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Directed by Na Hong-jin (나홍진)
Screenplay by Na Hong-jin (나홍진)
123min | Release date in South Korea : 2008/02/14Synopsis
Ex-cop pimp Jung-ho is irritated because his girls keep disappearing without clearing their debts. One night, he gets a call from a customer and sends Mi-jin. Jung-ho realizes the phone number of the customer matches that of the calls the missing girls got last. As something smells fishy, he searches for her. During his search, Jung-ho... More
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter The red carpet is ready to be unrolled for the opening tonight of the 14th Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF). Haeundae Beach in the southern port city will sizzle with the longest ever lineup of 355 films from 70 countries and a VIP guest list featuring more than the usual number of high profile stars and cineastes from near and far. Fans are invited to take part in not only star-studded screenings and events but also concerts, exhibitions and other eye-catching sideline events. Star-Gazing The opening ceremony takes place at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Suyoung Bay Yacht Marina. The 1970s screen siren Jang Mi-hee and "The Chaser" star Kim Yoon-seok will host the event, while top South Korean actors plan to grace the red carpet. The list includes heartthrobs Jang Dong-gun and Lee Byeong-heon, and actresses Jeon Do-yeon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Eom Ji-won, Ha Ji-won, Kim Ha-neul and Kim Hyo-jin, among others. Before the ceremony, actors Lee...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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Two Korean stars have been named to host the opening ceremony of the 14th Pusan International Film Festival. Actress JANG Mi-hee, who made her debut in 1976 and actor KIM Yoon-seok, who rose to lead status with his role in 2007's The Chaser, will raise curtains for the star-studded ceremony on Oct. 8th at the Busan Yachting Center on Haeundae beach.
JANG was one of Korea's top stars throughout the 80s, starring in films such as BAE Chang-ho's "Hwang Jin-Yi" (1986) and "Deep Blue Night" (1985). She is currently enjoying a renaissance in her acting career though TV drama "Mom Has Grown Horns" ("Mom's Dead Upset") in which she plays the colorful and unique character "GOH Eun-a". KIM Yoon-seok is a charismatic actor known for his supporting roles in many Korean films including "The Happy Life" (2007), "Tazza: the High Rollers" ("The War of Flower" - 2006), "Like A Virgin" (2006), and "The Big Swindle" (2004). His gritty lead role in "The Chaser" put him in the national spotlight...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter The "Chuseok" weekend is just around the corner and both major and cable broadcasters have prepared various programs for friends and family to enjoy. Special Programs KBS is traveling back in history to explore the ancient boat that carried celadon porcelain a thousand years ago with their special program "Goryeo Celadon Porcelain; Temptation of Green Celadon". The program searches for the ancient route the famous porcelain traveled, along with the reason why it was so popular in China and Japan. "Goryeo" will air Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. on KBS. "A Lecture from Heaven" will feature violist Richard Yongjae O'Neill's trip to a small village in South Chungcheong Province. The students live in a small village where it is hard to visit even a museum, let alone a music concert. O'Neill teaches them the basics of classical music and holds a small concert with them. "A Lecture From Heaven" will air Oct. 2 at 11:15 p.m. Meanwhile, SBS is offering "Tastin...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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For this new role, he will shave his head this October! The star has been in the film, "The Chaser" as a murderer but this time the story plot is completely different. The character's name is Kunam who has to murder somebody because of his debt and finds out that someone else must ...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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According to numbers published by Korean Film Council (KOFIC) about the first eight months of 2009, Korean cinemas earned an unprecedented KRW 153,800,000,000 (little over US$ 124 million) last month August.
As many as 21.4 million Koreans visited cinemas in August, 43.2% of the population. Due to the recent price hike of KRW 1,000; Korean cinemas accumulated KRW153,800,000,000 instead of KRW 136,700,000,000. "Haeundae" and "Take Off" were mainly responsible for the record breaking performance of cinemas in August. The two films account for 60.4% of the sold tickets, stated KOFIC. Thanks to "Haeundae" and "Take Off", Korean films held a market share of 67% in August. It is the first time in eighteen months that Korean films occupied more than 60% of the market. Sleeper hit "The Chaser" lead Korean cinema to its previous over 60% market share in February 2008. Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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