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The Korean Film Archive
The Korean Film Archive or called Korean Federation of Film Archives and KOFA is the sole film archive in South Korea with nationwide coverage. It was founded in Seoul in 1974 as a non-profit organization. In 1976 KOFA joined the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) as an observer, and gained its full membership of FIAF in 1985. KOFA's main duties are to collect, preserve and categorize films and film-related materials, as well as to foster accessibility to its collections. Most of remaining originals and copies of Korean films are preserved in KOFA. Its main center is in Sangam-dong, Seoul, with two local branch centers in Busan and Bucheon, and a secondary preservation center in Seongnam. Its main center has several public facilities, including Cinematheque KOFA, Korean Film Museum, and a reference library. Recently KOFA has concentrated on digitization of Korean films, and has published several features of the Classic Korean Cinema DVD Collections. It also oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Myung-se
Lee Myung-se (; born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean filmmaker. Lee began his career as an assistant producer under Bae Chang-ho for the films ''Hwang Jin-I'' (1986), ''Our Sweet Days of Youth'' (1988), and ''Dream'' (1990). At the 1991 Asia-Pacific Film Festival The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (abbreviated APFF) is an annual film festival hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific. The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954. History The festival was first held in Tok ..., he was awarded Best New Director for the film, ''Naui Sarang Naui Shinbu'', and in 1993 won the Special Jury Award for ''Cheot Sarang''. Other film credits include '' Nowhere to Hide'' (1999) and '' Duelist'' (2005). Many of his films feature a tragically flawed protagonist. Lee also favors slow-motion fighting sequences. Filmography * ''Gagman'' (1989) - writer and director * ''The Dream'' (''Ggum''; 1990) - writer * '' My Love, My Bride'' (''Naui sarang naui sinb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Badge
''White Badge'' is a 1992 South Korean war film directed by Chung Ji-young based on the book ''White Badge: A Novel of Korea'' by Ahn Jung-hyo. It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ... alongside American troops. ''White Badge'' follows the path of two South Korean soldiers as they struggle to deal with their experiences in the Vietnam War. Plot summary Kiju Han, a journalist, must face his memories of Vietnam as he writes a series of articles on the subject for his local newspaper. The articles attract a fellow veteran, Chinsu Pyeon, who begins randomly appearing in Han's life. The film, through a series of flashbacks, depicts both the events in Vietnam and their aftermath in the lives of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Man-hee (director)
Lee Man-hee (October 6, 1931 – April 13, 1975) was a South Korean film director. His works include ''Assassin'' (1969). His daughter, Lee Hye-young, is an actress.http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/vod/special_list_view.asp?idx=370 Movies *''Kaleidoscope'' (1961) *''A Disobedient Son'' (1961) *''Call 112'' (1962) *''Until I Die'' (1962) *''Don't Look Back'' (1963) *''The Marines Who Never Returned'' (1963) *''The Twelve Nyang Life'' (1963) *''Han Seok-bong'' (1963) *''Soldiers of YMS504'' (1963) *''Where Can I Stand?'' (1964) *'' The Evil Stairs (aka The Devil's Stairway)'' (1964) *''The Intimidator'' (1964) *''Black Hair'' (1964) *''The Chaser'' (1964) *''Myohyang's Elegy'' (1964) *''Market'' (1965) *''Heukmaek'' (1965) *''The Seven Female POW's'' (1965) *''Heilong River'' (1965) *''A Hero without Serial Number'' (1966) *''Late Autumn''(1966) *''Unforgettable Woman'' (1966) *''A Water Mill'' (1966) *''Swindler Mr. Heo'' (1967) *''Legend of Ssarigol''(1967) *''Oblivion'' (1967) *''Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Day Off
''A Day Off'' () is a South Korean drama film directed by Lee Man-hee. Shot and completed in 1968 but not released due to censorship, it opened to the public in 2005, 37 years later, after the original print was rediscovered during the reorganization of the Korean Film Archive's warehouse. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of 1960s Korean film and its representative modernist film, ''A Day Off'' was selected near the top of the top 100 Korean films list in 2014. Plot One winter Sunday, a penniless young man named Huh Wook (Shin Seong-il) sets off to meet his beloved Ji-yeon (Ji Yun-seong). Unable to start a family, Ji-yeon, who is pregnant, needs an abortion. Cast * Shin Seong-il Shin Seong-il (May 8, 1937 – November 4, 2018) was a South Korean actor, film director, producer, and former politician. A legendary actor with 500 films in over 40 years, Shin debuted in director Shin Sang-ok's 1960 film ''A Romantic Papa'' an ... as Huh Wook * Ji Yun-seong as Ji-yeon References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fine, Windy Day
''A Fine, Windy Day'' () is a 1980 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jang-ho. Plot The lives of three young working-class male friends are followed in the film. Chun-shik works at a barbershop where he is in love with Miss Yu, a co-worker. Gil-nam, a hotel worker, is in love with Jin-ok, who works at a hair salon. Duk-bae, the most innocent of the trio, works at a Chinese restaurant and is torn between his affections for a factory-worker and Myung-hi, a wealthy girl. Together over drinks, the three young men talk over their lives and their aimless thoughts about the future. At the end of the film they are separated when Chun-shik is arrested for assault, and Gil-nam leaves to begin his military service. Cast * Lee Yeong-ho... Chun-shik (barbershop worker) * Ahn Sung-ki... Duk-bae (Chinese restaurant worker) * Kim Seong-chan... Gil-nam (hotel worker) * Im Ye-jin... Choon-soon (Chun-shik's younger sister) * Kim Bo-yeon... Miss Yu (barbershop worker) * Yu Ji-in... * Choi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iodo (film)
