I have some questions about the movie

Did the actual mother of the two girls do suicide because of illness or her husband's affair or any other reason?

The Dining table scene in which the wife of the uncle choked - what was the reason for choking and did she see an actual ghost under the sink?Was the house actually haunted?

What did the film try to convey when the stepmother from Sumi's imagination was trying to throw a sculpture or an idol on Sumi, wasn't Sumi also playing the role of that imaginary stepmother,. that's why she couldn't throw it on herself from above?

1. Jo Han-chul

2. Oh Jung-se

3. Shim Eun-kyung

4. Park Hae-soo

5. Lee Hee-joon

6. Kim Yun-jin

7. Park Eun-bin

8. Han Hyo-joo

9. Sul Kyung-gu

these are some of my most favourite actors/actresses that i also think have some of the amazing skills to show in a park's movie. what do you think?

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2026/07/pluto-2012-by-shin-su-won-film-review/

Shin Su-won’s second feature, “Pluto”, is a 2012 South Korean drama and psychological thriller produced by SH Film and distributed by CJ Entertainment. The 107-minute production premiered at the 17th Busan International Film Festival before travelling through the festival circuit.

It received a Special Mention from the Generation 14plus Youth Jury at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Shin, who spent ten years as a teacher, had already directed “Passerby 3” and won the Canal+ Prize at Cannes Critics’ Week for “Circle Line”.

Her educational experience is particularly important, since “Pluto” approaches academic competition from within.

Check the full review in the link and let us know your thoughts on the movie

Just finished watching this via Korean Film Archive and somehow I feel so invigorated! Just wanted to share my delight and see what others think of this film. My immediate reaction:

Wow! A movie to see at least once for its sumptuous, visually stunning and dreamy vibe combining the ugliness and creepiness of dentistry with lust, predation, sex, fairytale and fantasy with flourishes of ballet and old Hollywood.

i've heard very good and very bad things about HOPE but chaser was great, the yellow sea (which i recently saw for the first time) was incredible, the medium i thought had a great opening to after mid-act (though he only co-wrote) i thought the last half hour of such a promising film turns generic ... chaser was awesome but as usual for korean films very miserable finale (not in a bad way)
and the wailing was very good even though i thought it was kind of racist haha...

i have to get better at remembering korean directors names, i know they've made some of my most favorite films, but i've got to create some system to know which director besides wook and joon-ho...

what's the word on HOPE? from the trailers the visuals look very western action centric though the editing of the trailer obviously is done like that purposefully ... he's a director very much that has entertained me ... he is the opposite of yeon sang ho i think in terms of quality

yeon sang's king of pigs and the fake i think are masterpieces and train to busan is great of course, even seoul station i found very good (with an excellent reveal) but his lastest movies, i dunno ... colony was decent

I watched I saw the devil 2 times i just love that movie the rawness, the horror, the characters, the cinematography, the screenplay. Guys can you give me recommendations of korean movies like I saw the devil. Btw i saw some korean movies like forgotten, the call, oldboy, train to busan, snowpiercer, the host, parasite, the man from nowhere, a tale of two sisters, memories of murder, the wailing, the handmaiden.

PS - Thank you guys for the awesome recommendations and i am upvoting every comment ☺️

Just wanted to show some appreciation for a masterpiece. I watched Welcome to Dongmakgol all the way back in 2007, right when I was getting into Korean cinema.

I loved it so much. It is easily one of the most beautiful, funny, and emotional anti-war films I have ever experienced. The chemistry between the soldiers and the villagers was pure magic.

Any other long-time fans of this gem here?

Hi, everyone! ☘️🐸🌲🌱🌳🦎🐉🧩🛶🪀🎋🫑
This sub is amazing for reccs so here I am with my hyperspecific yet broad search for a movie like this. I have searched the sub before posting, don’t worry, but what drew me away from many of the reccs around this vibe were that they had crime or horror at the center of the plot (I’m looking at you, Memoirs of a Murderer👀 great movie by the way) or are set in urban areas/cities with brief nature interludes.
I like those but I’ve had my fill of crime for now and I want to explore more abstract filmmaking that doesn’t necessarily have a thrilling, fast-paced plot to keep viewers watching or entertained.

