3-Iron (Movie - 2004)

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  Lee Seung-yeon
  이승연
  As
  Seon-hwa
  (선화)
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  Jae Hee
  재희
  As
  Tae-seok
  (태석)
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  Kwon Hyuk-ho
  권혁호
  As
  Seon-hwa's husband, Min-gyoo
  (선화의 남편, 민규)
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  Joo Jin-mo-I
  주진모
  As
  Detective Jo
  (조 형사)
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  Choi Jeong-ho
  최정호
  As
  Ward
  (간수)
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  Lee Joo-suk-I
  이주석
  As
  Elder's son
  (노인 아들)

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  2012/09/08, Source
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  2012/08/29, Source
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  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
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  By Kwon Mee-yoo
  
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  Staff Reporter
  
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  2007/04/20, Source
  By Seo Dong-shin
  Staff Reporter
  
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  2006/11/29, Source
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  2006/11/22, Source
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  This is the f,...More

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  'King' Win Honors at Cape Town Film Fest
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  ,...More
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  2006/08/13, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Contributing Writer
  
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• Art Films
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  2006/08/09, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Renowned film director Kim Ki-duk has always been considered a maverick in the local film industry. Maverick in the sense that his films, while winning acclaim abroad, failed here. But even in that context, the,...More
• Park Chan-wook named jury member at Venice
  2006/07/10, Source
  Korean director Park Chan-wook has been selected as a jury member of the upcoming 63rd Venice International Film Festival. Actress Catherine Deneuve (France) will be the jury president. Director and screenwriter Juan Jose Bigas Luna (Spain);,...More
• The Host to Open on 250 Screens in Japan
  2006/07/03, Source
  Director Bong Joon-ho's latest feature The Host is scheduled to open on 250 screens in Japan on September 2nd. The film was pre-sold to Happinet Pictures in Japan for US$4.7 million at,...More
• Kim Ki-duk's film to open Karlovy Vary fest
  2006/05/29, Source
  "Time", director Kim Ki-duk's new feature film, will have its official world premiere as the opening movie of the 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which begins in the Bohemian spa town of Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, Tuesday.
  
  T,...More
• Kim Ki-duk's Time to Open Karlovy Vary Fest
  2006/05/28, Source
  By Nigel DSa
  Assistant Editor / Staff Writer
  
  Director KIM Ki-duk's new feature "Time" has been selected as the opening film of the 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which begins next month in the Czech Republic.
  
  The 13th featu,...More
• Korean Wave Crosses the Pacific
  2006/03/22, Source
  The Korean Wave is hitting hard the shores of American West coast. Many cities such as Los Angeles have shown that Korean movies and dramas are currently receiving more attention from not only ethnic minorities, but also Americans.
  
  As a result of the growing interest in the Korean culture shown b,...More
• Dutch Media Ranks '3-Iron' 8th Best Film
  2006/01/24, Source
  Dutch media have named the South Korean film "3-Iron" by maverick director Kim Ki-duk as one of the top ten screened in the Netherlands last year.
  
  The Dutch daily De Volkskrant and maga,...More
• Kim Ki-duk Latest Film "3-Iron" Gets Rave Reviews
  2006/01/21, Source
  The entrancing moving "3-Iron", the eleventh movie by Korean cinema powerhouse director Kim Ki-duk, is receiving rave reviews from film critics around the world.
  
  According to CineClickA,...More
• Belgian Association Names '3-Iron' Best Film
  2006/01/19, Source
  The film "3-Iron" by maverick director Kim Ki-duk has been named the best film of 2005 by Belgium's Film Critics Association.
  
  The movie's overseas distributor Cineclick Asia said Thursd,...More
• "Memories of Murder" to be ranked 30th in The Village Voice's "Best Film"
  2005/12/29, Source
  The film "Memories of Murder" directed by Bong Joon-ho was ranked 30th in "Best Film", which was conducted by the U.S. leading weekly culture magazine "The Village Voice".
  
