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  • 1950-1959
    Media Collection E741 .F638 1990 v.6
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 60 minutes; 1990
    Dir. Richard A. Klein
    Highlights include Harry Truman, the Cold War, the Korean War, Fidel Castro and bomb shelters.

  • Aegukja keim = 애국자게임 = Patriot game
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .T79 2005 v.6
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 90 minutes; 2001
    Dir. Yi Kyong-sun
    In Korean with Korean and English subtitles.
    Documentary film on defining patriotism by interviewing and listening to people’s opinions.

  • Arŭm taun naltŭl = 아름다운날들 = Beautiful days
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .A78 2005
    TV Series; 12 DVDs, 1458 minutes; 2001
    Dir. Yi Chang-su
    In Korean with Korean and English subtitles.
    This is about four men and women, each of whom tries in his or her own way to erase the pain of lost love. In the course, they sometimes give themselves up or sometimes hurt someone else. It is not a question of good vs. evil. They are simply subject to the caprice of fate and love that they cannot deny. They live and grow feeding on the love and pain they receive from or give to someone else. But none of them give up on themselves because of lost love or growing pains. Each clings to his or her dreams of love and success, trying to live their lives in the best way the know how. At the end of the way is not always happiness or success. But inevitably they realize that the road toward that end, the days of giving the best of themselves, were the most beautiful days of their lives, when they healed their wounds and recovered hope for the future
    This is a story of four men and women who try to live their best ways to erase the pain of their past lost loves. Sometimes they give themselves up or hurt someone else, but they realize that the days of giving the best of themselves were the most beautiful days of their lives.


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    B


  • Best of Seoul City Dance Theatre
    Media Collection GV1703.K7 B47 1995
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 60 minutes; 1995
    In Korean with English subtitles.

  • Between two worlds: a documentary
    Media Collection E184.O6 B489 1998
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 29 minutes; 1998
    Dir. Chul Heo
    This documentary examines the difficulties experienced by first generation Asian American youth who struggle with "living in two worlds"--the Asian family culture and the American culture. Chinese, Japanese, and Korean American young adults and members of their families expound upon the generational and cultural gaps existing in Asian American families and stereotypical perceptions of Asians in American society.

  • Big business and the ghost of Confucius
    Media Collection HC460.5 .B53 1992
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 60 minutes; 1992
    Prod. Peter Bull
    Summary: Shows how Confucius ́idea of individuals submerging themselves for the goals of society, together with state guided capitalism, have created an economic miracle in South Korea and East Asisa.


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    C


  • Camp Arirang
    Reserve Book Service, Media Shelf HQ248.A5 C35 1996
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 28 minutes; 1995
    Dir. Diana S. Lee
    Explores the plight of Korean women caught in the system of "camptowns", compounds of prostitutes who cater to American military personnel in South Korea, often working under the conditions of bonded servitude. Includes interviews with prostitutes and a former prostitute turned missionary who now works to aid them and their biracial children.

  • Chabondang sŏnŏn = 자본당선언 = Capitalist manifesto
    Media Collection PN1995.9.E96 C422 2005
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 171 minutes; 2003
    Dir. Kim Son, Kim Kok
    In Korean with English subtitles.
    Experimental film depicts how capitalism works among people rejected by society.

  • Chibŭro = 집으로 = The way home
    Media Collection PN1997 .C43782 2003
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 87 minutes; 2002
    Dir. Yi Chong-hyang
    In Korean with English and Korean subtitles.
    Through an elderly and old-fashioned grandmother, a spoiled seven-year-old boy learns to accept and understand the simple pleasures of nature and her lifestyle.

  • Chigu rŭl chik'yŏra! = 지구를　지켜라 = Save the green planet!
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .C46 2004
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 117 minutes; 2003
    Dir. Joon-Hwan Jang
    In Korean with Korean, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese subtitles.
    Pyŏng-gu believes that all of Earth’s social ills are the evil doings of aliens. Utilizing the imagination of science fiction, this is a film that critiques society.

  • Ch'il-su wa Man-su = 칠수와　만수
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .C47 2004
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 107 minutes; 2004?
    Dir. Kwang-su Pak
    In Korean with Korean, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese subtitles.
    A story of two sign painters who make a bare living in a big city, Sŏul. Movie describes hard living, corrupted society, and tired city-life.

