Tag: jangjoonhwan

One of South Korea’s most intriguing filmmakers, we don’t hear from Director Jang Joon-hwan too often, but when we do, as in the cases of his films, Save the Green Planet, and Hwayi: A Monster Boy,  it’s always worth our...

Save the Green Planet director Jang Joon-hwan mobilizes dozens of familiar faces, including The Chaser and The Yellow Sea stars Kim Yun-seok and Ha Jung-woo, for a weighty and powerful dramatization of the birth of Korean democracy. Following a slew...

Korean cinema has become known for its thrillers, and though the genre is one that is popular around the world, there is one particular take on the genre that Korea has excelled at: let's call it the emotional thriller. By...

Ten years on from the cult smash Save The Green Planet, and Jang Joon-hwan is back with his sophomore effort, Hwayi, a more conventional looking if still decidedly left field take on the crime thriller. Todd shared the teaser last...

It has been ten long years since Korean director burst on to the scene with Save The Green Planet. Arguably the most gonzo and gleefully anarchic of the films that rode the Korean wave of the late 90s and early...

It has been a full decade now since Korean director Jang Joon-hwan made his feature debut with cult favorite Save The Green Planet. Jang has been quiet in the years since, turning out one notable short amidst a string of...