[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound...

Published on 2014/07/19

K-Films Coming Soon:

★★★★★ "KUNDO : Age of the Rampant": A Robin Hood-style action epic set in 1859 that sees a group of skilled thieves defend the weak from corrupt feudal lords. (07/23)

★★★ "Passionate Love - Movie": A steamy melodrama about a troubled couple and finding new love. (07/23)

★★★★ "Our Family": A documentary that follows a large family of North Korean refugees and the challenges they face. (07/24)

Title: "KUNDO : Age of the Rampant"

Genre: Action, Historical Epic

Release Date: 2014/07/23

Director: Yoon Jong-bin ("Nameless Gangster", "The Moonlight of Seoul")

Length: 135 min

Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Ma Dong-seok, Yoon Ji-hye

The Short and Sweet: A Robin Hood-style action epic set in 1859 that sees a group of skilled thieves defend the weak from corrupt feudal lords.

★★★★★

Title: "Passionate Love - Movie"

Genre: Drama, Melodrama, Romance

Release Date: 2014/07/23

Director: Lee Soong-hwan ("The Groin", "The Last Liaison")

Length: 84 min

Stars: Jung Min, Oh Yoo-na, Han Cho-ah

The Short and Sweet: A steamy melodrama about a troubled couple and finding new love.

★★★

Title: "Our Family"

Genre: Documentary

Release Date: 2014/07/24

Director: Kim Do-hyun-I *

Length: 85 min

The Short and Sweet: A documentary that follows a large family of North Korean refugees and the challenges they face.

★★★★

Also Coming Soon:

"Iceman 3D" (2013), "Taichi II" (2012), "How to Train Your Dragon 2" (2014), "Workers" (2012), "Mysteria" (2011), "Sabotage" (2014), "The Lovers' Guide: Igniting Desire" (2011), "The Third Half" (2012), "Tale of a Forest" (2012), "Attila Marcel" (2013)

Sources:

AsianWiki: http://asianwiki.com/Kundo_:_Age_of_the_Rampant

Daum: http://movie.daum.net/movieinfo/coming/movieInfoScheduled.do?modeType=day&order=recently

HanCinema: http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_KUNDO__2p__Age_of_the_Rampant.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Passionate_Love_-_Movie.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Our_Family.php, http://www.hancinema.net/upcoming-korean-movies.php

KOBIZ: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20123501

- C.J. Wheeler (chriscjw@gmail.com; @KoreaOnTheCouch)