Korean filmmakers are gaining popularity in the West despite language barriers. Recommendations for those just diving in to Korean cinema include noir thrillers, westerns, and emotional tales.

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It has some of the best fight scenes ever choreographed in a Korean movie. The opening scene itself is a breathtaking single-shot fight scene that lasts for over ten minutes. Such well-crafted ...

The feature is the first Korean film to play in Toronto’s genre strand since Bong Joon-ho’s The Host in 2006. The film’s South Korean opening is set for September 21, with an October 7 ...

As the heir apparent to his father, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong Il was already quite powerful in the late 1970s in North Korea. The younger Kim also loved movies. He reportedly had thousands of films in ...

An heir of the founder of Samsung, Lee has been the longtime patron and champion of Korean film and culture locally and abroad. CJ, the vehicle that Lee steered to the top of the heap of culture ...