Discoveries from South Korea World Cinema

A film producer is forced to go on a potentially fatal errand when zombies attack the set.

Working as a designer for a clothing company, Song-mi, feeling skeptical about her heavy workload and repetitive daily life, decides to quit her job and become a freediving underwater performer. As she went deeper into her sea, Songmi felt that her body and mind, which had been weary of her, were healed. In order to return this 'gift of healing' she received from her sea, she challenges a special underwater performance with installation artist Boseong and aqua aerobics instructor Doui. Youth campaigns in Jeju, Palau and Cebu. The silent cry of a mermaid trapped in a plastic forest in the middle of the Pacific Ocean now throws a strong warning to our oceans.

"Forgiveness" chronicles the families affected by South Korean serial killer Young-chul Yoo. Yoo's murders occurred between September 2003 and July 2004. Eventually, Young-chul Yoo was convicted of 20 murders (predominantly prostitutes and elderly), with one additional case thrown out on technicalities. Young-chul Yoo admitted to have eaten the livers of some of his victims.

After an unexpected accident, a group of soldiers are admitted to a military hospital, hoping for a brief and peaceful recovery. But instead of rest, they find themselves trapped in a different kind of nightmare.

Song Hae 1927 is a documentary about the character all Koreans know. Song Hae is the oldest active celebrity at 94 and the longest-running host of the ‘National Singing Contest.’ He has been a singer, comedian, actor, and radio DJ, but never a star. Song Hae 1927 shows a backstage face we’ve never seen. His closed eyes and serious look seem like a good place to hide sadness and pain. Song Hae is a man of few words. To the death of his wife, he only said, ‘I wish I had had a chance to say goodbye to him.’

10 AM JFK airport. Han Chul waits for Nari near the air-train. Han Chul is a documentary filmmaker visiting from Tokyo. Nari, a working actress living in New York City. The two reunite after a year apart only to discover that living in different hemispheres has affected their relationship.

The small county of Seongju staged protests against the THAAD. Young mothers led protests from concerns about their kids and the exposure to radiation. Gradually, they learn the system is faulty.

A young gay man faces arrest for burning his military-service draft notice.

Former child actress Seo-yeon, flight attendant Hee-joo, fund manager Ga-hee, and director of a children's theater company Bo-yeong. All four friends who are 29 years old and have been friends for 10 years have trouble dating. Seo-yeon's boyfriend has zero empathy, can only say continuously that good things will happen! Hee-joo's boyfriend has been taking the civil service exam for more than 10 years. Ga-hee's boyfriend never said he loves her, whether she's cool or crazy, and Bo-yeong is betrayed by a junior troupe member who is in a secret relationship. Twenty-nine, the end of youth? No, it's a new start! Good things will happen if I don't meet you!

The seventh movie in the popular Korean movie series Robot Taekwon V.

Kim Chi-hwan, the magistrate of the Ok-ra county, wiped out the family and relatives of Lee Min-bu with his wicked tricks. In order to avenge her family, the spirit of Min-bu's wife, Yun, is reborn. Yun invokes the spirits of Jang-hwa Hong-ryon and coaxes them to take revenge upon their stepmother Heo. (The stepmother Heo had been called back to earth and presently living with the magistrate. She is his servant, carrying out his murderous crimes.) Jang-hwa Hong-ryon is reborn. Yun also calls upon the spirit of maiden Suk who had killed herself when Chi-hwan raped her one day before her wedding. The four reborn women take their revenge and then return to the spirit world.

A young, wannabe streetwear influencer dying to make an impact on the world gets a lot more than he bargained for when a shy but obsessive fan decides to help him become a star for his own gain at the expense of everyone else involved. Macabre Metrics is an almost feature-length, visually experimental exploration into the world of image culture set in Seoul. Shot entirely on iPhone with animated sequences.

At a discreet host bar in Los Angeles, Kyeong uses his talent and charm to create the illusion of love for the women who hire him. When a new client pays him for a “2nd round,” Kyeong discovers too late that behind her kindly demeanor lies a disturbing request.

A reality romance film that gathers everyday things. As the first phrase 'three lies about self-esteem' appears, the film talks about self-esteem with three stories. Rather than talking about pride, we talk about love and release our pride.

