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7.1
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70
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70
/62/
3.6
/1512/
83
/42/
77
/49/
78
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Painted Fire (2002)
In a time of political and social unrest in 19th century Korea, uncouth, self-taught painter Jang Seung-up explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.
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72
54
7.1
/1874/
65
/26/
65
/39/
3.5
/1044/
86
/42/
74
/41/
79
/24/

Chunhyang (2000)
A courtesan's daughter's fidelity to her husband, the governor's son, is tested when he and his family leave for Seoul and the new governor attempts to possess her.
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77
52
7.6
/1212/
72
/25/
78
/36/
3.8
/2033/
88
/96/

Sopyonje (1993)
A former pansori performer travels across South Korea in search of the student he studied with.
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70
27
6.9
/245/
45
/5/
67
/10/
3.5
/204/
100

The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
Based on the great river story, The Taebaek Mountains chronicles the lasting generational conflict between proprietors and peasants in South Korea.
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70
22
7.4
/436/
65
/10/
63
/24/
3.8
/713/

Mandala (1981)
A story that follows the lives and interactions of two Buddhist monks living in South Korea.
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14
7.1
/398/
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/9/
71
/16/
3.5
/330/

The Surrogate Womb (1987)
A barren noblewoman encourages her husband to take a young peasant as a surrogate to secure the male line.
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64
12
6.5
/251/
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/7/
59
/17/
3.4
/298/

Revivre (2014)
A middle-aged man who has recently lost his wife to cancer indulges in fantasies about a young woman at his work, in the new film from Korean master Im Kwon-taek.
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11
6.4
/298/
58
/6/
56
/17/
3.4
/287/

General's Son (1990)
In Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a gang for his fighting skills and quickly rises to the top. Based on the life of South Korean mobster and politician Kim Du-han.
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11
6.6
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/4/
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/15/
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Beyond the Years (2007)
A drama centered on brother-and-sister musicians trained to perform the epic Korean poems known as pansori.
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9
6.0
/301/
61
/8/
58
/12/
3.3
/246/

Low Life (2004)
A sprawling story of one man's tumultuous life within the context of the South Korean political situation during the second half of the 20th century.
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9
6.9
/134/
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/5/
70
/10/
3.6
/321/

Jagko (1980)
In 1980s South Korea, a former cop, now in destitution, is placed in a rehabilitation center, where, by chance, he finds the Communist guerilla who had eluded his capture more than 30 years ago.
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9
6.7
/186/
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/6/
69
/13/
80
/2/

Come Come Come Upward (1989)
In 1980s South Korea, two young nuns-in-training at the same monastery embark on very different journeys towards enlightenment.
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I Won't Cry (1974)
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The Big Chase (1973)
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One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave (1972)
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Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong (1972)
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The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks (1971)
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Revenge of the Sword (1971)
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Don't Torture Me Anymore (1971)
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A Mysterious Sword (1970)
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A Man Who Arrived by Night Train (1970)
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Rain Outside the Porthole (1970)
In 1946, Tae-woong, a man nicknamed "The Bear" who dominated the streets of Busan with his fists, have returned after twenty years. Tae-woong is still haunted by his former love, Yeonsuk, and is confused when he meets Jung-hee, who looks exactly like Yeonsuk. Meanwhile, Dal-ji, a former subordinate of Tae-woong's, schemes to get rid of him.
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A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew (1970)
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One-eyed Park (1970)
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10
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Woman with Long Eyelashes (1970)
Suk-jin, a naive Young woman lives on her own in Seoul. When her brother dies following a car accident, she finds out he had been having an affair with the wife of a businessman.
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10
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Escaping Shanghai (1969)
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Rainy Gomoryeong Hill (1969)
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Lady in Dream (1968)
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Returned Left-handed Man (1968)
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A Man Like the Wind (1968)
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A Red-and-blue Gauze Lantern (1967)
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Nostalgia (1967)
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The Night of Full Moon (1969)
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Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin (1968)
King Sukjong assigns Jang Ok-nan, a court lady, as a concubine overnight. Jang plots to drive the current Queen into exile.
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10
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I Am a King (1966)
Trainer Meng Doo-ho spots Young-chul in a bar fight and decides to turn him into a boxing champion.
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Nilliri (1966)
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The King and the Servant Boy (1965)
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Fading in the Rain (1965)
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10
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The Heartbreaking Story (1964)
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The Regular Tardy Student (1964)
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10
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The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
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10
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The Result of the Ambition (1964)
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10
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Sinmungo (1963)
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Man Is Not Popular (1963)
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Three Generations of Men (1969)
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10
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Seize the Precious Sword (1972)
After the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, Iljimae, a master of the interlaced sword method, heads to Japan to find the national treasure, the Cheonryongsword, which was robbed by the Japanese pirate Kuroda. Around this time, there were two more men looking for Kuroda, one of them was Ma-cheol, a one-armed swordsman who lost his left arm due to Kuroda's trick, and the other was Kuroda's henchman Okamodo, who lost his newlywed wife and even lost his own eyes. This is Yoshiyama, the swordsman who lost his mind. At first, the three knights, who met by chance, were wary of each other for their own goals, but were captured by Kuroda's persistent pursuit. In the end, after a bloody fight, they succeed in revenge, and Iljimae returns home with the recovered Cheonryongsword.
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Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry (1966)
After her father, failed at stock investment and was shocked to death, a girl enters a textile factory and supports her family. But living on her small salary and repaying her father's debt is too difficult for her. In the end, she tries to kill herself together with her young brother. But only her brother dies, and she, who survives, stands at the bar guilty of patricide. She deserves the death penalty, but the court takes into consideration her circumstances and is generous enough to open up a new road for her to start again. A real-life story.
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Her Majesty Yeonghwa (1964)
At the close of the reign of Sin the Great in Goguryeo (B.C.37-A.D.668), royalist Uso is executed by a false incrimination made by a treacherous retainer Yangsin and his sister Jangssi. His daughter becomes a royal concubine of King Nammu, and called Her Majesty Yeonghwa. She revenges herself on the party of Yangsin. After the king passes away, she makes his brother Yeonu accede to the throne and has the whole country under her thumb. But she has no child. When the king begets a son from another woman, she dies of jealousy at last.


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