I am tired of the heatwave where I live and I need a movie to transport me to the opposite climate: muddy,
forested,
gloomy,
dark,
overcast,
green (Viridian green, for example),
chilly,
wet,
windy,
foggy,
moody,
rural.

As for genre, I’m not looking for any:
action movies,
thriller,
horror,
crime,
sci-fi.

Genre that fit my request include:
psychological mysteries (no gore or police),
dramas,
melodramas,
realism,
romance,
fantastical/whimsical,
comedy (dark comedy, especially),
adventure,
neo-noir,
nonlinear narratives,
historical fiction,
art house,
intellectual,
indie,
minimalist,
supernatural,
contemplative,
SLICE OF LIFE!

Slow-paced is fine. Semi-mythical is fine. Wordy is fine. Woman-directed is great.

Not a Korean movie but an example of this kind of movie: Vision (2018), Japanese movie, woman-directed. The trailer. The cinematography is excellent but the narrative is lacking, not fully flesh out, in this specific movie. It has supernatural elements but not sci-fi.

Fighter in the Wind

“When fact becomes legend, print the legend”. The story of Masayatsu Oyama is certainly one of those. A Korean fighter who developed his own form of karate and fought a bull certainly has a tale to tell. As we know, though, historical fighters can have their stories woven into the fabric of legends and reinterpreted for different generations. This is an adaptation from an acclaimed manga comic as opposed to a straightforward biopic, so you can confidently expect a little bit of dramatic licence and elaboration.

Read our review of Yang Yun-ho's Fighter in the Wind on Asian Movie Pulse at the link below and let us know what you think of the film!

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/04/film-review-fighter-in-the-wind-2004-by-yang-yun-ho/

I have all 6 films and I'm wanting to introduce the series to my wife, which do you recommend watching first?

Considering none of the films are connected, I can start at any point.

For reference:

One of the first Region 3 DVDs I owned was Memento Mori (1999) so that movie has more sentimental value just based on the fact it served as an my introduction into the world of DVD imports. I enjoy the cast as well. I'm also a fan of A.F.R.I.K.A. (2001) and two of the leads appear in both of those movies. In fact I likely only ordered AFRIKA because I was "familiar" with the cast 😅.

I have not watched the last 2 installments. I know absolutely nothing about either. Voice (2005) is the last film in the series Ive watched and that was only 1 viewing. That's wild to think it's been 20 years.

Any fans of this franchise?

just watched colony in theatres. crazy fun experience! i am confused about one thing, though: why did yeong cheol cry when the sister died? it seemed similar to the brother's despair but he wouldn't have a link with him because he was still alive. for a second i thought maybe the brother was somehow torturing some zombies in anger but that didn't seem to be the case. what was it then? mirroring the sister's emotions while she was dying? faking it and mocking them?

Yeah cmon, busan is good, but does it do anything different? No, ok side characters do heroic stuff we all like, main character dies heroicly, ok fine, we all seen it before

Also zombies are basic sombies, nothing special

Colony however, now THAT is an insane zombie concept, a fcking hivemind controlling everyone and "updating" every few minutes to become smarter and trying to overtake?

Idc what anyone says, its better, not ever close

Its not bad, i'm not saying that, colony is just better

And butthurt people will dislike it because "nostalgia" will ALWAYS be better then the new stuff they try

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2026/08/50-great-korean-action-movies/

South Korean cinema has become synonymous with genre blending, but action has played a particularly important role in the industry’s international rise. From the blockbuster ambitions of the late 1990s to contemporary Netflix productions, action in Korea has rarely existed in isolation.

Crime thrillers incorporate melodrama, zombie movies become vehicles for social commentary, historical epics turn into martial arts showcases, and gangster stories frequently alternate between black comedy and astonishing brutality.

Check the full list in the link and let us know which titles you would add to the list

I have been looking forward to this since its Cannes screening. I've avoided most portions of the trailers and marketing content, though I have a good understanding of what the plot is (from reading review snippets and synopsis).

My hype for it is through the roof, despite initial reviews being mixed. The Wailing (2016) was one my favorite Korean horror films of the 2010s, so I have a good feeling Na Hong Jin can produce quality Korean cinema.

For those outside of the US who have seen it, I'd appreciate it if you can leave a short response of what you reaction to the film was. Was it great, disappointing, awful? Or a mix?