  The magazine did "The 7th Annual Film Critics Poll 2005" and a Kore,...More
• "Lady Vengeance" and "3-iron" could be nominations in Golden Globe Awards?
  2005/12/12, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" and director Kim Ki-duk's "3-iron" attract attention whether they could be the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd,...More
• KOFIC to attend South African film market
  2005/11/16, Source
  The Korean Film Council, in partnership with the Korean Embassy of South Africa, will for the first time operate a promotion center at the Sithengi Film & Television Market in Cape Town, South Africa.
  
  Held fromNovember 15-18 at the same time as the Cape Town World Cinema Festival, the Sithengi ma,...More
• Korean Films Enjoying Favorable Acclaim Abroad
  2005/10/19, Source
  In other news today -- Korean movies are gaining wider recognition abroad from both critics and audiences.
  Kim Hyung-eun reports on how Korean directors and actors are being received in Europe.
  
  Korean director Kim Ki-duk's ",...More
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  2005/09/28, Source
  By Helene Hindberg
  
  I had been looking forward with excitement to the press meeting in Cinemateket with one of the most distinguished directors in Korean film. Kim Ki-duk enjoys great recognition throughout Europe, and in the four most recent,...More
• "Welcome to Dongmakgol" picked as official selection for Oscar foreign-language film entries
  2005/09/19, Source
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Ahn Jung-sook) has picked "Welcome to Dongmakgol" (directed by Bae Jong) as Korea's final official selection for Oscar foreign-lang,...More
• Kim Ki-duk's 'Bin-Jip' receives the prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival
  2005/09/17, Source
  The Korean director Kim Ki-duk's 11th film, "3-Iron" (the Korean title is "Bin Jip", meaning vacant houses) has won the Great Prize Fipresci at the 53rd San Sebastian Film Festival in San,...More
• People around the world enjoy Korean film festivals in September
  2005/09/11, Source
  With the growing popularity and increasing success of Korean cinema abroad, a number of Korean films will be screened in varied film festivals all round the world especially in September.
  
  The Korean Film Council reported that Korean films are screened not only in international film festivals but,...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
• "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" receives standing ovation in Venice
  2005/09/05, Source
  The 62nd Venice Film Festival is likely to become a contest between Korean and Japanese movies. While the Korean movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", starring Lee Young-ae, is receiving wide acclaim from the international audience, its Japanes,...More
• Korean film, '3-Iron' is being well received in Brazil
  2005/08/29, Source
  Korean film, '3-Iron (Bin Jip, 2004)' directed by Kim Ki-duk appeals with its unique story at the 16th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival in Brazil.
  
  The Sao Paulo International,...More
• Int'l Film Body Names '3-Iron' Year's Top Movie
  2005/08/24, Source
  The International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI has named director Kim Ki-duk's movie "3-Iron" the year's best film.
  
  Three hundred federation members worldwide cast their votes fo,...More
• Kim Ki-duk's "3-Iron" to be shown in Germany
  2005/08/12, Source
  The movie "3-Iron" (directed by Kim Ki-duk), which received rave reviews at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, will be shown at 44 theaters in 35 German cities Aug. 11-17.
  
  ,...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
• Melbourne International Film Festival to invite Korean films in large numbers
  2005/07/11, Source
  As the 54th Melbourne International Film Festival, scheduled to be held from July 20 through August 7 in Melbourne, Australia, pays attention to Asia region films especially in its 'Regional Focus Section', its non-competition section 'Regional Focus Section' invites a total of four Korean movies su,...More
• Jae Hee Makes Inroads into Taiwan
  2005/07/05, Source
  Young-generation star Jae Hee is poised to emerge as a new hallyu star. He will visit Taiwan on July 10 to promote the series "Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang", in which he plays the,...More
• Local and Foreign Films With English Subtitles
  2005/06/02, Source
  Indieforum 2005
  
  Until June 6
  
  Seoul Art Cinema
  
  The festival of independent filmmaking celebrates its 10th anniversary from Saturday for 10 days with a total of 29 various new works showing. The event will also screen a selection of 20 films from the previous events as well as 19 movies invit,...More
• 'Old Boy' running grade marks No. 1 in the U.S.
  2005/05/29, Source
  Korean cinema 'Old Boy' directed by Park Chan-wook is running grade marks No. 1 among movies which are screened currently in the U.S.
  
