"Actor: Kang Ho"

• MEMORIES OF MURDER 4K UHD+Blu-ray - Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (24/06/2024) from £33.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Curzon Film is proud to present this new 4K Ultra-HD of Memories of Murder, from triple Academy Award-winning director, Bong Joon-ho (Parasite, Okja, Snowpiercer). Inspired by true events, this rain-drenched sophomore feature from Bong blends true-crime with social satire and comedy in his typically masterful fashion. In 1986 Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, after two women are found raped and murdered, Seoul detective Seo Tae-yoon (Kim Sang-kyung) is brought in to help local detective Park Doo-man (Song Kang-ho, Parasite) with the investigation. As more bodies are found, the pair realise they have a serial killer on their hands. Includes White Man, Bong Joon-ho's short film from 1994, as well as behind-the-scenes featurettes, interviews, deleted scenes and trailers. PLUS 3 collectible posters and a booklet with new essays from Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham.

• Thirst | Blu Ray | (25/01/2010) from £15.04   |  Saving you £9.95 (66.16%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Following its hugely successful theatrical release in October, Park Chan-wook's "Thirst" comes to DVD and Blu-ray on 25th January 2009.

• Parasite | Blu Ray | (01/06/2020) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.

• Parasite (B&W & 4K) Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (23/11/2020) from £26.88   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Includes Black and White Version of Parasite The Kim family are close. All four live in a tiny basement flat and all four are unemployed. But when the son, Ki-woo, is recommended by his friend to take a well-paid tutoring job, hopes of a regular income blossom on the horizon. There's only one small issue he's not a qualified teacher and has to fake it. Carrying the expectations of all his family, Ki-woo heads to the extravagant Park family home for an interview and after securing the job discovers they also need an art tutor for their son, something he thinks his sister could pretend to do if they don't know she's his sister. Soon the whole family has infiltrated the Park home but as their deception unravels events begin to get increasingly out of hand in ways you simply cannot imagine.

• Memories of Murder / Barking Dogs Never Bite | Blu Ray | (23/11/2020) from £19.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Memories of Murder - A big-city detective helps two inept small-town cops investigate a serial killer. Barking Dogs Never Bite - An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.

• The Good, The Bad, The Weird Limited Edition 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (24/03/2025) from £24.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ONE MAP. THREE VILLAINS. WINNER TAKES ALL. Genre maestro Kim Jee-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters) set his sights on new frontiers and spiced them up with his rollicking kimchi western The Good, the Bad, the Weird. Wrangling three of Korea's biggest stars, he orchestrated an audacious action epic sweeping across the dusty Manchurian plains. In the 1930s, three gun-toting Koreans converge on a train with different objectives but after an explosive altercation they leave it with the same goal: track down a map leading to an unfathomable treasure. The ˜Good' is bounty hunter Park Do-won (Jung Woo-sung, 12.12: The Day), who is chasing down the ˜Bad', the ruthless bandit Park Chang-yi (Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life), rumoured to be the notorious ˜Finger Cutter'. Meanwhile, wily thief Yoon Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho, Parasite), the ˜Weird', is on the hunt for anything he can get his hands on. Backs are stabbed, fingers are cut, and many bullets fly as this dangerous trio blast their way through the desert in search of untold riches. This glorious resurrection of the Manchurian Western was the biggest and most ambitious production ever undertaken in Korea. Presented here for the very first time in stunning 4K, experience this spicy slice of wild west mayhem as you've never seen it before. 2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS - Brand new 4K master, approved by director Kim Jee-woon - DTS-HD MA 7.1 on both cuts of the film - Optional English subtitles - Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh - 40-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by Darcy Paquet, Kyu Hyun Kim, Cho Jae-whee, and Ariel Schudson - Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh - Three postcard-sized artcards¯ - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh DISC ONE FEATURE PRESENTATIONS (4K ULTRA-HD BLU-RAY™) - 4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) - Includes both the International and Korean versions of the film presented via seamless branching - Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Marsh and film critic and producer Pierce Conran - Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon and actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung (International version) - Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon, cinematographer Lee mogae, lighting director Oh Seung-chul, and art director Cho Hwa-sung (Korean Version) - A new introduction to the film by Kim Jee-woon DISC TWO BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™) - Corralling chaos in the desert, a new interview with director Kim Jee-woon - Dusty dust-ups and sweaty saddles, a new interview with martial arts coordinator Jung Doo-hong - Archival making of films and featurettes - Trailer gallery - Image gallery

