But will American audiences be satisfied with adaptations?
Jason Hahn (woowhee)
When Bruce Lee first fought on the silver screen in the 1970s, Chinese martial arts movies made their mark on America. They continue to inspire today, with recent films such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", and "House of Flying Daggers". Japanese films have made their impression in the U.S. as well, particularly with their horror films that have recently been rapidly remade in Hollywood, such as "The Ring", "The Grudge" and "Dark Water".
All of this seems to point to one major Asian country's absence from the American scene, and leaves us with a big question: why haven't Korean movies made their big splash across the Pacific yet?
If you can't name one Korean movie off the top of your head, you are not alone. But that's about to change, because Korean movies are on the verge of a major breakthrough in America.
Most recently, the Korean War film "Taegukgi" ("The Brotherhood of...
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