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Tinker Ticker (들개, Kim Jung-hoon, 2013)
A jaded young man finds himself torn between continuing to fight the system and a total capitulation to it in Kim Jung-hoon’s explosive debut feature.
Gyeong-ah’s Daughter (경아의 딸, Kim Jung-eun, 2022)
The fractured relationship between mother and daughter is further strained when the younger woman becomes the victim of revenge porn in Kim Jung-eun’s quietly enraged social drama.
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R.I.P Takatoku Toys
So, the venerable Japanese toy company Takatoku Toys, which started in 1917, finally declared bankruptcy and went out of business forty years ago TODAY! So let’s take a…
Zac Bertschy R.I.P.
Long time Anime News Network journalist Zac Bertschy passed away yesterday, May 21st, 2020. Zac was well known among anime fans for his acerbic perspective on anime, yet…
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9 R.I.P. Koyo Walkthrough
A guide/walkthrough to help you full clear all endings for Koyo's route in the otome 9 R.I.P. on the Nintendo Switch.
9 R.I.P. Sena Walkthrough
A guide/walkthrough to help you full clear all endings for Sena's route in the otome 9 R.I.P. on the Nintendo Switch.
9 R.I.P. Hibiki Walkthrough
A guide/walkthrough to help you full clear all endings for Hibiki's route in the otome 9 R.I.P. on the Nintendo Switch.
9 R.I.P. Yukimaro Walkthrough
A guide/walkthrough to help you full clear all endings for Yukimaro's route in the otome 9 R.I.P. on the Nintendo Switch.
9 R.I.P. Koharu Walkthrough
A guide/walkthrough to help you full clear all endings for Koharu's route in the otome 9 R.I.P. on the Nintendo Switch.
9 R.I.P. Finale Walkthrough
A guide/walkthrough to help you full clear all endings for the Finale/Hidden Character's route in the otome 9 R.I.P. on the Nintendo Switch.
9 R.I.P. Minami Walkthrough
A guide/walkthrough to help you full clear all endings for Minami's route in the otome 9 R.I.P. on the Nintendo Switch.
9 R.I.P. Seiya Walkthrough
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9 R.I.P. Kureha Walkthrough
A guide/walkthrough to help you full clear all endings for Kureha's route in the otome 9 R.I.P. on the Nintendo Switch.
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On the Line (보이스, Kim Gok & Kim Sun, 2021)
A former policeman gets back on the case when his wife is targeted by telephone scammers in Kim Gok & Kim Sun’s steely action thriller.
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Scholars Kim Hanjae and Kim Jongik on sharing manhwa globally
2023 was the first year Otakon invited guests who create and study manhwa, and the two guests were eager to discuss the process of bringing awareness to manhwa…
Collectors (도굴, Park Jung-bae, 2020)
An intrepid tomb raider becomes embroiled in an elaborate plot to steal a precious sword from a tomb in Gangnam in Park’s hugely enjoyable crime caper
White Day by Hyun-Jung Gu
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Hunt (헌트, Lee Jung-jae, 2022)
Two men circle each other in search of an elusive double agent in Lee Jung-jae’s intensely paranoid political thriller.
Halmoni (Daniel Kim, 2017)
Documentarian Daniel Kim explores his family’s relationship to landscape and culture as Korean farmers in Argentina.
9 R.I.P. Limited Edition Preorders Available Now!
Otome Fam, Idea Factory Intl just announced that preorders for the Limited Edition of the supernatural otome visual novel, 9 R.I.P., are available now on the IFI Online…
Kim Jong-boon of Wangshimni (왕십리 김종분, Kim Jin-yeol, 2021)
A portrait of a truly extraordinary woman living an ostensibly very ordinary life, Kim’s quietly moving documentary is testament both to the hidden stories of those all around…
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Discovering Manga for Adults via Viz Signature
Discovering manga for adults via Viz's premiere mature reader imprint Signature
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Snowball (최선의 삶, Lee Woo-jung, 2020)
The previously close friendship between three teenage girls is disrupted by shame and societal repression in Lee Woo-jung’s cruel story of youth
Not Out (낫아웃, Lee Jung-gon, 2021)
A young man goes to drastic lengths to make his baseball dreams come true in Lee Jung-gon’s unexpectedly dark character study
The Singer (소리꾼, Cho Jung-lae, 2020)
When his wife is kidnapped, a pansori singer has only his singing to rely on in Cho Jung-lae’s Joseon-era tale of social oppression and resistance.
The Beast (비스트, Lee Jung-ho, 2019)
Internal police politics frustrate the hunt for a potential serial killer in Lee Jung-ho’s dark social thriller.
Search Out (서치 아웃, Kwak Jung, 2020)
A trio of dejected youngsters fight back against a sense of despair by chasing an internet serial killer in Kwak’s dark cyber thriller
Kim Jaejoong NO.X First Listen
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! Today we are going to do a first listen to Kim Jaejoong, famously ex-TVXQ and JYJ member’s solo album from…
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Our Midnight (아워 미드나잇, Lim Jung-eun, 2020)
Approaching each other from opposite sides of the bridge two youngsters eventually find solace in mutual acceptance in Lim Jung-eun’s nighttime odyssey
Mother’s Place (엄마의 자리, Ryu Hee-jung, 2022)
A young woman finds herself questioning the nature of family when her parents die suddenly but the relatives won’t let them be buried together in Ryu Hee-jung’s raw…
First Look at the 9 R.I.P. Limited Edition Content
Idea Factory International has finally given us a look at the contents of the Limited Edition for supernatural fantasy otome, 9 R.I.P. While we still don’t have an…
Bucchigiri?! Lacks Utsumi Hiroko’s Signature Style, Heart, and Soul
Bucchigiri?! is not just odd for an Utsumi anime: without the key elements of Utsumi’s earlier works, it ultimately falls short as a story, one seemingly bereft of…
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Nothingness (無, Kim Gap Sik, 2024)
A dejected former policeman must hunt down a former friend turned serial killer in Kim Gap Sik’s sci-fi-inflected neo noir.
Mimang (미망, Kim Tae-yang, 2023)
A man and woman wander without direction in a confusing city in Kim Tae-yang’s meandering drama.
Pilot (파일럿, Kim Han-gyul, 2024)
A self-involved celebrity pilot gets a rude awakening when he decides to pose as a woman in order to get a job in Kim Han-gyul’s farcical comedy.
Hopeless (화란, Kim Chang-hoon, 2023)
An alienated young man dreaming of an idyllic life in Holland has his illusions slowly crushed by the world around him in Kim Chang-hoon’s gritty drama.
Cobweb (거미집, Kim Jee-woon, 2023)
An insecure filmmaker becomes entangled within the movie in his mind in Kim Jee-woon’s homage to golden age Korean cinema.
Jiseok (지석, Kim Young-jo, 2022)
Kim Young-jo’s poignant documentary pays tribute to a much missed figure while pointing fingers at the iniquities of the Park Guen-hye era.