My Sassy Girl (2001)

My Sassy Girl (엽기적인 그녀; literally, That Bizarre Girl) is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film in which the lead protagonist chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train changes his life. It is based on the true story told in a series of love letters written by Kim Ho-sik, a man who [...]

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The King and the Clown (2005)

The King and the Clown (왕의 남자, or Wang-ui namja) is a 2005 South Korean film, adapted from the 2000 Korean play titled “Yi”, (“You”) about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king who falls in love with a court clown who mocks him. The movie is based on a small [...]

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DAISY (2006)

“Daisy” is a story about the inevitable showdown between a detectiveLee Seong-Jae as Jeong-Woo) and a killer(Jeong Woo-Seong as Park-Yi) who fall in love with the same woman, Hye-Young(Jeon-Ji-Hyeon). In the story, Jeon plays a street artist who dreams of opening her own exhibition someday, while Jeong portrays a killer who loves her but cannot [...]

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IL MARE

Plot summary
According to the most popular interpretations of the film, there are two distinct timelines intertwined throughout most of the film. These two timelines are torn away from each other at the end of the film, causing the “bittersweet” nature of the ending.
The story begins with Eun-joo moving out of a house by the sea [...]

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A Moment to Remember

A Moment to Remember is a 2004 South Korean movie based on a 2001 Japanese television drama Pure Soul broadcasted by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. The movie was officially released on November 5, 2004 in South Korea.
Divided into four segments, A Moment to Remember follows the theme of discovery in a relationship and the burdens of [...]

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