With The DMZ, director Oh In-chun has created a highly engaging, even gripping action thriller, but it is his success in bringing ‘cat and mouse’ elements to a narrative wholly centred on one character forced to stand stationary for the vast majority of the running time that is truly deserving of accolades. [Read More]
Director: Oh In-chun
Event news: Mourning Grave is the fifth in the K-Horror series
The penultimate screening in the current K-Horror season will be introduced by Anton Bitel. Mourning Grave (소녀괴담) Director: Oh In-chun, 2014, 90mins 16 March 2017, 7pm @ KCCUK | Book here The feature directorial debut of Oh In-chun, Mourning Grave is a contemporary reinvention of the traditional Korean ghost story that is as much a … [Read More]
Clarice Eun-hae Ok interview: bringing a film to its completion with music
Music director Clarice Eun-hae Ok discusses her path into film scoring, close collaboration with director Oh In-chun, and the creation of Mourning Grave’s music. She explains how motifs, instrumentation, and the balance of acoustic and electronic sounds shape horror, romance, pacing, and emotional memory within a multi-genre narrative. [Read More]
Mourning Grave (소녀괴담, 2014) review: classic Korean horror with heart, humour and romance
With ‘Mourning Grave’, director Oh In-chun extends his experience of blending horror and humour to include romance and melodrama; thereby not only fulfilling the almost requisite Korean cinema merging of love, loss and laughter elements in a single narrative but also resulting in the film feeling utterly classic, from the first frame to the last. [Read More]
A Moment (모멘트, 2010) review: a haunting exploration of karma, perception and retribution
A Moment is easily as topical today as it was when it was made in 2010, and considering recent news stories from China, perhaps even more so. A dark and twisted tale which resolutely shows that an action taken in a single moment can ultimately change the lives of all concerned, irrevocably. [Read More]
Metamorphoses (변신 이야기, 2011) review: a menacing, humorous, shape-shifting cautionary tale
Initially appearing as a gently humorous story of one man’s unrequited love for a beautiful woman, Metamorphoses mirrors its theme of “nothing is as it first appears”, to ultimately become a brutal, menacing, bloody, and extremely funny, “careful what you wish for” cautionary tale. [Read More]
Oh In-chun interview: “truth is not always visible”
Director Oh In-chun discusses Metamorphoses as a hybrid of action, horror, and comedy, shaped by cinematic influences and limited resources. He explores themes of desire, hidden truth, and transformation, explains his visual and casting choices, reflects on Korean cinema’s global perception, and outlines ambitions for future genre-driven projects. [Read More]