NO.1 "Cry"
Douban score: 7.3
"Cry" is a suspense film invested and distributed by 20th Century Fox Korea Branch, directed by Luo Hongzhen, starring Guo Daoyuan, Huang Jungmin and Qian Yuxi, and was released in South Korea on May 11, 2016.
The film tells the story of a strange Japanese who came to a small village and had a serial poisoning incident, and after the daughter of the policeman Zhong Jiu was implicated, there was no way but to find the Taoist priest Nikko to join forces to find out the truth.
The film won the Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Soundtrack, and Best Editing Awards at the 37th Korea Blue Dragon Film Awards. The style of the film review still follows the director's consistent "dirty and messy" aesthetic, and the rainy day and the fog in the valley city mountains further strengthen the solemn suspense atmosphere.
NO.2 "Ghost Town"
Douban score: 7.5
"Ghost Town" is a historical film directed by Zhao Tinglai and starring Jiang Ha Na and Cui Li, which was released in South Korea on February 24, 2016.
Based on Kang Il-rise, a Korean comfort woman victim, the film tells the tragic story of a 14-year-old girl Jeong-min and a group of girls who became comfort women after being forcibly taken away by the Japanese army during the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1943.
"Ghost Town" homonym "Homecoming", for the girls, they are trampled on in a foreign land like hell, and the only thing that supports their survival is the desire to return home. Although "Ghost Township" does not have the tears of imagination, the memories of the pain of national history are still worth watching.
NO.3 "Spring Dream"
Douban score: 7.7
"Spring Dream" is a drama film directed by Zhang Lü and starring Han Yili, Liang Yijun, Park Tingfan, and Yoon Jongbin.
The film was released in South Korea on October 13, 2016. The film tells the emotional story between a young woman who runs a tavern to take care of her paralyzed father and three men beside her.
Although the title is imaginative, this black-and-white film is essentially a humorous and absurd reality sketch. Punks, North Korean defectors, epilepsy sufferers, outsiders who sound unrelated to mainstream life that don't match "spring" come together, but present a humorous laugh that borders on absurdity.
No.4 "Man and Woman"
Douban score: 8.1
"Man and Woman" is a love movie directed by Lee Yun-ki and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Kong Liu, which was released in South Korea on February 25, 2016.
The film tells the story of a middle-aged man and woman who meet in a foreign country, and similar experiences make their hearts slowly closer, and finally indulge in unruly love.
At the end of the film, like the opening scene, it returns to that road. Yes, everything in this is like a dream, after all, life is back on the original track, there should be no more forks in the road, because the heart is too painful to remember.
NO.5 "The Insider"
Douban score: 8.1
"People in the Bureau" is a crime film based on Yoon Ty-ho's comic of the same name, directed by Oh Min-ho, starring Lee Byung-heon, Cho Seung-woo and Baek Yoon-sik, the film was released in South Korea on November 19, 2015.
The film tells the criminal story of the righteousness and betrayal between the "insiders" who can develop their power, obtain the protection of public power, attach to political brokers, and become the "insiders" who influence Korean society.
The film "The Insider" is a film alluding to contemporary Korean society and the chaebols controlling politics and public opinion. After the film was released, it caused a huge response, it is said that one in five Korean adults have watched it, and the film won the Best Work Award and Best Actor Award at the 37th Korean Film Blue Dragon Awards, and the Best Picture Award, Best Director Award and Best Actor Award at the 53rd Korea Grand Bell Awards.