Here are all the film-related interview articles on LKL, of which around three-quarters originally appeared on Paul Quinn’s Hangul Celluloid website (identified with author “PQ” in the table below). For a dedicated list of just Hangul Celluloid interviews, click here.
CB = Colette Balmain | KH = Kay Hoddy | NA = Nyomi Anderson | PG = Philip Gowman | PQ = Paul Quinn | RC = Robert Cottingham
(T) = Transcription of an interview or Q&A
(A) = Article or essay informed by an interview and/or Q&A
Solo = Interview conducted solely by the author
Group = Group interview or public Q&A
Joint = Interview conducted jointly by PG and PQ
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| Ahn Jae-huun | Jun 2015 (Solo) | A behind-the-scenes look at Studio MWP with director Ahn Jae-hoon, exploring upcoming animated films, literary adaptations, and the creative process behind Korean animation. | PG (A) |
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| Ahn Sung-ki | Nov 2014 (Group) | Ahn Sung-ki reflects on his 60-year acting career, from child star to veteran, his transition to supporting roles, and collaborating with director Im Kwon-taek. | PG (A) |
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| Ahn Sung-ki | Nov 2014 (Group) | Actor Ahn Sung-ki discusses Korean cinema’s social power, working under censorship, collaborating with Im Kwon-taek, and choosing roles that move audiences. | PQ (T) |
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| Bae Chang-ho | Nov 2017 (Group) | Director Bae reflects on the evolution of his film-making career, touching on classics such as Whale Hunting, People of the Slum, My Heart and The Trip | PQ (T) |
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| Bae Doon-na | Sep 2015 (Group) | Actor Bae Doo-na discusses A Girl at My Door, social themes, role choices, Korean and international cinema, and key films shaping her career. | PQ (T) |
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| Baek Yoon-sik | Nov 2016 (Group) | Baek Yoon-sik discusses his career across TV and film, key roles in Save the Green Planet and The President’s Last Bang, and his approach to acting and scripts. | PQ (T) |
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| Bong Joon-ho | Nov 2009 (Group) | Report from a Mother screening and Q&A with Bong Joon-ho, examining casting, maternal obsession, visual design, and the film’s unsettling moral questions. | PG (A) |
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| Cho Jungrae | Nov 2021 (Joint) | Director Cho Jungrae explores Pansori, music direction, and cinematic tradition in “The Singer”, reflecting on legacy, modernity, and cultural resonance | PG PQ (T) |
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| Cho Young-wuk | Sep 2014 (Group) | An in-depth feature on film composer Cho Young-wuk, discussing Oldboy, his collaboration with Park Chan-wook and the art of film scoring. | PG (A) |
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| Cho Young-wuk | Sep 2014 (Group) | Composer Cho Young-wuk explains his film scoring process, motifs, collaborations with Park Chan-wook, instrument choices, and iconic works like Oldboy and Kundo | PQ (T) |
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| Choi Dong-hoon | Nov 2012 (Solo) | Director Choi Dong-hoon discusses genre filmmaking, character-driven storytelling, The Thieves, casting choices and reaching Korean and international audiences. | PQ (T) |
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| Choi Min-sik | Sep 2013 (Group) | Actor Choi Min-sik discusses Korean screen quotas, role selection, portraying violence and empathy, working with top directors, and sustaining Korean cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Choi Seung-ho | Feb 2014 (Solo) | Choi Seung-ho explains how Norigae confronts sexual exploitation, power abuse, and judicial leniency, drawing from real events to depict systemic injustice. | PQ (T) |
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| Choo Chang-min | Nov 2012 (Solo) | Director Choo Chang-min and actor Ryoo Seung-ryong discuss Masquerade, from period storytelling and casting balance to creative freedom and performance challenges. | PQ (T) |
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| Chung Chung-hoon | May 2014 (Group) | Chung Chung-hoon on cinematography, character-focused visuals, working with Park Chan-wook, colour and contrast, technology, and Korea vs Hollywood filmmaking. | PQ (T) |
