Baek Bong-ki

Thomas stumbles upon an old diary in an antique district. As he begins to read the haunting tale of love and loss, Thomas realizes the diary carries a terrifying curse. Written many years ago by Jeong Hoon, an aspiring author, anyone merely exposed to the diary becomes a cunning facilitator of the curse.

Troublemakers Mok-won, Ryu and Hak-moon are far from passing the state examinations. Three female students enter the school during a new spring term and the atmosphere changes. Then one day, Mok-won and Ryu are taken to around the back of the school and molested by an unknown woman. The three of them start an investigation.

Tae-hun causes trouble for the his unit with his antics. He does not take much seriously until a dogfight leaves a pilot dead and another missing. Tae-hun and the other members of his unit launch a rescue mission to prevent a war from breaking out.

Twenty-six-year-old college graduate Soo Yeon may be jobless and also clueless about her future; but she does have one big dream: to study music in England. The only problem is that she has neither the talent nor the drive for her goal. One day she runs away from home and shacks up with her friend Dong Ho. Together, they form a band in hopes of entering the upcoming music competition. Despite Dong Ho's obvious signs of affection, Soo Yeon turns her eyes to a smooth-talking musician though she is too blind to see his ulterior motives. No money, no talent, and no strings to pull. Now what?

『木浦は港だ』(2004)、『第7鉱区』(2011)のキム・ジフン監督が、韓国近代史最大のタブーとされてきた“光州事件”を韓国映画史上初めて真正面から扱い、2007年に発表した衝撃の感動作。民主化を要求する学生デモへの軍による無差別発砲で多数の犠牲者を出した歴史的悲劇を100億ウォン（約12億円）の製作費をかけて描いた超大作で、韓国では730万人を動員し、年間興行成績第2位となる大ヒットを記録した。原題は戒厳軍の作戦名だった「華麗なる休暇」。第1回大韓民国映画演技大賞でナ・ムニが助演女優賞を受賞した。1980年、韓国・光州市。タクシー運転手の青年ミヌは、両親を早くに亡くし、高校生の弟ジヌの親代わりとなって懸命に面倒を見てきた。そんなミヌは、ジヌと同じ教会に通う看護師のシネに秘かな想いを寄せていた。5月18日、ミヌは、ジヌを交えた3人で映画を観に行くことになった。彼らが映画館でコメディ映画を楽しんでいた外では、学生の民主化デモ隊と戒厳軍の衝突が勃発していた…。やがて、その騒乱は映画館にも及び、ミヌたち3人もこの悲劇に巻き込まれていく。ミヌは政治には関心がなかったが親しい者たちが虐殺される姿を目の当たりにし、市民軍に参加するが…。

The plot is instantly familiar in the great martial arts tradition, being set in a small town which is home to two rival masters, one who practices Taekkyun (Shin Hyun Jun, also in the likes of “Shadowless Sword” and the “Marrying the Mafia” films) and the other Kendo (Choi Sung Kook, also in “Crazy Assassins”), both of who just happen to be called Kim. As well as competing for students, the two are locked in deadly combat for the hand of the local beauty, who seems to be pretty much the only woman in town. Into their conflict comes yet another master Kim, this time a kung fu expert (Kwon Oh Joong, “Damo”) who puts them both to shame with his dizzying skills and suave charm. Eventually, real danger arrives in the form of some unscrupulous land developers, forcing the three to join forces for the greater good.

A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between school gangs.

韓国で実際に起きた未解決殺人事件をリアルな演出で映画化。86年、ソウル近郊の農村で、同じ手口による若い女性の惨殺事件が連続して発生。地元の刑事パク・トゥマンとソウル市警から派遣された刑事ソ・テユンは対立しながらも捜査を続け、有力な容疑者を捕らえるのだが。監督ポン・ジョノは99年に「ほえる犬は噛まない」でデビュー、2作目の本作で韓国のアカデミー賞・大鐘賞の作品賞・監督賞・主演男優賞・照明賞を受賞。