Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong (
2019) | IMDb:
5.7
During the Japanese colonial rule of Korea, while people are in despair, Jae-ho tries to raise morale by winning cycle championship. Bok-dong, who started cycling with Jae-ho just to make a forture, becomes a symbol of hope for Koreans by defeating Japanese cyclists.
Directed by:
Kim Yoo-sung
War of the Arrows (
2011) | IMDb:
7.1
After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.
Starring:
Park Hae-il
,
Moon Chae-won
,
Kim Moo-yul
,
Ryu Seung-ryong
,
Park Ki-woong
,
Ryohei Otani
Sector 7 (
2011) | IMDb:
4.7
In Sector 7, an underwater oil field located south of Jeju Island, Hae-jun is working as a marine equipment manager on an oil prospecting ship called Eclipse. Joining the crew later is Jeong-man, a former colleague of Hae-jun's father, assigned to Eclipse as captain. Though his job is to oversee the withdrawal of the ship, he suggests conducting some drilling one last time.
200 Pounds Beauty (
2006) | IMDb:
6.7
Based on a Japanese manga, Kanna-San, Daiseikou Desu, this story revolves around Kang Han-na, an overweight phone sex employee and secret vocalist for Ammy, a famous Korean pop singer who actually lip syncs as she cannot sing. After getting humilitated publicly by an ungrateful Ammy, Han-na undergoes an extreme makeover to become a pop sensation herself.
Directed by:
Kim Yong-hwa
Righteous Ties (
2006) | IMDb:
6.2
After learning his boss betrayed him, a mob lackey plans to break out of prison and take revenge.
Directed by:
Jang Jin
Joint Security Area (
2000) | IMDb:
7.7
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
Starring:
Lee Young-ae
,
Lee Byung-hun
,
Song Kang-ho
,
Kim Tae-woo
,
Shin Ha-kyun
,
Christoph Hofrichter