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| Clarice Eun-hae Ok | Aug 2014 (Solo) | Clarice Eun-hae Ok discusses scoring Mourning Grave, exploring horror and romance motifs, instrument choices, collaboration, and emotion in film music. | PQ (T) |
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| E J-yong | Feb 2012 (Group) | Director E J-yong discusses An Affair, Untold Scandal, genre experimentation, forbidden love, and his refusal to be tied to a single filmmaking style. | PQ (T) |
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| Ha Jung-woo | Dec 2013 (Group) | Ha Jung-woo discusses research-driven acting, his directing debut, action roles, collaboration, and creativity, discussing The Chaser, The Berlin File and more | PQ (T) |
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| Han Yeo-reum | Sep 2012 (Solo) | Actress Han Yeo-reum discusses Samaria and The Bow, female sexuality, non-verbal performance, TV versus film acting, and choosing roles by story and character. | PQ (T) |
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| Hong Sang-soo | Sep 2010 (Group) | Hong Sang-soo’s HaHaHa and Lost in the Mountains explore complex relationships with art-cinema form, emphasizing Korean society and demanding repeated viewings. | CB (A) |
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| Huh Jung | Nov 2013 (Solo) | Huh Jung explains how Hide & Seek uses realistic Korean settings, horror conventions, and social fears around home and property to create an unsettling debut. | PQ (T) |
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| Im Kwon-taek | Oct 2012 (Group) | A reflective overview of Im Kwon-taek’s career, drawing on interviews and Q&As to explore his films, influences, and pursuit of artistic perfection. | PG (A) |
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| Im Kwon-taek | Oct 2012 (Group) | Im Kwon-taek discusses women in Korean cinema, Confucian norms, pansori, artistic freedom, life experience, and the social forces shaping Korean film. | PQ (T) |
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| Im Sang-soo | May 2008 (Group) | An in-depth Q&A with director Im Sang-soo on politics, censorship, Korean cinema, international filmmaking and the ideas shaping his provocative body of work. | KH (T) |
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| Im Sang-soo | Nov 2010 (Solo) | Im Sang-soo talks about The Housemaid, its relationship to Kim Ki-young’s classic, and his recurring themes of sex, power, patriarchy and class | PQ (T) |
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| Jang Jin | Nov 2010 (Group) | Jang Jin’s London retrospective showcased his films and short Someone Grateful, while he discussed Korean cinema’s struggles and global rise at a festival panel. | PQ (A) |
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| Jeon Go-woon | Nov 2018 (Group) | Jeon Go-woon discusses Microhabitat, personal choice over stability, youth and music, male vulnerability, and the challenges of independent filmmaking. | PQ (T) |
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| Jeon Kye-soo | May 2012 (Group) | Director Jeon Kye-soo discusses philosophy, theatre, mythology, music, and genre—from Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theatre to the box-office hit Love Fiction. | PQ (T) |
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| Jeon Kyu-hwan | Sep 2012 (Group) | Jeon Kyu-hwan discusses marginalised lives, graphic realism, low-budget filmmaking, creative independence, and resisting Korea’s commercial film system. | PQ (T) |
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| Jules Suo | Oct 2013 (Solo) | Director Jules Suo discusses Dosi, immigrant stories in New York, Kickstarter funding, casting Lee Eun-woo, and bridging Korean and Western cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| July Jung | Nov 2014 (Solo) | July Jung on A Girl at My Door, female filmmaking in Korea, loneliness, sexuality, social marginalisation and turning a small local story into a universal one | PQ (T) |
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| Jung Ji-woo | Nov 2012 (Group) | Jung Ji-woo discusses EunGyo, aging in Korean society, controversial desire, casting choices, creative freedom, and his approach to adaptation and directing. | PQ (T) |
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| Jung Woo-sung | Nov 2014 (Group) | Jung Woo-sung charms fans at a London Q&A, discussing his role in Cold Eyes, his directorial debut, and his new project as a producer, Remember O Goddess. | PG (A) |
