First image from Park Chan-Wook’s “Fingersmith”

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Here’s the first image from upcoming Park Chan-Wook directed film “Fingersmith” starring Ha Jung-Woo & Kim Min-Hee. The image features (left to right) Ha Jung-Woo, Kim Min-Hee, Kim Tae-Ri and Cho Jin-Woong. Filming for “Fingersmith” finished recently in South Korea and took about 4 months to finish. Story for the film is based on 2002… Read more »

Kim So-Hyun cast in movie “Princess Deokhye”

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Teen actress Kim So-Hyun is cast in upcoming movie “Princess Deokhye” (literal title) starring Son Ye-Jin & Park Hae-Il. Movie is based on 2009 novel “Deokhyeongjoo” by Kwon Bi-Young and directed by Hur Jin-Ho (“Christmas in August”). In movie “Princess Deokhye,” Kim So-Hyun will play main character Princess Deokhye (Son Ye-Jin) during her younger teenage… Read more »

Filming for movie “Haeuhhwa” finished October 17, 2015

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Filming for upcoming movie “Haeuhhwa” finished October 17, 2015. Filming took about 4 months to complete. Movie “Haeuhhwa” features the trio of Han Hyo-Joo, Yoo Yeon-Seok & Chun Woo-Hee (whom all appeared in movie “The Beauty Inside“) in a period film revolving around two gisaengs and a top music producer. The movie is directed by Park… Read more »

Takumi Saito and Masataka Kubota cast in new NTV drama “Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri”

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Takumi Saito and Masataka Kubota are cast in new NTV drama series “Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri.” The drama series is based on 1992 novel “Himura Hideo Series” by Arisu Arisugawa. In the drama series, Takumi Saito will play criminologist Hideo Himura and Masataka Kubota will play mystery novel writer Arisu Arisugawa. Arisu… Read more »

teaser trailer and poster for live-action film “Boku Dake ga Inai Machi”

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Teaser poster added for upcoming live-action film “Boku Dake ga Inai Machi” starring Tatsuya Fujiwara & Kasumi Arimura. Movie is based on manga series “Boku Dake ga Inai Machi” by Kei Sanbe and directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa (“Rookies”/”Until The Break Of Dawn”). Unique story for “Boku Dake ga Inai Machi” involves a manga artist (Tatsuya… Read more »

6 character posters for movie “The Tiger: An Old Hunter’s Tale”

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Here’s 6 character posters for upcoming film “The Tiger: An Old Hunter’s Tale.” The character posters are of Choi Min-Sik, Jeong Man-Sik, Kim Sang-Ho, Sung Yoo-Bin, Ren Osugi & Jung Suk-Won. Movie is directed by Park Hoon-Jung (“New World”). “The Tiger: An Old Hunter’s Tale” will be released December 17, 2015 in South Korea.

Munetaka Aoki & Suzuki Matsuo cast in NHK drama “Chikaemon”

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Munetaka Aoki & Suzuki Matsuo are cast in upcoming NHK period drama series “Chikaemon.” Drama series is based on an original screenplay by Yuki Fujimoto (“Flower in Bloom” & “Taira no Kiyomori“), but centered around real-life historical figure Monzaemon Chikamatsu. In drama series “Chikaemon,” Suzuki Matsuo plays Monzaemon Chikamatsu. He is a dramatist of jōruri, which is an… Read more »

Namgung Min cast in SBS drama series “Remember”

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Actor Namgung Min is cast in upcoming SBS drama series “Remember” (working title) starring Yoo Seung-Ho and Park Min-Young. In drama series “Remember,” Namgung Min will play Nam Gyoo-Man. His character is the successor of a large chaebol corporation. Nam Gyoo-Man lives in extreme luxury and has a dissipated life. When he gets upset, he can’t… Read more »