Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Movie - 2002)

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  Song Kang-ho
  송강호
  As
  Dong-jin
  (동진)
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  Shin Ha-kyun
  신하균
  As
  Ryoo
  (류)
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  Bae Doona
  배두나
  As
  Yeong-mi
  (영미)
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  Im Ji-eun
  임지은
  As
  Ryoo's sister
  (류 누나)
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  Han Bo-bae
  한보배
  As
  Yoo-seon
  (유선)
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  Lee Dae-yeon
  이대연
  As
  Chief Choi
  (최 반장)

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  CJ Entertainment Proudly Presents "A Werewolf Boy"
  2013/07/23
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  [HanCinema's Film Talk] An Eye Towards "Snowpiercer"
  2013/07/13
  "Snowpiercer" hits Korean cinemas August 1st and will make Bong Joon-ho the third Korean director to be showcasing a Hollywood feature this year. The film has an interesting and exciting cluster of Korean talent and studios on board - all of which have worked together successfully in the past. Here though I wanted to draw the eye through some of that prestigious Korean talent and showcase the keen 'eye' behind "Snowpiercer". The film stars Song Kang-ho, one of Korea's most prestigious acting talents who has been a huge performer in Bong's impressive filmography; mostly notably in "Memories of Murder" (2003) and, the highest grossing Korean film of all time, "The Host" (2006). One of "Snowpiercer"'s producers has also made fairly good use of the 46-year-old actor. Park Chan-wook continues to cast Song in his films, most recently "Day Trip" (2012), but he's also starred in "JSA - Joint Security Area" [2000], "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" (2002); "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (2005-cameo); and "Thirst" (2009),...More

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  2013/04/27
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  Park Chan-wook Retrospective at MoMI - Friday, March 1 ­ Sunday, March 3
  2013/02/19, Source
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  THN's Korean Cinema Style Week 10: Park Chan-wook - "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"
  2013/02/08, Source
  This year will see three of South Korea's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed directors present their English language debuts. Kim Jee-woon ("THE LAST STAND"), Park Chan-wook ("STOKER"), and Bong Joon-ho ("Snowpiercer") have already proved themselves in their homeland, and here at THN we are taking a look back over their past efforts. Here's our first look at the films of Park Chan-wook, join us each week over the course of the next few months as we explore The Land Of The Morning Calm. "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" Director: Park Chan-wook Year:  2005 Cast: Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kim Shi-hoo, Nam Il-woo, Kim Byung-ok and Oh Dal-soo Plot: A woman serves 13 years in prison after confessing to the murder of a young boy. But is everything as it seems? We often think about actors being typecast, and how some struggle to break from the norm. But we don't always think about directors and the risks they run. Some directors jump into films against audience expectations, such as John Hughes taking on ANNIE,...More

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  Leading Korean Directors Ready to Invade Theaters Worldwide
  2013/01/21, Source
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  THN's Korean Cinema Style Week 8: Park Chan-wook - "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance"
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  Director Park Chan-wook, left, waves as he is awarded with actor Choi Min-shik for the grand prix for the film "Old Boy" during the award ceremony of the 57th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on May 24, 2004. / Korea Times file By Andrew Salmon Tension and violence sell, but this may not be apparent to the vast majority of fans of "hallyu", the much-discussed "Korean Wave" of pop culture that has swept outward from the shores of the peninsula since, roughly, the turn of the millennium. The two standout genres of hallyu, in sales terms, are clearly K-pop and K-soaps. Of the former, Korean management companies have come up with a winning formula, churning out a range of cute, well-trained and above all wholesome boy- and girl-bands whose appeal is very different from the rebellious, opinionated, drug-spattered figures who stagger across the stage of Western rock 'n roll. Soap is similarly sugar-coated: Most dramas are centered upon pretty boys and pretty girls in pretty clothes and pretty houses/landscapes engaging in genteel, "no-sex-please-we're-Korean" romances,...More

