The Banquet

Aka: Legend of the Black Scorpion
Director:Feng Xiaogang
Release date: September 14, 2006
Language: Mandarin
Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts

Starring:
Zhang Ziyi
Ge You
Daniel Wu
Zhou Xun
Ma Jingwu


Synopsis:
A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet




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Curiosities:
Won 2006 Asia-Pacific Film festival for best Cinematography
Won 2007 Asian Film Award for best Production Designer
Won 2007 Hong Kong Film Award for best Supporting Actress for Zhou Xun



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The King and the Clown

Aka: Wang-ui Namja
Director: Jun-ik Lee
Release date: December 29,2005
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Thriller

Starring:
Woo-seong Kam
Jin-yeong Jeong
Seong-yeon Kang
Jun-gi Lee
Hang-seon Jang

Synopsis:
Two clowns living in the Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution, but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh. (IMDB.com)

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Awards:
43rd Daejong Film Festival:
Best Film
Best Director- Lee Jun Ik
Best Script/Scenario- Choi Seok Hwan
Best Cinematography- Ji Gil Woong
Best Leading Actor- Gam Woo Seong
Best New Actor- Lee Jun Ki
Best Supporting Actor- Yoo Hae Jin
Most Popular Actor- Lee Jun Ki
Most Popular Actress- Kang Seong Yeon
Most Popular Actor Overseas- Lee Jun Ki

42nd Baeksang (Paeksang) Film Festival Arts Awards 2006:
Best New Actor- Lee Jun Ki
Judge's Special Film Awards

14th Chunsa Film Festival 2006:
Best Leading Actor - Gam Woo Seong
Best Supporting Actor - Jang Hang Seon
Korea Film Awards 2006:
Best New Actor - Lee Jun Ki

27th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2006:
Best Music- Lee Byong Woo
Most Popular Stars- Lee Jun Ki & Kang Sung Yeon
Best On-Screen Performing Couple Award- Gam Woo Seong & Lee Jun Ki

Cape Town World Cinema Festival (CTWCF) 2006:
Best Feature Film Award
Best Screenplay- Choi Suk Hwan & Kim Tae Woong

9th Festival Du Film Asiatique De Deauville (France) 2007:
Lotus Du Jury (Grand Prix Jury Prize)

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Hwang Jin Yi

Aka: Legendary Courtesan Hwang Jin Yi
Director: Yoon-Hyun Chang
Release date: 2007
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)
Genre: Ancient, Biography, Drama, Historical, Romance

Starring:
Hye-kyo Song - Hwang Jin Yi
Ji-tae Yu - Nomi
Seung-yong Ryoo
No-shik Park
Bu-seon Kim
Eung-su Kim
Hyeon-a Kim
Yeo-Jong Yun
Yu-jeong Kim

Synopsis:
The film traces the life of Hwang Jin Yi, a 16th century gisaeng - a female entertainer-artist similar to the Japanese geisha - remembered as both a distinguished poet and alluring femme fatale.
Born into a respected noble family, the charming Hwang leads a peaceful life in the city of Songdo. But when her scandalous birth secrets are revealed, she voluntarily chooses the lowly life of a gisaeng.
Hwang, brought to life by Song Hye-gyo, evolves from an innocent damsel to smoldering temptress. Song gives an impressive performance of her character's winding emotional journey, and breaks away from her image as a sweet-faced starlet.
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Curiosities:
Awards:
2008 (45th) Daejong Film Awards:
Best Music
Best Costume Design

Award Nomination:
2008 (45th) Daejong Film Awards: "Best Lighting" / "Best Art Design"

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Damo, the Undercover Lady Detective

Aka: Female Detective Damo / Damo, the Detective in Chosun / The Legendary Police Woman / Joseon Yeohyeongsa Damo
Director: Lee Jae-kyu
Release date: 2003
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)
Genre: Action / Crime, Historical, Romance
Episodes: 14

Starring:
Ha Ji Won as Chae-Ok
Kim Min Joon as Jang Sung-Baek
Lee Seo Jin as Commander Hwangbo
Lee Moon Shik as Ma Chook-Ji
No Hyun Hee as Ta Bak-nyu
Park Young Kyu as Jo Se-ok
Lee Han Wie as Baek Jo-wan
Kwon Oh Joong as Lee Won-hae

Synopsis:
This series and our heroine took place in the Chosun Dynasty.Chae Ok was separated from her brother when her father, a nobleman, was accused of treason. She managed to make her way and becomes a Damo, a low ranked woman detective. Skilled in swordplay, she must not only fight crime, but to face inequality for her status in society. Her brother grew up to be a rebel leader fighting against society injustice and both brother and sister faced off against each other on opposite side of the law.
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The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan

Aka: Disturbance in Her Barroom / 1724 Hero / 1724 Gibang Nandong Sageon
Director: Yeo Kyun-dong
Release date: 2008
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Historical, Mystery, Romance

Starring:
Lee Jung-Jae as Cheon-doong
Kim Seok-hun as Man-deuk
Kim Ok-bin as Seol-ji
Lee Won-jong as Jil-kap

Synopsis:
Korea, 1724.

Once upon a time in the Joseon Dynasty, Chun-doong meets a beautiful woman while in the middle of a fight in an old market. Having fallen in love at first sight, good fortune is with him and he finds her once again. Her name is Seol-ji and she works as a gisaeng, a Korean traditional singing and dancing girl. They spend a memorable night together but Chun-doong loses her again when she moves to work at another bar. When he finds her new hiding place, however, he is warned away by her new manager, Man-deuk who has connections in the city's underworld.
One day, while still despondent without Seol-ji in his life, he accidentally knocks over and kills the boss of the Jjak-gwi gang. Before he knows it, because of his fighting skills Chun-doong becomes the replacement boss. Soon, there is a gathering of the region's gang bosses at the bar where Seol-ji now works. In the middle of the meeting, Chun-doong causes a disturbance to steal Seol-ji away under the nose of Man-deuk. The meeting turns into chaos because of the incident and ends abruptly. A furious Man-deuk teams up with rival gangsters to plot the downfall of the Jjak-gwi gang...

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A Frozen Flower

Aka: Two Flowers Shop / Ssanghwajeom / 쌍화점

Director: Yu Ha

Release date: 2008

Language: Korean

Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)

Genre: Drama, Historical, Mature 18+, Romance

Starring:

In-seong Jo as Hong-rim
Jin-mo Ju as King
Ji-hyo Song as Queen
Ji-ho Shim
Ju-hwan Im - Han Baek
Min-woo No
Wook-hwan Yeo
Se-rang Lee
Jung-ki Song
Hyeon-seong Im

Synopsis:

Under the pressure of the Yuan Kingdom, the King of Goryeo is pressured to produce a successor to the throne. But the king is in love with his loyal general Hong-lim. After seriously pondering the issue, the king asks his lover Hong-lim to sleep with the Queen, with unexpected consequences.
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Review:

This movie is so good and so romantic. I know it's about two guys but it's one of the most romantic movies I've seen and one of the saddest as well. A must watch for everyone because this is definitely one of the best 2008 movies.

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