Baeksang Arts Awards Best Pictures
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- DirectorShin Sang-okStarsKim Jin-kyuChoi Eun-hiePark No-shikDeaf Samryong works as a farmhand. He loves the landlord's daughter-in-law. This film describes his true love and humanity to resist old customs.
- DirectorKim Soo-yongStarsShin Yeong-gyunEun-a KoJeong-sun HwangAt an ocean side village, many fishing boats never return from the high sea, and many of the women in the village assume they are widows when their husbands never return. One of them, Seongku, begins an affair with a coal worker.
- DirectorKim Soo-yongStarsJi-mee KimSu-il BangJang-kang Heo
- DirectorSeong-gu LeeStarsYun Jeong-hieSeung-ho KimThe movie begins with the mysterious death of a journalistic photographer named Kim Cheol-hun. Veteran police detective Park (Kim Seung-ho) teams up with a young, intellectual detective (Kim Seong-ok) to investigate the people surrounding Kim.
- DirectorKim Soo-yongStarsShin Yeong-gyunJeong-im NamJang-kang Heo
- DirectorJung Jin-wooStarsKim Hee-raHie MunMu-ryong Choi
- DirectorShin Sang-okStarsWon NamkungPark No-shikSora JungJin-ho marries Sakiko, the daughter of a Japanese colonel. When his father-in-law learns that Jin-ho is Korean, he sends the young man to serve in the army in Manchuria where he hopes the soldier will be killed. Jin-ho deserts and tries to live a quiet life with his wife, but her father has decided to hunt him down and kill him.
- DirectorJang-ho ByeonStarsShin Seong-ilJeong-min ChoiJeong-sun HwangMrs Seo tries to save her widowed daughter-in-law's honor while waging a grudge war against the laborers whose job it is to deliver water from door to door.
- DirectorWon-se LeeStarsSo-ra YunIl-ryong ShinHa Myeong-jungBae Tae-ok was a patriotic Korean who resisted Japanese occupation. After liberation, her husband brainwashes her into accepting the communist philosphy. During the Korean War, she was appointed to lead the Women's League For Communism but was later arrested for her anti-capitalism activities and tried for treason.
- DirectorJang-ho ByeonStarsBaek Il-seobJi-yeong ParkJang-kang HeoMan-sook, the king's executioner, promises dutiful Su-kyeong that he will give her father a proper burial after he has been executed. The two fall in love and marry but their lives are complicated by Su-kyeong's ambitious uncle who wants to make use of Man-sook's talent for killing to remove political opponents
- DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsShin Seong-ilKim Yeong-aeYeong-seon JeonAfter 14 years of self-imposed exile, a man returns to his hometown and discovers it has been dramatically industrialized. He searches for his ex-girlfriend but learns that she is already married to someone else.
- DirectorIn-hyeon ChoiStarsLee Soon-jaeKim Chang-sukShin-jae KimBased on the life of Heo Jun. The son of a low-level politician, Heo Jun studied medicine. He soon became more sought-after than his teacher and his social status was officially increased until he was granted nobility and allowed to be the king's personal physician. Surviving several plots against him by the jealous nobles, Heo Jun eventually succumbs to the black plague.
- DirectorKim Soo-yongStarsYun Jeong-hieDae-kun LeeYeong-ha LeeThis film captures the nightmarish anxieties of life as a modern woman, where not even social stature can stave off festering hostility or fear of reprisal, and "civilized society" is but an illusion.
- DirectorWon-se LeeStarsBong-jin JinHyeok JangYeong-seon JeonAn elite group of soldiers serving during the Korean War is sent deep into enemy territory to destroy the fortress at area 598, knowing all too well that most or all of these brave men will be lost.
- DirectorWon-se LeeStarsJeong Yeong-sukIl-bong YunKyeong-tae LeeIn-ho becomes paralyzed due to cerebral palsy. His mother takes care to give him as normal a life as possible and eventually he learns to type and paint using his mouth.
- DirectorLee Jang-hoStarsAhn Sung-kiSeong-chan KimYeong-ho LeeThis is a film about the coming of age of three men.
- DirectorLee Jang-hoStarsYeong-ha LeeShin Seong-ilYeong-hie Na
- DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsNam-kyeoung ChoDong-joon ChoiKwak Eun-kyeongA vagabond called Kaechoi is troubled by all the inhabitants of a remote South Korean village. His secret is unearthed by an innocent lady teacher who has moved to that village from the city.
- DirectorBae Chang-hoStarsAhn Sung-kiLee Mi-sookSu-chol KimA disillusioned student meets a eccentric beggar and a mute prostitute he falls in love with. Together, without money, they cross South Korea to help the girl go home.