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  CJ Entertainment America to release Korean Movie on DVDs and Blu-rays in the USA
  2012/06/08
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  Korean drama of the week "Harvest Villa"
  2011/09/01, Source
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  2011/02/26, Source
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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Thirst"
  2011/02/19
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  2010/11/17, Source
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  Bae Doona to play lead in new weekend drama "Gloria"
  2010/06/22, Source
  Korean actress Bae Doona [Barunson Entertainment] Korean actress Bae Doona has been cast as the female lead in a new weekend drama, according to the series' producer MBC on Tuesday. MBC announced in a press release that Bae will be playing the female lead role for an upcoming weekend drama titled "Gloria", based on the lives of people who work at a nightclub,...More

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  Bae Doona says "Air Doll" nude scene filming was "surprising"
  2010/03/25, Source
  Korean actress Bae Doona [Asia Economic Daily] Korean actress Bae Doona said she was surprised by the number of staff who were present for the filming of her skin-baring scenes in Japanese movie "Air Doll". Present at a press conference for the film held Thursday at a CGV Multiplex in Seoul, the actress made the remark in response to a question asking what the main difference on set was between shooting a Korean versus Japanese film,...More

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  Bae Doona's Air Doll to be Released in Korea
  2010/03/12, Source
  The long awaited Air Doll starring Korean actor Bae Doona is to get its Korean release. The actor has received a positive reception both internat,...More

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  Bae Doona wins best actress award at Japanese film fest
  2010/01/14, Source
  Korean actress Bae Doona [Asia Economic Daily] Korean actress Bae Doona has been named Best Actress at the 23rd Takasaki Film Festival in Japan, according to the festival's official website on Thursday. The actress won the award for her role in Japanese film "Air Doll", claiming her second win for the part at a film event. She will be receiving another acting title at the Japan Academy Awards on March 5.,...More
• 13th Director's Cut Awards Winners Announced
  2009/12/24, Source
  240 Korean directors have picked the best director, movie and actors for 2009. Most notably, Park Chan-wook picked up the best director award for the Cannes winning "Thirst". Previou,...More

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  Park Chan-wook Picked Best Director
  2009/12/17, Source
  By Cho Jae-hyon
  Staff Reporter
  
  Korean directors picked Park Chan-wook, for his dark vampire thriller,...More

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  Korean Movie Thirst to be Screened in Washington Metro Area
  2009/08/07, Source
  A Korean thriller titled "Thirst" by director Park Chan-wook, will be screened at th,...More

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  Park Chan-wook's Films to Be Screened at KOFA
  2009/07/27, Source
  By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
  Staff Reporter
  
  A special retrospective of the films by award-winning director Park Chan-wook will be held at the,...More

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  PARK Chan-wook Wins Hawaiian Honors
  2009/07/16, Source
  Organizers of the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will present an award and hold a special advance screening of Korean auteur,...More

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  'Thirst' to Premiere at Montreal's Fantasia
  2009/07/06, Source
  Park Chan-wook's acclaimed vampire-thriller "Thirst" will have its North American pr,...More

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  Park's 'Thirst' Is Riveting
  2009/04/26, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Park Chan-wook's latest work "Thirst", like other,...More

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  Park Chan-wook Explores Self, Dream in 'Thirst'
  2009/03/31
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Recently, celebrated cineastes like Lee Chang-dong (",...More

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  Danny Boyle Asked to Direct Lady Vengeance Remake
  2009/01/14, Source
  Reports of remakes of Park Chan-wook's vengeance trilogy films have been headline news in the entertainment industry over the past year. The,...More

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  Old Boy Named 64th Greatest Film of All Time
  2008/09/30, Source
  The UK's most popular film magazine, Empire, published its list of the top 500 films of all time, placing Park Chan-wook's acclaimed thriller,...More
• Charlize Theron contemplates a visit to Korea
  2008/05/08, Source
  Major Hollywood star Charlize Theron said that her project to remake Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (Chinjeorhan Geumjassi) has sparked a great int,...More

