Park Chan-wook

No Other Choice (2025)

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity. ...

Uprising (2024)

In the Joseon Dynasty, two friends who grew up together — one the master and one the servant — reunite post-war as enemies on opposing sides. ...

Decision to Leave (2022)

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man's wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself ...

Life Is But a Dream (2022)

An undertaker digs up an abandoned grave to get wood to build a coffin for the savior of his village, but in doing so, he awakens the ghost of an ancient swordsman, and the ghost wants his coffin back. ...

Believe It or Not (2018)

Over many years of division, North and South Korea have become like a hall of mirrors where it is difficult to tell the real from the false. Inspired by real people who have traveled between North and South amid this division, this film depicts a relations ...

Reawakening of memories (2017)

I wanted to render an interesting depiction of how the extraction of a dead person's memory-a very sci-fi-esque musing-is used to solve the mystery of a woman's death, and is so doing, cautiously broach the injustice and indifference toward women's issues ...

Decades Apart (2017)

For the work Decades Apart commissioned by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain for the exhibition Highlights, PARKing CHANce has conceived an original immersive 3D sound and image installation. Based on the set of Joint Security Area (JSA) (2000) ...

The Truth Beneath (2016)

For 15 days, a politician and his wife navigate a scandal after their daughter goes missing on the eve of the national elections. ...

The Handmaiden (2016)

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a ...

The Shameless (2015)

A homicide detective tries to flush out a mob enforcer by befriending the suspect's beautiful girlfriend, but soon develops romantic feelings for her. ...

A Rose Reborn (2014)

A brilliant young CEO from London contemplates the possibility of selling his invention to a mysterious Chinese billionaire. Before actually meeting his potential investor however our protagonist must face a number of challenges in the form of journeys, ri ...

Bitter, Sweet, Seoul (2014)

Over 98 days from August 20th to November 25th 2013, 2821 people from around the world sent 11,852 video featuring many different faces of Seoul. 154 were selected, edited, and made into a movie. ...

Oldboy (2013)

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation. ...

Snowpiercer (2013)

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. ...

Lee Jung Hyun: V (2013)

A man experiences a car crash and visits the nearest spooky mansion for help, only to discover its ghostly inhabitant wants to take him as a groom. ...

Stoker (2013)

After India's father dies suddenly, her uncle Charlie, whom she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother. Soon after his arrival, she begins to suspect that this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives. But inste ...

Day Trip (2012)

A master and his student visit a mountain to practice pansori (a musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer) after a music competition which outcome has left the trainee disappointed. ...

A Boy with Arms (2012)

The boy's mother packs her belongings and leaves her family for another man. The boy gets home only to see that his mother had left and decides to kill her man. He goes to find him with a knife, but gives up the idea as he sees that the man loves his mothe ...

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia ...

Night Fishing (2011)

A man casually sets up for a fishing trip at the water's edge. Evening comes and a tug on his line presents him with the body of a woman. ...

Too Fragile to Be Loved (2010)

Love story. Too hard to believe, and too much to bear. ...

Thirst (2009)

A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he's torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newf ...

Crush and Blush (2008)

After being demoted from teaching Russian to middle-school English students, Me-sook is literally red-faced with shame, because on top of all her other issues — unrequited love, unpopularity — Me-sook has a blushing problem. ...

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)

Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who ...

Zinda (2006)

After being held imprisoned in a room for 14 years, Balajeet Roy is suddenly released. Thereafter, he goes on a quest to look for the people who wronged him. ...

A Boy Who Went to Heaven (2005)

An orphaned boy falls in love with and writes anonymous letters a to 30-year old woman because she reminds him of his mother. ...

Lady Vengeance (2005)

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution. ...

Three... Extremes (2004)

Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister. ...

Oldboy (2003)

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors. ...

If You Were Me (2003)

Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophil ...