''Iodo'' (hangul, 이어도), also called ''Io Island'', is a 1977 South Korean mystery film directed by Kim Ki-young, and based on the 1974 novel of the same title by Lee Cheong-jun. The title of the movie comes from the real-life island of Ieodo, which also inspired several plot elements of the film. It was shown at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot When a man from an island ruled by women disappears, the man suspected of killing him investigates his past. Cast *Lee Hwa-si as Sohn Min-ja (The barmaid) *Choi Yun-seok as Cheon Nam-seok *Kim Chung-chul as Sun Wu-hyun *Park Jung-ja as the Korean shamanism, shaman *Park Am as the editor-in-chief of Jeju Ilbo, a fictional newspaper *Kwon Mi-Hae as Park Yeo-in *Yeo Po *Ko Sang-mi *Lee Joung-ae *Son Young-soon Release In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive, had released the film on DVD. References Bibliography * * * * * External links * *Screen Slate write-up by Patrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Sun-woo
Jang Sun-woo (born 20 March 1952) is a South Korean film director. Life Jang attended Seoul National University and received a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Before his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film criticism and scripts. His first film, ''Seoul Jesus'' (1986), based on one of his scripts, was noted for its "sarcasm and pronounced realism." His 1993 film ''Hwa-Om-Kyung'' won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Seoul Jesus'' (1986) * '' The Age of Success'' (1988) * ''The Lovers of Woomook-baemi'' (1989) * ''Road to the Racetracks'' (1991) * ''Hwa-Om-Kyung'' (1993) * ''To You from Me'' (1994) * ''Cinema on the Road'' (1995) * ''A Petal'' (1996) * ''Bad Movie'' (1997) * '' Lies'' (1999) * ''Resurrection of the Little Match Girl'' (2002) See also *Cinema of Korea *List of Korean film directors A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers Of Woomook-baemi
''Lovers of Woomuk-Baemi'' (), also known as ''A Short Love Affair'', is a 1990 South Korean film directed by Jang Sun-woo. Synopsis The film is a melodrama about the love affair of a tailor from the countryside.Synopsis from Cast * Park Joong-hoon... Il-do * Choi Myung-gil... Gong-ryae * Yoo Hye-ri Yoo Hye-ri is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as Golden Pouch, Sweet Home, Sweet Honey and You're Only Mine. Personal life She was married to actor Lee Geun-hee in 1994. She met him when they were per ...... Sae-daek * Lee Dae-keun... Park Seok-hee * Choi Joo-bong... Nam-su * Kim Young-ok... Il-do's mother * Shin Chaong-shik... Il-do's father * Chung Sang-chul... Na-ri's father * Seo Kap-sook... Na-ri's mother * Yang Taek-jo... Choi References Bibliography * * 1990 films 1990s Korean-language films 1990s South Korean films South Korean drama films Films directed by Jang Sun-woo Grand Prize Paeksang Arts Award (Film) winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Kwon-taek
Im Kwon-taek (born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films. Early life Im Kwon-taek was born in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do and grew up in Gwangju. After the Korean War, he moved to Busan in search of work. He then moved to Seoul in 1956, where Jeong Chang-hwa, director of ''Five Fingers of Death'' (1972), offered him room and board for work as a production assistant. Jeong recommended him for directing in 1961. Career Im's directorial premiere was with the 1962 film, '' Farewell to the Duman River'' (''Dumanganga jal itgeola''). Before 1980 he was known primarily as a commercial filmmaker who could efficiently direct as many as eight genre pictures a year, helping to fulfill the quota for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seopyeonje
''Seopyeonje'' ( Hanja: 西便制) is a 1993 South Korean musical drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on the novel of the same name by Yi Chong-jun. It tells the story of a family of traditional Korean pansori singers trying to make a living in the modern world. It is the first South Korean film to draw over one million audiences and has significant influence in reviving popular interest in traditional Korean culture and pansori. Plot In a ''jumak'' (tavern) on a small pass called Soritjae of Boseong County, South Jeolla Province during the early 1960s, Dong-ho, who is in his 30s, asks a pansori singer at the inn if the road and inn's name, "Road of Music" and "Inn of Music", were named after her singing, which the woman denies. The singer says that they were named after a man called Yu-bong and that she learned singing from the man's adoptive daughter, Song-hwa. Dong-ho requests a song and accompanies her with his drum, recalling his past. A young Dong-ho is crying in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Chang-ho
Bae Chang-ho (born May 16, 1953) is a South Korean director and screenwriter. Filmography *''People of Kkobang Neighborhood'' (1982) - director, screenwriter *''Iron Men'' (1983) - director, screenwriter *''Flower on the Equator'' (1983) - director *''Whale Hunting'' (1984) - director *''The Winter That Year Was Warm'' (1984) - director *''Deep Blue Night'' (1985) - director *''Whale Hunting 2'' (1985) - director *''Hwang Jin-yi'' (1986) - director *''Our Sweet Days of Youth'' (1987) - director, screenwriter *''Hello, God!'' (1987) - director *''Gagman'' (1989) - screenwriter, actor *''The Dream'' (1990) - director, screenwriter *''Stairways of Heaven'' (1992) - director *''The Young Man'' (1994) - director, screenwriter, producer *''Love Story'' (1996) - director, screenwriter, producer, actor *''My Heart'' (2000) - director, screenwriter, producer *'' The Last Witness'' (2001) - director, screenwriter *''Road'' (2006) - director, screenwriter, actor *''The Trip'' (2010) - dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