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  Britain's The Times – 'Poet of Blood' Park Chan-wook has changed
  2008/04/10, Source
  The British press is focusing on Director Park Chan-wook, who is awaiting the British premiere of ",...More

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  Shin Ha-kyun to Join Director Park Chan-wook
  2008/03/21, Source
  Talented actor Shin Ha-kyun will join famed director Park Chan-wook and fellow actor,...More

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  Korean Movie to be Remade in the United States
  2008/03/17, Source
  A much-lauded Korean movie is to be remade in the U.S. with a big star headlining in it.
  
  According to the Boston Globe, Park Chan-wook's ",...More
• 2nd London Korean Film Festival Starts
  2007/11/01, Source
  15 Korean films are being showcased this November at the 2nd annual London Korean Film Festival, screening at the Barbican in London's financial district. Opening the weeklong festival, which runs the 2nd to the 8th, is Kim Ki-duk's 2007 Canne,...More

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  Cinema Old Boy Dreaming Another Big Hit
  2007/10/20, Source
  He was imprinted on my mind when I read a review of "Dress to Kill" quite some time ago. Though I didn't master Lamaze breathing, he and I have many things in common: we have loving daughters, we once,...More

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  Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy Gets Box Set
  2007/09/05, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's vengeance trilogy -- ",...More

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  Korean to join world's most celebrated directors for New York tribute
  2007/05/21, Source
  Park Chan-wook, already considered by many film buffs to be Korea's greatest director, has received more foreign recognition of his talents.
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• Berlinale Market Fruitful for Korean Distributors
  2007/02/21, Source
  Several Korean titles have been sold internationally at the recent Berlin International Film Festival. Asian and European markets are the main destinations for the Korean films.
  
  Park Chan-wook's award-winning ",...More

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  Director Park 'Overwhelmed' by Berlin Film Fest Prize
  2007/02/20, Source
  "I'm more than overwhelmed, since Berlin was the first film festival I'd ever attended. Back then I was more like a loutish country boy. To think of it now, Berlin is the festival I've attended most,,...More

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  Director Park upbeat on Korean films
  2007/02/12, Source
  Leading Korean director Park Chan-wook expressed optimism about Korean films in an interview with Korean media at the 57th Berlin Film Festiv,...More
• Korean Presence Strong at 57th Berlin Film Festival
  2007/02/06, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Contributing Writer
  
  ROME _ After a year when they were excluded from the three main international competitions _ Cannes, Venice, Berlin _ Korean films are set for a dramatic comeback on the international festival circuit in 2007. While new efforts by directors,...More
• Cyborg and Hyazgar To Compete in Berlin
  2007/02/02, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's latest feature I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK will be screened at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in the main Competition se,...More

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  Sympathy for Lady Vengeance's Dutch Premiere
  2006/12/28, Source
  Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (Chinjeorhan Geu,...More
• Voice of a Murderer: New Feature from PARK Jin-pyo
  2006/12/13, Source
  Voice of a Murderer: New Feature from Park Jin-pyo
  
  While many Korean directors such as Im Sang-soo, Kim Ki-duk, and,...More

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  Rain Set to Make His Name As Actor
  2006/12/11, Source
  Singer Rain is likely to make his name known to the world once again, but not as singer this time but rather as an actor.
  
  A source from CJ Entertain,...More

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  "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" A Splendidly Disturbing Gem [DVD Review]
  2006/11/11, Source
  Park Chan-wook's meditation on the meaning of revenge and its spiritual cost
  
  Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)
  
  ",...More
• A Serious Man for a Serious Job: Shin Ha-kyun
  2006/08/21, Source
  Shin Ha-kyun is known as a man of few words in the Korean film industry. The reticent actor plays a speechless killer in his new film "No Mercy for the Rude", to be releas,...More
• [Festival] The Samsung Korea Film Fest Begins (Florence March 31 to April 10)
  2006/03/24, Source
  The Samsung Korea Film Fest Begins
  
