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Netflix expanding asian movie selection in deal with korea's top studio CJ E&M

LOS ANGELES – October 6, 2011 – CJ E&M today announced an agreement to feature twenty of its acclaimed Asian movies on Netflix, the world's leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows. Beginning in October 2011, Netflix members in the US will be able to instantly watch the twenty titles multiple platforms, including TVs, popular tablets, key gaming consoles, computers and mobile phones. All the titles will be available from October 1.

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"CJ E&M is delighted to make our movies available through Netflix for the first time". said Joon Choi, CEO of CJ E&M America. "Netflix has been a revolutionary force in entertainment, whose members have long enjoyed unparalleled access to movies from around the globe. This deal brings movie lovers iconic films from Asia's top entertainment company, CJ E&M".

"We are excited to make CJ E&M's library of Asian titles available for our members to watch instantly", said Lisa Nishimura, Vice President, Independent Content Acquisition for Netflix. "This is part of our ongoing commitment to expand our members' access to exceptional and high-quality content from around the globe".

Included in the deal are previously unavailable titles by blockbuster Korean director Kang Woo-suk including his recent mystery thriller hit "Moss", and "Silmido", a riveting restaging of a 1973 plot against the President. The deal also includes lighter fare such as "The Servant", a racy period comedy, and "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK", from an offbeat romantic comedy from celebrated director Park Chan-wook starring Rain.

Other titles include: "Arahan"; "Fish Story"; "Castaway on the Moon"; "Going by the Book"; "Good Morning President"; "Harmony"; "Killer Virgin Road"; "The King and the Clown"; "Love, in Between"; "Murder, Take One" ("The Big Scene"); "No Mercy"; "Rikidozan"; "Sayonara Itsuka"; "Secret - 2009"; "Sophie's Revenge"; and "The Unjust".

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For more information contact: Angela Killoren (323) 557-3050 | killoren@cj.net

About CJ Entertainment & Media (CJ E&M): CJ E&M is Korea's leading entertainment company, with a business that encompasses film production, investment, distribution and exhibition. CJ E&M's business lines are extensive, operating in a broad spectrum of entertainment fields. Through its array of films, network of premier multiplex cinemas, wide selection of video and DVD titles, the company is providing an outstanding entertainment experience to all customers, realizing its vision of becoming a truly comprehensive world-class entertainment group.

About the Titles:

"Arahan" 아라한 장풍 대작전 (Arahan jangpung daejakjeon)

Sang-hwan became a cop in order to help the downtrodden, but he doesn't get much respect. All that changes when he meets the Seven Masters, who promise him the secret of chi and a beautiful partner, or they may just be out of their minds.

"Castaway on the Moon" 김씨표류기 (Kimssi pyoryugi)

A desperate man, deeply in debt and despondent over lost love, decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River, but instead wakes up on a tiny island, a castaway in the teeming heart of civilization. A mesmerizing look at modern urban existence.

"Fish Story" フィッシュストーリー (Fisshu Sutori)

Japanese punk progenitor Gekirin was so far ahead of its time that its first single, "Fish Story", predated the Sex Pistols' debut -- and sunk from sight as fast as the band itself. Thirty-seven years later, in a crazy chain of events that song could save the world.

"Going by the Book" 바르게 살자 (Bareuge Salja)

A string of bank robberies sets off a public panic. In order to calm the residents of the city and fulfill his own ambitions, the newly appointed chief of police decides to stage a bank robbery drill to demonstrate the effectiveness of the police.

"Good Morning President" 굿모닝 프레지던트 (Gutmoning peuraejidenteu)

Three successive Korean presidents face tough choices in office and at home in this light film that mixes Korean politics with personal drama. One deals with divorce, another weighs donating an organ and the third wins the lottery.

"Harmony" 하모니 (Hamonee)

Inmates at a women's prison form a choir to combat boredom. Opening their hearts to the music transforms each of their lives in profound ways.

"I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 (Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha)

An offbeat and existential romantic comedy directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Rain in a mental hospital.

"Killer Bride's Perfect Crime" キラー・ヴァージンロード (Kiravajinrodo)

Hiroko is a loser who is about to marry the handsome Kenichiro, when disaster strikes and her scissors accidentally kill the landlord in her apartment. Unable to think of any recourse but to dump his body, she drives to Mt. Fuji where she is happily assisted by the suicidal Fukuko, beginning an oddball friendship.

"The King and the Clown" 왕의 남자 (Wangui Namja)

Two street performers get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king, but are saved when they actually make the king laugh. The King keeps them at the court for amusement, but the Queen starts to worry about his intense interest.

"Love, in Between" 두여자 (Du Yeoja)

So-young is happily married to university professor Ji-seok. One day, however, So-young realizes that he is having an affair with his grad student. Angry and despairing, So-young unleashes an elaborate plot to befriend the girlfriend to exact revenge.

"Moss" 이끼 (Iggi)

Hae-guk arrives at a remote village to attend his father's funeral and realizes that the townspeople are trying to hide something from him. The town's leader orders the villagers to follow Hae-guk and watch his every move.

"Murder, Take One" ("The Big Scene") 박수칠때 떠나라 (Baksuchiltae Deonara)

When a telegenic police prosecutor interrogates a psychotic suspect about his involvement in a grim stabbing murder, the unfolding investigation becomes fodder for a sensationalistic tv show that promises viewers unlimited access with profound results.

"No Mercy" 용서는 없다 (Yongseoneun Eobtda)

The government's leading forensics expert races to free the prime suspect in a brutal murder in order to save his daughter's life. He's compromising everything to let a killer go or is he?

"Rikidozan" 역도산 (Yeokdosan)

A biopic of the life of Korean-born wrestler Rikidozan, who, after being barred from Japanese wrestling because of his ethnic origins, became a sensation in the United States in the 1950s, and later becomes a hero back home in Japan.

"Sayonara Itsuka" サヨナライツカ (Sayonaraitsuka)

In three months, Yutaka will marry Michiko and he knows he could be CEO one day if they wed. But when he met Touko, he falls in love with her. Twenty-five years later, Yutaka happens to meet Touko again, and they realize their love for each other remains.

"Secret - 2009" 시크릿 (Sikeurit)

As a result of the affair he's having with a colleague's wife, detective Sung-ryeol loses his son in a car accident. After leaving him, his wife suddenly returns one day, and Sung-ryeol finds evidence that might implicate her in a murder case.

"Silmido" 실미도 (Silmido)

A group of death row convicts are given the impossible mission to infiltrate North Korea and bring back Kim Il-Sung's head in return for their freedom.

"Sophie's Revenge" 非常完美 (Fei Chan Wan Mei)

When her longtime fiancé abruptly dumps her for a sexy but selfish movie star (Fan Bingbing), comic book artist Sophie (Zhang Ziyi) teams with the snarky starlet's own former lover in a ploy to win back the heart of her beau in this romantic comedy.

"The Servant" 방자전 (Bangjajeon)

A servant falls in love with a girl whom his master also desires. Although the girl loves the servant, she also longs to improve her station in life. The two make a secret deal so the girl can satisfy both her heart and her ambitions.

"The Unjust" 부당거래 (Budanggeorae)

An honest cop is tempted to produce a convincing suspect in a high-profile string of child murders. When the supposed serial killer apparently commits suicide in custody, the plot thickens.

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