[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound...

K-Films Coming Soon:

★★★★★ "The Stone": Min-su, an extremely talented Go player, is recruited by a local gang boss to be his personal tutor, but matters soon become serious when the game starts to have real-world consequences. (06/12)

★★★★ "You Are My Vampire": A struggling young writer wants to pen a vampire novel and in the process finds some strange real-world inspiration to fuel her curiosity. (06/12)

★★★★ "An American Friend": A Korean-American secret agent tries to sell high-priced artwork, and as he's being chased around encounters an intriguing woman interested in making a deal. (06/12)

★★★★ "Gyeongju": A man nostalgically travels back to the city of Gyeongju and finds new adventure in old places with fresh faces. (06/12)

★★★ "For The Emperor": A disgraced baseball player losses everything and then enters a crime ring that comes cloaked in both pleasure and pain. (06/12)

Title: "The Stone"

Genre: Action, Drama

Release Date: 2014/06/12

Director: Cho Se-rae*

Length: 109 min

Stars: Cho Dong-in, Kim Roi-ha, Park Won-sang, Dong Bang-woo

The Short and Sweet: Min-su, an extremely talented Go player, is recruited by a local gang boss to be his personal tutor, but matters soon become serious when the game starts to have real-world consequences.

★★★★★

Title: "You Are My Vampire"

Genre: Melodrama, Romantic comedy

Release Date: 2014/06/12

Director: Lee Won-hoi

Length: 99 min

Stars: Choi Yoon-young, Park Jeong-sik, Lee Jae-yoon

The Short and Sweet: A struggling young writer wants to pen a vampire novel and in the process finds some strange real-world inspiration to fuel her curiosity.

★★★★

Title: "An American Friend"

Genre: Melodrama, Mystery, Romance

Release Date: 2014/06/12

Director: Seong Ji-hye ("The 8 Sentiments", "Before The Summer Passes Away")

Length: 85 min

Stars: Nam Sung-jin, Hwang Geum-hee, Bae Jung-hwa

The Short and Sweet: A Korean-American secret agent tries to sell high-priced artwork, and as he's being chased around encounters an intriguing woman interested in making a deal.

★★★★

Title: "Gyeongju"

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama

Release Date: 2014/06/12

Director: Zhang Lu ("Scenery", "Dooman River", "Iri")

Length: 145 min

Stars: Park Hae-il, Shin Min-ah, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Tae-hoon

The Short and Sweet: A man nostalgically travels back to the city of Gyeongju and finds new adventure in old places with fresh faces.

 ★★★★

Title: "For The Emperor"

Genre: Action, Film noir

Release Date: 2014/06/12

Director: Park Sang-joon ("Bank Attack")

Length: 104 min

Stars: Lee Min-ki, Park Sung-woong, Lee Tae-im, Lee Jae-won-I

The Short and Sweet: A disgraced baseball player losses everything and then enters a crime ring that comes cloaked in both pleasure and pain.

★★★

 

Also Coming Soon:

"Electric City" (2012), "Dump Trucker-Erika" (2013), "Beyond Lock Ness" (2008), "The Great Beauty" (2013), "Refuge" (2012), "しまじろうと くじらのうた" (2014), "Cam Girl" (2013), "Conspirators" (2013), "Safety Not Guaranteed" (2012), "Heaven Is for Real" (2014), "Invader" (2012), "The Best Offer" (2013), "Earthstorm" (2006), "A Million Ways to Die in the West" (2014)

 

Sources:

AsianWiki: http://asianwiki.com/The_Stone, http://asianwiki.com/You_Are_My_Vampire, http://asianwiki.com/An_American_Friend, http://asianwiki.com/Gyeongju_-_Korean_Movie, http://asianwiki.com/For_the_Emperor

Daum: http://movie.daum.net/movieinfo/coming/movieInfoScheduled.do?modeType=day&order=recently

HanCinema: http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_The_Stone.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_You_Are_My_Vampire.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_An_American_Friend.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Gyeongju.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_For_The_Emperor.php

KOBIZ: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20130929, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20148587, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20131661, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20133641, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20134591

 

- C.J. Wheeler (chriscjw@gmail.com; @KoreaOnTheCouch)