Japanese College Holds Film Festival Dedicated to Kim Hye-su

The Korea Research Center of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University of Japan will hold the 4th Korean Film Festival on October 23-25. This year, the festival is dedicated to Korean actress Kim Hye-su, who is considered a symbol of independent women.
The festival is aimed at shedding light on Korean cinematography, history and culture through movies that [...]

Popularity: 7% [?]

Korean Movies Goes Back in Time for Inspiration

Korean movie makers are digging into the past for inspiration.
The recent trend in the film industry is all about transforming historic facts and events into fictional stories.
Director Jeong Ji-woo tries to bring Seoul to life during the 1930s in his latest movie “Modern Boy”.
The filmmakers say they had a difficult time finding remnants of the [...]

Popularity: 4% [?]

Portrait of a Beauty Most Anticipated Film in Fall

Portrait of a Beauty, a film about painter Shin Yun-bok of the Joseon era, was cited the most anticipated Korean movie this fall in a survey conducted by the film site Movist. In the survey 994 out of 5485 respondents (18%) replied that this faction film was their number one choice for the fall movie.
Starring [...]

Popularity: 10% [?]