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Films from the country "coree du sud", sorted by revenue
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Acacia (2003)
, 1h43Origin Coree du sud
Genres Horror
Actors Shim Hye-jin
Unable to have children of their own, married couple Mi-sook and Do-il adopt a young boy named Lee Jin-seong. His name soon gets changed to Kim Jin-seong when he moves with Mi-sook and Do-il. The boy is drawn to an acacia tree in his new home's backyard, believing it to be his mother, and it soon becomes the focal point for an increasing number of strange occurrences when Jin-seong appears to have run away.
, 2h4Directed by Jang Sun-woo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors Lim Eun-kyung, Jeong Doo-hong, Park Sung-woong, Kangta, Lee Chung-ah
The story is set in modern Korea. The Match Girl wanders the streets, trying to sell her matches. No one will buy any, and stores kick her out. Cold and hungry, she tries to warm her hands with the matches. A passersby tells her she should sniff the fumes instead, which she does. Feeling no more hunger or cold, she sees the snowflakes turn into cherry petals, and in the midst of the beautiful scenery she dies in the street.
My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002)
, 1h26Directed by Carl Macek, Lee Sung-gang
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Les fées
Actors Bae Jong-ok, Na Moon-hee, Lee Byung-hun, Jang Hang-sun, Ahn Sung-ki, Gong Hyung-jin
Kim Nam-woo struggles through life as people around him constantly leave him; his best friend, Jun-ho, is going to study in Seoul and in some ways his widowed mother is "leaving" him too by paying more attention to her new boyfriend. To escape, he goes to a dream world, where he meets a girl named Mari. The story follows Nam-woo in discovering himself and maturing.
Yellow Hair 2 (2001)
, 1h49Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Harisu, Shin Yi, Yoon Chan, Choi Jung-woo, Shin Dong-wook
The first half of the film is told in a non-consecutive narrative format, introducing the three principal characters in turn and taking them up to the events in the convenience store. There are four chapters: "Pornography in Blue", "A Space Man", "Documentary" and "Last Scene".
Volcano High (2001)
, 2hDirected by Kim Tae-gyun
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Martial arts, Fantastic, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Sin Min-ah, Jang Hyuk, Kim Su-ro, Kwon Sang-woo, Gong Hyo-jin, Method Man
Kim Gyeong-Su, jeune étudiant bêta et indiscipliné, est renvoyé pour la 9e fois de son lycée pour avoir usé de ses pouvoirs paranormaux contre un professeur. Décidé à ne plus les utiliser, il se retrouve à « Volcano High School », le lycée de la dernière chance où beaucoup d’élèves possèdent les mêmes facultés extra-sensorielles. À son arrivée, il découvre une ambiance chaotique, des guerres de gangs entre élèves, voire entre profs, et se veut résolument neutre. L'origine de ces conflits provient d’une rumeur persistante sur le fait qu’un élève ou un prof surdoué pourrait déchiffrer un manuscrit mystérieux et serait doté de pouvoirs infinis. Pris à partie par certains élèves, et malgré tout son bon vouloir, Gyeong-Su se voit contraint d’affronter ses ennemis.
Tears (2001)
, 1h41Directed by Im Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Actors Bong Tae-gyu, Jo Eun-ji, Sung Ji-ru, Kim Eung-soo
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.
Say Yes (2001)
, 1h44Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Romance
Actors Park Joong-hoon, Kim Joo-hyuk, Chu Sang-mi, Gi Ju-bong, Ryu Seung-soo, Park Yong-woo
Young married couple Yoon-hee and Jung-hyun go on a road trip, and along the way they pick up a lone drifter, Em. Em turns out to be a violent and sadistic psychopath who terrorises the couple at every turn. After capturing Jung-hyun, Em gives him a choice: submit to torture or allow Em to kill Yoon-hee.
My Boss, My Hero (2001)
, 1h38Directed by Yoon Je-kyoon
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Jung Joon-ho, Jung Woong-in, Lee Si-yeon, Park Jun-gyu, Song Seon-mi, Gi Ju-bong
This gangster comedy tells of a successful young mobster who has taken over the fashionable Myeongdong district of Seoul. When he mistakes the poet Yun Tong-ju for a liquor similar to dongdongju, his gang decides the boss's ignorance is an embarrassment. The gang takes up a collection and puts the boss back in high school.
My Wife Is a Gangster (2001)
, 1h47Origin Coree du sud
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Shin Eun-kyung, Park Sang-myun, Ahn Jae-mo, Yeon Jung-hoon, Choi Min-soo, Ko Joo-yeon
Eun-jin was separated from her older sister Yu-jin when they were kids at an orphanage. While growing up, Eun-jin became a Kkangpae (Korean Mafia) gangster and adopted the nickname "Mantis." Upon discovering that Yu-jin had cancer, Eun-jin demanded that the doctors perform an operation; however, they refused. The dying Yu-jin wished that her sister would marry soon, so Eun-jin went on a blind date under the advice of her underling Romeo, who invited a stylist to design the appropriate makeup for Eun-jin. However, the date was a disaster and Romeo was sent to find someone else more suitable.
