From celebrated director Park Chan-wook comes a ravishing crime drama inspired by the novel Fingersmith from celebrated British Author Sarah Waters.
From celebrated director Park Chan-wook comes a ravishing crime drama inspired by the novel Fingersmith from celebrated British Author Sarah Waters.
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
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 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.
So-yeon (Park Min-young) is an animal groomer who works in a pet shop. One day she gets stuck with a Persian cat named Silky when its owner suddenly dies. From then on So-yeon is constantly haunted by a bobbed hair girl with green cat-like eyes who turns her life turns into turmoil. The presence of the girl and the sound of Silky's cries start to close in on her life more and more as series of mysterious deaths occur around her.
A right-hand man wants revenge upon his boss, his henchmen... and anybody else who gets in the way!
Expelled from eight other schools because of his inability to control his remarkable telekinetic powers Kim Kyung-soo is transferred to Volcano High where he soon discovers his new school is populated by similarly gifted students all skilled in martial arts and possessing almost supernatural talents. Discipline at the school is in complete disarray following 17 years of turmoil begun by the ""Great Teachers Battle"". Legend speaks of a mystical manuscript containing secrets that can e
From celebrated director Park Chan-wook comes a ravishing crime drama inspired by the novel Fingersmith from celebrated British Author Sarah Waters.
After being betrayed, Lee Geum-Ja ends up in prison. Years later she gets out, and with the help of her former prison mates seeks revenge.
It's rare that a movie combines extreme violence, visual panache, and gut-wrenching emotion, but Lady Vengeance is just such a movie. Geum-ja Lee (the lovely Yeong-ae Lee, Joint Security Area) is sent to prison at the age of 19 for kidnapping and murdering a 5-year-old boy. She becomes a model prisoner, apparently converting to Christianity and helping care for ill prisoners--but in fact, she's slowly making connections that will allow her to wreak revenge on the man responsible for her imprisonment. The first half of Lady Vengeance, in which Geum-ja Lee's plans are laid and her victim captured, spins to and fro in time with dizzying speed, moving fluidly among multiple narrative tracks. But once the man is in her clutches, the movie takes a turn that proves more harrowing and more emotionally complex than the previous films in writer/director Chan-wook Park's "vengeance trilogy," Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance or Oldboy--and if you've seen either of those films, you'll understand what a feat that is. These movies have much in common with the revenge tragedies written by contemporaries of Shakespeare; ornate plots full of extreme violence and perverse sex that delve into the darkest--yet often most vulnerable--sides of humanity. For all its sensational aspects, Lady Vengeance observes the toll of vengeance on the revenger; there's nothing cheap or easy about it. This movie, even more than Oldboy, demonstrates that Chan-wook Park is one of the most vital filmmakers of our time. --Bret Fetzer
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ( Hashima Island ) to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.
Disgraced Admiral Yi is reinstated to lead a crippled Korean naval force against an impending Japanese invasion by sea. Having already suffered devastating losses Yi only has twelve ships to command against over three hundred Japanese vessels. Facing insurmountable odds Yi embarks with his men on a suicidal mission to stall the Japanese in their pursuit of Korean shores accepting their fate of almost certain death.
Roong longs for the day when she can be in the arms of her Burmese lover Min an illegal immigrant. She pays Orn an older woman to take care of Min while she looks for a place for them to share their happiness. One afternoon Min takes Roong to have a picnic in the jungle where they feel free to express their love. Meanwhile Orn has also gone to the jungle with Tommy her husband's co-worker. Will an overdose of happiness have after-effects?
A dazzling action movie from South Korea, Shiri follows two South Korean government agents, Ryu and Lee, as they pursue a female super-assassin from North Korea. Meanwhile, an elite paramilitary squad from North Korea has stolen a shipment of CTX, an undetectable liquid explosive of enormous power, which they've planted all over the city of Seoul. As their investigations are successively foiled, Ryu and Lee begin to suspect that there is a mole within the ranks of the agency--and it may be one of them. Both hyperstylish and hyperrealistic, Shiri rips along as a smooth fusion of Hong Kong and American action movies. Ryu's troubled romance with his alcoholic fiancée adds a striking emotional counterpoint to the blazing gunfights and high-speed chases; the ending is unexpectedly moving. It's not surprising that this film beat Titanic's box-office records in Korea. --Bret Fetzer
After being betrayed, Lee Geum-Ja ends up in prison. Years later she gets out, and with the help of her former prison mates seeks revenge.
