By Pierce Conran Yoo Ha's gangster epic Gangnam Blues will be released in China next month but local viewers will be treated to a...

By Pierce Conran 12 years is a long time in the film world but for Korean cinema it seems like almost an eternity. In 2001 I had yet t...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival. Ever since I discovered Korean cinema, I’ve been a fan of the in...

Ever since I discovered Korean cinema, I’ve been a fan of the industry’s frequent experimentations with genre. Almost every film that c...

The gangster comedy, once one the biggest money-spinners in the Korean film industry, has fallen out of favor recently. Truth is, most ...

Part of  MKC's coverage  of the 17th Busan International Film Festival. The gangster film, a genre that has found its way into ...

Part of  MKC's coverage  of the 16th Puchon International Film Festival. The main prize-winner at this year’s Yubari In...

The final installment of Im Kwon-taek’s The General’s Son trilogy was not particularly well-received upon its release in 1992 in Korea...

According to an article from The Korea Times , the first Korean gangster film was Gallant Man , released in 1969.  Following this a flu...

This post was updated on August 14, 2014 and expanded to a Top 12 in order to make room for some more recent Korean gangster classics. ...

Next week will be Jopok (Korean Gangster) week on Modern Korean Cinema!  I'm currently panning an essay on Ha Yu's exceptional A ...

Gangster comedies are something of a specialty in Korea and have been among the most popular films on the Korean box office charts for over ...