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A Man And a Gisaeng

A young man who was fired from his job for being unmanly decides to dress as a woman and work as a gisaeng. He gets proposals from several of his male clients including his former boss, Heo. He earns enough money to clear his gisaeng life and opens his own business with his friend Jeong-hui. Meanwhile his sister tells him that she is getting married. Later he finds out that her future brother in-law is the son of Heo. He doesn't know how to react. But Heo takes the man back to his company.

A Man And a Gisaeng

7.0 1969
The Elephant on the Bike

The Elephant On The Bike is a coming-of-age drama about a man whose childhood has been overcast in painful memories due to his disability. It's a candid story about one man's internal struggles as he makes the transition from adolescence to adulthood, carrying the psychological wound caused by his physical deformity, plus the impact of his disability on his family. Despite the constant social and family conflicts that dampen his already disheartened soul, a glimmer of hope arises as he discovers the ultimate joy of life - loving someone and being loved. In his feature-length debut, Kwon conveys the message that not all physically challenged protagonists end up miraculously overcoming their hardships. A poignant tearjerker minus the superficial themes, The Elephant On The Bike offers realism throughout its heartwarming tale.

The Elephant on the Bike

5.5 2007
The Magnificent Duo

Lee Sung-sun is nicknamed Sirasoni (means a baby tiger) for his gentle personality. Because of his strong sense of justice, Sung-sun gets into a fight with Japanese students and this keeps him from going on his honeymoon. He flees to China. There, he helps a Chinese woman being harassed by the Japanese and ends up working with the Chinese dock laborers. The dock manager doesn't pay the workers fairly and represses them. When Sung-sun loses a friend because of this, he confronts the Japanese and puts a big dent in their pride.

The Magnificent Duo

7.5 1979
Show Show Show

San-hae has a habit for chasing unreachable dreams but never attaining them. His best friend, Sang-chul, is yet to find direction in his life but always lives by his life motto: to live and die for his friends. Dong-leung, a naive and timid student, consistently lacks the courage to live on his own and always submits to his father's orders. Although radically different in personalities, San-hae, Sang-chul, and Dong-leung are the best of friends. Then one day, while gambling on a card game, they inherit a run-down bar. Initially excited about their earnings, the three friends later realize that running a bar is far from easy. Then San-hae comes up with an idea to bring in customers; he decides to create a bartending extravaganza entitled "The Show", a brand new concept in Seoul during the 1970s.

Show Show Show

8.0 2003
Dongsimcho

Lee Suk-hui (Choe Eun-hui) lost her husband to the Korean War eight years ago. She runs a dressmaking shop that has fallen into debt. When Kim Sang-gyu (Kim Jin-gyu), the executive director of a publishing company, helps her pay off debts, she falls in love with him. He, however, is engaged to the daughter of his boss, Ok-ju (Do Geum-bong). His sister (Ju Jeung-nyeo) pushes him to marry the boss's daughter, hoping that will bring him rapid success. Meanwhile, Suk-hui's grown-up daughter Gyeong-hui, wanting her mother to be happy, urges her mother to marry Sang-gyu, but Suk-hui vacillates between social mores and her own happiness. Even though she and Sang-gyu truly love each other, she decides to leave him and heads for her country home after selling her house in Seoul. Hearing the news, he who is ill in bed hurries to Seoul station, but it is too late. All he can do is just to stand on the platform and to watch her train pulling away.

Dongsimcho

6.5 1959
The Secret House

A mother flees her homeland with four children, leaving behind a traumatic secret to settle in rural Taiwan. Eldest son Sung Min becomes romantically involved with beguiling local Ri Hwa (Vivian Sung), while their shady realtor aggressively pursues Ri Hwa and digs into the family's affairs. As a dark specter from the past resurfaces, violence erupts, forcing Sung Min to protect his family at all costs. This evocative remake of the 2017 thriller Marrowbone features compelling performances, striking cinematography, and production design that amplify each shocking twist.

The Secret House

NR 2025
Bully

'Typhoon' made a name for fighting in middle school. He decided to forget the past and live a quiet life, but his resolve crumbles when he collides with school officials. Meanwhile, 'Sang-min', who stands at the forefront of the Iljin group and leads it, and 'Ik-jun', a gangster who controls it from behind. The 'Sang-min' gang and gangster senior 'Ik-jun' and gangster extort money by blackmailing male customers who want to use female students to have an aid relationship. 'Typhoon', who does not join the school Iljin, runs into conflicts with the Sangmin and gang, and the two of them are in a situation of improvisation...

Bully

4.0 2018
Summer Sounds

Three generations of Youngseok’s family live together in a house. Even though his mentally ill grandmother’s time on this Earth is gradually running out, Youngseok is embarrassed by the way she behaves like a child in front of his friends despite her efforts to take care of him. The film displays the challenges of a family who live with a dementia patient, told from young Youngseok’s perspective. Dreamlike summer nights in the film evoke the innocence of childhood, and the gathering of dear friends and family.

Summer Sounds

NR 2018
Bomi's Room

Bomi is 12 years old. She wants her own room so badly. Her sister, Eonju, whom she shares the room with keeps sneaking a look at her diary. She studied really hard to get first place as her mom promised to get her own room if she did but her mom keeps denying the promise. So Bomi decides to marry her sister off! She finds out that the manager of a construction company like her sister and does her best to help him. The manager ends up winning her heart and proposes to Eonju. But she refuses his proposal. Bomi gets curious and tries to find out why she doesn't want to get married.

Bomi's Room

NR 2014
The Rose That Swallowed Thorn

College girl Jang-mi, has trouble coping after her break up with with Kyu-sik. She suffers from the relationship with her emotionally distant father and falls for a mid-aged man she encounters on a train. This she abandons because he's married, and wanders aimlessly into being a prostitute. Kyu-sik's harsh judgment when he finds out, leads to her overdose on sleeping pills. This results in her stay in a mental hospital where she may fall in love again. But can her dreams of married bliss happen, considering her past?

The Rose That Swallowed Thorn

6.7 1979