Disgraced Admiral Yi is reinstated to lead a crippled Korean naval force against an impending Japanese invasion by sea. Having already suffered devastating losses Yi only has twelve ships to command against over three hundred Japanese vessels. Facing insurmountable odds Yi embarks with his men on a suicidal mission to stall the Japanese in their pursuit of Korean shores accepting their fate of almost certain death.
One country. One family... divided by war. Seoul: 1950. Jin-seok (Won Bin) and his older brother Jin-tae (Jang Dong-kun) run through the streets of their hometown without a care in the world. They have clothes on their backs food on the table and a loving family. The brothers live with their mother their much younger siblings and Jin-tae's soon-to-be wife Young-shin (Lee Eun-joo). This tranquil existence is shattered when war breaks out. North Korea has invaded and the family is forced to abandon their home. While making the way to safer grounds soldiers arrive and take Jin-seok into custody. All men capable of carrying arms must report for duty; Jin-tae tries to free his brother but he too is captured and both siblings suddenly find themselves on an army train heading straight to the war's front line. With Southern forces failing to hold the Communist North's advance Jin-tae organises a tight-knit group of conscripts and orchestrates a daring isolated attack. Earning the respect of the men and his superiors with each increasingly suicidal mission Jin-tae is promised to be awarded the Medal Of Honour that will enable him to demand Jin-seok be sent home... Following his enormous breakout success with Shiri a film that allowed South Korean audiences to approach the subject of their northern neighbour Kang Je-gyu marshalled the biggest and most expensive project in Korean film history. By turns tragic hopfeul and yet still horrifying Brotherhood is a blistering treatment of the Korean War. Drawing comparisons to Saving Private Ryan due to its de-saturated colour palette step-printing editing during battle scenes and themes of duty-bound familial honour the film showcasing the penultimate performance of outstanding actress Lee Eun-joo who died shortly after production ended will resonate with viewers all over the world.
Sung-su Kim directs this Korean action film starring Hyuk Jang and Soo Ae. When a shipping container carrying illegal immigrants is opened in Bungang, South Korea, all of the occupants are found to be dead. All, that is, except one man who quickly flees the scene. One of the traffickers who had been in contact with the escapee admits himself to the hospital with flu-like symptoms. Lockdown is declared on the city as it becomes clear there is a deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu infecting its peop.
One extraordinary woman's quest for love and honor... The headstrong Chae Ok (Ha Ji-won) grows up as a servant in the Hwangbo household and eventually becomes a Damo a low-status policewoman. Skilled in swordplay the brave and righteous Chae Ok fearlessly tackles numerous dangerous challenges and skillful criminals. Living in an unequal society she must not only fight crime and defend peace but also struggle for freedom and respect as a woman. Though Chae Ok never flinches in the face of adversity she is lost when it comes to matters of love. Her relationship with Hwangbo Yoon (Lee Seo-jin) her superior and the master of her household is close but complicated; though Yoon has long been in love with Chae Ok they are held back by class differences. While investigating a group of rebels the undercover Chae Ok finds herself falling for the charismatic gang leader Jang Sung Baek (Kim Min-joon). Torn between her attraction for Sung Baek and her loyalty to Joon Chae Ok's decision will not only change her life but also affect the fate of the dynasty itself.... The blockbuster series Damo: The Undercover Lady Detective ushered in a new wave of Korean period dramas and strong female characters. With beautiful cinematography high-calibre special effects exciting action choreography and innovative storylines Damo set a new high standard for historical dramas. Ha Ji-won (Phone) shines in her breakout TV role as the courageous and noble heroine alongside Kim Min-joon and Lee Seo-jin. Damo paints a beautiful tale of romance and conspiracy loyalty and betrayal in the Chosun Dynasty.
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