K-Movie
Fortune Salon (청담보살)
Jun 7th
Synopsis:
A gifted fortune teller with beauty to match, Tae Rang (Park Ye Jin) runs a fortune-telling salon in Seoul’s posh Cheongdam district, guiding her rich clientele in matters of love and money. She is helpless when it comes to her own love though as every man she’s liked ends up cursed with bad luck. Tae Rang’s mother told her that she’s destined to be with a man born on May 16, 1978 at 11 p.m. One day, Tae Rang accidentally runs into Seung Won (Lim Chang Jung), a former jockey who’s poor, lazy, and unattractive – the exact opposite of what Tae Rang wants in a man. But it turns out he was born 11 p.m., May 16, 1978!
Daddy Likes Woman (아빠가 여자를 좋아해)
Jun 7th
Synopsis:
Ji-hyeon (Lee Na-young) is enjoying a perfect life as a beautiful photographer following a sex-change operation, until a young boy claiming that she had fathered him comes knocking at her door. Trouble ensues as Ji-hyeon tries to act like a conventional dad while her boyfriend (Kim Ji-seok-I) grows increasingly suspicious.
I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK (싸이보그지만 괜찮아)
Mar 9th
Synopsis:
A girl who thinks she is a combat cyborg checks into a mental hospital, where she encounters other psychotics. Eventually, she falls for a man who thinks he can steal people’s souls.
I Wish I Had A Wife (나도 아내가 있었으면 좋겠다)
Mar 9th
Synopsis:
BongSoo (SUL KyungGu) has been working as manager of a small bank in an apartment complex for three years. During his three years there, no, for 23 years if you count his school days, he has never been late. However, he purposely decides to skip work one day. There is only one reason. Inside a subway train that has suddenly stopped on his way to work, everyone around him reaches for their cell phones to call someone. At that moment, he realized that he does not have a single person to call. He does not know that inside the educational center across the street from the bank where he works, a 27-year-old woman WonJu (JEON DoYoun) is looking over to him, nourishing a small love. BongSoo and WonJu run into each other every day, at the Ramen restaurant, at the bank, at the bus station… Various trivial incidents occur, but BongSoo still does not truly recognize WonJu’s presence.
Hwang Jin-Yi (황진이)
Mar 9th
Synopsis:
Hwang Jin Yi, a famous 16th century Gisaeng, is the most legendary courtesan of the Joseon Dynasty. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick-wit and extraordinary intellect.
The movie sheds new light on the life of Hwang Jin Yi, who made her art blossom even when her love was put to test. It also depicts the tragic life of Hwang who faces hardship due to her social status…
Hotel M: Gangster’s Last Draw (마강호텔)
Mar 9th
Synopsis:
Two rival gangs decide to send two men each to a rural hotel to force the owners to repay their debts, but they underestimate the will and resourcefulness of the hotel staff.
Homicide Case on Paradise (극락도 살인사건)
Mar 8th
Synopsis:
Off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, an island of 17 inhabitants exists. The so-called Paradise Island holds up to its name with its breath-taking mountains and sea coupled with good-natured people. No worries or stress holds for anyone who comes to visit this beautiful oasis. But this peace doesn’t last long as every single one of the inhabitants disappear one day without a single trace. Chaos initially breaks out when a blood-drenched corpse is found and everyone becomes a suspect. The furious sea allows them no boat ride to the mainland and their only existing radio communication device has been smashed. Trapped together on the island, everyone is suspicious of each other and even the unseen could be a possible suspect. As hideous secrets get revealed day by day, an island of paradise slowly turns into an island of death.
Highway Star (복면 달호)
Mar 8th
Synopsis:
Dal-ho’s only dream is to become a famous rock singer. To make a living in a small town, his rock band is forced to play enka (country music) in clubs instead of rock’n roll. One day, opportunity knocks and he gets a chance to make a debut album. It is only after he signs the contract that he realizes he has to sing enka, not rock music. On his first stage debut, Dal-ho hides his face behind a mask out of shame. However, his voice rocks the nation and people’s curiosity doubles at the popularity of the new star (Source: koreanfilm.or.kr)
Hansel & Gretel (헨젤과 그레텔)
Mar 7th
Synopsis:
A children’s beloved fairy tale takes a bizarre and frightening twist in Hansel and Gretel, a blood-spatting fantasy horror from award-winning director Lim Pil Seong. The film stretches the audience’s imagination by asking, “What would have happened if Hansel and Gretel were forever trapped in the dark woods?”
Cheon Jeong-myeong stars as Eun Soo, who was abandoned by his mother at an early age. While on his way to reunite with his long-lost mother, Eun Soo runs into an accident and loses consciousness. Waking up in the middle of a dark forest, he meets a red-cloaked girl who guides him to her eerie-looking house where he meets her strange family. Though it’s quite obvious that there are no contacts with the outside world, the house is somehow always filled with toys, sweets, and other unimaginable goodies. Eun Soo soon learns there is no way out of the forest and a few days later, he notices that the children are bringing in more grown-ups from the woods. (Credits: Yesasia.com)
Haeundae (해운대)
Mar 7th
Synopsis:
Located on the Southeast of the Korean peninsula is the international city of Busan. A popular vacation spot on the East Sea coast, Haeundae draws one milion visitors to its beaches every year. Man-sik, a native of Haeundae, went deep-sea fishing four years before and lost a co-workier in a tsunami; he has never returned. He now leads a simple life running a small sushi shop and is preparing to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Yeon-hee. While these seemingly banal domestic affairs unfold, geologist, an expert on tsunami research, discovers the East Sea is showing signs of activity similar to the Indian Ocean at the time of the 2004 tsunami. Despite his warnings, the Disaster Prevention Agency affirms that Korea is in no harm of being hit. When he discovers a super tsunami starting in Tsushima, Japan is headed stratight for the Korean peninsula, he quicklu heads down to Haeundae. Eventually, KIM gets a call about a deadly oncoming wave, with only ten minutes to spare! While the vacationers and citizens of Busan are enjoying a peaceful, hot summer day, a super-tsunami is headed straight for Haeundae. (Credits: asianmediawiki.com)
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