South Korean films of 2007
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This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2007.
Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): Koreanfilm.org.[1]
| English/Korean Title | Director | Cast | Released | Admissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack on the Pin-Up Boys 꽃미남 연쇄 테러 사건 |
Lee Kwon | Super Junior | 26 July 2007 | 110,905 | The first film to be produced by SM Pictures.[2] |
| The Bank Attack 마을금고연쇄습격사건 |
Park Sang-joon | Baek Yoon-shik, Lee Moon-shik | 14 November 2007 | 123,770 | |
| A Battle of Wits 묵공 |
Jacob Chang | Andy Lau, Ahn Sung-ki | 10 January 2007[3] | 191,308[3] | A joint-production between China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. |
| Beautiful Sunday 뷰티풀 선데이 |
Jin Kwang-gyo | Park Yong-woo, Namgung Min | 29 March 2007 | 180,178 | |
| Before the Summer Passes Away 여름이 가기 전에 |
Sung Ji-hae | Kim Bo-kyung, Lee Hyun-woo | 25 January 2007 | 4,552 | |
| Beyond the Years 천년학 |
Im Kwon-taek | Jo Jae-hyun, Oh Jung-hae | 12 April 2007 | 145,271 | |
| Big Bang 쏜다 |
Park Jeong-woo | Kam Woo-sung, Kim Soo-ro | 14 March 2007 | 365,684 | |
| Black House 검은집 |
Shin Terra | Hwang Jung-min, Kang Shin-il, Yu Seon | 21 June 2007 | 1,408,882 | |
| Boys of Tommorrow 우리에게 내일은 없다 |
Noh Dong-seok | Yu Ah-in, Kim Byeong-seok | 17 May 2007 | 3,500 | |
| Bravo My Life 브라보 마이 라이프 |
Park Young-hoon | Baek Yoon-shik, Im Ha-ryong, Park Jun-gyu | 6 September 2007 | 73,034 | |
| Breath 숨 |
Kim Ki-duk | Chang Chen, Zia | 26 April 2007 | 12,293 | |
| Bunt 날아라 허동구 |
Park Kyu-tae | Jeong Jin-yeong, Choi Woo-hyuk | 26 April 2007 | 396,811 | |
| Champion Mabbak 챔피언 마빡이 |
Kim Hyun-soo | Jeong Jong-cheol, Park Joon-hyeong | 8 August 2007[4] | Also known as Mappak the Champion. | |
| Cheaters 내 여자의 남자친구 |
Park Seong-beom | Choi Won-young, Ko Da-mi | 22 March 2007 | 5,587 | |
| The Cut 해부학교실 |
Son Tae-woong | Han Ji-min, On Ju-wan, Oh Tae-kyung | 11 July 2007 | 622,400 | |
| D-War 디 워 |
Shim Hyung-rae | Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster | 1 August 2007 | 8,426,973 | The most expensive South Korean film (as of 2007), with a budget of $33 million.[5] |
| A Day with My Son 아들 |
Jang Jin | Cha Seung-won, Ryu Deok-hwan | 1 May 2007 | 488,221 | |
| Desert Dream 경계 |
Zhang Lu | Bat-ulzii, Seo-jung, Shin Dong-ho | 8 November 2007 | 973 | A co-production between South Korea, Mongolia and France. |
| Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers 2006 디지털 삼인 삼색 2006 |
Darezhan Omirbaev, Eric Khoo, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Ainur Turgambayeva, Syamsiah, Ananda Everingham | 4 January 2007 | 358 | Three 30-minute films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival. |
| Driving with My Wife's Lover 아내의 애인을 만나다 |
Kim Tae-shik | Park Kwang-jeong, Jeong Bo-seok | 26 April 2007 | 6,999 | |
| An Elephant on the Bike 파란 자전거 |
Kwon Yong-guk | Yang Jin-woo, Kim Jung-hwa, Oh Kwang-rok | 19 April 2007 | 2,355 | |
| Epitaph 기담 |
Jeong Brothers | Jin Goo, Kim Tae-woo, Lee Dong-gyu, Kim Bo-kyeong | 1 August 2007 | 678,546 | |
| Evil Twin 전설의 고향 |
Kim Ji-hwan | Park Sin-hye, Jae Hee | 23 May 2007 | 402,117 | |
| Fantastic Parasuicides 판타스틱 자살 소동 |