By taking opportunity of being a model for a painter named Song Wu-Yeol at a park, the barmaid named Jang-Mi (Rose) loves him. To install equipment in her bar, she sends Yeong-Ah (Jang-Mi gives her tuition fee like elder sister) to the place where Song works. When she is informed that Song and Young-Ah become close, she returns Young-Ah to her house. She is also informed through Young-Ah that Song has his fiancee, so that she blames him and spends disappointed time. She brings up Song's daughter named Hyeon-Suk. She suffers from the disease caused by mixed feeling of love and disappointment, and intends to register Hyeon-Suk at Song's family register before she dies. At last she completes the registration and then dies. Song regrets her death and weeps with tears.

This music documentary follows the path of Yoon Do-hyun Band on its daring adventure of a tour of Europe. During the month-long tour of Europe, sharing a bus with an unknown British rock band, the band members are faced with the challenge of performing for 2 hours in front of an audience of 20. Such experience brings them back to where everything started. What they were faced with was not a new audience but perhaps their own forgotten selves.

As the empress who had to live through the most turbulent time in Korean history, the story focuses on the last empress as a woman who struggled to protect herself and her family.

"You belong to the country for the next two years." The film describes Woo-cheol's struggles with becoming part of a group while trying to maintain his individuality throughout his military service period. A humorous yet cynical portrait of military groupism.

There is bad luck on the first day of an exciting trip. Hana is a college student who finds herself on a journey. But as the trip worsens, they manage to return safely.

Colorless Odorless follows the work records and archival materials of victims of semiconductor biohazards, tracing the smells and effects of substances that cameras cannot capture. Testimonies of the past overlap with current symptoms, and the disaster repeats itself in other bodies and places.

Heejoon visits his ex-lover, Seonwoo's house. Seonwoo is sweet despite his sudden visit. Heejoon learns summer pasta by recalling old memories.

Gyeongju goes in for reshoots to save her film.

A story that begins when Su Yeon, a novelist building a new life in a country mansion while carrying the scars of the past, spends time in the isolated estate with her affectionate lover Sin Ji, who has come to visit for the holidays.

A Stance Thriller: Exploring How Perspectives Dramatically Change Outcomes After a Minor Collision

Junseop buys Gundam which he had liked since he was a kid, with the money Okseul gave him.

Yoo-ha, a young man dreaming of independence, and Min-woo, a workaholic weighed down by his family's pressure to marry, become entangled through an unexpected incident. What begins as a contract relationship slowly turns into something real, as the two start to develop genuine feelings for each other.

A man receives the news of Dr. Go's death, one of his respectable seniors, and rushes to the mountain villa where Go has lived. There he finds Go has become a murder ghost because of a virgin ghost's spell. The virgin ghost is the soul of a woman who died because of Go. Maid Ok-sun comes under threat of death by ghost Go. He who has loved the good-natured maid Ok-sun saves her from being killed after a die-hard battle with ghost Go.

Mi-ryeong marries Ji-kwang and takes him to live at her mansion. He soon seems to fall ill and he requests that his friend, Yeo-ok be hired on to nurse him. However, Yeo-ok and Ji-kwang are really lovers and together they manage to fake Ji-kwang's death. They next torment Mi-ryeong with visions of his 'ghost'. Mi-ryeong dies of fright and Yeo-ok and Ji-kwang marry--but their happiness is short-lived as their nights are interupted by the vengeful spirit of Mi-ryeong.

Moon Chul, Hak-gyu, and Young-ok are students in the sixth year of the National School of Life and Guidance. They have excellent academic performance, but above all, they are children who have unrighteousness and have a lingering suspicion that they cannot endure. But sometimes it's a valiant three-gunner who turns around with a miscivous joke.

On the magical island of Korinco, where animals have human souls, a Colombian bear, a Korean tiger, and an Indonesian Komodo dragon seek traditional games from their countries to help the depressed monkey president.

A superstitious young woman falls in love with a stranger, convinced that he is her soulmate.

Su-min runs an instant noodle shop in a lonesome street. She lives her life alone sometimes with solitude and sometimes even with a cold heart. However, Tae-woong helps her with the delivery in return for having stir-fried noodles at the shop for each meal and Yoo-jung, a new housemate, keeps making homemade food to share. On the month of the last payment of debt, Su-min realizes that homemade food's quite comforting.

