Seen in Jeonju

New Korean Movies on DVD: April 15-21

15th April 2012

I have been busy getting ready to give mid-term exams which at the university I teach at will start this coming Friday and finish up on the following Thursday. I am always busiest the week before exams as find making tests far more work than giving or checking them.  But on the bright side, this is another good week for buying DVDs– there are several on this list I will certainly be ordering this week including Children of Darkness, The Kick and Ghost. Below is the list of the five films being released this week.

children of darkness

Children of Darkness (1981) directed by Lee Jang-ho and starring Na Yeong-hee, Kim Hee-ra and Ahn Seong-gi.  Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: None/ Rating: for ages 18+/ Format: 4:3 full screen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0/ Running Time: 100 minutes/ Suggested Retail Price: 16,500 KRW/ Available: April 17th.

Pace Maker directed by Kim Dal-joong, starring Kim Yeong-min, Ahn Seong-gi and Ko Ah-ra.  Number of discs: 2/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: for ages 12+/ Format: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1/ Running Time: 124 minutes plus 59 minutes of extras on second disc/ Suggested Retail Price: 23,100 KRW/ Available: April 18th

The Kick directed by Prachyn Pinkaew starring Jo Jae-hyeon, Ye Ji-won and Na Tae-joo.  Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean only/ Rating: for ages 12+/ Format: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 5.0/ Running Time: 105 minutes/ Suggested Retail Price: 25,300 KRW/ Available: April 20th.

flying butterfly

Ghost, an ombibus directed by various directors and starring Lee Min-ho and Shin Ji-soo.  Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: for ages 15+/ Format: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0/ Running Time: 109 minutes/ Suggested Retail Price: 22,000 KRW/ Available: April 20th.

Flying Butterfly, a documetary directed by Jeong Heum-moon and starring Yoon Do-hyeon and his band.  Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: for all ages/ Format: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0/ Running Time: 101 minutes/ Suggested Retail Price: 22,000 KRW/ Available: April 20th.

2 Responses to “New Korean Movies on DVD: April 15-21”

  1. David Says:

    Hi there, where do you buy your dvds from? I am in Seoul.

    David

  2. Tom Says:

    Hi– I buy mine online from TechnoDVD (www.technodvd.co.kr) and DVDKorea (www.dvdkorea.co.kr). TechnoDVD has more of the hard-to-find releases