329 Films & TV Shows Set In South Korea
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Shiri
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1990sNo clues. No leads. No time. โ North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijacks a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries.Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.
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Tell Me Something
๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaIn Seoul, parts not matching of severed copses of three men are found in cars and bags left in public spaces...
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The Harmonium in My Memory
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1960sHong-yun is a high school girl in little mountain village when she falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr. Jang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her widowed mother and the impossible age difference, it is a roller-coaster ride for her as she tries to become someone special for Mr. Jang while he seems interested in the other new teacher at the school, Miss Yang.
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Love Wind Love Song
๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaA Seoul businessman comes to Jeju Island and meets a lonely tour guide.
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Christmas in August
๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaIs Love Eternal? โ Itโs a sweltering summer, but Jung-won, a terminally ill, thirty-something photographer, is already in the winter of his life when he begins a tentative romance with a young traffic cop who doesnโt know about his condition. Is their relationship doomed before it even begins?
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The Power of Kangwon Province
๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaLove's fleeting when most in need โ Recently separated lovers have a series of close encounters at a popular mountain retreat.
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Provocateur
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1990sSometimes the enemy is closer than you think... โ In 1994 South Korea, a female North Korean spy integrates herself as a housekeeper for U.S. military officer to steal classified documents, but soon worries about her cover when she falls for the teenage son of the officer.
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Going All the Way
Indiana ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1950sIn love and life there's only one way to go. โ Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed stateside, is torn between loyal Buddy and tempting Gale Ann. As they commiserate, the men realize that they're outgrowing the lives they lived before the war.
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The Contact
๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaThe 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.
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A Petal
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1980sA young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the country's takeover by the military the year before. Flashbacks show the girl seeing her mother shot to death in the massacre. The film spurred the Korean public to demand the truth behind the incident, and their government eventually opened previously classified files on the massacre.
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Pentathlon
California Georgia ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1970s The 1980s The 1990sJust do it... or die! โ When East German Eric Brogar wins a gold medal in the pentathlon, he escapes to freedom in the west with the help of a beautiful American athlete. But his demanding coach, Heinrich Mueller vows revenge and Eric's best friend and his father pay the ultimate price for his freedom when they are killed by the Secret Police. In Los Angeles, Eric starts to train for the gold again. But when Mueller comes to America, Eric must win the most deadly game of allโฆ the fight for his life.
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General's Son 3
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 20th CenturyThe General's Son is set during the Japanese occupation of Korea, when the oppression of the imperial rulers is escalating in the streets of Seoul. Starring Park Sang Min (Tube) and Shin Hyun Jun (Face), The General's Son is a winning mixture of fast-paced action and colonial Korean realism, which helped the film become one of the biggest domestic hits of the 1990s.
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Silver Stallion
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1950sSoldiers with the U.N. forces that entered Korea during the Korean War rape a village girl named Eon-rae. The villagers ostracize Eon-rae and her son. Unable to make a living, Eon-rae joins the brothel district that has been set up near the U.N. base on the other side of the river from the village. The war and the introduction of U.S. culture break down the social order of the village. After several village children have died, the villagers put the blame on the prostitutes. Eventually the villagers, unable to maintain the village, leave their homes one by one. Eon-rae and her son also leave
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General's Son 2
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 20th CenturyThe General's Son is set during the Japanese occupation of Korea, when the oppression of the imperial rulers is escalating in the streets of Seoul. Starring Park Sang Min (Tube) and Shin Hyun Jun (Face), The General's Son is a winning mixture of fast-paced action and colonial Korean realism, which helped the film become one of the biggest domestic hits of the 1990s.
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North Korean Partisan in South Korea
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1950sReporter for a North Korean news service joins the partisans when the Americans and UN forces invade South Korea.
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General's Son
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 20th CenturyKim Doo-han lost his mom at the age of eight and he survives on the streets as a singing beggar. His natural born fighting skills places him on the mean streets of Jongro with the kisaeng house Woomigwan at the center. He is soon recognized for his incredible strength and ability. He finds out through Shin Ma-jeok, the head of a student gang, that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin who fought against the Japanese army. Meanwhile, the Yakuzas expand their sphere of influence and try to take over the Jongro streets but Doo-han protects the Korean vendors of Jongro and wins their respect. When the head of Woomigwan, Kim Gi-hwan is arrested, Doo-han becomes the leader of the Jongro gang.
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Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
๐ง๐ญ Bahrain ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq ๐ฐ๐ต North Korea (DPRK) ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1980sTwo North Korean terrorists posing as Japanese tourists under the names of Shin Icho and Ma Yumi, blow up a Korean Airline flight enroute to Baghdad. When investigators catch up with the two in Bahrain, they take suicide pills but Ma Yumi is revived and forced to stand trial for her crimes.
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Best of the Best
California ๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaA team is not a team if you don't give a damn about each other. โ A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
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The Rescue
๐ฐ๐ต North Korea (DPRK) ๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaAn elite U.S. Special Forces team is imprisoned behind enemy lines. The Pentagon calls them expendable. Five young heroes call them Dad. Now they'll risk everything to bring them home. โ A team of Navy Seals are sent to destroy a disabled submarine so it will not fall into the "wrong" hands. They complete their mission, but are captured before they can return to their base. The U.S. Government will not mount a rescue mission to free the soldiers, so their teenage children take over. The kids find a way to venture into the foreign country and then must overcome many obstacles.
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Chilsu and Mansu
๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaChilsu and Mansu focuses on Chilsu, a smooth-talking billboard painter who struggles to hold down a job, and his evolving friendship with Mansu, a capable and intelligent worker who is held back in life because his father is an โunreformedโ Communist sympathizer.
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The Diary of King Yonsan
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 15th CenturyA historical drama about the life of Prince Yeonsan of Joseon,.
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Mulberry
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1920sSam-po is a gambler living without concern for how his wife will manage their houselhold without his earning money. In order to get food and provisions, his wife An-hyeob, sleeps with various merchants in the village. One of the few men she does not sleep with, a lustful servant named Sam-dol, decides to reveal her activities to her husband for revenge.
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The Avenger with a Flute
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 16th CenturyThis movie tells the story of Hong Kil Dong, a legendary 15th century Korean Robin Hood figure. It is a mildly entertaining action film with an anti-feudal message.
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Field of Honor
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1950sKorea 1951: After a Chinese attack Dutch mercenary sergeant De Koning is left alone by his army. While trying to survive, he meets a woman who is attempting to save her little brother. The image of the boy in shock changes him.
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