  • Chinsil ui mun  = 진실의문 = The gate of truth
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .T79 2005 v.2
    Documentary; 1 DVD, ; 2001
    Dir. Kim, Hui-ch'ol
    In Korean with Korean and English subtitles.
    Documentary film shows if Lieut. Kim Hun’s death is a suicide as the case is claimed.

  • Chŏng = My heart
    Media Collection PN1997 .C4466 2001
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 116 minutes; 2001
    Dir. Pae Chang-ho
    In Korean with English, Japanese and Chinese subtitles.
    An old Korean woman sits down in a meadow and begins to recollect her past - how she was married off as a girl at 16, and how she then struggled through life, against the most cruel and hopeless circumstances.

  • Chŏng Sŭng-hŭi wa hamkke paeunŭn Han’guk muyong (chŏnt’ong muyong): uri munhwa paeugi sirijŭ = 정승희와함께배우는한국무용 (전통무용): 우리문화배우기시리즈 = Taking Korean traditional dance lessons with Chung, Seung-Hee: series of Korean culture lesson
    Media Collection GV1703.K7 C4852 2000
    Instructional; 1 VHS, 120 minutes; 2000
    In Korean with English subtitles.

  • Ch’unhyang chŏn = Choonhyangchun
    Arts Library, Music Service Desk PN1997 .C575 1994
    TV Series; 1 VHS, 120 minutes; 1994
    With English subtitles.

  • Ch’unhyangdyŏn = Chunhyang = 春香傳
    Media Collection PN1997 .C49 2001
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 120 minutes; 2000
    Dir. Im Kwon Taek
    In Korean with English subtitles.
    Set in 18th century Korea. Mongryong, the son of a governor, falls in love with Chunhyang, the daughter of a proud former courtesan, and they secretly marry out of fear of reprisal. Trouble results when Mongryong is ordered to Seoul to finish his education, and a new, vindictive governor pursues Chunhyang and then imprisons her when she refuses his advances.

  • Ch’wihwasŏn = 취화선 = 醉畫仙
    Media Collection PN1997 .C43785 2002
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 120 minutes; 2002
    Dir. Im Kwŏn-tʻaek
    In Korean with English and Korean subtitles.
    In 1850s, a young boy, Sŭng-ŏp, is rescued from a mob by Pyŏng-mun, who later nurtures his talent for painting, and introduces him to Ŭng-hŏn Yi. While working with Yi, he falls in love with So-un, but she marries another. As his fame grows, he meets Mae-hyang, a kisaeng (geisha), and their relationship proceeds...

  • Cold War
    Media Collection D843 .C577245 1998
    TV Series; 8 VHS, 140 minutes each; 1998
    Prod. Martin Smith
    A series documenting the rise and fall of the Cold War, the actions of world leaders, and the wars and arms races occurring during this time.


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  • The Fight for democracy
    Media Collection DS922.35 .F54 1992
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 60 minutes; 1992
    Dir. Clark Byker
    Tell of the conflict between economic development and democracy in late 20th century South Korea.


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    H




  • Hanbok
    Media Collection GT1565 .H36 2001
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 16 minutes; 2001
    In English.
    "Hanbok is the traditional Korean dress that has been worn since ancient times ... [and] symbol of Korean culture"--Container.

  • Hangeul: Korea’s gift to the world
    Media Collection PL918 .H294 1997
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 41 minutes; 1997
    Dir. Bong Won Yi
    Through interviews and animated sequences, expores the origins of the Korean hanʾgŭl alphabet and its interest today to linguists and speakers of the Korean language. Also gives a brief overview of the hanʾgŭl characters and the sounds they represent.

  • Hot'elliŏ = 호텔리어 = Hotelier
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .H68 2005
    TV Series; 11 DVDs, 1000 minutes; 2005
    Dir. Yong-woo Chung
    In Korean and Mandarin with English and Korean subtitles.
    Interwining love and power struggle stories among workers in a large hotel in Seoul, Korea.

  • LinkHwanggŭm sagwa = 황금사과
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .H86 2006
    TV Series; 10 DVDs, 1080 minutes
    In Korean with English and Chinese subtitles.


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  • Images of Korea
    Media Collection DS904 .I535 1990z
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 18 minutes; 199-?
    Shows koryo celadon pottery, Seoul, traditional costumes, traditional folk festivals and games, traditional medical arts, masked dance-drama, a traditional wedding ceremony, and traditional buildings.