  Florence March 31 to April 10 the fourth edition of the South Korean Cinematography festival in Italy
  
  
  Florence - Return to the Korea Film Fest, the traditional spring appointment with South Korean cinematography, coming together this year for it's fourth ed,...More
• 'R-Point' movie and DVD [review]
  2006/02/27, Source
  A ragtag team of Korean soldiers in the Vietnamese jungle find more than they bargained for
  Kim Kyu Hyun (internews)
  
  "R-Point" (2004) marks the directorial debut for,...More
• [YEAR-END REVIEW] Superstars make 2005 their own year
  2005/12/27, Source
  This is the sixth part of a series of articles reviewing Korea's culture scene this year. - Ed.
  
  By culture staff
  
  No Korean wave star seems to have achieved more than multi-talented Rain in 2005. All across Asia, Rain gained unprecedented popularity through his live performances and TV drama ap,...More
• [YEAR-END REVIEW] Korean film industry continues to produce major hits
  2005/12/19, Source
  This is the first part of a series of articles reviewing Korea's culture scene this year. - Ed.
  
  By Yang Sung-jin
  
  This year began on an upbeat note for Korea's movie industry. "Running Boy" (Marathon), directed by Chung Yoon-chul, feat,...More
• World Cinema as 'Cultural Hand Grenade'
  2005/09/22, Source
  Tartan Films' Tony Borg says Korean films should remain true to themselves despite U.S. success
  
  Jason Hahn (woowhee)
  
  Tartan Films is a U.K. based film distributor to both theaters and home video. Its U.S. branch was launched in 2004 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Tartan seeks to,...More
• Park Chan-wook leads Korean films' worldwide advancement
  2005/09/21, Source
  There is a term called "ticket power". Actors and actresses with ticket power are name brands in and of themselves. Moviegoers flock to watch a film simply because a specific actor with ticket power appears in the film.
  Until recently, people with ticket power were almost always actors and actresse,...More
• Korean 'Vengeance Trilogy' Wraps Up in Style
  2005/09/12, Source
  [Film Review] "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" by Park Chan Wook
  Email Article Print Article Kim Soung Su (onomatos)
  
  "Why don't you go screw yourself".
  
  "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (2005), the new film from the famous Korean film director,...More
• The Many Sides of 'Vengeance'
  2005/09/07, Source
  Interview With Director Park Chan-wook
  
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Contributing Writer
  
  VENICE _ Winner of the Gran Prix du Jury at Cannes Film Festival last year, where he was competing with his masterful, yet controversial "Old Boy",,...More
• Korean film festivals taking place all over the world
  2005/09/05, Source
  With the growing popularity and increasing success of Korean cinema abroad, a number of Korean film festivals will be held in big cities all round the world in September.
  
  "The requests from abroad for information about Korean films and the rental of films have jumped", said EJ Tae, marketing supp,...More
• Indifference, Not 'Sympathy', Greets Film in Venice
  2005/09/05, Source
  Monday, September 5, 2005 11:21:06
  
  Italian film critics gave director Park Chan-wook's blood-soaked thriller, "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", an average of three stars out of five at the 62nd Venice Film Festival.
  
  According to Italia,...More
• Six Korean Film Fests to Open O'seas
  2005/09/01, Source
  The fifth New York Korean Film Festival will show 15 films between Friday and September 11th under the theme "Truth AND Dare".
  
  In Washington, the South Korean Embassy and the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art will jointly show 13 Korean films from September 9th through October 20th at the gallery,...More
• 'Sympathy' to Compete at Venice Film Fest
  2005/08/31, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's bloody thriller "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" is the country's lone competitive entrant to the Venice Film Festival that opens Wednesday.
  
  Park is vying for another major film award since his cult hit "Old Boy" wo,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' to Open in U.S.
  2005/08/30, Source
  "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjolhan Kumjassi)", the last part of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-wook, will be released in the United States next February, according to boxofficemojo.com.
  
