There are several powerful film production centers in the world. The most powerful and famous, without a doubt, is Hollywood. Hundreds of films, series, and animated films are shot here annually, and then shown in movie theaters around the world. Hollywood is really a real "movie factory." Films are made using the latest technology, it is in Hollywood that the most famous actors work, box office films made here annually reach tens of billions of dollars.
Another famous film production center is Europe. The scope of European film production cannot be compared with the United States, however, it was here that many brilliant directors worked, and the European film school has rich traditions. Another powerful cinema center is India. The Indian film industry center Bollywood annually produces more than 1000 films. Although, Indian films are quite specific and are very popular, mainly in Asian countries. The movie industry in China is growing rapidly. Although, Chinese cinema is also very specific. Another center of the film industry in Asia is South Korea. Such a huge number of films are not released in this country, but among them there are really many high-quality and talented works. South Korean directors are especially strong in genres such as melodrama, thriller, military and historical paintings.
We have prepared for you a list that includes top korean movies. We highly recommend you watch them.
10. The werewolf boy
Mother with two daughters moves to a suburban house. One of her daughters is sick - doctors discovered she had a lung disease and advised her to live in the countryside for some time. The house in which they live belongs to the business partner of the deceased husband. After some time, it turns out that they do not live alone in the house. In the locked shed there lives a wild boy who is almost unable to speak.
Women begin to look after the boy, he begins to pay attention to the eldest daughter. The person who owns the house also has his own plans for the eldest daughter.
9. Icy flower
This is a historical film, which was released in 2008. The ruler of the state of Korea cannot continue his dynasty, and give the country an heir to the throne. Because he is homosexual and cannot sleep with his beautiful wife. The ruler loves only his young bodyguard. However, he needs an heir, otherwise he may lose power. And then he orders his bodyguard to become his wife’s lover and conceive a child. The king did not even know what threatened him with such an order and what he might lose.
8. A man from nowhere
The release date of the film is 2010. This is a touching love story of a little girl and a seasoned killer, which is replete with skirmishes and stunning stunts. The protagonist is a former special agent who, after the tragic death of his wife, leaves his work and moves away from people.
He becomes the manager of a small pawnshop and leads a quiet and secluded life. He communicates only with a neighbor and her little daughter, who becomes for him a real connection with the outside world. One day, the girl’s mother gets into an unpleasant drug story. She and her daughter are abducted by members of the drug mafia, and their lives are in real danger. The former agent had to remember his previous life and to save the girl and her mother.
The plot of the film is very dynamic, it has a lot of fights, shootings and exciting tricks. Not bad picked up the cast.
7. New world
This is another action-packed detective story that appeared in 2013. The film has a great script, good cast and well-set special effects.
The picture tells the detective Cha Song, who works undercover. His task is to infiltrate the country's largest criminal syndicate and expose criminals. It took him eight long years. He manages to earn the trust of the head of the mafia clan and become the right hand of the head of the syndicate. But when the head of the mafia dies, the main character begins to torment big doubts: whether to hand over the criminals to the authorities or stay on top of the criminal pyramid. And Cha Song should resolve this acute internal conflict very quickly, because he has no time.
6. Spring, summer, autumn, winter ... and again spring
This picture was released in 2003, directed by director Kim Ki-Duk, he also played a major role. The film received critical acclaim.
On a beautiful lake there is a Buddhist temple in which a little boy comprehends the secrets of life under the guidance of an experienced mentor. The boy grows older and falls in love with a beautiful girl. After that, he leaves the temple and goes into the big world. There he will face cruelty, injustice and betrayal. Knows love and friendship. Years pass, and the former student returns to the old temple, matured and cognized life. This film is about a return to the roots, that we sometimes leave the most valuable behind us, trying to get more out of life. We advise you to look at this wise philosophical parable.
5. The persecutor
This is an action-packed thriller that was released in 2008. The director of the picture was Na Hong Jin.
The film tells the story of the capture of a maniac killer who was hunting for young girls. He is confronted by an experienced policeman. The criminal plays with the police, it is not known whether his last victim is alive.
The film turned out to be very successful: a dynamic and exciting plot, excellent camera work. The Americans soon shot their version of this film, but it should be said that she is far from a South Korean film.
4. The road to the house
The picture tells about the conflict of two generations, in this case, a small city boy and his old grandmother, who spent her whole life in the village. For a long time, a little boy who can be called a rather complex child is forced to live away from the life to which he is used. After a comfortable city apartment, the boy gets into a village house, where there is not even electricity. His grandmother spent all her life doing hard physical labor on earth, she wants to show her grandson that material values in the world are not the main thing.
Time passes and the child begins to change. So begins his road to the house. Grandmother was played by an old dumb woman.
3. Oldboy
This is an old film, which was released in the last century. The film was directed by Pak Chan Uk. Critics immediately noted a very interesting script for the film and a great play of actors.
An ordinary, unremarkable man is once kidnapped and thrown into a prison cell, in which he spends a long fifteen years. His wife and children remain free. Fifteen years later, he is released into the wild with a large sum of money and a telephone. An insinuating voice in the receiver asks if the former prisoner has unraveled the secret of his conclusion.
The conclusion was very expensive for the protagonist: he cannot talk normally, is afraid of the light, his behavior frightens those around him. But he really wants to know who dared to do such a thing to him.
2. Memoirs of a murder
Another action-packed South Korean detective story. It was released in 2003. The basis of his script is based on real events. The film tells about the investigation of a series of murders that occurred in the Korean province.
To search for a killer, an experienced policeman from the capital arrives in the city, it is he who must find the maniac. He is assisted by local colleagues and numerous volunteers. The film is very realistic, the actors' game is mesmerizing. The film received many awards at prestigious film festivals and ranks second in our ranking top korean films.
1. 38th parallel
This is one of South Korean most famous paintings, she talks about the tragic events of the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953.
Against the backdrop of tragic historical events, the fate of one family is shown. The main character seeks to save his loved ones and send them to a safe place. His family has to become refugees and survive all the horrors and tribulations. The main character himself is forcibly taken into the soldiers, and he finds himself in a meat grinder of the Civil War, where some Koreans kill other Koreans. This is by far the best film about that war and one of the best military films in world cinema. He shows all the horrors of war, in which there is nothing heroic, and which brings only grief and death.
The film has won numerous international awards.