than he imagined possible. And for Inju, she finds in "Mello" a perfect partner, but is also

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Director : Choi Ho

Cast : Lee Na-Yeong, Jo Seung-Wu, Jo Eun-Ji

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Wig, The

(103 min)

2005 - Horror - South Korea

Before being released home after cancer treatment, Soo-hyun is given a gift box from her sister Ji-hyun (who was made mute after a disturbing roadway accident). Inside the box is a long, black wig which Soo-hyun eventually begins to wear every waking moment. It quickly becomes apparent, however, that something sinister lies within the wig and its history.

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Director : Won Shin-yeon

Cast : Chae Min-suh, Yoo Seon, Moon Su

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Windstruck

(123 min)

2004 - Comedy, Romance, Drama - South Korea

Um…this will be VERY unconventional review but, a boy, Myungwoo, and a girl, Kyungjin, fall in love. They spend their days together happily with their quirky yet endearing relationship. Then tragedy strikes!

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Director : Jae-Young Kwak

Cast : Jeon Ji-hyun, Hyuk Jang, Su-ro Kim, Ki-woo Lee, Ye-jin Im, Chang-wan Kim

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Witch Board

(92 min)

2004 - Horror - South Korea

Yu-jin moves to a new school and befriends two girls who are tired of being bullied by schoolmates. They decide to try and place a curse on their tormentors, so they write a list of their names and using a makeshift oujia board they attempt to contact a spirit. They very next day they arrive at school to find that one of the girls – whose name was first on the list – has died in an apparent suicide. Although the police suspect no foul-play, the three friends fear that this is just the beginning of something terrible…

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Director : Ahn Byung-ki

Cast : Kim Gyu-ri, Lee Se-eun, Lee Yu-ri, Choi Seong-min, Choi Jeong-yun, Lim Jong-ho

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YMCA Baseball Team

(81 min)

2002 - Comedy, Sport - South Korea

During the time Korea was invaded by Japan soldiers, Hochang lived the life of a scholar destined to follow the path of his father as being a tutor at school. One day, while playing soccer he meets an American missionary who was playing an alien game that immediately got his attention, it was Baseball. Taught by the beautiful Jungrim, a Korean traveling women who was accompanying the missionary at the time, Hochang will soon develop a natural talent at being a very good hitter. Jungrim will then decide to form the first baseball team of Korea history, the YMCA. Composed by numerous people such as Korean aristocrats, a pair of twins, a politician son, a few simple workers, a mute, a servant, a Japanese pitcher and of course Hochang, the YMCA team will reveal to be an excellent team and will never loose a game of their very first season. But as the Japanese military force is invading Korea, the team will get into trouble, as they will loose their training field. Rivality will then bui

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Director : Hyeon-seok Kim

Cast : Kang-ho Song, Hye-su Kim, Ju-hyuk Kim, Jeong-min Hwang, Gu Shin

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Yesterday

(120 min)

2002 - Science Fiction, Action - South Korea

In the year 2020, Korea is a reunited country, but even though peace seems to reign, the Special Investigation Unit is hunting a serial killer who preys on retired scientists. It is obvious to Seok, the investigation team's leader, that the killer is taunting them by leaving signatures and obvious traces at the murder scenes. Now that the latest victim of the killer is the chief of police, Seok has to team up with the police chief's own daughter Heesu, who works as a criminal profiler. However, during the investigation, Seok and Heesu will discover much more than they were expecting as it transpires that they might both have a connection with the killer, and that their past is not exactly as they remember.

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Director : Jung Youn Soo

Cast : Choi Min-Su, Kim Yun-Jin, Kim Seung-Wu, Kim Seon-Ah, Jeong So-Yeong

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