  According to the Readers Favorites of the New York Times Internet edition, 'Old Boy' released in the U.S,...More
• "3-Iron" Shown in 31 U.S. Theaters
  2005/05/24, Source
  The movie "3-Iron" by director Kim Ki-duk has been shown in 31 U.S. theaters since its debut in that country a month ago.
  
  ",...More
• '3-Iron' makes a cruise in the U.S.
  2005/05/24, Source
  As Korean cinema '3-Iron' (Bin Jip or Empty House) directed by Kim Ki-duk increases its screening theater number to 31 theaters in the U.S., the movie is making a cruise.
  
  ',...More
• Highs, Lows for Korean Films at Cannes Fest
  2005/05/24, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Contributing Writer
  
  CANNES, France - Registering a record presence of six full-length features invited to all official selections and one short competing in the Cinefondation, Korean cinema was set to fete another great year at the outset of the 58 th Cannes Film Festival.
  
  H,...More
• "Old Boy" Ticket Sales Hit $500,000 in U.S.
  2005/05/10, Source
  The movie "Old Boy" has recorded US$500,000 in ticket sales in the U.S., bringing the number of Korean movies that took in more than $500,000 in U.S. box offices to four. The other three movies are ",...More
• Art Film Director Tries New Strategy
  2005/05/08, Source
  Despite becoming a darling of the international festival circuit, director Kim Ki-duk has found little commercial success with his films domestically. So Kim says he will look for a different strategy when it comes to releasing his newest work,,...More
• 'The Arrow - The Bow' Shuts Out Critics
  2005/04/29, Source
  The promotional company behind Kim Ki-duk's upcoming film "Hwal (The Arrow - The Bow)" said it would not hold any preview screenings for the movie prior to its release.
  
  The film, the 1,...More
• The 48th San Francisco International Film Festival to invite 4 Korean cinemas.
  2005/04/02, Source
  The 48th San Francisco International Film Festival to be opened on April 21, invited a total of 4 Korean cinemas.
  
  In its 'World Cinema' section, 'Low Life' by filmmaker Im Kwon-taek, 'Bin Jip - 3-Iron' by filmmaker,...More
• Korea Film Fest of Florence 2005
  2005/03/23, Source
  Retrospective of Kim Ki-duk to be held also in Milan, Rome, and Turin
  Korea Film Fest
  3rd International Festival of Korean Cinematography in Florence
  
  South Korea invades Italy in the third engagement of the Korean Film Fest, an internation,...More
• Harvard University Offers Course on Korean Cinema
  2005/03/15, Source
  New York (Yonhap) - Harvard University is offering a regular course on South Korean films, officials at the Korean Cultural Service in New York said Monday.
  
  The Department of Visual and Environmental Studies of the top U.S. university began the "Korean Cinema" course in the spring semester this y,...More
• 2 Korean Films to Be Released in US in Coming Months
  2005/03/13, Source
  Two award-wining local movies "Old Boy" and "3-Iron" will meet moviegoers at theaters in the United States.
  
  Earning director Park Chan-wook the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival last year, "Old Boy", a story about a man who was kidna,...More
• Another Korean cinema special screening event to be held in Turkey
  2005/03/12, Source
  Another Korean cinema special screening event is held at the International Istanbul Film Festival, which will be opened from April 2 in Turkey.
  