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| Kang Woo-suk | Nov 2013 (Solo) | Kang Woo-suk discusses Korean cinema, social realism, the Public Enemy series, adapting webtoons, and balancing action and drama in Fists of Legend. | PQ (T) |
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| Kang Yoon-sung | Oct 2017 (Group) | Kang Yoon-sung discusses The Outlaws, exploring real-life crime, action, casting, funding challenges, and his approach to commercial Korean cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Han-min | Sep 2011 (Solo) | Director Kim Han-min discusses Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon, Korean history, genre balance, sound design, and the themes connecting his films. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim In-geun | Dec 2012 (Solo) | Artist and filmmaker Kim In-geun discusses One Fine Day, creative life in London, Hong Sang-soo’s influence, and blending art, film and sound. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Jee-woon | Nov 2010 (Solo) | Kim Jee-woon discusses I Saw the Devil, censorship and controversy, revenge as theme, working with Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hun, and his work in Hollywood. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Jee-woon | Nov 2013 (Solo) | Kim Jee-woon discusses short films, genre experimentation, romantic comedy, and the differences between Korean cinema and Hollywood filmmaking systems. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Ji-woon | Nov 2008 (Group) | Director Kim Ji-woon discusses The Good, the Bad, the Weird, cinematic influences, casting Lee Byung-hun and the challenges of filming a Korean Western in China | PG (A) |
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| Kim Joo-il | Jun 2013 (Solo) | North Korean defector Kim Joo-il discusses life under the regime, propaganda cinema, defection via China, refugee status and hopes for a unified Korea. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Kkobbi | Jun 2011 (Solo) | An in-depth interview with Kim Kkobbi discussing Breathless, her acting philosophy, Korean cinema, violence, theatre vs film, and future projects. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Seong-hun | Oct 2014 (Solo) | Kim Seong-hun discusses A Hard Day, genre evolution, cinematic influences, corruption as storytelling device, and misconceptions about Korean film violence. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Sol | Nov 2019 (Group) | Director Kim Sol discusses Scattered Night, co-directing, minimal use of music, child performances, and portraying divorce with emotional restraint. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Sung-soo and Jung Woo-sung | Nov 2016 (Group) | Jung Woo-sung and Kim Sung-soo discuss Asura, exploring corruption, extreme characters, long-term collaboration, and the demands of dark roles in Korean cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Sung-su | Nov 2013 (Solo) | Kim Sung-su discusses Flu, realistic disaster filmmaking, epidemic fears, national responses to crisis, and balancing entertainment with social themes. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Yang-hee, Yang Ik-june | Nov 2018 (Group) | Kim Yang-hee and Yang Ik-june discuss The Poet and the Boy, LGBT representation in Korean cinema, poetry, casting challenges, and changing social attitudes. | PQ (T) |
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| Kim Yoon-seok | Nov 2012 (Solo) | Actor Kim Yoon-suk on choosing film over TV, working on The Chaser and The Thieves, social issues in thrillers, and Korean cinema’s global appeal. | PQ (T) |
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| Kwak Kyung-taek | Sep 2006 (Group) | Kwak Kyung-taek revealed his next 4B won romance with Lee Jung-jae, reflected on Typhoon’s disasters, and stayed diplomatic on politics during the Q&A. | PG (A) |
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| Kwak Kyung-taek | Sep 2006 (Group) | Kwak Kyung-taek talks Typhoon, family influences, filming abroad, and challenges of Korean big-budget cinema, plus insights on future projects. | KH (T) |
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| Lee Byeong-heon | Nov 2019 (Group) | Director Lee Byeong-hyeon talks comedy, action, Korean cinema and the making of Extreme Job in a wide-ranging and candid interview. | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Byung-hun | Nov 2008 (Group) | Lee Byung-hun charmed London, showcased his English, discussed villain roles in upcoming films, and politely declined questions on marriage or singing. | PG (A) |
