It was a story emblematic of the twentieth century. The leading actress who once reigned over the Korean film industry and her ex-husband, the celebrated director behind the golden age of 1960s...

The notion of brotherhood has held particular significance in articulating the relationship between North and South Korea. Divided at the conclusion of the Second World War, the two Koreas have continued...

The North Korean capital, Pyongyang, held its largest military parade on October 10, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party. Its most powerful missile to date,...

Lee Jang-wook is a lesser-known figure in Korean cinema, an independent and experimental director whose films are seldom encountered outside arthouse screens and festival circuits. Yet his career of tinkering...