Park Su-young, Cho Chang-ho, Kim Seong-ho | Han Yeo-reum, Kim Nam-jin, Jeong Jae-jin | 8 November 2007 | 1,702 | Omnibus feature comprised of three short films made by three directors. |
| Femme Fatale 죽어도 해피 엔딩 |
Kang Gyeong-hun | Ye Ji-won, Im Won-hee | 22 August 2007 | 192,686 | |
| For Eternal Hearts 별빛 속으로 |
Hwang Qu-dok | Jeong Kyeong-ho, Kim Min-sun | 9 August 2007 | 6,724 | |
| Girl by Girl 소녀X소녀 |
Park Dong-hoon | Kwak Ji-min, Im Seong-eon | 25 January 2007 | 1,952 | |
| Going By the Book 바르게 살자 |
Ra Hee-chan | Jeong Jae-yeong, Son Byeong-ho | 18 October 2007 | 2,190,250 | |
| A Good Day to Have an Affair 바람피기 좋은날 |
Jang Moon-il | Kim Hye-su, Yun Jin-seo | 8 February 2007 | 1,847,875 | |
| Le Grand Chef 식객 |
Jeon Yun-su | Kim Kang-woo, Im Won-hee, Lee Ha-na | 1 November 2007 | 3,037,690 | |
| Hansel and Gretel 헨젤과 그레텔 |
Yim Phil-sung | Cheong Jung-myung, Eun Won-jae | 27 December 2007 | 178,137 | |
| Happiness 행복 |
Heo Jin-ho | Im Su-jeong, Hwang Jung-min | 3 October 2007 | 1,239,789 | |
| The Happy Life 즐거운 인생 |
Lee Joon-ik | Jeong Jin-yeong, Kim Yun-seok | 12 September 2007 | 1,263,835 | |
| Heavenly Path 천상고원 |
Kim Eung-su | Lee Jae-won, Kim Eung-su | 31 May 2007 | 918 | |
| Herb 허브 |
Heo In-mu | Kang Hye-jeong, Bae Jong-ok, Jeong Kyeong-ho | 11 January 2007 | 1,406,199 | |
| HERs 허스 |
Kim Jeong-joong | Kim Hye-na, Elizabeth Weisbaum, Susie Park | 2 August 2007 | 597 | |
| Highway Star 복면 달호 |
Kim Sang-chan, Kim Hyun-soo | Cha Tae-hyun, Im Chae-mu | 14 February 2007 | 1,611,192 | |
| Hotel M: Gangster's Last Draw 마강호텔 |
Choi Seong-cheol | Kim Seok-hoon, Kim Seong-eun | 22 February 2007 | 237,183 | |
| Hwang Jin Yi 황진이 |
Chang Yoon-hyun | Song Hye-kyo, Yoo Ji-tae | 6 June 2007 | 1,270,644 | |
| In Between Days 방황의 날들 |
Kim So-yong | Jiseon Kim, Taegu Andy Kang | 6 September 2007 | 1,285 | A joint production between the USA, Canada and South Korea. |
| Jeonju Digital Project 2007: Memories | Eugene Green, Pedro Costa, Harun Farocki | Delphine Hecquet, Francois Riviere, Alfredo Mendes, Jose Alberto Silva | 29 November 2007 | 280 | Three 30-minute films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival. |
| Let's Not Cry | Min Boung-hun | Muhamad Rahimov | 30 August 2007 | 1,813 | |
| A Love 사랑 |
Kwak Kyung-taek | Ju Jin-mo, Park Si-yeon | 19 September 2007 | 2,123,815 | |
| Love Exposure 어깨너머의 연인 |
Lee Eon-hee | Lee Mi-yeon, Lee Tae-ran | 18 October 2007 | 301,153 | |
| Love Now 지금 사랑하는 사람과 살고 있습니까? |
Jeong Yun-soo | Uhm Jung-hwa, Park Yong-woo, Han Chae-young | 15 August 2007 | 1,095,119 | Also known as Changing Partners. |
| M 엠 |
Lee Myung-se | Kang Dong-won, Lee Yeon-hee | 25 October 2007 | 448,350 | |
| The Mafia, the Salesman 상사부일체 - 두사부일체 3 |
Shim Seung-bo | Lee Seong-jae, Kim Seong-min | 10 September 2007 | 947,510 | The third film in the "My Boss, My Hero" series. |
| Mapado 2 마파도 2 |
Lee Sang-hoon | Lee Moon-shik, Yeo Woon-gye, Kim Ji-young | 18 January 2007 | 1,560,297 | Sequel to the 2005 film Mapado. |
| Master Kims 김관장 대 김관장 대 김관장 |
Park Seong-gyun | Shin Hyun-jun, Choi Seong-guk | 8 February 2007 | 1,025,618 | Also known as Three Kims. |
| May 18 화려한 휴가 |
Kim Ji-hun | Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-kee | 25 July 2007 | 7,307,993 | |
| Meet Mr. Daddy 눈부신 날에 |
