Lists of South Korean films by year |
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Korean Animation |
A list of films produced in South Korea in 2003:
The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2003, by domestic box office admissions, are as follows: [1]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Admissions |
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1 | Silmido | Cinema Service | 11,074,000 |
2 | Memories of Murder | CJ Entertainment | 5,101,645 |
3 | My Tutor Friend | 4,809,871 | |
4 | Untold Scandal | 3,345,268 | |
5 | Oldboy | Show East | 3,260,000 |
6 | Oh! Brothers | Showbox | 3,125,256 |
7 | A Tale of Two Sisters | Cineclick Asia | 3,110,000 |
8 | Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield | Cineworld | 2,835,000 |
9 | My Teacher, Mr. Kim | Cinema Service | 2,470,000 |
10 | Crazy First Love | CJ Entertainment | 2,340,000 |
Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Hwanghae, Korea, he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo (Crossroads). According to the website koreanfilm.org, his 1961 film Obaltan "has repeatedly been voted the best Korean film of all time in local critics' polls." Yu attended the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1963, where Variety called Obaltan a "remarkable film", and praised Yu's "[b]rilliantly detailed camera" and the film's "probing sympathy and rich characterizations."
If You Were Me is a 2003 South Korean omnibus film, comprising six short films directed by six prominent Korean directors, including Park Chan-wook. Commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea for ₩50 million each, the shorts deal with discrimination in Korea and the directors were given free rein with regards to subject and style. The film has spawned three live-action sequels, as well as two animated films, which deal with similar themes.
Nabi is a 2001 South Korean science fiction film. Directed by Moon Seung-wook, Nabi was shot on digital video and transferred onto 35mm film, filmed on a low budget of $380,000. It marked the feature film debut of Kang Hye-jung, who won Best Actress at the 5th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival for her role as Yuki. Nabi also starred Kim Ho-jung, who won the Bronze Leopard for Best Actress at the 54th Locarno International Film Festival.
Double Agent is a 2003 South Korean espionage action thriller film directed by Kim Hyeon-jeong about a North Korean intelligence officer who defects to South Korea.
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Park Jin-pyo is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He directed Too Young to Die (2002), You Are My Sunshine (2005), Voice of a Murderer (2007), Closer to Heaven (2009), and Love Forecast (2015).
Bae Chang-ho is a South Korean director and screenwriter.