  By then, all of the films in the tr,...More
• Korea cinema boom continues amid concerns on sluggish growth
  2005/08/24, Source
  Chungmuro, Korea's Tinseltown, finally has something to celebrate in August. Three well-made Korean flicks are going strong in ticket sales, offering some much-awaited momentum to an industry that is struggling with sluggish growth and infighting.
  
  The first six months of this year saw the share o,...More
• Park Chan-wook's 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' Goes to Venice
  2005/07/29, Source
  Korean film director Park Chan-wook has been invited to show his latest movie, "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" at this year's Venice Film Festival, which runs from A,...More
• "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" Invited to Venice Film Festival
  2005/07/29, Source
  The movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", directed by Park Chan-wook, has been invited to compete at the 62nd Venice Film Festival slated for Aug. 31-Sept. 10 in Italy.
  
  So far, two of Park's movies, " JSA - Joint Security Area " and "Old B,...More
• 'Lady Vengeance' Brings Record High Daily Audience
  2005/07/29, Source
  By Park Chung-a
  Staff Reporter
  
  
  Director Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjolhan Kumjassi)" attracted around 250,000 moviegoers in one day, setting a record among films that have been released this year.
  
  The film wa,...More
• 'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' to make inroads into official competition section in the 62th Venice International Film Festival
  2005/07/28, Source
  'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' which is the talk of the town, has been invited to the 62th Venice International Film Festival.
  As movie 'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' which is the talk of the town, has been invited to the 62th Venice International Film Festival, scheduled to be opened on August 31, d,...More
• 'Sympathy' Selected for Venice Film Fest
  2005/07/28, Source
  Korean director Park Chan-wook's latest film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" has been selected for the competition at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, which starts Aug. 31. All That Cinema, the promoters of the film, said Thursday the selection,...More
• 'Lady Vengeance': The Last Word on Revenge
  2005/07/28, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Director Park Chan-wook finally arrived at the end of his exploration of the revenge theme in his latest film, "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjolhan Kumjassi)".
  
  It serves well for the conclusion of hi,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' shows an astonishing advanced purchase rate
  2005/07/26, Source
  As the highest topic of conversation this year 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' records the highest advanced purchase rate in all sorts of advanced purchase sites.
  
  As Korean director Park Chan-wook's 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' shows an as,...More
• 'SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE' & 'WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL'aspirate vitality to Korean movie world which bent the neck recently
  2005/07/26, Source
  Two Korean movies, 'SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE' and 'WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL' have a bursting showdown each other while Hollywood blockbusters such as 'War of the Worlds', and 'The Island' sweep over Seoul movie street.
  
  First of all, the two movies unroll the offensive of the amount of materials t,...More
• Korean actress Bae Doona greets to the house on the occasion of the opening day of a Japanese Film 'Linda Linda Linda'
  2005/07/24, Source
  Korean actress Bae Doona greeted to the house in Shibuya, Tokyo on July 23 on the occasion of the opening day of a Japanese Film 'Linda Linda Linda' in which she starred.
  
  "Linda, Linda, Linda" takes its name from the '80s hit by The Blue Hear,...More
• Revenge Is Best Served With Humor
  2005/07/21, Source
  Interview With Director Park Chan-wook
  
  By Shim Sun-ah
  Yonhap News Agency
  
  The latest film by South Korean director Park Chan-wook, whose film "Old Boy" won the grand prize at t,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' breaks new ground in director Park's trilogy
  2005/07/20, Source
  Award-winning director Park Chan-wook's latest film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (Chinjeolhan Geum-jassi) seems unusual in many ways.
  