Park Kwang-su | Park Shin-yang, Seo Shin-ae | 19 April 2007 | 285,825 | Also known as Shiny Day. |
| Milky Way Liberation Front 은하해방전선 |
Yoon Seong-ho | Im Ji-gyu, Park Hyuk-kwon, Seo Young-ju | 29 November 2007 | 4,295 | |
| Miracle on 1st Street 1번가의 기적 |
Yoon Je-kyoon | Lim Chang-jung, Ha Ji-won | 14 February 2007 | 2,750,457 | |
| Miss Gold Digger 용의주도 미스 신 |
Park Yong-jib | Han Ye-seul, Lee Jong-hyuk | 18 December 2007 | 552,825 | |
| Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K 권순분 여사 납치사건 |
Kim Sang-jin | Na Moon-hee, Kang Sung-jin | 12 September 2007 | 1,619,190 | |
| Mother 어머니는 죽지 않는다 |
Ha Myeong-joon | Han Hye-sook, Ha Myeong-joon | 12 September 2007 | 121,257[6] | |
| Mr. Lee vs Mr. Lee 이대근, 이댁은 |
Shim Kwang-jin | Lee Dae-geun, Lee Doo-il | 1 May 2007 | 11,206 | Also known as Long Day's Journey into Night. |
| Mug Travel 빼꼼의 머그잔 여행 |
Lim Aaron | 22 March 2007 | 135,261 | Animation. | |
| Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait 므이 |
Kim Tae-kyung | Jo An, Cha Ye-ryeon, Ahn Thu | 25 July 2007 | 180,999 | A joint production between South Korea and Vietnam. |
| My Eleventh Mother 열한번째 엄마 |
Kim Jin-seong | Kim Hye-su, Kim Young-chan | 29 November 2007 | 350,204 | Also known as Eleventh Mom. |
| My Father 마이 파더 |
Hwang Dong-hyuk | Daniel Henney, Kim Young-cheol | 6 September 2007 | 902,090 | |
| My Love 내 사랑 |
Lee Han | Kam Woo-sung, Choi Kang-hee, Eom Tae-woong | 18 December 2007 | 933,603[7] | |
| My Tutor Friend 2 동갑내기 과외하기 레슨 II |
Ji Ki-woong, Kim Ho-jeong | Lee Cheong-ah, Park Ki-woong | 19 April 2007 | 566,498 | Sequel to the 2003 film My Tutor Friend. |
| Never Forever 두 번째 사랑 |
Gina Kim | Vera Farmiga, Ha Jeong-woo | 21 June 2007 | 82,215[8] | A joint production between South Korea and the USA. |
| Off Road 오프 로드 |
Han Seung-ryong | Jo Han-cheol, Baek Su-jang, Seon Woo-seon | 30 August 2007 | 561 | |
| The Old Garden 오래된 정원 |
Im Sang-soo | Ji Jin-hee, Yeom Jeong-ah | 4 January 2007 | 296,532 | |
| Operation Makeover 언니가 간다 |
Kim Chang-rae | Ko So-young, Jo An, Yu Geon | 4 January 2007 | 174,543 | Also known as Go Go Sister. |
| Our School 우리 학교 |
Kim Myeong-jun | 29 March 2007 | 59,752 | Documentary. | |
| Our Town 우리 동네 |
Jeong Gil-yeong | Oh Man-seok, Lee Seon-gyun, Ryu Deok-hwan | 29 November 2007 | 377,591 | |
| Paradise Murdered 극락도 살인사건 |
Kim Han-min | Park Hae-il, Park Sol-mi | 12 April 2007 | 2,259,511 | |
| People Crossing the River 강을 건너는 사람들 |
Kim Duk-chul | 30 November 2007 | 315 | Documentary. | |
| The Perfect Couple 최강 로맨스 |
Kim Jeong-woo | Hyun Young, Lee Dong-wook | 25 January 2007 | 1,299,274 | Also known as The Best Romance. |
| Pornmaking for Dummies 색화동 |
Gong Ja-kwan | Jo Jae-wan, Kim Dong-soo | 15 November 2007 | 462 | Also known as The Sex Film. |
| Pruning the Grapevine 포도나무를 베어라 |
Min Byeong-hoon | Seo Jang-won, Lee Min-jeong, Ki Joo-bong | 22 February 2007 | 6,977 | |
| Punch Lady 펀치 레이디 |
Kang Hyo-jin | Do Ji-won, Son Hyun-joo | 25 October 2007 | 38,254 | |
| The Railroad 경의선 |
Park Heung-shik | Kim Kang-woo, Son Tae-young | 10 May 2007 | 4,025 | |
| Rainbow Eyes 가면 |
Yang Yoon-ho | Kim Kang-woo, Kim Min-seon | 27 December 2007 | 287,838[9] | |
| Resurrection of the Butterfly 그림자 |
Kim Min-sook, Lee Jeong-guk | Lee Mu-saeng, Jeon Bo-young | 11 October 2007 | 224 | |