  • Images of Korea II
    Media Collection DS904 .I536 1990z
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 14 minutes; 199-?

  • An initiation "Kut" for a Korean shaman
    Media Collection BL2236.S5 I55 1991
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 32 minutes; 1991
    Dir. Laurel Kendall & Diana S. Lee
    In English and some Korean with English subtitles or voiceover.
    A thirty-two-year-old woman tells of the events which led her to decide to become a shaman. Includes scenes from the two-day initiation.

  • Injŏng sajŏng polgŏt ŏpta = 인정　사정　볼것　없다 = Nowhere to hide
    Media Collection PN1997 .I515 2001
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 112 minutes; 2001
    Dir. Lee Myung-Se
    In Korean with English, Japanese and Chinese subtitles.
    Chase film in which cops try to catch a master of disguise.

  • Inŏ Kongju = 인어공주 = My mother, the Mermaid
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .I516 2005
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 107 minutes; 2004
    Dir. Hŭng-sik Pak
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish subtitles.
    This story is about a woman who travels back to her parents hometown and is transported back in time to witness her parents as young people.

  • Iŏdo = 異魚島
    Media Collection PN1997 .I53 2005
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 110 minutes; 1977
    Dir. Ki-yŏng Kim
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Korean subtitles.
    An investor planning on developing a tourist resort begins an investigation into the legends of the mysterious neighboring island. He is suspected of the murder of a local journalist who has confronted him.


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  • JSA: Joint Security Area = Kongdong kyŏngbi kuyŏk JSA = 공동경비구역 JSA
    Media Collection PN1997 .J73 2002
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 110 minutes; 2000
    Dir. Pak Chʻan-uk
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish subtitles.
    Two soldiers, one North Korean and one South Korean, are shot along the 38th Parallel. As tensions rise between North and South, a Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission is called in to investigate the shootings.

  • The JVC video anthology of world music and dance
    Volumes 1,2 Arts Library, Music Service Desk M1627 .J93 1990
    Media Collection M1627 .J93 1990
    Documentary; 30 VHS; 1990
    Dir. Nakagawa Kunihiko & Ichihashi Yuji


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    K




  • Korean arts & cultural festival: traditional music and dance
    Media Collection GV1703.K7 K67 1995
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 73 minutes; 1995
    In Korean with English subtitles.
    Stage performance of traditional Korean dances.

  • Korea’s culture
    Media Collection DS904 .K655 1990z
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 15 minutes; 199-?
    A brief introduction to the traditional and contemporary arts and culture of Korea. Includes traditional ceremonies.

  • Korea, the land of harmony
    Media Collection DS902 .K5496 1995
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 42 minutes; 1995?
    Dir. Jong Myung Hong
    An introduction to modern Korea, emphasizing the desire for harmony with nature and within society. Shows traditional and contemporary arts and culture of the country.

  • Korea: war, prosperity, democracy
    Media Collection DS904 .K589 1995
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 93 minutes; 1995
    Shows footage of the Korean War and current modern day Korea for the purpose of creating knowledge and understanding of Korea.

  • Kŏryu = 거류 = Papa, Daddy, Father
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .T79 2005 v.5
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 87 minutes; 2004
    Dir. Pak Chi-wŏn
    In Korean with English subtitles.
    Feature film about the struggling relationship between father and son.

  • Koyangi rŭl put'ak'ae = 고양이를부탁해 = Take care of my cat
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .K68 2004
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 111 minutes; 2001
    Dir. Chae-Ŭn Chŏng
    In Korean with Korean, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese subtitles.
    The lighthearted title refers to a stray cat that changes hands more than once among five young women, former high school classmates looking for their futures in the booming industrialized maze of contemporary South Korea. As their interwoven stories unfold, the five friends, who struggle to maintain their bond, increasingly resemble strays adrift in a clogged, cacophonous environment of bleeping cellphones, cheap discount stores and the dingy, smoggy streets and docks of the port city Inchon in winter.

