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★★★★★ "Pirates": A whale swallows the 'great seal' of the newly established Cho-sun en route from China, opening up a chance for bandits and pirates to try and claim it. (08/06)

★★★ "Title for Members Only": A hopeless couple carrying their own emotional and social baggage struggle to make it work. (08/06)

★★★ "T-pang Rescue": The T-pang Team has to defend the villagers against the evil alien Koraon and his tribe. (08/07)

★★★★ "The Cardinal": A documentary that follows Kim Su-hwan and his personal journey of discover.  (08/07)

★★★★ "Super Virgin": A thirty-something man living in Incheon struggles to live a fulfilling life, but after meeting a bioengineer and signing up for a medical experiment his life gets given a challenging new impetus. (08/07)

 Title: "Pirates"

Genre: Adventure

Release Date: 2014/08/06

Director: Lee Seok-hoon ("Dancing Queen")

Length: 130 min

Stars: Kim Nam-gil, Son Ye-jin, Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Kyung-young, Oh Dal-soo, Kim Tae-woo

The Short and Sweet: A whale swallows the 'great seal' of the newly established Cho-sun en route from China, opening up a chance for bandits and pirates to try and claim it.

★★★★★

Title: "Title for Members Only"

Genre: Melodrama, Romance

Release Date: 2014/08/06

Director: Lee Yeong-in*

Length: 75 min

Stars: Choo Seon, Kim Soo-ah-II, Seo Jeong-hyeon

The Short and Sweet: A hopeless couple carrying their own emotional and social baggage struggle to make it work.

★★★

        Title: "The Cardinal"

Genre: Documentary

Release Date: 2014/08/07

Director: Jeon Sung-woo-I*

Stars: Stephen Kim Sou-hwan

The Short and Sweet: A documentary that follows Kim Sou-hwan and his personal journey of discover.

★★★★     

        Title: "Super Virgin"

Genre: Fantasy, Science-Fiction

Release Date: 2014/08/07

Director: Back Seung-kee*

Length: 105 min

Stars: Back Seung-kee, Son LeeYong, Park Ji-na, Seong Choong-kyeong, Jo Han-chul

The Short and Sweet: A thirty-something man living in Incheon struggles to live a fulfilling life, but after meeting a bioengineer and signing up for a medical experiment his life gets given a challenging new impetus.

★★★★

        Title: "T-pang Rescue"

Genre: Animation

Release Date: 2014/08/07

Director: Bang Hyeong-woo*

Length: 80 min

The Short and Sweet: The T-pang Team has to defend the villagers against the evil alien Koraon and his tribe.

★★★

 

Also Coming Soon:

"Lu Jun Yi" (2012), "Hercules" (2014), "Iceman 3D" (2013), "名 探偵コナン　異次元の狙撃手" (2014), "Camel Spiders" (2011), "Wer" (2013), "The THree Musketeers (2013), "Aftershock" (2013), "A Most Wanted Man" (2014), "Specter" (2012), "Omocha" (1999), "You're Next" (2011) 

 

Sources:

AsianWiki: http://asianwiki.com/The_Pirates, http://asianwiki.com/Super_Virgin

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

HanCinema: http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Pirates.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Resolve.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_The_Cardinal.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Super_Virgin.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_T-pang_Rescue.php

KOBIZ: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20136064, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20127628

 

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