- DirectorBae Chang-hoStarsAhn Sung-kiChang Mi-heeYu-yeong JinBaek Ho-bin jumps into an arranged marriage with Jane for a green card and a chance to succeed in America. Because she felt like an isolated foreigner, his love is a beacon of hope. When Ho-bin finally gets through the immigration process, his ambition runs up against Jane's love. When the pretense is over, his aspirations nearly destroy her. The two decide to take a farewell trip to the desert, but will they find passion or death?
- DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsJi-mee KimShin Seong-ilJi-il HanA historical drama that incorporates real footage from the 1983 KBS campaign to reunite families divided by the Korean War with the fictional story of Hwa-yeong, a woman who leaves her middle-class life in Busan to search for the son she lost in Gilsotteum during the war.
- DirectorShin Seung-sooStarsAhn Sung-kiLee Bo-heeShin Seong-il
- DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsHye-soo ShinJi-il HanLee Kyoung-youngAdada tells the story of a deaf-mute woman who lives in a small town in South Korea during the 1920s.
- DirectorHo-sun KimStarsLee Dong-junRi-na KangSeong-su Kim
- DirectorJang Sun-wooStarsPark Joong-hoonSeo Kap-sookDae-kun LeeSituated in the small poverty stricken town of Woomukbaemi, South Korea, this film centers on a clothes factory manager and the triangular relationship between himself, his insatiably jealous and violent wife, and one of his employees.
- DirectorKil-soo ChangStarsLee Hye-sukKim Bo-yeonJeon Moo-songAfter landing operations, U.N. soldiers enter a village and violate Jeon-Rae. The villagers ostracize her but Jeon-Rae and her son Man-sik, struggle on in poverty. A U.S. military base is set up across the river and the prostitutes who service the soldiers set up a whore town nearby. At her wits end, Jeon-Rae seeks the advice of Yong Nyo and Soon-duk; two of the prostitutes. The Western cultural influence causes disorder to break out. The tension between the villagers and the whores reaches it's peak following the deaths of several village children. Will either side win the war between them? What will be left of the town? And will Jeon-Rae and Man-sik ever forgive being ostracized?
- DirectorBae Chang-hoStarsA-ro LeeAhn Sung-kiPark Chan-hwanHigh school student Yoo-me, has an affair with Myong-gil; a church choir conductor. He joins the Army, is deployed to Vietnam and goes missing in action. Yoo-me secretly gives birth to a daughter and becomes a famous model and movie star. Macao Kim, is the promoter who has built her success and manages her every move. Yoo-me keeps the fact that she has a daughter a secret until one day a reporter with a photo of her daughter, Suh-young, comes knocking. Will he expose her past and what will the consequences be?
- DirectorJong-won ParkStarsChoi Min-sikHong Kyoung-inShin GooA fifth-grade classroom takes on a political structure which reflects Korea's history of coups and dictatorial regimes.
- DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsKim Myung-gonJung-hae OhKim Kyu-chulDespite its falling popularity, a father teaches his two children the Korean musical tradition of Pansori (one singer accompanied by one drummer).
- DirectorKang Woo-sukStarsPark Joong-hoonBo-sung KimKang Seong-jinAn easy-going corrupt detective is partnered up with a younger, more by-the-books detective. The two tries to influence each other in becoming like themselves but must cooperate when faced with a strange case.
- DirectorJeong Ji-yeongStarsYoung Jae Dok-GoKim Hye-suHuh Joon-hoThe story of film director Yun Myoggil and his best friend Lim Byoungsuk whom has obsessive with watching American film. Lim gave his playscript to Yun to make a film. Yun begins to realise that the most of script was replicated.
- DirectorCheol-su ParkStarsSeong ChoiPang Eun-jinJoo Jin-moWhen old Mr. Park dies, his first son Chan-Wu, a film director, and his troublesome daughter Mi-Seon hurriedly come back to their rural hometown, and third son Chan-Se comes back to Korea from America. As the quiet country village gets busy preparing funeral, the house in mourning becomes a meeting place where villagers gather to ask how they are getting along and meet old friends. The children mourn their father's death and above all Mi-Seon, who caused her parents a lot of grief, can't stop crying. Chan-Wu, the chief mourner, has a revelation about his career, and Chan-Se prepares to sing hymns for the Confucian funeral service. Old Man Park's sister sells insurance products and gradually the funeral service becomes for the living rather then the dead.
- DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsHan Suk-kyuShim Hye-jinMoon Sung-KeunReturning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
- DirectorHur Jin-hoStarsHan Suk-kyuShim Eun-haShin GooHahn Suk-Kyu suffers from a fatal disease. He meets Shim Eun-Ha and falls in love with her. Will their love story have a tragic ending?