  • Kyŏul yŏnga  = 겨울연가 = Winter love song
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .K96 2002
    TV Series; 11 DVDs, 1300 minutes;
    Dir. Yun Sŏk-ho
    In Korean or Chinese with Chinese and English subtitles.
    This TV series is constituted by 20 parts and each of them has the durability of 70 mins. Jun-sang (Pae Yong-jun) voluntarily transfers to a new high school in search for his biological father. Yu-jin (Chʻoe Chi-u) and Sang-hyŏk (Pak Yong-ha) have been good friends since they were children, but Sang-hyŏk wants to be more than just her friend. But Yu-jin falls for the mysterious Jun-sang instead and opens his heart. Just as their love was starting to grow, Jun-sang comes to the startling realization that his dad is not Sang-hyŏk’s dad, but is Yu-jin’s dad.


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  • Looking like the enemy
    Media Collection UB418.A85 L66 1990z
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 52 minutes; 199-?
    Dir. Robert A. Nakamura
    American soldiers of Asian descent who fought in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars share their personal experiences with prejudice and discrimination in the military.


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  • Mabu = 마부
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .M33 2004
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 98 minutes; 1961
    Dir. Kang Tae-jin
    In Korean with Korean, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese subtitles.
    A single father with two daughters and two sons make a living by operating a horse-drawn cart. After the Korean War, in a modernizing city, he struggles to make ends meet.

  • Marrying the mafia
    Media Collection PN1997 .M358 2003
    Feature Film; 1 DVD; 2002
    In Korean with Korean, English, French, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and Russian subtitles.
    Jin-kyung, the only daughter of the legendary mob boss Jang Jung-jong, accidentally spends the night with Dae-sju, a man she has never met before. Upon hearing of the scandal, Jin-kyung’s three brothers set out to teach Dae-sju some lessons. The situation takes a turn when they find out Dae-suh is the graduate of a prestigious university and a successful businessman, making him a very desirable match for Jin-kyung. The three brothers embark on a hilarious mission to hook up Jin-kyung and Dae-suh.

  • Mich’in sigan = 미친시간 = Mad minutes
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .T79 2005 v.3
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 106 minutes; 2003
    Dir. Yi Mario
    In Korean with English subtitles.
    Documentary film on personal narratives of Vietnamese civilians about the Korean soldiers during Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 and Korean veterans’ recollection of the war along with its impact on their lives.

  • Musa = 武士
    Media Collection PN1997 .M864 2003
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 155 minutes; 2001
    Dir. Kim Sŏng-su
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish subtitles.
    In 1375, with China in a state of chaos because of fighting between the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the Koryo Dynasty sent a delegation to make peace with Ming, but they were accused of spying and sent to exile in a desert. As they attempted the long journey back to Korea, they rescued a kidnapped Ming princess and were pursued by the Yuan.

  • My girl
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .M9 2006
    TV Series; 8 DVDs; 2006
    In Korean or Chinese with English subtitles.
    Ju Yoo-rin (Lee Da Hae) is a tour guide. Seol Gong Chan (Lee Dong Wook) is the heir of a big corporation. Because of his grandfather’s illness, he’s forced to ask Yoo-rin to be his long-lost cousin so that his grandfather’s last wish can be fullfilled. Kim Sae-hyun (Park Si Yeon) grew up in a rich family and is a famous tennis star. The complex relations among them brought the audience many laughters and tears.

  • Myŏngsŏng Hwanghu = 명성황후 = The last empress = Mingcheng huang hou = 明成皇后
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .M56 2005
    TV Series; 35 DVDs; 2005?
    In Korean and Chinese with Chinese subtitles.
    This TV mini-series gave a complete account of Queen Min’s life, her time, and the politics surrounding Korea and its neighboring countries.


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  • Nae irŭm ŭn Kim Sam-sun = 내이름은김삼순 = My lovely Sam-soon
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .N264 2005
    TV Series; 9 DVDs, 1140 minutes; 2005
    Dir. Ŭn-c'hŏl Kim
    In Korean and Chinese with English and Chinese subtitles.
    A romantic comedy, comically describing a contract romance between pastry chef Kim Sam-soon and Hyun Jin-hon, a young chairman of renowned confectionery.

  • Najŭn moksori 1 = 낮은목소리 1 = The murmuring
    Media Collection D810.C698 N35 2005
    Documentary; 1 DVD, 99 minutes; 1995
    Dir. Yŏng-ju Pyŏn
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Spanish subtitles.
    "A documentary about the past and present experiences of a group of "comfort women" who during World War II were abducted and forced into sexual servitude for the Japanese army. In the course of making this documentary, director Byun Young-joo gradually becomes close to the now-elderly women who meet every week to protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul."--Container.