• The Vengeance Trilogy | Blu Ray | (09/12/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This collection presents Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance, the lauded trilogy of revenge films directed by internationally acclaimed Korean director Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden). Sympathy for Mr Vengeance tells the harrowing tale of a young deaf-mute man, Ryu, who kidnaps a wealthy businessman's daughter in an attempt to extort money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant. A terrible accident sets the child's father on a fateful path of revenge. Oldboy tells the grisly story of Oh Dae-su, a normal man inexplicably imprisoned in a grim hotel room-like cell for 15 years, without knowing his captor or the reason for his incarceration. Eventually released, he searches for answers and retribution. Lady Vengeance tells of Lee Geum-ja, a model prisoner serving a sentence for a murder she did not commit, who plots a dastardly revenge against the real murderer when she gets out. Park Chan-wook's visually stunning masterworks of revenge are presented in this new collection with a massive array of extras, including the feature-length Oldboy making-of documentary Old Days. Special Edition Contents: Four-disc set featuring Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance and the feature-length documentary Old Days Special edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Justin Erickson DISC ONE - SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo English subtitles Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook and filmmaker Ryoo Seung-wan Screaming for Vengeance, Kim Newman on the Vengeance Trilogy and the tradition of revenge films Extensive archival making-of featurettes, behind the scenes featurettes and cast and crew interviews Trailers Image gallery DISC TWO - OLDBOY 4K restoration from the original camera negative supervised by director Park Chan-wook High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo Original Korean and English soundtracks Music and effects track Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack English subtitles for the Korean soundtrack ¢ Audio commentary with director Park Chan-wook Audio commentary with Park Chan-wook and cinematographer Jung Jung-hoon Audio commentary with Park Chan-wook, Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae and Kang Hye-jung Audio commentary with critic Jasper Sharp and writer Simon Ward Out of the Past, video appreciation by Asian film expert Tony Rayns Deleted scenes with optional director commentary Behind the scenes featurettes Extensive cast and crew interviews Trailers and teasers Image gallery DISC THREE - OLD DAYS Old Days: An Oldboy Story, acclaimed feature-length 2016 documentary about Park Chan-wook's masterpiece Autobiography of Oldboy, a three and-a-half-hour video diary of the making of Oldboy DISC FOUR - LADY VENGEANCE High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation of two versions of the film, the original theatrical version and the fade to black and white version Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo English subtitles Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook, director of photography Jung Jung-hoon and art director Jo Hwa-seong Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook and actress Lee Yeong-ae Audio commentary by academic Richard Peña Extensive archival making-of featurettes, behind the scenes featurettes, cast and crew interviews and alternate scenes Trailers Image gallery

• Bong Joon Ho Collection | Blu Ray | (19/04/2021) from £29.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Contains Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Mother (2009), Snowpiercer (2013), Parasite (2020) and Parasite B&W (2020). Special Features: PARASITE - Extra 1 Making of - Extra 2 Deleted Scenes - Extra 3 Director Q&A - Extra 4 HOH & Audio description

• The Age of Shadows | Blu Ray | (10/07/2017) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The latest from the award-winning Kim Jee-Woon, The Age of Shadows is a slick, suspension-fuelled espionage thriller featuring an all-star cast. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea of the 1920s, Song Kang-ho plays a Korean police captain in the Japanese police force with a special mission: infiltrate and deceive the armed resistance fighting for independence, lead by the charismatic Kim Woo-jin (Yoo Gong). With both men standing on opposing sides, each knowing the identity and intentions of the other, a cat-and-mouse game ensues - one in which not everyone will make it out alive. Also starring Byung-hun Lee and Ji-min Han, this is a blistering spectacle from a master filmmaker at the top of his game.