- DirectorKang Je-kyuStarsHan Suk-kyuChoi Min-sikYunjin KimSouth Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her.
- DirectorJin JangStarsYu Oh-seongPark In-hwanShin Ha-kyun
- DirectorYun-ho YangStarsChoi Min-sooCha Seung-wonYoo Ji-taeAn arsonist is terrorizing Seoul and the fire investigators are hot on his trail.
- DirectorSoon-rye YimStarsLee EolPark Won-sangHwang Jung-minMembers of a traveling cover band going nowhere deal with the bitterness of growing up.
- DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsSol Kyung-guMoon So-riAhn Nae-sangAn irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.
- DirectorKang Je-kyuStarsJang Dong-gunWon BinEun-ju LeeWhen two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
- DirectorIm Sang-sooStarsHan Suk-kyuBaek Yun-shikSong Jae-hoA look at the life of President Park Chung-hee and the events leading up to his assassination.
- DirectorKim Dae-seungStarsCha Seung-wonPark Yong-wooJi SungBlood Rain tells the story of a slew of grisly murders plaguing a small, fairly isolated island village. However, it's not just the mounting death toll that's causing residents to worry, but the sadistic, methodical way in which the victims were killed. With the killer still on the loose, the government sends in special investigator Wong Gyu (Cha Seung Won) to crack the case. While conducting his dogged investigation, he soon uncovers a myriad of hidden secrets, tracing the murders back to an incident that occurred some seven years earlier. The previous owner of the village's paper mill was executed as a Christian. Does that mean that the murdered man's spirit has come back to seek bloody retribution? The real truth, Wong Gyu learns, may be far more terrifying...
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoByun Hee-BongPark Hae-ilA monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
- DirectorSoon-rye YimStarsMoon So-riKim Jeong-eunLee Bong-gyuOnce a professional Korean handball player, Mi-Sook (Moon So-Ri) is now working in a grocery store after her team disbanded. Hae-Kyung (Kim Jung-Eun), now a coach for a handball team in Japan, returns to Korea to become the replacement coach for Korea's national team. In order to improve the team she asks her former teammates, including Mi-Sook, to join the national team and regain their past glory.
- DirectorJeom-gyoon OhStarsKim Hae-sookGi Ju-bongKim Young-min
- DirectorYong-hwa KimStarsHa Jung-wooSung Dong-ilKim Ji-seokFive men go for the gold as members of Korea's national ski jumping team.
- DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsWon BinKim Sae-ronKim Tae-hoonA quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
- DirectorJeong Ji-yeongStarsAhn Sung-kiPark Won-sangNa Young-heeKim Kyung-ho is fired by his university after he questioned the validity of a math question in its entrance exam. Kim files a lawsuit against the university, but it is dismissed. Out of frustration he confronts the judge with a crossbow. Kim is arrested. He says that he did not shoot the judge but the judge insists he did.
- DirectorChang-min ChooStarsLee Byung-hunRyu Seung-ryongHan Hyo-jooA look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
- DirectorWoo-seok YangStarsSong Kang-hoKwak Do-wonIm Si-wanAn ambitious tax attorney decides to represent an old friend in court.
- DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsKim Gyu-riKim Ho-jungPark Jeong-sikA middle-aged man who has recently lost his wife to cancer indulges in fantasies about a young woman at his work.
- DirectorDong-hoon ChoiStarsJun Ji-hyunLee Jung-jaeHa Jung-wooWhile Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies' forces are hunting them down.
- DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsJun KunimuraHwang Jung-minKwak Do-wonSoon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
- DirectorHwang Dong-hyukStarsLee Byung-hunKim Yoon-seokPark Hae-ilIn 1636, King Injo hides in the mountains to avoid being part of the Qing dynasty.
- DirectorYoon Jong-binStarsHwang Jung-minLee Sung-minCho Jin-woongIn the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
- DirectorLee Jong-pilStarsKo Ah-sungEsomPark Hye-sooIn mid '90s, 3 female high school-grad office workers take up English classes together to get promotions and they team up to uncover corruption within their company.
- DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsKim Yoon-seokZo In-sungHuh Joon-hoIn 1991 war-torn Somalia the personnel and the families of both the South Korean and the North Korean embassies have the same goal: to escape from Mogadishu.
- DirectorTae-Jin AhnStarsRyu Jun-yeolYoo Hae-jinShin Chi-youngA blind acupuncturist, who strangely, is able to see normally at night, and happens to witness the death of the crown prince.