  This Film Festival's special screening section to greet the 24th as of this year, invited a total of 9 Korean cinemas such as 'Bin Jip -,...More
• Director Prefers to Get Funding From Abroad
  2005/03/09, Source
  By Han Eun-jung
  Staff Reporter
  
  Acclaimed South Korean director Kim Ki-duk said that he will not receive local funding for his movies for the time being, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
  
  Kim said that local funding keeps him from ownin,...More
• Local Filmmaker Wins Critics Prize at Rotterdam
  2005/02/06, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Korea Times Correspondent
  
  ROTTERDAM - Local filmmaker Whang Cheol-mean won a prize awarded by film critics at the closing ceremony of the 34th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on Friday.
  
  Whang received the FIRPRESCI Prize, given by an organization of internationa,...More
• [Local With English Subtitles]
  2005/01/21, Source
  ■ 3-Iron (Pinjip) (2004)
  At noon on Jan. 22
  Seoul Selection
  Director Kim Ki-duk's 11th film, "3-Iron" tells the story of a,...More
• 'Bin Jip - 3-Iron' breaks through box-office income $500,000 in Italy
  2005/01/07, Source
  Movie 'Bin Jip - 3-Iron' has broken through box-office income $500,000 in Italy as the movie is gaining a good assessment from the Italian audience.
  
  Since director Kim Ki-duk's 'Bin Jip,...More
• 2004 good for movies, gloomy in performing arts
  2004/12/29, Source
  The year 2004 has been good for movies and musicals, but other culture areas like performing arts and K-pop suffered due to the long drawn-out economic slump that forced consumers to trim budgets for entertainment activities. Here are the sector-by-sector summaries of what happened this year.
  
  Fil,...More
• 'Bin Jip/ 3-Iron' makes 5 prizes its own in the 8th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
  2004/12/13, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk's 'Bin Jip - 3-Iron' made 5 prizes its own in the 8th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival which was held at Tallinn, Estonia.
  
  In this year's Tallinn Black Nights Film,...More
• `Spring' Wins Best Foreign Film of Golden Aries
  2004/12/12, Source
  By Lee Yong-sung
  Staff Reporter
  
  "Pom, Yorum, Kaul, Kyoul . . . Kurigo Pom (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring)", the multiple award-winning Buddhism-inspired fable directed by,...More
• `Silmido' Tops 25th Blue Dragon Awards
  2004/11/29, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  The blockbuster "Silmido" garnered three prizes _ Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor Award _ at the 25th Blue Dragon Awards ceremony, held in Seoul on Tuesday.
  
  At the ceremony held at,...More
• Old Boy reigns at Critics Choice Awards
  2004/11/26, Source
  The Critics Choice Awards, a yearly awards ceremony which has been held since 1980 by the Korean Film Critics Society, presented a total of five awards to PARK Chan-wook's acclaimed Old Boy, including Best Picture.
  
  Other prizes won by the,...More
• Older Actors Nominated at Upcoming Film Awards
  2004/11/23, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Culture Editor
  
  An older generation of actors and actresses will be competing for the top prizes at two upcoming domestic film award ceremonies, events usually dominated by younger and more popular names.
  
  At the 25th Blue Dragon Awards, which will be held on Nov. 29, and the Thi,...More
• 'Bin Jip - 3-Iron' and 'Old Boy': candidate films in 'Non European film' of the 'European Film Awards 2004'
  2004/11/12, Source
  'Bin Jip - 3-Iron' and 'Old Boy' were selected as candidate films in 'Non European film' of the 'European Film Awards 2004' that the Europe Film Academy announced on Nov. 11.
  
  Candida,...More
• 'Bin Jip - 3-Iron': Golden Spike Award in the 49th Valladolid International Film Festival.
  2004/11/11, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk's 'Bin Jip' has received Golden Spike Award, the highest prize, in the 49th Valladolid International Film Festival that lowered its curtain in Spain recently.
  
  The highest prize, pressing competition films
  According to Cin,...More
• Movie 'A Thousand of Plateaus': foreign capital attraction of $1 million from Japan.
  2004/11/08, Source
  Director Jang Sun-woo's new movie 'A Thousand of Plateaus' has attracted foreign capital of $1 million from Japan counterpart though the movie is not still released.
  
