1, Yellow Sea
This gangster film is one of the works that can best reflect the aesthetic of Korean violence. It tells the story of a man who sneaked into South Korea to escape debt and became a killer, and another killer chased the man. The whole film is ups and downs, the rhythm is compact and not chaotic, and the violent scene of the knife and blood is very realistic.
2. New World
The film tells the story of conspiracy and betrayal between the police, undercover gangs and gang bosses. Although the film reflects the life of gangsters, it shows their charming and unrestrained side to the maximum extent. Called infernal affairs by Korean media. In 20 13, the film won many nominations such as Qinglong Award, Best Art Award and Dazhong Award. Huang Zhengmin, the leading actor, won the Qinglong Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in the film.
3. Chaser
This gangster movie is recognized as one of the best crime movies in Korea. The story is based on the real case of Liu Yongzhe, the most cruel murderer who sensationalized the whole Korean history, and tells the soul-stirring story between Ying Min, the hero, and Zhong Hao, the only suitor who chased him to save his daughter. This film creates a changeable visual impact with interlocking plots and fast-changing rhythm, and won the best editing award of the Asian Film Awards and the best photography award of the Big Bell Award.
4. Green-headed flies
This gangster film is a feature film written and directed by Ik-june Yang and starring Jin Huayu. The film tells the story of a violent gangster who meets a female high school student. The director clearly outlined the cruel and real side of the real society with a straightforward picture. Under the violent style of food movies, the anger of the protagonist is delicate and three-dimensional, and the shots of the characters in the film are like vivid sketches, trying to let the audience enter their inner world.
5. Memories of murder
This movie is one of the most famous gangster crime movies in Korea. It is based on three unsolved mysteries in Korea. It tells the story of a serial murder in a small town in South Korea. The police in the town are cooperating with the Soviet police transferred from Seoul. Directed by Bong Joon ho's Virgo, the film won the Best Director Award at the Big Bell Award, the Best Director Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and the Newcomer Director Award. Song Kanghao, the leading actor, also won the Best Actor Award for this film.
6. the way home
This movie is a new way of South Korean gangster crime movies. There are no gangster, action and suspense elements common in Korean crime movies. Based on a real case, the film tells the story that Song Jingyan, an ordinary housewife, was deceived by her husband Kim Jong-pei's junior and became a drug smuggler. After her arrest, she spent two years in prison on an island in the Atlantic Ocean. In order to reunite with her family, she went through hardships and then changed.
7. Living Terror
This gangster film starring Ha Jung Woo and Kyeong-yeong Lee focuses on a series of bomb terrorist incidents on the Han River in Seoul. Radio host Yin received a threatening phone call from a mysterious listener in the program. He realized that this man was probably the chief culprit of the serial bomb terrorist incident in the Han River, and intended to make the incident an exclusive live broadcast program that could turn his salted fish over, but the development of the incident far exceeded his imagination.
8. The Lonely Agent
This movie is one of the most popular Korean gangster crime action movies. It tells the story of Tae-sik, who has never been in contact with anyone. After Xiaomi, the only little girl who can open his heart, was kidnapped, he began to fight against the underworld in order to save Xiaomi. Known as the Korean version of "This Black Boy is Not Too Cold", this film was the highest-grossing film in Korea in 20 10, and won many awards such as Best Actor, Best Editing, Best Video Technology, Best Actor and Newcomer Actress in the Republic of Korea Film Awards.
9. "Catch that guy"
This film is a classic Korean gangster suspense crime film Montage. The film tells the story of an abduction that happened 15 years ago. After the limitation of public prosecution, it was repeated, and many families of the victims and the police pursued the real murderer. Because the process has been very ups and downs, the ending still surprised everyone. The skillful performances of Yan Zhenghua, Jin Xiangqing and Young-chang Song made this film a masterpiece of its kind, and the heroine Yan Zhenghua won the Big Clock Award for her performance in the film.
10, friends
The movie is about Busan in 1978. Dongzhu is the child of a poor family, and Junshuo is the son of the underworld boss. Mrs. Shan often takes the first place in school, but the four of them are good friends. Dongzhu and Junshuo, who later went to middle school, were expelled from school because they stood out for Shantai.