• The Vengeance Trilogy | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £22.79   |  Saving you £27.20 (119.35%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (2002): A deaf mute worker saves all his money for his sister who requires a kidney transplant. He has the wrong blood type to be able to donate one of his kidneys so he arranges a trade with a group of organ dealers: one of his kidneys and 10 million won in return for their finding a kidney for his sister. They renege but a legitimate kidney becomes available for transplant. Unfortunately he no longer has the 10 million won required for the hospital to perform the operation. He and his girlfriend a terrorist seeking to change how the poor are treated in Korea kidnap his former boss's daughter. But events spiral quickly out of control... Oldboy (2003): Taken without reason. Imprisoned for 15 years. Released without reason. 5 days to seek the truth... One day in 1988 ordinary white collar worker Oh Dae-soo (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped and incarcerated in a private makeshift prison cell dressed up like a cheap hotel room. With only a TV for company Dae-soo makes numerous attempts to escape and to commit suicide but they all end up in failure. All the while Dae-soo asks himself what made a man hate him so much enough to imprison him in solitary confinement with no explanation. While suffering from his near-madness Dae-soo becomes shocked when he watches the news and hears that his beloved wife was brutally murdered. At this very moment Dae-soo swears to take revenge on the man who destroyed his happy life. 15 years on and without a word of warning Dae-soo is released. Given a new set of clothes a mobile phone and the attentions of curious sushi waitress Mido Dae-soo begins to track down his enemy only to find he may be the pawn in a much bigger game which is only just beginning. Taunting Dae-soo the culprit gives him just 5 days to catch and kill his captor or Mido will die... Based on Japanese manga of the same name by Minegishi Nobuaki and Tsuchiya Garon winner of the Jury Grand Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and winner of 5 Grand Bell awards in Korea (including Best Film for Park Chan-wook and Best Actor for Choi Min-sik) Old Boy is a masterfully inventive revenge thriller complete with blackly comedic moments. Lady Vengeance (2005): The cinematic flair and narrative surprises that marked Park Chan-Wook's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy continue in this third and concluding part of the director's thematically-linked trilogy of revenge. Intense and inventive the film follows the progress of beautiful impassive Lee Geum-ja (Lee Young-Ae) after she's released from prison having served 13 years for the kidnap and murder of a young boy. Once on the outside she hooks up with some former cellmates a preacher who thinks she's an angel the detective who originally arrested her and the daughter she gave up for adoption gathering around her all the people needed to carry out an elaborate plan of revenge. Her target is kindergarten teacher Mr. Baek (Oldboy star Choi Min-Sik) while her weapon(s)-of-choice are unexpected and highly personal. This is striking and ghoulishly entertaining stuff a highwire act poised between horror tragedy comedy and exploitation. With the aid of Oldboy Director of Photography Jeong Joeng-Hun who employs some neat tricks and brings a vibrant beauty to the dark proceedings Park ensures there's never a dull moment.

• Snowpiercer | Blu Ray | (25/05/2020) from £8.80   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After a failed global-warming experiment, a post-apocalyptic Ice Age has killed off nearly all life on the planet. All that remains of humanity are the lucky few survivors that boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. A class system has evolved aboard the train, fiercely dividing its populationbut a revolution is brewing. The lower-class passengers in the tail section stage an uprising, moving car-by-car up toward the front of the train, where the train's creator and absolute authority resides in splendor. But unexpected circumstances lie in wait for humanity's tenacious survivors... Visionary director Bong Joon Ho's enormously ambitious and visually stunning, (Scott Foundas, Variety) film has been widely praised as a superb masterpiece of science fiction (MTV). Starring Chris Evans, Song Kang Ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, John Hurt, and Ed Harris. Special Features: TRANSPERCENIEGE: FROM THE BLANK PAGE TO THE BLANK SCREEN CHRIS EVANS & TILDA SWINTON ON SNOWPIERCER THE BIRTH OF SNOWPIERCER THE END OF THE WORLD, AND THE NEW BEGINNING (ANIMATED PROLOGUE) CHARACTERS

