Foreign Language Film Submissions from South Korea to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
A detailed text on South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film will follow as soon as I have some more time to create it. Please be patient!
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsPark Hae-ilTang WeiLee Jung-hyunA detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.95th ACADEMY AWARDS (2022) | Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRyu Seung-wanStarsKim Yoon-seokZo In-sungHuh Joon-hoIn 1991 war-torn Somalia the personnel and the families of both the South Korean and the North Korean embassies have the same goal: to escape from Mogadishu.94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) | Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMin-ho WooStarsLee Byung-hunLee Sung-minKwak Do-wonIn the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with the edge over any branch of government.93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) | Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ████ Status: won
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsYoo Ah-inSteven YeunJeon Jong-seoJong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHun JangStarsSong Kang-hoThomas KretschmannYoo Hae-jinA widowed father and taxi driver who drives a German reporter from Seoul to Gwangju to cover the 1980 uprising, soon finds himself regretting his decision after being caught in the violence around him.90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorJee-woon KimStarsLee Byung-hunGong YooSong Kang-hoKorean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces in this period action thriller.89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsSong Kang-hoYoo Ah-inMoon Geun-youngSet in 18th century Korea, long-ruling King Yeongjo's struggle with his son, Sado, sees the king take extreme measures in order to deal with his heir.88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorSung-bo ShimStarsKim Yoon-seokPark Yoo-chunHan YeriA fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorYi-kwan KangStarsSeo Yeong-juLee Jung-hyunKang Rae-yeonA juvenile offender Ji-gu reunites with his young mom who he thought was dead.86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsJo Min-sooLee Jung-JinWoo Ki-hongA loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHun JangStarsShin Ha-kyunGo SooRyu Seung-suA drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorTae-gyun KimStarsKo Chang-seokGabriel Da CostaJunior Da CostaAfter a series of pipe dream ventures go belly up, retired pro soccer player Kim Won-kang happens to visit East Timor, where he finds children playing the game barefoot on rocky pitches. Sensing a new business opportunity on finding the country doesn't have a single sporting goods store, he embarks on a scheme to get rich quick by purveying athletic shoes to the unshod youngsters. Sadly, no one there can afford to pay $60 for a pair of shoes, even on a generous installment plan, and before he knows it, he is reduced to coaching a team of ragged 10-year-olds and prospects are looking grim.83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorBong Joon HoStarsKim Hye-jaWon BinJin GooA mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorTae-gyun KimStarsCha In-pyoMyeong-cheol ShinSeo Young-hwaAbout a young boy in North Korea who wants to find his father who is forced to become a refugee in South Korea.81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsJeon Do-yeonSong Kang-hoLee Dong-yongA woman moves to the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to fit in, another tragic event overturns her life.80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsKam Woo-seongJung Jin-youngKang Seong-yeonTwo clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorKwang-Hyun ParkStarsJeong Jae-yeongShin Ha-kyunKang Hye-jeongSoldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorKang Je-kyuStarsJang Dong-gunWon BinEun-ju LeeWhen two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.77th ACADEMY AWARDS (2004) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsKim Ki-dukOh Yeong-suJong-ho KimA boy is raised by a Buddhist monk in an isolated floating temple where the years pass like the seasons.76th ACADEMY AWARDS (2003) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsSol Kyung-guMoon So-riAhn Nae-sangAn irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsHyo-jeong LeeCho Seung-wooSeong-nyeo KimA governor's son falls in love and marries a beautiful girl, the daughter of a courtesan. Their marriage is kept a secret from the governor who would immediately disown him if he found that his son married beneath him.73rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2000) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorPark Chul-SooCheol-su