What film type has been around since the early years of Korean cinema and includes Whispering Cooridors as an example?
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Whispering Corridors (film series) Whispering Corridors (; also known as Ghost School and Ghost School Horror) is a South Korean horror film series. The series uses an all-girls high school as the backdrop for each of its films and doesn't share a continuing plot. Every "Whispering Corridors" film features a different plot, characters and settings. The series is notable for helping generate the explosion of the New Korean Wave cinematic movement, and dealing with taboo topics such as authoritarianism in the harsh South Korean education system, gay relationships and teen suicide, following the liberalization of censorship.
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Korean horror Korean horror films have been around since the early years of Korean cinema, however, it was not until the late 1990s that the genre began to experience a renewal. Many of the Korean horror films tend to focus on the suffering and the anguish of characters rather than focus on the explicit "blood and guts" aspect of horror. Korean horror features many of the same motifs, themes, and imagery as Japanese horror.
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Sorum Sorum is a 2001 South Korean horror film and the feature film debut of director Yoon Jong-chan. Starring Kim Myung-min and Jang Jin-young, it tells the story of a young taxi driver who moves into a dilapidated old apartment building, the site of a brutal tragedy thirty years earlier. The film has been nominated for and won several awards.
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Ugetsu Ugetsu or Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語 ) is a 1953 Japanese romantic fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and based on stories in Ueda Akinari's book of the same name. It is a ghost story and an example of the "jidaigeki" (period drama) genre, starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō.
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King and the Clown King and the Clown (, lit. "The King's Man") is a 2005 South Korean historical drama film, starring Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young and Lee Joon-gi. It was adapted from the 2000 stage play, "Yi" ("You") about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king and a court clown who mocks him. It was released on 29 December 2005, runs for 119 minutes; and distributed domestically by Cinema Service and internationally by CJ Entertainment.
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Thirst (2009 film) Thirst (Korean: 박쥐; Bakjwi ; literally: "Bat") is a 2009 South Korean horror film written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook. It is loosely based on the novel "Thérèse Raquin" by Émile Zola. The film tells the story of a Catholic priest—who is in love with his friend’s wife—turning into a vampire through a failed medical experiment. Park has stated, "This film was originally called 'The Bat' to convey a sense of horror. After all, it is about vampires. But it is also more than that. It is about passion and a love triangle. I feel that it is unique because it is not just a thriller, and not merely a horror film, but an illicit love story as well." The film won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It is the first mainstream Korean film to feature full-frontal male nudity.
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Grain in Ear Grain in Ear (; ) is a 2005 Chinese film written and directed by Korean Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu. The title refers to the solar term in the traditional calendars of China and Korea.
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Gendai-geki Gendai-geki (現代劇) is a genre of film and television or theater play in Japan. Unlike the "jidai-geki" genre of period dramas, whose stories are set in the Edo period, "gendaigeki" stories are contemporary dramas set in the modern world.
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Seoul International Women's Film Festival SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival (SIWFF, previously International Women's Film Festival in Seoul, IWFFIS) first took place on April 1, 1997, which marked the second appearance of the international film festival in Korea following Busan International Film Festival launched in 1996. This was the time when there was no clear idea about how to define a film festival. At that time, SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival came up with a catchphrase See the world through women’s eyes, setting its main goal to introduce women’s films that explore the “women’s reality from the women’s perspectives”. Featuring films by women, for women, and of women, the 1st edition of SEOUL International Film Festival received a number of positive reviews from the audience, which was never anticipated this much. Thanks to continuous support from the audience, SEOUL International Film Festival that used to be happening every other year has become an annual event since the 3rd edition in 2001. For the 6th edition in 2004, SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival looked for changes by relocating the festival office and venues to Sinchon, the street of youth and culture. For the 9th edition in 2007, the Queer Rainbow section was first introduced, presenting films about life and culture of gender minorities. In order to go beyond the gender boundaries based on biological sex and to reach out for solidarity, SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival newly created the Open Cinema section encompassing feminist films made by male directors. Now in 2015, SEOUL International Film Festival attempts to build its new festival identity and become a cultural platform more approachable for a wide variety of audiences by changing the official English title of the festival from International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul to SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival as well as by retouching the festival logo used for last 17 years.
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Korean dragon Korean dragons are legendary creatures in Korean mythology and folklore. The appearance of the dragon reflects its influences from its counterpart, the Chinese dragon.
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Art of Fighting (film) Art of Fighting () is a 2006 South Korean action comedy drama film co-written and directed by Shin Han-sol. The film was released to Korean theaters on January 5, 2006 and had 1,313,727 tickets nationwide.
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Piagol Piagol () is a 1955 South Korean film directed by Lee Kang-cheon. A controversial film about the Korean War, it was banned due to its supposedly "pro-communist" content, but the director launched a protest to have the film re-released.
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The Age of Shadows The Age of Shadows (; lit. "Emissary") is a 2016 South Korean period action thriller film directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Lee Ji-min and Park Jong-dae. The film stars Song Kang-ho and Gong Yoo. It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
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Mulberry (film) Mulberry () is a 1986 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Doo-yong. Based on the eponymous classic story by Na Do-hyang, the film became known for its erotic subject matter, made possible by the government's gradual relaxation of censorship and control over the film industry during the 1980s. It was part of the wave of "Folk erotic" films that had become popular in South Korea at this time.
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The Foul King The Foul King () is a 2000 South Korean comedy-drama film, written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It was Kim's second feature-length film after "The Quiet Family". Like the director's debut film, "The Foul King" also stars Song Kang-ho, this time as an incompetent bank clerk who takes up a career in professional wrestling, adopting the moniker "The Foul King" in the ring.
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Lotte Cinema Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. Lotte Cinema(Hangeul: 롯데쇼핑㈜롯데시네마) is a chain of movie theatres in South Korea. Lotte Cinema is multiplex place in South Korea. Lotte Cinema was established in 1999.
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Korean melodrama Korean melodrama refers to a subgenre of melodrama, which drew largely on native Korean narrative and theatrical forms through adaptations of traditional folk tales and pansori. This genre also drew its influences from Japanese theatrical "shimpa" and early Hollywood films.
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Madame Aema 7 Madame Aema 7 (애마부인 7 - "Aema Buin 7") is a 1992 South Korean film directed by Suk Do-won. It was the seventh entry in the "Madame Aema" series, the longest-running film series in Korean cinema.
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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film) Chronicle of a Blood Merchant () is a 2015 South Korean film adaptation of the bestselling 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua. The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, and he also starred alongside Ha Ji-won.
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Ghost Train (2006 film) Ghost Train (オトシモノ , otoshimono ) is a Japanese horror film released in 2006. It was the first Japanese film that was released in Korea before Japan.
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The Last Princess (film) The Last Princess () is a 2016 South Korean period drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho with a screenplay by Hur, Lee Han-eol, and Seo Yoo-min, based on the best-selling novel by Kwon Bi-young. It stars Son Ye-jin as Princess Deokhye, the last princess of the Joseon Dynasty. The film depicts Princess Deokhye's life in Japan after she was forced to move there at age 13 by the Imperial Japanese government, and her attempts to return to Korea.
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Mountain Strawberries Mountain Strawberries (산딸기 - "Sanddalgi") also known as "Wild Strawberry" is a 1982 South Korean film directed by Kim Su-hyeong. It was the first entry in the "Mountain Strawberries" series, inspiring five sequels, the last appearing in 1994.