The best Korean films of the 1990s
The top 3 according to 22 votes from people: The General's Son (1990) · A Hot Roof (1995) · The Gingko Bed (1996). (Updated Jun 11, 2021.)
From The General's Son, Sopyonje and Marriage Story to Green Fish, Christmas in August, Shiri and Happy End: a Daum forum member's pick of the best Korean films of the 1990s, in chronological order.
Automatically translated (original in 한국어). See the original
Top 18
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1
The General's Son (1990)
Im Kwon-taek. Kim Du-han, a street fighter in Japanese-occupied Seoul; a trilogy.
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2
A Hot Roof (1995)
Lee Min-yong. Women barricaded on an apartment rooftop.
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3
The Gingko Bed (1996)
Kang Je-gyu. A love and a curse that last a thousand years.
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4
A Petal (1996)
Jang Sun-woo. A girl who survived the Gwangju Uprising.
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5
White Badge (1992)
Chung Ji-young. A Korean veteran's memories of the Vietnam War.
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6
The Contact (1997)
Jang Yoon-hyun. Two strangers connected through an online chat service.
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7
Marriage Story (1992)
Kim Eui-seok. A realistic romantic comedy about newlyweds.
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8
Sopyonje (1993)
Im Kwon-taek. A family of pansori singers; the first Korean film to sell a million tickets in Seoul.
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9
Blue in You (1993)
Lee Hyun-seung. A stylish romance in 1990s Seoul.
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10
A Single Spark (1995)
Park Kwang-su. Labour activist Jeon Tae-il, who set himself on fire.
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11
Green Fish (1997)
Lee Chang-dong. A discharged soldier and a new town outside Seoul, with Han Suk-kyu.
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12
Christmas in August (1998)
Hur Jin-ho. A terminally ill photographer and a parking warden, Han Suk-kyu and Shim Eun-ha.
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13
Happy End (1999)
Jung Ji-woo. An unemployed husband and his wife's affair, with Jeon Do-yeon.
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14
Passage to Buddha (1993)
Jang Sun-woo. A boy sets out to find his mother. Award winner at Berlin.
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15
Beat (1997)
Kim Sung-su. Jung Woo-sung and restless youth.
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16
Shiri (1999)
Kang Je-gyu. A North-South spy thriller, the biggest hit of the 1990s.
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17
Nowhere to Hide (1999)
Lee Myung-se. Park Joong-hoon chases Ahn Sung-ki.
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18
Tell Me Something (1999)
Jang Yoon-hyun. A detective investigates dismemberment murders, with Han Suk-kyu and Shim Eun-ha.
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