Korean Queer-themed Cinema
Organized first to last by date of release.
Just Friends? 친구사이?
Release date: December 17, 2009
More info
@AsianMedia
@Youtube (trailer)
@HanCinema
Hello My Love 헬로우 마이 러브
Release date: October 8, 2009
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@AsianMedia
@Youtube (trailer)
@HanCinema
A Frozen Flower 쌍화점
A story about a king and his male bodyguard who is also his lover.
Release Date: December 2008
More info
@ IMDB
@ Wikipedia
@ Youtube (trailer)
Boy Meets Boy 소년, 소년을만나다
A beautiful 12-minute film about a boy who meets another boy in a bus.
Release Date: November 2008
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@ AsianMedia Wiki
Watch the video
@ Youtube part 1 of 2
@ Youtube part 2 of 2
Antique 앤티크
A quirky, fun, fast-paced film that centres around 4 men who work in a bakery. Also has darker elements in the plot.
Release Date: November 2008
More info
@ Hancinema (Korean Movie Database)
PHOTOS
No Regret 후휘하지않아
No Regret is said to be "the first real Korean gay feature", and is also the first South Korean feature to be directed by an openly gay Korean filmmaker. "Through the love of two men, I wanted to explore the themes of desire and class." - Director Leeson Hee-il
Release Date: November 2006
More info
Official Site
@ Wikipedia
@ IMDB
PHOTOS
The King and The Clown 왕의남자
One of the first and most popular South Korean mainstream film with a clearly defined homosexual theme. Seen by a quarter of South Korea's population. Banned in China.
Release Date: December 2005
More info
@ Wikipedia
@ IMDB
Unnoficial Fan Site
Camellia Project: Three Queer Stories at Bogil Island 동백꽃
One of the directors also directed No Regret.
Release Date: August 2005
More info
@ AsianMedian Wiki
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Like A Virgin (Madonna the Atlas) 천하장사 마돈나
The story is centred around a transgendered teenager played by Ryu Deok-hwan.
Release Date: August 2006
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@IMDB
@ Wikipedia
@ AsianMedia Wiki
Road Movie 로드무비
A slow, tragic movie about a love triangle between the three characters who are searching for freedom from their troubles.
Release Date: October 2002
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@ Wikipedia
@ IMDB
@ AsianMedia Wiki
Goodbye-day 굿바이데이
A queer-melodrama about two boys who's friendship blossoms into love.
Release Date: 2002
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@ AsiaMedia Wiki
Bungee Jumping of Their Own 번지점프를 하다
Two people become a same-sex couple unexpectedly. Distributed by the Walt Disney Company.
Release Date: February 2001
More info
@ Wikipedia
Yellow Hair 2 노랑머리 2
Stars the famous South Korean transgendered actress Harisu.
Release Date: July 2001
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@ Wikipedia
@ IMDB
Memento Mori 여고괴담 II
A lesbian horror film.
Release Date: December 1999
More info
@ Wikipedia
@ IMDB