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk's new film 'K.O. Club', starring Lee Byung-hun, Oh Jung-se, Park Hae-soo, Jo Yeo-jeong, and Kim So-jin, casting confirmed.

A story depicting the conflict between a small group of elderly people who hold wealth and power and have no intention of stepping down, and the younger generation left with no opportunities, in a near future where even youth can be bought with money.

Scheduled to begin cranking in the first half of 2027.

Few days back I have watched Once We Were Us and honestly, this one stayed with me more than I expected. 🥹What I liked most was how emotional and grounded the story felt. It’s not just about the romance, but also about growing up, relationships, memories, and the way people can change while still carrying pieces of their past with them.I really liked the nostalgic feeling throughout the story. Some moments felt simple, but they hit emotionally because they felt relatable rather than overly dramatic. The characters also made the story more interesting for me because their feelings and choices weren’t always perfect.It definitely has that bittersweet feeling where you finish watching and just sit there thinking about the characters and everything they went through. Not a perfect watch, but definitely one that left an impression on me.Did anyone else watch Once We Were Us? What did you think of it?

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Just watched Bedevilled and wow… this movie is heavy. It starts off feeling like a slow-burn drama, but the way everything gradually becomes more disturbing and intense really got to me.What I liked most was how the movie builds its atmosphere. The isolation of the island, the toxic relationships, and the way people keep looking away from what’s happening make the whole thing feel incredibly uncomfortable. It’s not horror in the usual jump-scare sense—the horror comes from the cruelty and helplessness of the situation.

Bok-nam’s character especially stayed with me. Watching her go from someone who desperately wants kindness and connection to someone completely changed by everything around her was heartbreaking.Definitely not an easy watch, but I think that’s what makes Bedevilled so memorable. It’s one of those movies that ends and just leaves you sitting there thinking about it.

What did you guys think of Bedevilled? Did the movie affect you the same way?

When I went to see what it was, the title was definitely wrong. I had it on mute in the background, and would just glance at it occasionally, so the details will be more vague than I would like.

The parts I remember seeing:

• Man gave a little girl a bracelet. When her mom saw it later, she told her to take it off, but she wouldn't. She told her mom she feels safe with him and she (mom) never listens to her.
• Mom goes to the man later (where I assume he was working) and she cuts his hair while they talk.
• I think the man gets hit by a car at some point? He gives a guy a card to contact him, another man sees and recognizes the man's name, then it cuts to him at home seeing himself holding a (bloody?) knife.
• I remember seeing main guy fighting off 4 or 5 gives in a dark and narrow hallway.

That's all I really remember noticing. The vibe I was getting was that he was the girl's dad and mother wasn't telling her that, if that helps at all.

"Possible Love" is Lee’s first feature-length film in eight years after “Burning” (2018), Korea’s first film to be short-listed for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. The Korean Film Council announced Tuesday that it had selected “Possible Love” as Korea’s submission for the same category at the 99th Academy Awards.

The film will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival in September before heading to the Toronto International Film Festival. Before streaming on Netflix from Nov. 6, it will open in Korean theaters on Sept. 23 and in select overseas screenings — the first theatrical release for a Netflix Korea original film, and one that made the movie eligible for an Oscar consideration.

https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/lee-changdong-asks-what-binds-people-in-possible-love-koreas-2027-oscar-entry/12841685

I'm looking for korean movie recommendations that feature this sort of settings
Here are some movies I watched and liked :

Hear me: our summer

Pavane

Midnight Sun

2:15

Love Untangled

Little forest

I first watched this as a teenager, at the time I just found it exciting and not much else. My younger, less analytical self totally missed the cautionary message it was trying to deliver - that being hyperfixated on bloodlusted vengeance could consume you.

In the end this protagonist only lost more in his ultimately failed attempt to impose agony on his fiancee's murderer, losing his humanity in the process.

I now realise that the title of the film has a double meaning - while you may initially believe that the 'devil' is the psychopath who killed the protagonist's lover, at the end you could also see that it may refer to how the protagonist saw himself, he found out just how monstrous he himself could be and it broke him. Unlike the psychopath who was totally unable to feel remorse, the protagonist did feel the weight of his actions and there's just no coming back from the lifelong agony he now has to face.