• The Age of Shadows | DVD | (10/07/2017) from £7.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The latest from the award-winning Kim Jee-Woon, The Age of Shadows is a slick, suspension-fuelled espionage thriller featuring an all-star cast. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea of the 1920s, Song Kang-ho plays a Korean police captain in the Japanese police force with a special mission: infiltrate and deceive the armed resistance fighting for independence, lead by the charismatic Kim Woo-jin (Yoo Gong). With both men standing on opposing sides, each knowing the identity and intentions of the other, a cat-and-mouse game ensues - one in which not everyone will make it out alive. Also starring Byung-hun Lee and Ji-min Han, this is a blistering spectacle from a master filmmaker at the top of his game.

• Grand Master Of Shaolin Kung Fu | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Bodhidharma created the Shaolin Temple where Chinese Kung Fu originated. This is a dramtic retelling of his struggles the secret style he invented and how he became the Grand Master of Shaolin Kung Fu...

• Exit The Dragon, Enter The Tiger | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £8.53   |  Saving you £-0.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Many legends have arisen surrounding the mysterious and untimely death of martial arts king Bruce Lee. Was he murdered? Was he involved in drugs and crime? Why did he leave the cryptic message If I die find out why? Whatever the reason fellow martial arts master Bruce Li determines to find the answers. With the assistance of Lee's former mistress Suzy he penetrates the dangerous underworld of Hong Kong. Captured by the criminals Suzy uncovers firm evidence about her lover's death. Bruce is forced to confront the gangsters in a final showdown with such superb fighting skill that he earns the accolade of Bruce Lee's successor...

• The Host | Blu Ray | (19/11/2007) from £7.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (212.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This fantasy monster movie sees a family battling to save their little girl from a terrifying creature.

• The Good, The Bad, The Weird Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (24/03/2025) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ONE MAP. THREE VILLAINS. WINNER TAKES ALL. Genre maestro Kim Jee-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters) set his sights on new frontiers and spiced them up with his rollicking kimchi western The Good, the Bad, the Weird. Wrangling three of Korea's biggest stars, he orchestrated an audacious action epic sweeping across the dusty Manchurian plains. In the 1930s, three gun-toting Koreans converge on a train with different objectives but after an explosive altercation they leave it with the same goal: track down a map leading to an unfathomable treasure. The ˜Good' is bounty hunter Park Do-won (Jung Woo-sung, 12.12: The Day), who is chasing down the ˜Bad', the ruthless bandit Park Chang-yi (Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life), rumoured to be the notorious ˜Finger Cutter'. Meanwhile, wily thief Yoon Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho, Parasite), the ˜Weird', is on the hunt for anything he can get his hands on. Backs are stabbed, fingers are cut, and many bullets fly as this dangerous trio blast their way through the desert in search of untold riches. This glorious resurrection of the Manchurian Western was the biggest and most ambitious production ever undertaken in Korea. From a stunning newly restored 4K master, experience this spicy slice of wild west mayhem as you've never seen it before. 2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS - Brand new 4K master, approved by director Kim Jee-woon - DTS-HD MA 7.1 on both cuts of the film - Optional English subtitles - Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh - 40-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by Darcy Paquet, Kyu Hyun Kim, Cho Jae-whee, and Ariel Schudson - Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh - Three postcard-sized artcards - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh DISC ONE FEATURE PRESENTATIONS (BLU-RAY™) - High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation - Includes both the International and Korean versions of the film presented via seamless branching - Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Marsh and film critic and producer Pierce Conran - Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon and actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung (International version) - Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon, cinematographer Lee mogae, lighting director Oh Seung-chul, and art director Cho Hwa-sung (Korean Version) - A new introduction to the film by Kim Jee-woon DISC TWO BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™) - Corralling chaos in the desert, a new interview with director Kim Jee-woon - Dusty dust-ups and sweaty saddles, a new interview with martial arts coordinator Jung Doo-hong - Archival making of films and featurettes - Trailer gallery - Image gallery

