Korean action movies are different from Chinese kung fu movies, and are more similar to Hollywood action movies, focusing on cool big scenes and hearty fists to the flesh, do you like Korean action movies? Maimai has brought you the top ten high-scoring action movies in South Korea, including: Yellow Sea, Lonely Courage**, Insiders, Seeing Demons, Legend of the Wicked, Veteran, Crime City, etc., how many have you watched?
1. The Yellow Sea
Douban 85. Best Actor Award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, Best Actor at the Asian Film Awards
Starring Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Sung-ha, the film tells the story of a man who smuggled to South Korea to become a killer in order to escape his debts and another killer who chases and kills the man. The action scenes in the film are not high-end, but they focus on realism and empathy, and the actor Ha Jung-woo won many awards such as Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards and Best Actor at the Asian Film Awards for his performance in the film.
2. Lonely courage**
Douban 82 Daejong Award for Best Actor in 2010 Korean box office champion
Of course, this famous "Lonely Courage**" is indispensable in the ranking of classic Korean action movies, which tells the story of Tae-sik, who never interacts with people, and begins to fight against the underworld in order to rescue Xiaomi after the kidnapping of the only little girl who can make him open his heart. The film won many awards such as Best Actor, Best Editing, Best Image Technology, Best Actor and New Actress at the Daejong Awards, and was the box office champion of Korean films that year.
3. Insiders
Douban 81. Film Critics Awards, Top 10 Films in Film Reviews, Blue Dragon Film Awards, Best Film
The Insiders is also a masterpiece in the Korean action film rankings, the film is based on Yoon Fe-ho's comic of the same name, a crime film based on Yoon Fe-ho's comic, directed by Oh Min-ho, starring Lee Byung-hun , Cho Seung-woo and Baek Yoon-sik, released in South Korea on November 19, 2015. The film tells the crime story of the righteousness and betrayal of the "insiders" who can influence Korean society. On October 7, 2016, the film won the actor award Lee Byung-hun at the 25th South Korean Busil Film Awards. On October 24, the results of the 36th Film Critics Awards hosted by the Korean Film Critics Association were announced, and "The Insider" was selected as one of the "Top Ten Film Critics Awards".
4. Seeing demons
Douban 79 Bell Award Best Picture Nominations
Directed by Kim Ji-woon and starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik, the classic South Korean action film "Seeing the Devil" is about a showdown between a serial killer who takes pleasure in killing and a police parade who is determined to avenge his dead fiancée. In order to reduce the length of the film from the restricted level to the 19th banned level, the length of the film was reduced by 7 minutes, and after three repeated submissions, the release date was also pushed back by 1 day, but the film still became the first commercial film in South Korea to be restricted because some of the scenes were too bloody.
5. The Legend of the Wicked
Douban 78 Korean crime action movie masterpieces
The Legend of the Wicked is a must-have masterpiece in the recommendation of Korean crime action films, directed by Lee Won-tae, starring Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yeol, Kim Sung-gyu, etc., the film tells the story of the jealous and hateful, unscrupulous and known as the "mad dog" The criminal police of the serious crime team and the leader of the criminal organization who is in danger of being poisoned by a serial killer join forces to hunt down the serial killer. The tense and fierce car chase in the film, as well as the fist-to-flesh fight duels, are all addictive, and friends who like Ma Dongxi like buying and shopping should not miss it.
6. Veteran
Douban 7Nominated for Best Picture at the 7 Great Bell Awards
South Korean action movies are often the orientation of commercial blockbusters, "Veteran" is a typical example, this film is directed by Yoo Seung-wan, starring Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Hae-jin, and Oh Da-shu, tells the story of the veteran detective Seo Do-cheol leading a team to start a game of wisdom and courage with the arrogant and domineering chaebol III Cho Tae-h. Director Yoo Seung-wan won the Best Director at the 52nd Korea Baeksang Arts Awards for this film, and also won the Best Work Award at the 25th South Korean Busil Film Awards, and is still the top five in the history of the Korean film box office.
7. Crime City
Douban 77. Best New Director Award at the Baeksang Arts Awards
The Korean action movie "Crime City" is a work directed by Kang Yoon-sung, starring Ma Dong-seok and Yoon Qi-sang, the film is based on real events and tells the story of the South Korean serious crime team led by Ma Seok-do to wipe out foreign criminal organizations. This film inherits the sharp and rough lens language and relaxed narrative rhythm of Korean crime, police and bandit genre films, the stout and sharp-eyed Ma Dongxi's fight scene is hearty and full of highlights, actor Chen Sunkui won the Blue Dragon Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film, and director Kang Yuncheng won the Best New Director Award in the film department of the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards for this film.
8. Asura
Douban 76. Film Critics Awards, Top 10 Movies in Film Reviews
Asura is also one of the top ten high-scoring action movies in South Korea, the film is directed by Kim Sung-so, starring Jung Woo-sung, Hwang Jung-min, Ju Ji-hoon, Kwak Do-won, and Jung Man-sik. The film's shooting, action, and many other aspects have been praised and are considered to be a highly completed work. In 2016, the film won the top ten films in film criticism at the 36th Film Critics Awards.
9, witch
Douban 76 Blue Dragon Award for Best Newcomer Actress
The action movie "The Witch" is adapted from the famous webtoon "The Witch", which tells the story of Ziyun, an amnesiac girl who survived a strange accident alone 10 years ago, raised by an old couple, in order to supplement the family, Ziyun participated in a certain TV show, but what she didn't expect was that just after the show was broadcast, all kinds of strange people began to appear in front of her, and the fight scenes in the second half were very exciting. It is worth mentioning that the heroine Kim Dami won the Blue Dragon Award for Best Newcomer Actress for her performance in the film.
10. Han River Monster
Douban 76 Asian Film Awards for Best Film
The Korean sci-fi action movie "Han River Monster" is undoubtedly a must-see Korean film, directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Bae Doona, etc., tells the story of the US military morgue illegally pouring a large amount of spoiled formaldehyde into the Han River, resulting in the water quality of the Han River being polluted and the creatures in the water mutating. Jiang Dou and his family started a desperate struggle with the monster to save Hyun-seo, and the film won many awards such as the Best Screenplay Award at the Blue Dragon Awards, the Best Film at the Asian Film Awards, and the Best Director Award at the Daejong Awards after its release.