  For one, his trademark outpourings of violence have been replaced by smiles and kindness. The plot is a,...More
• 'Lady Vengeance' Director Looks for Atonement
  2005/07/19, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Director Park Chan-wook has been acclaimed for his previous films about revenge, but he says he believes revenge is meaningless and his coming film, the last in his revenge trilogy, takes a new look at the,...More
• Park Chan-wook and the Weight of Expectation
  2005/07/06, Source
  A few days short of the debut of "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", the much-hyped third and final installment of his revenge trilogy, Park Chan-wook is afraid. This prodigy of Korean film, a man with so much confidence he is often perceived as,...More
• 'www.aintitcoolnews.com' services a preview of the latest movie 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' directed by Park Chan-wook
  2005/07/04, Source
  A U.S. movie site ' http://www.aintitcoolnews.com ', which is known as an enthusiastic fan of film director Park Chan-wook, is providing its site visitors with a preview of the latest movie 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' directed by,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' & 'April Snow' to be the talk of the town
  2005/05/29, Source
  Cinema 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' starring Lee Young-ae and Movie 'April Snow' starring Bae Yong-joon, which are the talk of the town, are released on July 29 and on September 9 resp,...More
• Oversea film festival's invitation about 'Old Boy' continues
  2005/05/13, Source
  As director Park Chan-wook's "Old Boy" is to be screened as an opening film in the TRANSILVANIA International Film Festival, scheduled to be held from May 27 through June 5 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, oversea film festival's invitation about th,...More
• Lee Young-ae to make inroads into Hong Kong cinema market
  2005/04/01, Source
  In addition to Lee Young-ae syndrome blowing on the spot in Hong Kong and filmmaker Park Chan-wook's fame, Lee Young-ae makes i,...More

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  'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' is sold to Japan for $3 million
  2005/02/12, Source
  As movie 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' starring Lee Young-ae is sold to Japan with an amount of money of $3 million in the 55th Berlin Internat,...More
• Director Park Chan-Wook: the Best Director Award in the Bangkok International Film Festival 2005
  2005/01/22, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook has received the Best Director Award along with Mr. Christophe Barratier (Les Choristes, France/Switzerland) in the Bangkok International Film Festival 2005 that ended on Jan. 21.
  
  
  Besides, the 2005 Bangkok Inter,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance': selection as the second rank among 'Harry's Top 20 Films To Watch For In 2005!!!'.
  2005/01/04, Source
  The U.S'. popular movie site www.aintitcool.com has chosen Director Park Chan-wook's new film 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' from South Korea as the second rank among 'Harry's Top 20 Films To Watch For In 2005!!!'.
  
  The movie site has also,...More
• Director Park Chan-wook's 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance': love calls from Japan one after another before the movie is released.
  2004/12/28, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' is receiving love calls from Japan one after another before the movie is released.
  
  However, the director stated his standpoint that the movie will receive assessment grandly in the B,...More
• 'Three, Monster' is invited to the 37th International Film Festival of Catalonia.
  2004/11/16, Source
  An omnibus movie 'Three, Monster' of three directors Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, and Fruit Chan is invited to the 37th International Film Festival of Catalonia to be held,...More
• Up close and personal with directors
  2004/11/06, Source
  At the world's most prestigious film festival in Cannes, only the media has access to ask questions to such brilliant directors as Quinton Tarantino and Michael Moore.
  But at Seoul's new and perhaps smallest film event which debuted this week, the audience had the opportunity to pick the brain of,...More
• Two English-subtitled film festivals for expats in Korea
  2004/11/01, Source
  Korean movies are riding a wave of popularity, with noticible artistic and commercial appeal brought on by a new generation of stylish directors grabbing prizes in major international film festivals. For foreign residents in Korea, two events provide a chance to enjoy some quality offerings - with E,...More
• Local Features to Screen With English Subtitles
  2004/10/24, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  If you want to get a free crash course in contemporary Korean cinema, check out the Korea Film Archive all next week.
  
