Korean horror films are mainly to create a horror atmosphere, the plot is more compact, layer by layer reasoning, strong logic, generally with supernatural events as the entry point, layer by layer, in the style of continuing the story routine of Japanese horror films, but also absorbed the European and American picture production and music collocation. Let's take a look at these ten horror thrillers made by Koreans.
I. "Memories of Killing"
Thriller Index ★★★★ ☆
The film is directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Park Hae-il and others. Telling the story of a small town with a series of rape and murder cases, the police set up a special case team, which is jointly investigated by the town policeman Doo Man and the Seoul special policeman Tae Yoon (Kim Sang Kyung). The two men handled the case at the beginning of the opposite direction, and the cooperation caused a lot of friction. And when they were also targeting the killers, DNA reports from the United States brought them to near collapse.
The film is based on real events, filmed in the mid-1980s, the film is heavily integrated into the scenes under the south Korean military regime, leading the audience to reflect on the dark period in the process of democratization in South Korea.
2. "Rose, Red Lotus"
Thriller Index ★★★★★
Rose, Red Lotus is a 2002 horror suspense film directed by Kim Ji-woon and starring Lian Jingya, Lim So-kyung, Moon Geun-young, kim Ka-so and others. The film tells the strange story of two sisters Shumei, Shuran and the neurosensitive stepmother who live together and all kinds of strange things happen in the family.
Third, the "Sopranos Talk" series
"Sopranos Talk" is one of the classic Korean horror film series, "Sopranos Talk" to introduce the relationship between girls, excluded by classmates, because of exam competition and suppressed education and other problems of college girls as the theme, the first episode in 1998 became popular, in the summer of 2005 launched the 4th episode "Sound", to 2009 in order to greet the tenth anniversary of the production of "Sopranos Talk", CINE2000 Company launched "Sopranos Talk 5: Suicide with Mates".
IV. "The Teacher's Favor"
The film is directed by Ren Tae-woong and starring Oh Mi-hee, Seo Young-hee, Lui Hyun-so, and Park Hyo-joon. The film was released in South Korea on August 3, 2006. It tells the story of 7 students who have been deeply hurt by their teachers and retaliate against their teachers but encounter other dangers. Although they expressed their gratitude to the teacher, they had a pain in their hearts that could not be forgotten.
V. "The Dismemberment of Love"
In fact, when I first opened this film, the name alone was enough to attract Big Wet! The dismemberment of love! The dismemberment of love! Oh dear!
This film is a thriller suspense film directed by Jang Yoon Hyun and starring Han Seok-gyu and Shen Yinhe. The film tells the story of two police officers investigating a serial murder case and a mysterious woman related to the case. The film was released in South Korea on November 13, 1999. Although the film has been released for more than twenty years, it still seems to be good. In particular, the corpse pieces were so well done that I thought they were real when I saw them!
VI. "Seeing the Devil"
Directed by Kim Ji-woon and starring Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hyun, the film was released in South Korea in 2010. Because some of the film's footage was too bloody, it became the first commercial film in South Korea to be restricted from release.
This is the most exciting Korean movie Da Wet has ever seen! And quite heavy taste! Fortunately, there is still a girl inside to soothe the heart of the big wet, after all, the girl will always be a must-kill skill in Korean dramas!
VII. "Killing Comics"
Thriller Index ★★★ ☆☆
The film is directed by Kim Yong-joon and starring Yan Jijun, Lee Shi-young, Kim Hyun-woo and others. The film focuses on the web series itself, brewing a different color story that is entangled with fantasy and reality, and integrates elements such as suspense and thriller.
Under the neon lights, there are ghosts and shadows, and everyone has secrets in their hearts that they do not want to be known, and there are heads of wrongs and debts. Karma, not at all...
VIII. "Guest"
The film is based on the German legend "The Magic Flute Bearer", which tells the story of a magic piper named Wu Long (Liu Chenglong) shortly after the end of the Korean War, and his son come to a remote mountain village that suffers from severe rat infestations. The village chief (Lee Seung-min) allows Wu Long to stay, allows him to do odd jobs and makes a deal to drive away the rat infestation. When Wu Long asked the village chief to redeem his promise and leave, he found that he had been deceived. Vowing revenge, Wulong lures the rats back to the village, enveloping the village in terror and fulfilling an ancient prophecy.
After watching it, Da Wet found that this movie is actually not a horror film, but more about the horror of human nature than the horror shots and fantasy colors. Even more terrifying than the ghosts and gods is the human heart!
IX. "Romeo Point" is also known as "R Heights"
It is a thriller film directed by Kong Soo-chang and starring Park On-sang and others. The film tells the story of Lieutenant Choi Tae-woo, the only surviving soldier in a war during the Vietnam War, who was often tormented by nightmares.
10. "Cinderella"
A thriller directed by Feng Wantai and starring Shin Shijing and Du Zhiyan.
Hyun-soo is the pearl in the palm of her mother Yoon Hee, a plastic surgeon, although she has no interest in plastic surgery, her good friends who study at the Academy of Fine Arts are keen to make themselves more beautiful through artificial reconstruction, but after being transformed by Yoon Hee on the operating table, they have died mysteriously and tragically, and for a while Hyun Soo and her mother fell into panic. Best friend Sheng Eun is intact and becomes Hyun Soo's greatest comfort.
Hyun-soo accidentally breaks into the underground warehouse of the forbidden place in the house and finds a very scary photo of a child, which makes the idea of revealing the secret of her mother, and slowly, the question has been answered, and she and her mother are gradually forced into a corner.