| Robot Taekwon V 로보트 태권V |
Kim Cheong-gi | 18 January 2007 | 705,207 | Animation. Originally released in 1976. | |
| Scout 스카우트 |
Kim Hyeon-seok | Lim Chang-jung, Uhm Ji-won | 14 November 2007 | 315,187 | |
| Secret Sunshine 밀양 |
Lee Chang-dong | Jeon Do-yeon, Song Kang-ho | 23 May 2007 | 1,710,364 | Won "Best Film" at the 6th Korean Film Awards.[10] South Korea's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for "Best Foreign Language Film".[11] |
| Seven Days 세븐 데이즈 |
Won Shin-yeon | Kim Yun-jin, Kim Mi-sook, Park Hee-soon | 14 November 2007 | 2,096,137 | |
| Sex Is Zero 2 색즉시공 시즌 2 |
Yoon Tae-yoon | Lim Chang-jung, Song Ji-hyo | 12 December 2007 | 1,936,039[12] | Sequel to the 2002 film Sex Is Zero. |
| Shadows in the Palace 궁녀 |
Kim Mee-jeung | Park Jin-hie, Yoon Se-ah, Seo Yeong-hee | 18 October 2007 | 1,438,531 | |
| A Shark 상어 |
Kim Dong-hyun | Goo Seong-hwan, Hong Seung-il | 10 May 2007 | 790 | |
| She Is 멋진 그녀들 |
Joo Hyeon-sook | 1 August 2007[13] | Documentary. | ||
| The Show Must Go On 우아한 세계 |
Han Jae-rim | Song Kang-ho, Park Ji-young, Oh Dal-su | 5 April 2007 | 1,025,781 | Won "Best Picture" at the 2007 Blue Dragon Film Awards.[14] |
| Skeletons in the Closet 좋지 아니한가 |
Jeong Yun-cheol | Cheon Ho-jin, Kim Hye-su, Moon Hee-kyung | 28 February 2007 | 321,721 | Also known as Shim's Family. |
| Small Town Rivals 이장과 군수 |
Jang Gyu-seong | Cha Seung-won, Yu Hae-jin | 29 March 2007 | 1,269,142 | |
| Someone Behind You 두 사람이다 |
Oh Ki-hwan | Yun Jin-seo, Park Ki-woong, Lee Ki-woo | 22 August 2007 | 241,292 | |
| Soo 수 |
Choi Yang-il | Ji Jin-hee, Kang Seong-yeon | 22 March 2007 | 218,314 | |
| Sorrow Even Up in Heaven 저 하늘에도 슬픔이 |
Han Myeong-gu | Kim Yu-na, Park Nam | 17 May 2007 | 24,892[15] | |
| Swindler in My Mom's House 사랑방 선수와 어머니 |
Im Young-seong | Jung Jun-ho, Kim Won-hee | 22 August 2007 | 541,236 | Also known as The Houseguest and My Mother. |
| Taxi Blues 택시 블루스 |
Choi-ha Dong-ha | 21 December 2007 | 420 | Documentary. | |
| Temptation of Eve: Angel 이브의 유혹 - 엔젤 |
Im Kyung-taek | Shin So-mi, Jeong Ui-gap | 30 July 2007 | 425 | |
| Temptation of Eve: A Good Wife 이브의 유혹 - 좋은 아내 |
Kwak Jeong-deok | Kim Tae-hyun, An Nae-sang | 6 August 2007 | 316 | |
| Temptation of Eve: Her Own Technique 이브의 유혹 - 그녀만의 테크닉 |
Ju Jae-wan | Kim Ji-wan, Seo Young | 20 August 2007 | 317 | Also known as Temptation of Eve: Her Own Art. |
| Temptation of Eve: Kiss 이브의 유혹 - 키스 |
Nam Ki-woong | Kim Kyeong-ik, Yoon Mi-kyeong | 13 August 2007 | 231 | |
| Texture of Skin 살결 |
Lee Sung-gang | Kim Yoon-tae, Kim Ju-ryeong | 10 May 2007 | 840 | |
| Time Between Dog and Wolf 개와 늑대 사이의 시간 |
Jeon Soo-il | An Gil-kang, Kim Seon-jae | 21 June 2007 | 579 | |
| The Two Faces of My Girlfriend 두 얼굴의 여친 |
Lee Seok-hoon | Bong Tae-gyu, Jeong Ryeo-won | 12 September 2007 | 762,112 | |
| Underground Rendezvous 만남의 광장 |
Kim Jong-jin | Lim Chang-jung, Park Jin-hee | 15 August 2007 | 1,306,434 | |
| Unstoppable Marriage 못말리는 결혼 |
Kim Seong-wook | Kim Soo-mi, Im Chae-mu | 10 May 2007 | 1,304,431 | |
| Venus and Mars 싸움 |
Han Ji-seung | Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Tae-hee | 12 December 2007 | 381,282 | |
| Virgin Snow 첫눈 |
Han Sang-hee | Lee Joon-ki, Aoi Miyazaki | 1 November 2007 | 19,734 | A joint production between Japan and South Korea. |