  Twelve critically acclaimed feature films from the past five years, along with 13 short films, will be shown for five days beginning Nov. 1 at th,...More
• Korean film "TaeGukgi" popular in U.S.
  2004/10/10, Source
  The Korean film, "Taegukgi" (The Brotherhood of War), which is competing in the race for the U.S. Academy Awards' nomination for best foreign film for the first time among Korean movies, earned $1 million in ticket sales at box offices in th,...More
• Best Two Out of 'Three'
  2004/08/19, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  "Three, Monster", a compilation of short films by East Asian directors, is probably the most aesthetic of horror films to open in theaters this year. The three directors who participated in this projec,...More
• `Old Boy' Director Explores Dark Side of Humanity in New Film
  2004/08/09, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Would you be able to kill an innocent child to save your wife's life? Although it sounds like a really bizarre or even ridiculous question, "Old Boy" director,...More
• `Old Boy' to Receive Order of Cultural Merit
  2004/07/25, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  The local film "Old Boy" won the grand prize of the jury at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in May. Now, the makers behind the film are set to be honored by the government for their achievement.
  
  Chung Dong-chae, minister of Culture and Tourism, will present,...More
• Movie 'Die Bad' exceeds expectations
  2004/07/15, Source
  If you're one of the legions of disappointed fans who waited more than five minutes to catch the highly anticipated "Kill Bill Vol. 2" (in what must have been the shortest screening run of any film in the history of Korean cinema), then a hidden gem of Korean cinema,,...More
• Dramatic impact of 'Old Boy'
  2004/07/01, Source
  With the media frenzy over "Old Boy"'s Grand Prize of the Jury triumph at the Cannes Film Festival finally beginning to die down, it should come as no surprise that this week's DVD review features - yes, you guessed it - "Old Boy" (2003). After all, how often does a psychological drama as good as More
• Actor Song Will Be Back as Captain of Expedition Team
  2004/06/21, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  One of the country's most popular actors, Song Gang-ho, who played an ordinary barber in the latest film "Hyoja-dong Ibalsa (The President's Barber)", has now decided to become a captain of a S,...More
• 'Old Boy' cleaves close to Greek tragedy
  2004/06/09, Source
  [Film review] Korean-style revenge flicks are garnering major awards, ticket sales
  
  Kim Soung Su (onomatos)
  
  
  A man named Oh Dae Su is kidnapped and locked up in a private prison by an unknown organization. While captive, he sees on television that he is being charged with the murder,...More
• Park Chan-wook Retrospective to Be Held
  2004/06/06, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  A special retrospective on the films by award-winning director Park Chan-wook will take place at Theater 2.0 in Apkujong-dong, Seoul from Friday.
  
  All of Park's films, including "Old Boy", which recently rec,...More
• Cannes winning director opens a new era for Korean cinema
  2004/05/28, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook has proved that the current fanfare for Korean cinema is no passing fancy.
  
  Park's film "Old Boy" won the Grand Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which ended on Sunday (May 23). This accomplishment, which,...More
• Far East Film Fest Closes
  2004/05/06, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Special Correspondent
  UDINE, Italy _ The sixth edition of Far East Film Festival (FEFF), the Italian event that takes place in the town of Udine and is renowned as the biggest showcase for East Asian popular cinema in the West, came to a close last Friday evening, with the anno,...More
• Love blooms amid desert of frustration in 'Oasis'
  2004/04/30, Source
  By John Scott Marchant
  History is littered with great affairs of the heart: Marc Antony and Cleopatra, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, Bogie and Bacall, Puffy and J-Lo (much to Ben's chagrin). The list goes on and on. Yet you don't need to be a card-carrying member of the rich and famous to enjoy a roman,...More
• Not Great But Still Good `Oldboy'
  2003/11/20, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  There's almost no doubt that Park Chan-wook's new film "Old Boy" will be a commercial success. With the popularity of the two main actors and with many lo,...More
• 'Old Boy' shows off new tricks
  2003/11/19, Source
  In director Park Chan-wook's latest brooding opus, the theme of vengeance is back with ... well, a vengeance. In a departure from his hauntingly restrained ",...More