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8 New Korean Films That You Should Watch This Spring

Spring is already shaping up to be a busy season for Korean cinema. From the election drama , in which appears the mayor of Seoul while (The Wailing) plays his aide, to renowned Korean auteur 's  starring (The Handmaiden) to , the latest film from romantic drama specialist (A Man and A Woman), featuring (The Wailing) and (Pandora).

Here's a look at 8 new Korean films worth keeping an eye out for.

Director: Kim Bong-han

Cast: , , Kim Sang-ho, Ra Mi-ran, Jung Man-sik, Cho Dal-hwan, Ji Seung-hyeon

Plot: Detective Seong-jin (Son Hyun-joo) arrests Tae-sung for petty crimes, but shocked to find out that he is the notorious serial killer. However, Seong-jin becomes doubtful of his identity as the serial murder case is investigated. Nevertheless, when Gyu-nam (Jang Hyuk) offers help to treat Seong-jin's sick son, Seong-jin has to assist him in fabricating the evidence.

Director: Yang Kyung-mo

Cast: , Park Byung-eun, Lee Dong-hwi, Kim Sun-young, Park Jong-hwan, Park Yu-hwan, Jo Woo-jin

Plot: Min-jae (Im Si-wan) meets Seok-gu (Jin Goo), a professional mortgage swindler. Seok-gu finds potentials in Min-jae of becoming a professional swindler with his handsome face, smart brain and witty words. Seok-gu suggests Min-jae to work with him in the world of mortgage fraud and as Min-jae joins the firm, their business flourishes.

Director: Yi Hyun-ha

Cast:

Plot: In-young (Yoon Jin-seo), a housewife, discovers a cafe that she finds comfortable to be in on her own, and becomes a regular customer. At the cafe, she meets Hee-su (Oh Ji-ho), a carpenter, who also comes on his own. Hee-su suggests In-young to be coffeemates, friends who meet only at that cafe. The cafe becomes subjective time and place for them, separating them from reality. And finally Hee-su and In-young discover what they really wanted.

Director: Lee Na-jeong

Cast: Kim Yeong-ok, , Jo Soo-hyang, Seo Young-joo, Jang Young-nam

Plot: Jong-bun is sick of poverty and she admires Young-ae, a smart and pretty friend. Taking place at the end of Japanese colonialism, a sad but beautiful story about two girls begins.

On the Beach at Night Alone

Director: Hong Sang-soo

Cast: Kim Min-hee, Jung Jae-young, Seo Young-hwa, Kwon Hae-hyo, Song Sun-mi, Moon Sung-keun, Ahn Jae-hong, Park Ye-Joo

Plot: After an affair with a married man, celebrated actress Young-hee (Kim Min-hee) decides to take some time out. She travels to the far-off, foreign city of Hamburg. During her long walks through wintry parks and along riverbanks she attempts to become clear about her feelings and desires.

The Mayor

Director: Park In-je

Cast: Choi Min-sik, Kwak Do-won, , Moon So-ri, Ra Mi-ran, Ryoo Hye-young, Lee Ki-hong, Jin Seon-kyu

Plot: Follows the political life of a Seoul mayor (Choi Min-sik). The mayor faces a reelection campaign after having already served two terms.

Director: Kim Hyung-joo

Cast: , Jo Woo-jin, Bae Jeong-nam, Kim Kwang-kyu

Plot: Dae-ho (Lee Sung-min), a former detective who in his retirement, sees himself as the protector of his neighborhood. He begins to suspect that a wealthy businessman (Cho Jin-woong) from Seoul is responsible for bringing drugs into his neighborhood.

One Day

Director: Lee Yoon-ki

Cast: Kim Nam-gil, Chun Woo-hee, Lim Hwa-young, Jung Soon-won, Jeon Yu-lim

Plot: Gang-soo (Kim Nam-gil), an insurance agent whose wife kills herself in front of him. During the aftermath, he meets a woman in a coma, Mi-so (Chun Woo-hee).

https://youtu.be/EYTM1EuZvso

Additional source: Kobiz

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Panos Kotzathanasis

My name is Panos Kotzathanasis and I am Greek. Being a fan of Asian cinema and especially of Chinese kung fu and Japanese samurai movies since I was a little kid, I cultivated that love during my adolescence, to extend to the whole of SE Asia.

Starting from my own blog in Greek, I then moved on to write for some of the major publications in Greece, and in a number of websites dealing with (Asian) cinema, such as Taste of Cinema, Hancinema, EasternKicks, Chinese Policy Institute, and of course, Asian Movie Pulse. in which I still continue to contribute.

In the beginning of 2017, I launched my own website, Asian Film Vault, which I merged in 2018 with Asian Movie Pulse, creating the most complete website about the Asian movie industry, as it deals with almost every country from East and South Asia, and definitely all genres.

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  • not much great movies.

    i’m only interested in the One-Line
    and Snowy Road, that snowy road looks like it would be hard to watch man:/

    • Snowy road originally came out as a 2 part TV series back in 2015. This year sees the theatrical cut released earlier this month.

      But yeah looks like a difficult one to watch :-(

      The Mayor is the highlight for me

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