  • Najŭn moksori 2 = 낮은목소리 2 = Habitual sadness
    Media Collection D810.C698 N352 2005
    Documentary; 1 DVD, 61 minutes; 1995
    Dir. Yŏng-ju Pyŏn
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish subtitles.


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  • Osaka story: a documentary
    Media Collection HQ681 .O584 1994
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 75 minutes; 1994
    Dir. Toichi Nakata
    In Japanese with English narration and subtitles.
    An autobiograhpical look at the cultural and generational clashes within Nakata’s Korean-Japanese family.

  • O! sujŏng = 오!수정 = Virgin stripped bare by her bachelors
    Media Collection PN1997 .O182 2005
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 126 minutes; 2000
    Dir. Sang-su Hong
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish subtitles.


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  • The Pacific century
    Media Collection HC460.5 .P23 1992
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 60 minutes; 1992
    Dir. Marc Levin
    Outlines the economic struggle between East Asian countries and the United States in the latter twentieth century.

  • P'aesyŏn 70s = 패션 70s = Shi shang 70 nian dai = 時尚70年代 = Fashion 70s
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .P34 2006
    TV Series; 12 DVDs; 2006
    In Korean with Chinese and English subtitles.
    "In the 60s and 70s of last century, Korea is in a chaotic age, the fluctuation of politics influenced one generation. In such a time, to succeed can be simple or rather complex. Fortune and fate can be determined with one shot of war fires...The ambitious young people grows up in such a time, and their genius to custom design uttering them to be the creator of the Korea fashion" -- Container.

  • Panch’ik wang = 반칙왕 = The foul king
    Media Collection PN1997 .P296 2001
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 112 minutes; 2001
    Dir. Kim Chi-un
    In Korean with English, Japanese and Chinese subtitles.
    Meek bank clerk PK decides to compete in wrestling matches, his favorite hobby. Once in the ring, PK changes from meek to victorious, wins match after match, and becomes known as the "Foul King." A comic satire on the helplessness and absurdity of the white-collar class in Korean society.

  • P’ari ŭi yŏnin = 파리의연인 = Des amoureux á Paris
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .P37 2005
    TV Series; 9 DVDs; 2005
    In Korean with English, Japanese and Korean subtitles.

  • Play it again, Nam! : a portrait of Nam June Paik
    Arts Library, Music Service Desk NX584.6.Z9 P3537 1995
    Documentary/Biography; 1 VHS, 26 minutes; 1995
    Dir. Jean-Michel Gautreau
    A documentary biography of multimedia artist Nam June Paik, including an overview of his early work, as well as an examination of his most recent artistic endeavors.

  • Pŏmjoe ŭi chaekusong = 범죄의재구성 = The big swindle
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .P67 2005
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 116 minutes; 2004
    Dir. Tong-hun Ch'oe
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish subtitles.
    Bank robbery.

  • Pom nal ŭn kanda = 봄날은간다 = One fine spring day
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .P66 2004
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 106 minutes; 2001
    Dir. Hŏ Chin-ho
    In Korean with Korean, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese subtitles.

  • Poppi = 뽀삐 = Popee
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .T79 2005 v.1
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 63 minutes; 2002
    Dir. Kim Chi-hyŏn
    In Korean with Korean and English subtitles.
    After a filmmaker’s beloved dog passes away, he embarks on a series of interviews with other dog owners as a means to console himself and find hope.


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  • Sa-i-gu: 4.29
    Media Collection F869.L89 K688 1995 
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 41 minutes; 1993
    Dir. Dai Sil Kim-Gibson
    In Korean and English with English subtitles.
    Explores the embittering effect the April 29, 1992 Rodney King verdict and riot had on Korean American women shopkeepers who suffered more than half of the material losses in the conflict. Film underscores the shattering of the American dream while taking the media to task for playing up the "Korean-Black" aspect of the rioting.

  • Sarin ŭi ch'uŏk = 살인의추억 = Memories of murder
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .S27 2005
    Feature Film; 1 DVD, 127 minutes; 2003
    Dir. Chun-ho Pong
    In Korean with Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish subtitles.
    Based on a true story, the film takes place in a small village in Korea where an intense police investigation follows a series of brutal rapes and murders.