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| Lee Byung-hun | Nov 2012 (Solo) | Lee Byung-hun discusses Masquerade, political storytelling, acting in Hollywood, cultural differences and the balance between star power and emerging talent in Korean cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Hyeon-seung | Jul 2012 (Group) | Lee Hyeon-seung explores subconscious symbolism in Il Mare; feminism, symbolism, colour, sexuality, genre-blending, and his return to directing with Hindsight | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Jae-han (John H Lee) | Mar 2011 (Solo) | John H. Lee discusses “71 – Into the Fire”, filming war scenes on a limited budget, global reception, Korean War memory, and his film “A Moment to Remember” | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Jang-ho | Nov 2016 (Solo) | Director Lee Jang-ho on censorship, Declaration of Idiot, sexuality as resistance, Shin Sang-ok’s abduction, and the limits of social critique in Korean cinema today. | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Joon-ik | Jun 2012 (Group) | Director Lee Joon-ik discusses The King and the Clown, historical cinema, artistic risk, Korean film culture, and his humanist approach to storytelling | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Joon-ik | Nov 2013 (Solo) | Lee Joon-ik discusses Hope/소원, its focus on child abuse, legal reform, victim support, and his approach to directing Lee Re in an emotionally demanding role. | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Myung-se | Jan 2012 (Solo) | Director Lee Myung-se discusses Nowhere to Hide, Duelist, M, and his philosophy of cinema, memory, music, and cinematic balance across genres. | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Myung-se | Nov 2018 (Group) | Director Le Myung-se discusses 90s love stories, action films, creative freedom, visual storytelling, music, and concerns over data-driven trends in filmmaking. | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Wan-min, Kim Sae-byuk | Nov 2017 (Group) | Lee Wan-min and Kim Sae-byuk discuss Jamsil, exploring memory, feminism, use of colour, and the challenges of making and sustaining independent Korean cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Yoon Jung Lee | Apr 2012 (Solo) | Yoon Jung Lee talks Remember O Goddess, memory, modern city life, Kickstarter funding, Korean independent cinema, and being a female director. | PQ (T) |
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| Lee Yoon-ki | Aug 2012 (Group) | Lee Yoon-ki discusses intimate relationship dramas, actor-led storytelling, American indie influences, funding challenges, and the universality of cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Lim Woo-seong | May 2012 (Solo) | Lim Woo-seong discusses adapting Han Kang’s Vegetarian and Scars, focusing on trauma, patriarchal violence, sexuality, religion, and visualising inner conflict. | PQ (T) |
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| Min Byung-woo | Jul 2013 (Solo) | Director Min Byung-woo discusses Cats and Dogs, iPhone feature filmmaking, indie cinema challenges, animation elements and hopes for smartphone films in Korea. | PQ (T) |
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| Moon So-ri | Apr 2013 (Group) | Moon So-ri discusses feminism in Korean cinema, demanding roles like Oasis, theatre and film acting, industry change, and choosing meaningful characters. | PQ (T) |
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| Oh In-chun | Oct 2011 (Solo) | Director Oh In-chun talks Metamorphoses, genre-blending cinema, influences from De Palma to John Woo, festival success, and his future horror-action projects. | PQ (T) |
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| Park Chan-kyong | Nov 2014 (Group) | Park Chan-kyong talks about Sindoan, his documentary about the mystical spiritual powers of Mt Gyeryongsan | PG (A) |
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| Park Chan-kyong | Nov 2014 (Group) | Artist and filmmaker Park Chan-kyong discusses Manshin, independent funding, shamanism, short films, and balancing artistic freedom with commercial cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Park Chan-wook | Oct 2009 (Group) | Park Chan-wook’s Thirst wowed London: a dark, bloody vampire tale mixing moral dilemmas, humor, and shocks, with Park reflecting on faith and temptation. | PG (A) |