• Parasite (B&W & 4K) Standard Edition | Blu Ray | (23/11/2020) from £19.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Includes Black and White Version of Parasite The Kim family are close. All four live in a tiny basement flat and all four are unemployed. But when the son, Ki-woo, is recommended by his friend to take a well-paid tutoring job, hopes of a regular income blossom on the horizon. There's only one small issue he's not a qualified teacher and has to fake it. Carrying the expectations of all his family, Ki-woo heads to the extravagant Park family home for an interview and after securing the job discovers they also need an art tutor for their son, something he thinks his sister could pretend to do if they don't know she's his sister. Soon the whole family has infiltrated the Park home but as their deception unravels events begin to get increasingly out of hand in ways you simply cannot imagine.

• JSA - Joint Security Area | Blu Ray | (18/01/2021) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Before Oldboy, before The Handmaiden, visionary filmmaker Park Chan-wook helmed this gripping tale of deceit, misunderstanding and the senselessness of war. Gunfire breaks out in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea, leaving two North Korean soldiers dead while a wounded South Korean soldier (Lee Byung-hun, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) flees to safety. With the tenuous peace between the two warring nations on a knife-edge, a neutral team of investigators, headed by Swiss Army Major Sophie Jean (Lee Young-ae, Lady Vengeance), is dispatched to question both sides to determine what really happened under cover of darkness out in no-man's land. The recipient of multiple accolades, including Best Film at South Korea's 2001 Grand Bell Awards, JSA Joint Security Area showcases Park's iconic style in an embryonic form, and demonstrates that humanity and common purpose can be found in the most unlikely places. Special Edition Contents: High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original lossless Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks Optional English subtitles New audio commentary by writer and critic Simon Ward Archival audio commentary by writer/director Park Chan-wook Archival audio commentary by Park Chan-wook and cast Isolated music and effects track Newly recorded video interview with Asian cinema expert Jasper Sharp The JSA Story and Making the Film, two archival featurettes on the film's production About JSA, a series of archival introductions to the film by members of the cast Behind the scenes montage Opening ceremony footage Two music videos: Letter from a Private and Take the Power Back Theatrical trailer TV spot Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Kieran Fisher

• Double Dragon In Last Duel | DVD | (01/07/2002) from £4.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Kil who is a master of martial arts gets the job of escorting the government's payroll. His team is attacked and robbed by a stronger enemy force but is luckily and curiously saved by a young hero named Wang.

• Broker - Special Edition | Blu Ray | (05/06/2023) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  On a rainy night in Busan, So-young (Lee 'IU' Ji-eun) leaves her baby Woo-sung outside a 'baby box', a safe place set up in Korean churches for new mothers to leave unwanted infants. Instead, he's picked up by Sang-hyun (Parasite's Song Kang-ho) who runs an unofficial adoption brokerage and plans to find him a new home. So-young tracks down both Sang-hyun and his business partner Dong-soo (Gang Dong-won) and decides to join their pursuit (alongside a seven-year-old stowaway from a nearby orphanage), but as they search for Woo-sung's new family, the unlikely group evolves into something of a family themselves - unaware they're being tailed by two detectives (Bae Doona, Lee Joo-young) who are determined to stop them. Heartwarming, funny and moving, BROKER is the outstanding new film from Hirokazu Kore-eda, the acclaimed director of Shoplifters. Product Features Making of BROKER Behind the Scenes with Visual Commentary by Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Cast Featurette Interview with Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Interview with Doona Bae