A plucky orphan rises to rule the streets of Jongno while resisting Japanese oppression in Im Kwon-taek’s gangster drama inspired by the life of the controversial figure.
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General’s Son 2 (將軍의 아들 2 / 장군의 아들 2, Im Kwon-taek, 1991)
Doo-han experiences a series of setbacks after coming out of prison in Im Kwon-taek’s sequel to the hugely popular original
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The Surrogate Woman (씨받이, Im Kwon-taek, 1986)
A young woman finds herself a victim of a cruelly patriarchal society after agreeing to bear a child for a noble family in Im Kwon-taek’s affecting social drama.
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Im: The Great Priest Imhotep
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Home Ground (홈그라운드, Kwon Aram, 2022)
Kwon Aram’s contemplative documentary follows the proprietor of an endangered lesbian bar as he reflects on the changes in his community.
(Updated)Books Im reading Summer 2022
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1990’s TV Anime – Moomin Episode 1 (1990)
“Here they are for one and all / Moomins are about to call / C’mon and sit down here with me / They are here for you on…
Nineteen19 (1990) OVA
One genre of anime that was definitely done better in the past was the romance genre. Today, a lot of productions that could be considered “romance” often…
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Duty After School by Ha Il-Kwon
Duty After School was one of the darkest manhwa I have read. Like, literally. There were several panels where I could barely read the dialogue for the inky…
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The Housemaid (하녀, Im Sang-soo, 2010)
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Paris Is Burning (1990)
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Bastard – Father VS Son
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December 1990 Pt. 10 So lets look back at the year 1990.
So lets look back at the year 1990. recap
October 1990 Pt. 8a Manga
Lost Continent. Written and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. Eclipse International , published in a monthly format for a total of 1 - 6 ...
December 1990 Pt6. AnimeUK Newsletter
The ANIME UK newsletter Issue 3. December 1990 “KONNICHIWA!" More details to follow........ Editor, Helen McCarthy; Contents and contributo...
December 1990 Pt1. Newtype Magazine.
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October 1990 Pt. 8b Manga
Hotel Harbour View (GN) Story by Natsuo Sekikawa, Illustrated by Jiroh Taniguchi (96 pages, b&w, vinyl slip-cover, $9.95 USA/$14.25 CA...
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Boiling Point (1990) [Film Review]
Boiling Point; or, It’s not a Home Run Playing is such a dusty place… What a bunch of idiots! Boiling Point marks Takeshi Kitano’s se...
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December 1990 Pt2. Animedia Magazine.
Animedia #12 December 1990 Published monthly by Gekkan, Consisting of 142 pages (including the front & back covers), for 400Yen. More de...
September 1990 Pt.6 Manga
SHION: Blade of the Minstrel Story and Art by Yu Kinutani VIZ Spectrum Editions 80 pages Trade paperback …
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Wandering Son and Vinland Saga
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Son of the White Mare
by Jeremy Clarke. Three impatient brothers demand their inheritance from their father the king, who gives it to them on condition that they must not open the locked…
Every Father Loves His Son
Do you love your father? Does your father love you? For many of us, the answer to those questions is a given: Yes, of course. But for others,…
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Wandering Son and Vinland Saga
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Poems for my son, #1
“Holding Hands Through Crib Slats”by a very tired me I love you more than my own life, and words can never sayThe depth of what I feel for…
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A Good Lawyer’s Wife (바람난 가족, Im Sang-soo, 2003)
Sexual repression and rigid patriarchal social codes slowly dissolve a “normal middle class” family in Im Sang-soo’s extremely frank treatise on contemporary gender roles.
December 1990 Pt3. Anime V magazine.
'Anime V' #12 December 1990 New Video Magazine. (Vol. 60). Published monthly by Gakken Co., Ltd. ( 学習研究社 ) Consisting of 142 …
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November 1990 Pt.9 Yamato Magazine
Professional Italian Anime magazine titled YAMATO "Cinema Di Animazone Giapponese" (6,000 Lira Nov\Dec 1990 Number 1.) Showing the embo...
November 1990 Pt.5 Anime Hasshin
Anime Hasshin “The Rose” the Newsletter of Anime Hasshin number 24 (November 1990, 22 pages), and what follows is a brief overview; SPE...
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Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) OVA
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September 1990 Pt. 3 Mangajin Magazine
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November 1990 Pt.1 Newtype Magazine
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September 1990 Pt.5 Console Ma'zine
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November 1990 Pt. 2 Animedia magazine
Animedia - First Published in July of 1981 by Gakken Co., Ltd. , #11 November 1990 (No 112) 500 Yen. Consisting of 156 pages (includ...
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October 1990 Pt.1 Newtype Magazine
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September 1990 Pt. 2 Animedia magazine
Animedia - First Published in July 1981 by Gakken Co., Ltd. Consisting of 144 pages (including the front & back covers), #9 September 1990 (...
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Chimpui - Eri-sama Katsudou Daishashin! (1990)
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November 1990 Pt. 6 Console Ma'zine
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Tiger Cage 2: or, Midnight Run Do you even know where is the Caribbean Sea? Director Yuen Woo-ping continues his series of dynamic thri...
October 1990 Pt.6 Console Ma'zine
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October 1990 Pt. 2 Animedia magazine
Animedia - First Published in July 1981 by Gakken Co., Ltd. Consisting of 144 pages (including the front & back covers), #10October 1990 (No...
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October 1990 Pt. 5 Mangajin Magazine
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October 1990 Pt.7 AnimeUK Newsletter
AnimeUK Newsletter. AnimeUK Newsletter, Consisting of 16 pages, #2 October 1990. Editor: Helen McCarthy. And was available by subscrip...
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September 1990 Pt.1 Newtype Magazine
'Newtype - the moving pictures magazine' #9 September 1990. Published monthly by Kadokawa Shoten. Consisting of 188 pages (including front ...
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