- Korean Film News
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- LEE El Joins Cast of New Thriller SHE DIED
- BYUN Yo-han and SHIN Hye-sun Considering Offers Actress LEE El has been tapped to star in the new thriller She Died (translated title). The project will mark the debut of director KIM Sae-hwi and is also courting BYUN Yo-han and SHIN Hye-sun, who are both positively considering offers to star. She D...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 08, 2020
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- PARK Hae-il to Play Admiral Yi Sun-sin in HANSAN
- Roaring Currents (2014) director KIM Han-min is returning to the legendary historical figure Admiral LEE Sun-shin for his next film, the period naval epic Hansan: Rise of the Dragon (translated title). PARK Hae-il will play the Admiral in the film, while BYUN Yo-han will portray his Japanese rival. ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 27, 2020
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- HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han Cast in Japanese Film
- Korean stars HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han have been cast in the Japanese film The Sun Does Not Move (translated title). The film is being directed by HASUMI Eiichirō and is based on a novel by YOSHIDA Shuichi. The plot follows a tense battle between international agents from different nations regardi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 30, 2020
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- LEE Joon-ik Wraps 2nd B&W Period Feature JA-SAN-EO-BO
- Ja-san-eo-bo (Korean title), the latest film by prolific hitmaker LEE Joon-ik, has wrapped production. Featuring SUL Kyung-gu and BYUN Yo-han, the film follows Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) as Director LEE’s second black and white film. SUL plays real-life character JEONG Yak-jeon, the elder...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 07, 2019
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- BYUN Yo-han Speaks Up for VOICE
- According to his agency Saram Entertainment, BYUN Yo-han, star of Socialphobia (2015) and Will You Be There? (2016), has been cast in the upcoming thriller project Voice (literal title), the latest film from filmmaking brothers KIM Gok and KIM Sun. Voice will foreground the criminal practice of voic...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 07, 2019
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- JANG Joon-hwan to Preside over 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Jury
- The jury for this year’s 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has been set with 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) director JANG Joon-hwan selected as the jury president while many other top Korean film directors have also been invited to take part. In total, ten directors have been selected, with fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2018
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- LEE Byung-hun and YOUN Yuh-jung Start Shooting New Drama
- Upcoming drama That’s Only my World (W/T), with LEE Byung-hun, PARK Jung-min, YOUN Yuh-jung and more, began filming on June 6th. From debut director CHOI Sung-hyun, the film is the latest title from blockbuster producer JK Film. That’s Only my World focuses on two brothers, a has-been boxer and a pi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 21, 2017
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- A DAY Scores International Sales for Finecut
- New Korean timeslip thriller A Day has scored a slew of deals for its international distributor Finecut after its theatrical release in Korea, where it topped the charts on opening day. The film has begun to receive international invitations, including to the Sitges International Fantastic Film Fest...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2017
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- DOH Kyung-soo Signs Up as Tap Dancer in Korean War-Era SWING KIDS
- Young star DOH Kyung-soo (aka D.O.) has landed a lead role in Swing Kids, the new film by director KANG Hyoung-chul, as confirmed by DOH’s agency SM Entertainment. The film will also feature upcoming actress PARK Hye-su. Swing Kids concerns a young North Korean tap dancer called ROH Gi-soo against t...
- by Pierce Conran / May 26, 2017
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- BIFFF Welcomes 11 from Korea
- PARK Chan-wook Honored in Brussels Fantastic Fest On the 4th of April, the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival will return for its 35th edition, screening 170 films, including 118 features, from 39 countries until it closes on the 16th. It’ll be a bumper year for Korean films, with 11 fil...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 04, 2017