Action Noir GANGNEUNG with JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong Wraps Production

Starring JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong, the upcoming gangster thriller Gangneung (working title) completed production on December 6. The action noir will mark the directorial debut of YOON Young-bin. As suggested by the title, the film is set in Gangneung, a coast...

2013 Korean Pandemic Thriller FLU Scores Taiwanese Theatrical Release

Past influenza-themed films have returned to the public eye in a big way in the midst of the Covid-19 public health crisis and Korea’s most notable addition to the subgenre, KIM Sung-su’s 2013 summer release Flu, has also found a new lease of life online, and ...

OH Ha-nee Picks Up Best Actress at FirstGlance Philadelphia

Actress OH Ha-nee has picked up the Best Actress prize at the recent 21st edition of the FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia for her role in the short film Eve. The film was nominated in for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound Design and B...

ORDINARY PERSON Invited to New York, Moscow and Fukuoka

The SON Hyun-ju-led thriller ORDINARY PERSON has received a raft of festival invitations which will see it travel the globe over three continents in the next few months. Coming up in its festival itinerary will be stops at the New York Asian Film Festival, the...

KANG Ha-neul and PARK Seo-jun Sign on for YOUNG COP

Fresh-faced stars KANG Ha-neul and PARK Seo-jun are set to appear in the new Korean thriller Young Cop (literal title). The title will mark the commercial debut of indie director KIM Ju-hwan, whose previous credits Retriever and Koala (2013) have earned him ac...

SON Hyun-ju, JANG Hyuk Cast as ORDINARY PEOPLE

KIM Bong-han Helms 80s Cop Drama Actor SON Hyun-ju must protect his family once again for his new role in the upcoming cop drama Ordinary People. Directed by KIM Bong-han, the film will co-star JANG Hyuk as the antagonist. SON will play a police officer who ...

JUNG Woo Gets a RETRIAL

KANG Ha-neul to Co-Star in Legal Thriller Actor JUNG Woo has selected Retrial as his next project. The legal thriller, which will be directed by KIM Tae-yun, will also feature co-star KANG Ha-neul. The story is based on a true event where a taxi driver was m...

WITNESS Tops China Box Office

Chinese Viewers Get a Good Look at BLIND Remake The new Chinese thriller Witness, a remake of the 2011 Korean title Blind, topped the Chinese box office during its opening last week. Directed by the original’s filmmaker AHN Sang-hoon, Witness drew 3.78 millio...

11 Korean Films Bound for NYAFF

Myung Films Sidebar in New York The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) revealed an eclectic lineup for its forthcoming 2015 edition late last week, which this year will feature 11 films from South Korea. A large chunk of that number will be devoted to past ...

JANG Hyuk Cast in Chinese Production

Will Co-Star with Simon YAM and Wallace HUO   Korean Actor JANG Hyuk, of Innocent Thing (2013) and Empire of Lust, has been selected to star in a Chinese production. The film’s title translates to ‘Truth Prohibited Area’. JANG’s talent agency Sidus HQ con...