  $1 million foreign capital attraction from Japan
  From local newspapers, C,...More
• Kim Ki-duk Films to Screen
  2004/10/25, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  Six films by award-winning director Kim Ki-duk will be screened at Megabox Theater in the Convention and Exhibition (COEX) Center, Southern Seoul, from Nov. 1.
  
  "Som (,...More
• Art and Commerce of Korean Films
  2004/10/24, Source
  Film Industry Finds Success at Both Local Box Office and Int'l Festivals
  
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  More than any other film, there were two that defined the success enjoyed by the local film industry this year. One showed the growing commercial strength of homegrown films, while the other w,...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
• New wave
  2004/10/21, Source
  From The Economist print edition
  
  Young, accomplished and original
  
  EVERY ten or so years, a new country seems to take the lead in ground-breaking cinema. After the second world war, Italian neo-realists had the field; in the 1960s it was the French new wave. More recently, in the 1990s, China d,...More
• 'This Charming Girl' Wins Award at PIFF
  2004/10/15, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  PUSAN - The domestic film "Yoja, Chonghye" ("This Charming Girl") received the New Currents award, the top prize for young and up-and-coming Asian filmmakers, at the ninth Pusan International Film F,...More
• Asia's Biggest Film Festival Gets Rolling
  2004/10/04, Source
  The 9th Pusan International Film Festival is set to entice audiences with its best lineup to date
  
  Todd Thacker (internews)
  
  Setting sail from Korea's southern port city of Busan, the 9th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) is ready for another celebration of cinema. On tap is an im,...More
• Korean War Film Selected as Korea's Academy Award Contribution
  2004/10/04, Source
  The Korean War movie "Taegukgi : The Brotherhood of War", directed by Kang Je-gyu, has been selected as Korea's contribution for the 77th U.S. Academy Awards.
  The Korean Film Council,...More
• Director Kim enhances reputation of Korean films
  2004/09/18, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk won the Silver Lion for Best Direction and two unofficial awards at the 61st Venice Film Festival last Saturday with his 11th movie "3-Iron", adding to his collection o,...More
• Kim's '3-Iron' Hailed as Moral Winner of Venice Film Festival
  2004/09/15, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  
  Kim Ki-duk might have not been winning the Golden Lion at the recently concluded Venice Film Festival, but his 11th film "Pinjip (3-Iron)", recipient of the Best Direc,...More
• Back From Venice, Kim Ki-duk Looks for Understanding
  2004/09/14, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  Fresh from his second director's prize in a major European film festival this year, Kim Ki-duk says all he wants is to be understood in his own country.
  
  "I hope this will be an opportunity for Korean people to,...More
• Kim Ki-duk Awarded Silver Lion in Venice
  2004/09/12, Source
  Director of "3-Iron", Kim Ki-duk was awarded the Silver Lion as Best Director at the competition sector of the 61st Venice International Film Festival, "Venecia 61". The festival concluded,...More
• Toronto Film Festival kicks off
  2004/09/11, Source
  Toronto Contributing writer
  
  Wearing an elegant black velvet coatdress and husband Warren Beatty, scene diva Annette Bening stepped onto the red carpet and officially kicked off the 29th year of the Toronto International Film Festival Thursday.
  
  This year's gala opening was Bening's "Being Julia,...More
• Four Korean films to screen at Toronto
  2004/08/26, Source
  A total of four Korean feature films have been selected to screen in various sections of the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.
  
  The films include veteran director IM Kwon-taek's Low Life (formerly titled Raging Years) in the "Master,...More
• Michael Nyman takes charge of Kim Ki-Duk's Next Film Score
  2004/06/29, Source
  A renowned English film music composer Michael Nyman (60) will be in charge of directing the music for a film production. The movie he will participate in is director Kim Ki-duk's next movie ",...More