Best South Korean films (pre-2000)

Sobre las cinco fases de la vida de un nombre que le llevaron finalmente a cometer suicidio.

Despite its falling popularity, a father teaches his two children the Korean musical tradition of Pansori (one singer accompanied by one drummer).

A terminally ill bachelor Hahn Suk-Kyu runs a photo studio in Seoul. One day a young meter maid Shim Eun-Ha visits his studio. Over time they form an untimely though touching bond which leads to an unfinished love story.

About three monks in a remote monastery; an aging master, a small orphan and a young man who left his city life to seek Enlightenment.

A lovestruck mountain village teen juggles family responsibilities and an impossible crush on her new teacher, who appears to have eyes for someone else.

Un compositor y su esposa se enfrentan a tiempos difíciles cuando la asistenta a la que contrataron resulta no ser lo que esperaban.

Un contador, su hermano veterano de guerra y su familia disfuncional luchan por integrarse en la sociedad coreana de la posguerra.

Two different families claim the body of a woman killed in a catastrophe.

Helmed by one of Korea's leading directors, Hong Sang-soo, Jisook joins two of her girlfriends for a holiday in Korea's Kangwon Province. But in an eerie twist of fate, her former lover, Sangkwon, plans a getaway for the same destination, where tragedy brings them together once again.

Two strangers with very little in common, find themselves forced to live together.

Four disaffected youths rob a gas station but find their plans complicated and sidetracked before the night is through.

A lonely housewife begins falling in love with her sister's fiancé.

Streetwise Jin-a moves into a boarding house run by a small, close-knit family. But her unacceptable behavior threatens to destroy them all.

A family opens a mountain inn where their first guest commits suicide. Suddenly all their guests befall horrible fates.

This movie follows the story of three friends in Korea, all three of whom drop out of school. The main character is Min, a tough guy whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as one of his friends introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his romance with Romi, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

Shin, a nobleman, had been trying to conceive a male heir to pass his family name. Unable to provide a male heir, Shin's wife gives her husband permission to search for a surrogate wife to bear a male heir. On the way to finding a surrogate wife, Shin runs into a 17 year old girl, Ok-nyo (Kang Soo-yeon). She was a poor feisty girl who stated she would do anything for money.

Cuando una esposa se convierte en la sostén de su familia tras la pérdida de empleo de su marido, el adulterio entra en su vida.

During the 1980 Gwangju massacre, a young girl witnesses her mother's death as soldiers kill protesters opposing the military regime. The film sparked public demand for truth, leading the government to open classified files on the tragedy.

The male radio presenter Donghyun and the female TV home shopping phone operator Soohyun are both lonely. While Donghyun is focused on getting back to his ex-girl-friend Younghae who has sent him a special LP, Soohyun is crazy for her friend's boy-friend. Via Internet and music Soohyun and Donghyun get together in a special way.

An investor planning on developing a tourist resort begins an investigation into the legends of the mysterious Io Island in the hope of exploiting its unspoiled beauty.

About desires and lives of four characters in diverse circumstances. A poor novelist, a cheating wife, a mysophobic husband and a ticket girl.

A mysterious and highly skilled hit-woman in Hong Kong is paid to assassinate top-level crime bosses.

Una mujer forma un vínculo retorcido con un matón violento que evitó su suicidio.

South Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her.