Eom Jang-ho, a student of sculpture art, will appear in a folklore presentation hosted by his girlfriend Oh Hyo-jin, a historian. In the process of projecting various folklore materials, she sees a rotten heirloom mask and awakens a certain subconscious mind in the form of the mask. Her story is the story of how a clown dancing in her cloak raped her Thatcher's wife, causing her to plunge into her well. Eomjang-ho, who is engaged in the final practice of her sandae play mask dance, suffers from more vague fear because of her succession mask written on his face. Meanwhile, Oh Hyo-jin, unable to meet Jang-ho after the incident in the auditorium, goes down to the countryside with her classmates as a member of the archaeological excavation team. Even after she begins excavating the archaeological site, she is still depressed and asks if it's because her advisor loves her mother-in-law. She feels that she is in love with her majestic Ho.

Sung-geun wants his son, Jong-hun, to be a Major-leaguer. Someday, they find a dying man.

Woohyun and Yeongju couple who came to Taegi Kwon. I expected to start living together like everyone else and live a happy life, but the reality was a little different. The awkward relationship between the two people, Woo-hyeon, after thinking for a while, first opens her heart and approaches Young-ju, but Young-ju's heart has already left. Woo-hyeon is struggling because of Yeong-ju, who disappeared in the middle of the night. But Nahee uses even such a Woohyun. Na-hee cannot miss this great opportunity. I approach Woohyun calculatingly.

Da-gam visits Doo-joon's house to borrow a black suit. Doo-joon, welcoming Da-gam, casually asks, "Who died this time?" as if death is no big deal. However, the traces of death never leave Da-gam and Doo-joon.

Ah-reum, a 19-year-old who does not attend school, goes to school pretending to be a student wearing someone else's school uniform. The story takes place when she meets a schoolboy, Sung-woo, who cut class.

Vampire Yu-jun and human Jin-ah are in a romantic relationship. Yu-jun survives by feeding on Jin-ah's blood. However, Jin-ah is unhappy with the relationship, as she is the only one who suffers. When Yu-jun's fangs mysteriously stop growing, leaving him unable to feed, Jin-ah seizes the chance to upend their one-sided relationship.

YERI went to the wedding of her unrequited love YULL to see his face for the last time

Hyeon-gyu, who was injured and fell into an administrative soldier while learning the motion of "spinning gun" at the honor guard, wants to become a member of the honor guard again and run the event.

Jung-hyun falls in love with his classmate Hang-gi and the two develop a passionate and intimate relationship. This relationship, however, remains a secret as they’re in an all boys’ high school. One day, Min-jea bumps into them whilst they’re making out in the classroom. All of a sudden, the precious relationship between the boys is at stack now….

The spectacular finale of RIIZE’s first world tour, which captivated 21 cities worldwide! 2026 RIIZE CONCERT TOUR [RIIZING LOUD] FINALE IN SEOUL Feel the roar of the crowd and the mind-blowing visuals, only in cinemas with immersive screens and vivid sound.

There are two guys are sitting face to face in a basement; Kyung-sin who was caught from intervention in student movement, and a police officer, Joo-joong who’s in charge of torture. The student doesn’t confess what he did and who else involved in the movement and the officer keeps on torturing him. By the way, the police officer spoke out how he’s been working as an informal worker at a police office, which he must work over time without any special bonus and any insurance from work. He’s consoled by the one who he’d arrested.

Mimi and Dada and the great artist representing the 20th century, Mr. An adventure to recover the artwork from the conspiracy of an art lover called 'Doremi'.

Byung Woo and Hee Su are hearing impaired brother and sister who have learned oralism. Byung Woo since graduating from high school have worked at the 24 hour fast food restaurant for 2 years but is still a minor part timer. Hee Su meets Dong Jun who she got to know through an online game.

One winter, a pastor finds an abandoned infant on his church steps, and builds 'a drop box' to rescue any future foundlings.

In a gripping and beautifully constructed narrative, victims and culprits of a car accident are linked by complex feelings of guilt.

Se-eun is a janitor who is always the first to arrive at the pool where she works. One day, she runs into an old friend who is now a swimming instructor.