ParkStarsPang Eun-jinHwang Sin-hyeChu-Ryun KimTwo women, a chef and an anorexic writer, are neighbors in an apartment building. The chef.68th ACADEMY AWARDS (1995) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorJeong Ji-yeongStarsYoung Jae Dok-GoKim Hye-suHuh Joon-hoThe story of film director Yun Myoggil and his best friend Lim Byoungsuk whom has obsessive with watching American film. Lim gave his playscript to Yun to make a film. Yun begins to realise that the most of script was replicated.67th ACADEMY AWARDS (1994) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorShin Sang-okStarsSora JungHak-jae LeeShin Seong-ilTwo North Korean terrorists posing as Japanese tourists under the names of Shin Icho and Ma Yumi, blow up a Korean Airline flight enroute to Baghdad, Iraq. When investigators catch up with the two in Bahrain, they take suicide pills, but Ma Yumi is revived and forced to stand trial for her crimes.63rd ACADEMY AWARDS (1990) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLee Doo-yongStarsAhn Sung-kiLee Mi-sookWon NamkungJeong-ho is castrated by an ambitious minister for loving above his station. The minister also happens to be the father of Ja-ok, the girl Jeong-ho loved. He sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in a bid to gain favor, but the king sees through his motives and the instead forces Ja-ok into the position of a lowly kitchen maid. Jeong-ho sole hope in life is to save his former lover.59th ACADEMY AWARDS (1986) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLee Jang-hoStarsLee Bo-heeAhn Sung-kiPark Won-sukEr Woo Dong translates to "entertainer," a rough approximation of the duties of 14th-century Korean courtesan Er Yoon Chang. After a lifetime "in service," Er Yoon Chang retires to a faraway village. Meanwhile, her powerful father, ashamed of his daughter's lifestyle, dispatches an assassin to do her in. Er Yoon Chang is protected by her faithful deaf-mute bodyguard, but only up to a point.58th ACADEMY AWARDS (1985) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLee Doo-yongStarsMi-kyeong WonYeong-Ryong ShinJeong-suk MoonKi-rye, from a respectable but poor family, is married off to the deceased son of a powerful government official. Her father-in-law takes pity on her miserable and lonely condition and helps her to run away. She becomes a servant in Minister Choi's house. She marries again to a low-level noble, but finds herself in dire straits when it appears that she is unable to produce a male child to carry on the bloodline57th ACADEMY AWARDS (1984) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorJang-ho ByeonStarsKim Hee-raYeong-kyeong YunYeong-il ShinKwang-shik misunderstands his wife's motherly attentions for mute Sam-yong, a servant on his land, leading to Sam-yong being fired. Kwang-shik is having an affair of his own and when his mistress' husband finds out, he plans to take revenge on all of Kwang-shik's household.46th ACADEMY AWARDS (1973) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHa Won ChoiStarsHae HwangYun Jeong-hieWon NamkungA lonely old potter saves the life of a young woman. She is grateful to him, but does not return the love he feels for her. However she feels obligated to marry him. In time, her former boyfriend finds her and takes a job working with the potter until he can convince her to run away with him.42nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1969) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorYu Hyun-mokStarsKim Jin-kyuPark No-shikHie MunFilm depicting North Koreans extorting the land and property of civilians in the name of revolution after the liberation from Japan in 1945.41st ACADEMY AWARDS (1968) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorShin Sang-okStarsYeong-gyun ShinChoi Eun-hieWon NamkungThe poor farmers of Muju in Cheonbuk Province cannot get enough water to irrigate their rice. They attempt many times to build a canal to the Geum River, but fail each time. After the military coup of 1962 however, the government gives its full support and helps the villagers succeed39th ACADEMY AWARDS (1966) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorShin Sang-okStarsKim Jin-kyuChoi Eun-hiePark No-shikDeaf Samryong works as a farmhand. He loves the landlord's daughter-in-law. This film describes his true love and humanity to resist old customs.37th ACADEMY AWARDS (1964) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorShin Sang-okStarsChoi Eun-hieYeong-gyun ShinYeong-seon JeonOk-hui lives with her grandmother, her mother and the maid. People refer to their house as the "Widow House" because all three adult women who live there are widows. One day, a teacher named Mr. Han moves into the house as a lodger.35th ACADEMY AWARDS (1962) | Status: submitted
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