  • Say you love me
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .S268 2005
    TV Series; 8 DVDs; 200-?
    Having been girlfriend and boyfriend since they were kids, they now are facing temptations and trials. How do the young lovers cope?

  • Seoul Train
    Media Collection DS932 .S46 2006
    Documentary; 1 DVD, 54 minutes; 2004
    Dir. Aaron Lubarsky, Lisa Sleeth & Jim Butterworth
    In English, Korean and Mandarin with English, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Serbian, and Spanish subtitles.
    "Today, there are an estimated 250,000 North Korean refugees living underground in China. They escaped a food crisis and other persecutions at home that have claimed the lives of approximately 3 million in the past 10 years. The Chinese Government -- in direct violation of international laws to which it’s a party -- systematically arrests and forcibly repatriates hundreds of these refugees each month. Defecting from North Korea is a capital offense, and repatriated refugees face human rights abuses ranging from concentration camps and torture to forced abortion and summary executions. For a lucky few refugees, however, there is hope. A group of multinational activists has taken it upon themselves to create an Underground Railroad. Via a network of safe houses and escape routes, the activists -- at great personal risk -- help the refugees on daring escapes to freedom over hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of miles of Chinese territory"--Producers.

  • The 7 [seven] selected independent short films: short films, long feelings
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .A12 2005
    Short Film Collection; 2 DVDs, 175 minutes; 2005
    In Korean with English subtitles.

  • Silence broken: Korean comfort women
    Media Collection D810.C698 S585 2000
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 57 minutes; 1999
    Dir. Dai Sil Kim-Gibson
    In Korean, Japanese and English with English subtitles.
    A documentary on Korean comfort women who were forced into sexual servitude by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.

  • Songhwan = 송환 = Song huan = 送還 = Repatriation
    Media Collection DS935 .S66 2004
    Documentary; 1 DVD, 148 minutes; 2004
    Dir. Dong-won Kim
    In Korean with Korean, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese subtitles.
    After their releases, the political prisoners adapt to South Korean society and campaign to be repatriated to North Korea.

  • The sound of millennia: a Korean festival of music and dance
    Media Collection ML342.1 .S686 1992
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 60 minutes; 1992
    The Korean National Music Company presents a program of the performing arts of Korea, including vocal and instrumental music and dance. Both folk music and court music are represented, using the 5 or 7 note scales of Korean music.

  • Summer aroma = 夏日香气
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .Y46 2005
    TV Series; 8 DVDs; 2003
    In Korean or Mandarin with English and traditional Chinese subtitles.


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  • Tae Chang-gŭm = 大長今 = Dae Jang Geum
    Media Collection PN1992.77 .T34 2005
    TV Series; 19 DVDs, 1080 minutes; 2005
    Dir. Pyŏng-hun Yi
    In Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese with English, Chinese and Malay subtitles.
    A historical drama based on a true story, Dae Jang Geum tells the tale of the first woman to become the King’s personal physician in the 16th century of Korea. Jang Geum strives to learn the secrets of Korean cooking and medicine in order to cure the king’s various ailments.

  • The true heart towards the world: The 6 selected independent feature films = 하이!인디영화 : 독립영화증・당편모음
    Media Collection PN1997.2 .T79 2005
    Film Collection; 6 DVDs; 2005
    In Korean with Korean and English subtitles. See also: Aegukja keim = Patriot game; Chabondang sŏnŏn = Capitalist manifesto; Chinsil ui mun = The gate of truth; Kŏryu = Papa, Daddy, Father; Mich’in sigan = Mad minutes; Poppi = Popee


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  • The women outside: Korean women and the U.S. military
    Media Collection HQ1765.5 .W656 1995
    Documentary; 1 VHS, 52 minutes; 1995
    Dir. J.T. Takagi & Hye Jung Park
    In Korean and English with English subtitles.
    Documentary on young South Korean women who work in sex related enterprises adjacent to American military bases in South Korea. Also explores the lives of Korean American women who came to the United States as wives of American servicemen.


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  • Yi dao
    Media Collection in Process
    TV Series; 10 DVDs, 1080 minutes
    In Korean with English and Chinese subtitles.


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