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| Park Chan-wook | Oct 2009 (Group) | Park Chan-wook reflected on his early flops, the Vengeance trilogy, Thirst, and I’m a Cyborg, praising other directors and engaging warmly with fans. | PG (A) |
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| Park Chan-wook | Oct 2009 (Group) | A detailed write-up of a Q&A with Park Chan-wook on Thirst, exploring faith, humour, vampirism, influences and how meaning shifts in translation. | KH (T) |
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| Park Chan-wook | Oct 2016 (Group) | In two public Q&As Park Chan-wook talks on The Handmaiden, adapting Fingersmith, shamanism in Night Fishing, & filmmaking for future Korean audiences. And Octopuses. | PG (A) |
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| Park Hong-min | Nov 2016 (Group) | Park Hong-min discusses A Fish and Alone, exploring loneliness, shamanism, form, film education and the realities of independent filmmaking in Korea. | PQ (T) |
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| Park Hong-min | Nov 2016 (Group) | Director Park Hong-min discusses his film A Fish, exploring Jindo’s shamanism, the use of 3D as a stylistic tool, and the symbolism of death and reflection. | RC (T) |
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| Park Hoon-jung | Mar 2014 (Group) | Park Hoon-jung on screenwriting, directing, violence, power and politics in Korean cinema, discussing New World, I Saw the Devil, and his creative process. | PQ (T) |
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| Park Ki-yong | Nov 2018 (Group) | Park Ki-yong discusses sexuality by implication, independent filmmaking, improvisation, film education, and the political and personal themes of Old Love. | PQ (T) |
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| Park Kwang-su | Mar 2012 (Group) | Director Park Kwang-su reflects on politics and entertainment, Meet Mr. Daddy, Korean cinema’s evolution, and his changing creative priorities. | PQ (T) |
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| Ryoo Seung-wan | Nov 2011 (Solo) | Ryoo Seung-wan talks The Unjust, justice and corruption, evolving action style, Hollywood, and his Berlin-set spy film in this in-depth interview. | PQ (T) |
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| Ryoo Seung-wan | Jun 2013 (Group) | Ryoo Seung-wan on The Berlin File: star power, Berlin’s symbolism, action prep abroad, genre influences, writing process, and why Korean audiences come first. | PQ (T) |
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| Ryoo Seung-wan | Oct 2015 (Group) | Director Ryoo Seung-wan discusses Veteran and its themes of justice, plus casting choices, audience appeal, sequel plans and his philosophy of action in cinema | PQ (T) |
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| Ryu Seonghie | Dec 2014 (Group) | Ryu Seonghie reflects on realism versus fantasy, collaboration, gender challenges, budgets, and her work on films like Oldboy, Memories of Murder, and Thirst. | PQ (T) |
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| Seo Young-ju | May 2014 (Solo) | Seo Young-ju discusses his move from child actor to film roles, Juvenile Offender, working on Kim Ki-duk’s Moebius, and his ambitions beyond Korean cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Shim Hyejung | Nov 2019 (Group) | Director Shim Hye-jung discusses A Bedsore, elder care, migrant workers, family, feminism, and the challenges of independent Korean cinema. | PQ (T) |
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| Son Hyun-joo | Nov 2013 (Solo) | Actor Son Hyun-joo discusses TV and film acting, drama production pressures, and his roles in Hide and Seek and Secretly, Greatly. | PQ (T) |
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| Song Il-gon | Apr 2012 (Group) | Director Song Il-gon discusses philosophy, funding, audience connection, and his evolving filmmaking style, from Flower Island to Always and beyond. | PQ (T) |
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| Yang Yun-ho | Sep 2014 (Group) | Director Yang Yun-ho discussed Hallyu, praised Korea’s drama energy, and screened IRIS, noting TV beats the movie and young audiences were underrepresented. | PG (A) |
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| Yi Seung-jun | Jul 2012 (Solo) | Yi Seung-jun discusses Planet of Snail, portraying deaf-blind life, love and loneliness, alternative communication, and documenting unseen minorities. | PQ (T) |
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