Never Ending Peace and Love (2003)

"Never Ending Peace and Love" (or "N.E.P.A.L.") is part of the South Korean omnibus film "If You Were Me" (2003). Comprising six short films directed by six prominent Korean directors and commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, "If Y ...

A Bizarre Love Triangle (2002)

Eun-hee is an extravagant and selfish woman who lives a life of luxury. She constantly swears, acts extremely careless, and is unashamedly tactless. Yet she somehow manages to be loved by both her husband, Doo-chan, and Keum-sook, a childhood female friend ...

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge. ...

The Humanist (2001)

Te-o begins life as a lonely son of a high-ranking officer. He buys his friends with money and ice cream. Eventually two of these boys, the orphans Euglena and Amoeba, become real friends. Years later, Te-o abandons his overseas education and returns home. ...

Joint Security Area (2000)

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two side ...

The Anarchists (2000)

Set in 1920s Shanghai, the film recounts the activities of a group of young Koreans trying to destabilize Japanese control of their penninsula. Through an anti-occupation terrorist campaign, the five men hope to inspire a resurrection throughout their penn ...

Judgement (1999)

At the identification of a dead body, a couple and a morgue employee both claim to be related to the deceased, and therefore the rightful recipient of an indemnity of at least 520,000. ...

Trio (1997)

Han is a suicidal saxophonist, Mun is a violent simpleton with an I.Q. of 80, and Maria is a single mother with dreams of becoming a nun. Han has tried numerous times to kill himself, but nothing ever works. After witnessing his wife's infidelity, it's the ...

The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream (1992)

A gangster in Busan is caught having an affair with his boss' mistress and the two run off with their organization's money. ...

I Haven’t Done Anything (2023)

Oh Tae-kyung, once an up-and-coming actor, starts a YouTube channel. He starts to produce content where he grants people's wishes, borrowing a concept from the movie "Oldboy". ...

Kultur-King Korea (2022)

Plankton Salesmen (2017)

A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story of the company Cinema Without Borders and its two founders, Sam Klebanov and Anton Mazurov. ...

Old Days (2016)

Old Days is a documentary about Park Chan-wook's original masterpiece, Oldboy. It was created for Plain Archive's Blu-ray release and first screened at the Jeonju International Film Festival. ...

Müdigkeitsgesellschaft: Byung-Chul Han in Seoul/Berlin (2015)

The essay film about the German philosopher Byung-Chul Han encircles the phenomenon of fatigue in our capitalistic societies and its associated symptoms such as depression and burnout. It raises the question of how we want to live today, and what we can op ...

Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (2014)

Documentary on the making of the film. ...

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012)

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary ...

Through Korean Cinema (2010)

Discover the roots of Korean cinema. A cinema who surprised by the success recorded in the major international festivals. Interviews to five famous Korean directors, to get to know closely the evolution of Korean cinema. Through their words, their pictures ...

Crush and Blush (2008)

After being demoted from teaching Russian to middle-school English students, Me-sook is literally red-faced with shame, because on top of all her other issues — unrequited love, unpopularity — Me-sook has a blushing problem. ...

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young (2007)

A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence ...

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema (2005)

South Korean cinema is in the throes of a creative explosion where mavericks are encouraged and masters are venerated. But from where has this phenomenon emerged? What is the culture that has yielded this range of filmmakers? With The Nine Lives of Korean ...

Autobiography of 'Oldboy' (2005)

A three and- a-half-hour video diary of the making of Oldboy. This was included as a special feature in the DVD and Blu Ray releases of Oldboy and was a special feature in Arrow Video's release of the film. ...

Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video (2004)

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge. ...

Mascara (1995)

Buzz Salon which is run by Cho is known for its mysterious ambience. Gi-hyuk, one of Cho's best customers, falls for Hae-joo, a hostess at Buzz. Cho uses Hae-joo to kill gangsters who harass him with money he owes them. When Gi-hyuk discovers that Hae-joo ...