| Voice of a Murderer 그놈 목소리 |
Park Jin-pyo | Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Nam-joo | 1 February 2007 | 3,143,247 | |
| West 32nd 웨스트 32번가 |
Michael Kang | John Cho, Kim Jun-sung, Grace Park | 22 November 2007 | 8,321 | A joint production between South Korea and the USA. |
| Who's That Knocking At My Door? 저수지에서 건진 치타 |
Yang Hae-hoon | Im Ji-gyu, Yoon So-si | 25 October 2007 | 2,551 | |
| Wide Awake 리턴 |
Lee Kyu-man | Kim Myung-min, Kim Tae-woo, Yu Jun-sang | 8 August 2007 | 677,939 | Also known as Return. |
| With a Girl of Black Soil 검은 땅의 소녀와 |
Jeon Soo-il | Yoo Yeon-mi, Park Hyeon-woo, Jo Yeong-jin | 15 November 2007 | 786 | Won the "Golden Durian" at the 10th Barcelona Asian Film Festival |
| The Wonder Years 열세살, 수아 |
Kim Hee-jung | Lee Se-young, Chu Sang-mi | 14 June 2007 | 6,719 | |
| The Worst Guy Ever 내 생애 최악의 남자 |
Son Hyun-hee | Yeom Jeong-ah, Tak Jae-hoon | 30 August 2007 | 470,548 | Also known as The Worst Man of My Life. |
| Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox 천년여우 여우비 |
Lee Sung-gang | Son Ye-jin, Ryu Deok-hwan, Kong Hyung-jin | 25 January 2007 | 482,992 | Animation. |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Box-office as of December 31, 2007. Box-Office Admission Results (2007), Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on April 9, 2008.
- ^ Cathy Rose A. Garcia, "Super Junior Hits Big Screen", The Korea Times, July 8, 2007. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
- ^ a b Admissions as of January 14, 2007. A Battle of Wits, HanCinema. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
- ^ Champion Mabbak, HanCinema. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ Yang Sung-jin, "'D-War' stomps box office to pieces", HanCinema (originally published by the Korea Herald), August 6, 2007. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
- ^ Admissions as of September 30, 2007. Mother, HanCinema. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
- ^ Admissions as of January 6, 2008. My Love, HanCinema. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
- ^ Admissions as of July 1, 2007. Never Forever, HanCinema. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
- ^ Admissions as of January 6, 2008. Rainbow Eyes, HanCinema. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
- ^ "'Secret Sunshine' Wins 4 Film Awards", KBS Global, December 2, 2007. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
- ^ "'Secret Sunshine' Heads to Academy Awards", KBS Global, September 11, 2007. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
- ^ Admissions as of January 6, 2008. Sex Is Zero 2, HanCinema. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
- ^ She Is, HanCinema. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ Darcy Paquet, "Korea's Dragons roar for 'Show'", Variety, November 25, 2007. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
- ^ Admissions as of May 17, 2007. Sorrow Even Up in Heaven, HanCinema. Retrieved on April 9, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Theatrical Releases in 2007 at Koreanfilm.org
- South Korean films of 2007 at the Internet Movie Database
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