Guns & Talks (2001)
, 2hDirected by Jang Jin
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun, Won Bin, Shin Hyun-joon, Jung Jin-young, Gong Hyo-jin
In the middle of downtown Seoul, mysterious bombings and murders are taking place. Four men leave a crime scene, skillfully evading the police. This eccentric band of killers consists of team leader Sang-yeon (Shin Hyun-joon), bomb specialist Jung-woo (Shin Ha-kyun), sniper Jae-young (Jung Jae-young), and computer hacker Ha-yoon (Won Bin). These hitmen believe they're doing a vital job in society, just like any other profession. They run a private business where people from all walks of life come to them and place an order. After they meet their clients and discuss the time, place and method by which they want their targets to be eliminated, they sign a formal contract. They even have a discount rate for students. Once the deal is done, they carry out their mission and finish it like a typical day at work. The four live and work together in mundane harmony, eating Ha-yoon's bad cooking and watching their crush (Go Eun-mi) read the news on TV. One day, a persistent high school girl (Gong Hyo-jin) shows up at their door and keeps trying to hire them, while Jung-woo falls for his target, a pregnant woman (Oh Seung-hyun). Then Sang-yeon gets approached for a big job he can't turn down, one far riskier than what they're used to. The client wants someone killed in the middle of a sold-out Hamlet play with high-profile businessmen, politicians and law officers in attendance. Meanwhile, the determined and intelligent prosecutor Jo (Jung Jin-young) is on to them, and mobilizes the police force to catch them in the act.
Failan (2001)
, 1h55Directed by Song Hae-seong
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Choi Min-sik, Cecilia Cheung, Gong Hyung-jin, Kim Ji-young, Kim Kwang-sik, Kim Min-hee
After losing both her parents, Failan (Cecilia Cheung) immigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency. Kang-jae (Choi Min-sik) is an old and outdated gangster who has no respect from his peers. Short on money, Kang-jae decides to take on the arranged marriage. Having nothing more than a picture of Kang-jae, Failan spends her days dreaming and wishing that Kang-jae would come to visit her. Failan often writes to Kang-jae in sorrow about how much she misses and thinks about him, but never has the nerve to give the letters to Kang-jae. Things take a turn when Kang-jae is asked by his boss to take the fall for a murder in exchange for some money. The only hope in his worthless life is the wife he never met.
Address Unknown (2001)
, 1h57Directed by Kim Ki-duk
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Actors Jo Jae-hyeon, Yang Dong-geun, Yang Dong-kun, Bang Eun-jin
It is set in the South Korean countryside around a U.S. military base, and particularly involves the villages that are affected by its presence. This includes an unstable, near psychotic American soldier (Mitch Malem) who survives on a diet of LSD and rage, Eun-ok, a girl with one defective eye, Jihum a lonesome boy and Chang-guk, who lives in an old abandoned U.S. Air Force bus with his mother. She has taught Chang-guk English in an attempt to prepare him for their new life in the United States, reunited with his father who she mails regularly, although the letters are always returned "address unknown".
, 2h6Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Lee Eun-ju, Moon Sung-keun, Jeong Bo-seok, Jin Kyung
Soo-jung (Lee Eun-ju) is a scriptwriter for a local cable TV station. She is close with the program producer Young-soo (Moon Sung-keun). In attempts to urge his rich friend Jae-hoon to finance an independent film he is currently directing, Young-soo visits Jae-hoon's (Jeong Bo-seok) gallery with Soo-jung tagging along. Jae-hoon finds himself attracted to Soo-jung and asks her to become his lover. Soo-jung somewhat reluctantly accepts the offer on condition that it will only be when they go out for a drink. Their tug-of-war reveals that Soo-jung is still a virgin and this impresses Jae-hoon as well as escalates his frustration. Meanwhile Young-soo also expresses his feelings for Soo-jung. Soo-jung will have to decide whether to surrender her virginty as Jae-hoon anxiously awaits her at a hotel room.
The Record (2000)
, 1h30Origin Coree du sud
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Park Eun-hye, Han Chae-young, Ahn Jae-hwan, Kim Seo-hyung, Uhm Ji-won
The film centers on a group of young people who killed an innocent person and videotaped the act for their own amusement. Comeuppance is provided by a mysterious man who seeks out each of the murderers and kills them for his personal pleasure.
Real Fiction (2000)
, 1h23Directed by Kim Ki-duk
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Joo Jin-mo, Shim Yi-young, Jang Hyun-sung
Real Fiction follows a South Korean artist as he systematically seeks out, and then kills his real or imagined enemies.