Song Kang-ho Archive

  • An attempt to capture a North Korean spy by the National Intelligence Service (N.I.S.) goes badly and in the aftermath two men are dismissed by their agencies. The N.I.S. expel Agent Lee, an obsessive man happy to ignore protocol in order to do his job. The North Korean spy is...

    Review: Secret Reunion (Jang Hoon / 2010)

    Posted on July 18, 2010 | No Comments
    An attempt to capture a North Korean spy by the National Intelligence Service (N.I.S.) goes badly and in the aftermath two men are dismissed by their agencies. The N.I.S. expel Agent Lee, an obsessive man happy to ignore protocol in order to do his job. The North Korean spy is...

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  • A heist is arranged by cold-bloodied-killer-with-a-reputation-to-match Chang-yi to steal a map that is being transported by train but before he can get his hands on the document it is stolen by a thief by the name of Tae-goon. During all of the commotion of the heist a third character appears...

    Review: The Good, The Bad, The Weird (Kim Ji-woon / 2008)

    Posted on June 1, 2010 | No Comments
    A heist is arranged by cold-bloodied-killer-with-a-reputation-to-match Chang-yi to steal a map that is being transported by train but before he can get his hands on the document it is stolen by a thief by the name of Tae-goon. During all of the commotion of the heist a third character appears...

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  • Dae-ho is in a dead-end job as a bank clerk – a position which bores him. He is both verbally and physically bullied by his boss and feels that he has no direction and little worthwhile in his life. When he stumbles across a local wrestling centre he is inspired...

    Review: The Foul King (Kim Ji-woon / 2000)

    Posted on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Dae-ho is in a dead-end job as a bank clerk – a position which bores him. He is both verbally and physically bullied by his boss and feels that he has no direction and little worthwhile in his life. When he stumbles across a local wrestling centre he is inspired...

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  • The Kang family have moved from the city to the countryside to start a family business by opening their own lodge. When the very first guest at the house seems to commit suicide, the family panic over what to do. Fearing that the death of their guest will bring bad...

    Review: The Quiet Family (Kim Ji-woon / 1998)

    Posted on January 30, 2010 | No Comments
    The Kang family have moved from the city to the countryside to start a family business by opening their own lodge. When the very first guest at the house seems to commit suicide, the family panic over what to do. Fearing that the death of their guest will bring bad...

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  • Happy New Year to you for 2010! After an extended holiday break the site will now start getting back up to speed, so what better way than to take a look at some of the news from the last few weeks… SECRET REUNION Trailer The trailer for SECRET REUNION shows...

    News: Happy New Year – with trailers, DVD’s and transgender fathers…

    Posted on January 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Happy New Year to you for 2010! After an extended holiday break the site will now start getting back up to speed, so what better way than to take a look at some of the news from the last few weeks… SECRET REUNION Trailer The trailer for SECRET REUNION shows...

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  • Hardworking Hee-bong owns a food stall next to the Han River, and he works everyday alongside his slightly simple son, Gang-du. On a sunny day the river is packed with people enjoying the weather and the food stall is busy. When some of the people relaxing by the river see...

    Review: The Host (Bong Joon-ho / 2006)

    Posted on November 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Hardworking Hee-bong owns a food stall next to the Han River, and he works everyday alongside his slightly simple son, Gang-du. On a sunny day the river is packed with people enjoying the weather and the food stall is busy. When some of the people relaxing by the river see...

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  • Okay so it’s not yet clear whether the English title will be SECRET REUNION or the literally translationed Korean title SWORN BROTHERS (the publicity has refered to both names), but it is clear that this new Jang Hun directed flick starring Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won (also commonly spelt Kang...

    Preview: Secret Reunion / Sworn Brothers (Jang Hun / 2010)

    Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Okay so it’s not yet clear whether the English title will be SECRET REUNION or the literally translationed Korean title SWORN BROTHERS (the publicity has refered to both names), but it is clear that this new Jang Hun directed flick starring Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won (also commonly spelt Kang...

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  • Park Chan-wook’s long awaited vampire flick THIRST will receive its UK premiere on 5th of October and the film is to be distributed by Metrodome (as part of a deal with Palisades Tartan). Over in the US, Focus Features have just announced that they will be releasing the film onto...

    Park Chan-wook’s ‘Thirst’: U.K. Theatrical Release, U.S. DVD release and Competition

    Posted on September 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Park Chan-wook’s long awaited vampire flick THIRST will receive its UK premiere on 5th of October and the film is to be distributed by Metrodome (as part of a deal with Palisades Tartan). Over in the US, Focus Features have just announced that they will be releasing the film onto...

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  • Middle-level gangster Kang In-gu is trying to earn enough money and have enough success to please both his boss and his family. Just when he thinks he is succeeding on both fronts, he finds that events begin to spiral out of his control – threatening both his professional and home...

    Review: The Show Must Go On (Han Jae-rim / 2007)

    Posted on August 31, 2009 | No Comments
    Middle-level gangster Kang In-gu is trying to earn enough money and have enough success to please both his boss and his family. Just when he thinks he is succeeding on both fronts, he finds that events begin to spiral out of his control – threatening both his professional and home...

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