Jang Sun-woo Movies

A young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the...

Bae Il-do, who feels unappreciated in his rural village, runs away from home and works as a tailor. His wife grew up under a harsh stepmother and...

A story about the bizarre sexual relations of 38-year-old married man J and 18-year-old student Y. After an initial encounter, they embark on a...

A young man is on a quest to beat the game and rescue the Little Match Girl from the hands of the corporation that operates the game, but can he...

Reporter for a North Korean news service joins the partisans when the Americans and UN forces invade South Korea.

A failed writer given to plagiarism gets a buzz at the door from a bright young working girl with a highly original approach to life and sex and his...

Children who refuse to live with their families or give up on the streets work at a bar or steal money. When you don't have money, you'd rather...

A young boy mourns the death of his father, and begins a quest to find his mother. He encounters many people on the way who quote Buddhist precepts:...

Jang Su-ro lives in the slums of Korea with his three sons 963, Dog Nose and So-and-So, who just got out of prison. While So-and-So's loyalties to...

R returns from studying in France and reunites with J, whom he used to live with in Paris.

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over...

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through...

Escaping from a hospital for the mentally disturbed, a man calling himself Jesus goes to Seoul. He feels he must save Seoul from judgement by fire by...

A Personal Essay on Cinema in Korea by Jang Sun-Woo

Kim Pan-chok (means “sales promotion”) is assigned to work in the sales promotion department of Yumi Inc., a sweetener manufacturer. He...

Divided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have...