Ten Best Films in Korean Film History

An optimistic and humorous photographer fell in love with a girl who corrected illegal parking near the photo studio. After repeated communication, the two young hearts are getting closer and closer. However, happiness is so short. When the photographer learned that he was terminally ill, in order not to let the girl feel sad because of her death in the future, he chose to escape and hide in the studio and never come out again, leaving the girl waiting outside the studio, from hope to disappointment, from anxiety to resentment.

The photographer finally left with a smile. He finally brought the love buried in his heart from August photo studio to heaven. ...

This is the first film of Korean director Xu Zhenhao, but it makes him a cutting-edge director who is popular in Asia. The love story of the film is touching, and some details seem dull but memorable, so it is known as the most wonderful film in South Korea in the 1990s. Starring Han Shigui and Shen Yinhe have also become the most popular couples in South Korea because of the tacit cooperation of this film.

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Secret agent of life and death (1998)

Around the theft of a high-explosive liquid bomb, the anti-espionage agents of the security department began to track down a female killer they had been looking for for for many years and her spy organization. But whenever a hero makes a plan, his opponent always moves quickly, which makes him passive everywhere. They had to suspect that there was a mole and investigate step by step, only to find out that his beloved girlfriend, a girl who runs an aquarium, was the female killer.

Two lovers can only face each other with guns. When the female killer tried to pull the trigger, the agent shot first. ...

This spy action film, which is set in the confrontation between South and North Korea, is the highest-grossing Korean film in 1999. The film has a rigorous structure and smooth action scenes, and its production level is by no means lower than that of similar films in Hollywood. After the film was released in South Korea, the box office actually surpassed the record of Titanic, which was popular all over the world. At that time, not only the leading actor became famous, but also the director Jiang Ye became the general director of Korean action movies.

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& lt The dismemberment of love (1998)

In a rainy season, a series of dismemberment cases occurred in Seoul, South Korea. Interpol Cao is in charge of investigating the case. When the second victim was found, they found a clue and found Xie, a medical student at the Medical University, and asked her to identify the body. Finally, they found that all the victims were her suitors, and the case seemed to have turned around. But at the same time, Xie's situation was in crisis, so Cao Interpol took her home to hide and gave her a gun for self-defense. At the same time, Xie, a best friend who grew up together, became the biggest suspect. Thanks to the efforts of the police, Xie used Cao to shoot her and killed her friend in a critical moment.

However, everything is not what the audience imagined, even Cao Interpol, who developed feelings with Xie, could not imagine ... when all the truth came out, it was too late.

This is the representative work of South Korean talented director Zhang Yunxian to fully display his talents. The twists and turns of the story, the twists and turns of the ending, and the superb performances of two big-name movie stars, Han Shigui and Shen Yinhe, who collaborated again after "Photo Studio in August", made the film top the box office in Korea 1999, and it was also very popular in Japan and Hong Kong, and was selected as the most wanted movie for Japanese audiences that year.

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The gas station was attacked "(1999)

Four street hooligans were so bored that they robbed the same gas station twice in a row. By mistake, they opened the door to start a refueling business and established their own order with unreasonable violence. From bosses, buddies, past guests to police, gangs and delivery men, none of them can escape their blind mistakes.

After quarreling all night, four people left, leaving a messy mess for the police and bandits to clean up.

This is a comedy with superb creativity and no geographical restrictions. The actor's excellent performance, unique photography angle and humorous dialogue keep the audience interested and laughing all the time. Because the director Jin Xiangzhan deliberately failed to explain the motives of four people robbing the gas station, the social background was diluted, making the film more suitable for audiences in various regions.

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Mint (2000)

Mint tells the story of self-destruction of middle-aged detective Jin Yinghao. From 1979 to 1999, these 20 years have witnessed the greatest political and economic changes in Korea, and the lives of Koreans have also undergone tremendous changes. "Mint Candy" tells the typical life of a Korean man in these 20 years. The film adopts a very special flashback technique in narrative. For the screenwriter and director Li Longdong, it is undoubtedly cruel to choose such flashbacks again and again, which makes us lament the unpredictability of fate. Sigh that human beings have learned cruelty, selfishness, numbness and despair while being educated.

In the process of reflecting the modern history of Korea, this film shows the distortion of human nature caused by social pressure, which is quite unique, fresh and full of bitterness. This film is unique among many Korean films full of strong commercial flavor.

