Korean Movies Opening Today 2026/09/02 in Korea

Korean movies opening today 2026/09/02 in Korea: "Portrait of a Family", "Sua's Home" and "A Portrait of Photography"

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"Portrait of a Family" (2026)

Directed by Lee Ji-won-IV

With Ryu Seung-ryong, Ha Ji-won, Kim Si-a, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Sun-young, Kim Young-min,...

Started filming: 2021/06/23
Wrapped up filming: 2021/09/19
Synopsis
Baseball player Joong-goo (Ryu Seung-ryong) and movie star Nam-mi (Ha Ji-won) are a celebrity couple who are blissfully happy in their career and marriage. One day, a girl named Dong-joo (Kim Si-a) shows up and the couple's lives are destroyed instantly. Seven years later, as Dong-joo gets involved in the death of a middle school girl, Joong-goo and Nam-mi decide to fight a battle they have no chance of winning. Will they be able to get back what they once had and return home?

"Sua's Home" (2025)

Directed by Yun Sim-kyoung

With Choi Myung-bin, Moon Seung-ah, Kim Tae-hoon, Yoo Da-in, Kim Byung-man-I, Lim Seung-beom,...

Synopsis
Yeong-seon is a 15-year-old girl passionate about tennis. With no one to look after her, she moves between an orphanage and a shelter. To make her ends meet, she accepts a part-time position as Sua's training partner and later ends up living with her family. Other than their age, everything else was in stark contrast. Sua, coming from a wealthy family with a father who once was a talented tennis player, receives special attention. Over time, Yeong-seon finds it difficult to conceal her envy towards Sua, who keeps acting childishly. Yeong-seon gradually begins to think of taking over what Sua has.

"A Portrait of Photography" (2026)

Directed by Koh Heeyoung

Written by Koh Heeyoung

Synopsis
"Why is a Japanese person photographing Korea!"

Shisei Kuwabara, the 90-year-old master of Japanese photojournalism.

Having traveled to Korea over 100 times in the past 60 years, he has documented the major and minor events that have traversed the Korean Peninsula. From the lives of ordinary people in Cheonggyecheon to the democratization movement, the Dongducheon base towns, the Vietnam War deployment, and daily life in Pyongyang through 100,000 photographs.

"What did he see?"

The vivid faces he could not let go of, despite enduring all manner of hardships, such as deportation from South Korea and a ban on entry from North Korea.

Right today, in 2026, we encounter the "faces of photography" seen through the master's viewfinder on the screen.