* * * Together with the Garrison (2000)

Li Xiuhe, Nan Shengzhi, Wu Jingbi and Zheng Zizhen are soldiers on duty in the Panmunjom garrison between the DPRK and the ROK, and there has never been any communication between the two sides. On one occasion, Li Xiuhe accidentally stepped on a mine while on duty and couldn't move. He was rescued by patrolling Wu Jingbi and Zheng Zizhen, and they got in touch from then on.

So, I often sneak across the border at night and make friends with Wu and Zheng at the north watchtower. Compatriots' affection gradually made both sides forget their identities. Later, Li Xiuhe went with his good friend Nan Shengzhi. Four people are brothers by age and get along well.

However, an accident destroyed such a strong feeling of compatriots, and the ending of the story was full of tragedy. ...

This is another work based on North-South relations in Korea after "Life and Death Spy". It is also very popular and won the box office championship in Korea in 2000.

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Friends (200 1)

Shi Jun, the son of the underworld boss, Shu Dong, the son of the coroner, Shangtai and Zhonghao, four teenagers of similar age, are best friends. Childhood days slipped away happily in frolicking, and friendship became deeper and deeper.

However, growth is cruel. Due to the huge differences in personality and family background, they finally parted ways and embarked on different life paths. ...

Friends is called the Korean version of Once upon a time in the United States, which is somewhat similar to the latter in character composition and plot. They are intertwined with broad historical changes and the fate of characters, and have the same profound connotation as epics.

After Friends was released in Korea in March, 20001,the audience exceeded 2 million in just 17 days, breaking the box office records of Korea in 2000 1999 and jsa***, and becoming the new box office champion in Korea.

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Samurai (200 1)

In 457 (A.D. 1375), the 3rd1king fell and the new king succeeded to the throne. At the same time, the Yuan Dynasty in China was also declared dead, and Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty. The envoy of the Ming Dynasty was killed on his way back from his visit to the DPRK, and the relationship between the two countries deteriorated sharply.

South Korea sent a 40-member mission to explain the story, but did not expect to be detained and exiled as soon as they arrived in China. However, on the way to exile, a group of Mongolian cavalry raided and the Ming army escorted was wiped out. The Mongols spared the Koreans, but left them to fend for themselves in the desert. General Cui Zheng decided to bring his mission back to North Korea at all costs.

However, when they walked out of the desert, the first thing they met was Princess Furong of the Ming Dynasty who was hijacked by Mongolian cavalry. ...

This film is of great significance to the Korean film industry, because it promotes the myth that only Hollywood can produce costume action blockbusters such as Brave Heart and Gladiator, and shows another leap of Korean film after Bourne ultimatum.

The film invested 7 billion won, and it took five years from planning to shooting, and invited a large number of overseas first-class film and television creators, including Zhang Ziyi. This is the first international work in Korean history, which shows the courage and domineering of Korean films to go global.

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My savage girlfriend (200 1)

Penny kindly saved her life and prevented her from falling off the track because of drunkenness. Unexpectedly, it was the beginning of his love and happiness in the days when he was scolded and beaten.

During the day, she is really beautiful, with an angelic face, and is an ideal girlfriend for men. But she is often rude and overbearing, and at night she gets out of hand. Penny decided to heal the scar in her heart. The process is thrilling and bumpy, but it is very interesting.

Penny, who lives on the edge of love and pain, can be beaten and scolded by others, like a shrew, which is enough for men to admire and women to weep with envy.

My Savage Girlfriend is adapted from the popular online novel of the same name in Korea. This film with the nonsense style of the e era was immediately popular in Asia. Gianna Jun, the heroine, also beat many stars such as Li Yingai, Cecilia Cheung and Quan Douyuan, and won the Best Actress Award of the Big Bell Award, a Korean film award.

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Drunk fairy (200 1)

The film tells the story of Zhang, the last talented painter of the Korean Dynasty, who lived a vagrant and bohemian life. He is eccentric and arrogant, and he has no fixed place all his life. From a helpless beggar to a famous painter, the joys and sorrows that life has given him have become freehand brushwork in his life, and every bit has been painted by him.

Through Zhang's paintings, the film also fully shows the beauty of the natural scenery of the Korean land with changeable solar terms, the red leaves on the beach of Jianghua Island, the group dance of Xianyan Temple and tits, and the visual effect of the combination of landscape and painting is unparalleled. At the same time, director Lin Quanze also devoted his efforts to the sound in the film. The deliberate creation of the brush sound soaked in rice paper and the national music throughout the film all set off the atmosphere of the film.

Lin Quanze, the godfather of Korean movies, won the Best Director Award at the 55th Cannes Film Festival for his beautiful "Drunken Painting Fairy", which is bound to drive Korean movies to leap forward again.