Korean Blu-Rays - Where are they?

[Leynos]

Hi,

Has anyone heard of any more Blu-Rays in the pipeline for South Korea? The DVDs originating there have always been of excellent quality and reasonably priced, so I had high hopes for Korean Blu-Rays.

But after an inital strong showing (Welcome to Dong Mak Gol was fantastic), they've dried up it seems.

Sad.

[Jester217300]

I agree, there are so many great Korean films that need to come to Blu-ray. Sad that we haven't seen more yet.

[kannisto]

I guess Blu-ray hasn't made a big splash in Korea so far. I too would like to see much more Korean films on BD. There are some more Korean movies on BD in Europe though.

Also the one Korean Web store that I started to use and like seemed to disappear altogether...

Would be nice to get for example a lot of Kim Ki Duk movies in HD. I managed to record "Time" from Japanese HDTV but since there are only Japanese subs it's a bit difficult to follow.

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

I only want to see Taeguki (if I spelled that correctly) aka brotherhood of war cos I thought that was great and in HD would be better too! I know sensasian.com sells it but you have to pay shipping on it unlike the HK movies they sell which is free shipping.

[SpotInHD]

Well there is one in Taiwan if you're into comedy. They have it at JSDVD "A Tale Of Legendary Libido." I ordered it last week. Hopefully they ship it this week.

[chaejunghoon]

as far as i know, there is only welcome to dongmakgol,taegukgi,the host,oldboy,and a korean documentary series that is on blu-ray from korea. i really wish they would at the very very least squeeze out JSA (joint security area) and A Bittersweet Life on blu-ray before they finally throw in the towel. if there were ever any korean films that deserved blu-ray treatment, it would be those 2. oh, and A Tale of Two Sisters as well.

[Clueless_Monkey]

OldBoy didn't get a Korean release yet, only in the US, UK (both from Tartan) and Germany

[chaejunghoon]

sorry. i meant korean release as in a korean film.

[Clueless_Monkey]

Originally Posted by chaejunghoon

sorry. i meant korean release as in a korean film.

There are a bit more
http://www.asianblurayguide.com/#korea

[ahsoka]

Originally Posted by Clueless_Monkey

There are a bit more
http://www.asianblurayguide.com/#korea

Bloody Ties, English subtitles/no English audio. The disc is PAL encoded, including the movie itself. Forbidden Quest, no English subtitles. The Host [KR], Region Free. OldBoy [DE], Region B. Noticed that My Wife is a Gangster 3 has a new release date, June 10.

[Clueless_Monkey]

Originally Posted by ahsoka

Bloody Ties, English subtitles/no English audio. The disc is PAL encoded, including the movie itself. Forbidden Quest, no English subtitles. The Host [KR], Region Free. OldBoy [DE], Region B. Noticed that My Wife is a Gangster 3 has a new release date, June 10.

Thanks for the updated, added them to the guide.

[SungofSam]

We Need:
-R Point
-Sex is Zero
-Bittersweet Life
-Once Upon A Time in High School
- Tale of 2 Sisters

[Jester217300]

Originally Posted by SungofSam

We Need:
-Sex is Zero

Really? I'd much prefer Hot for Teacher or Dasepo Naughty Girls. Two of my favorite comedies.

[tsetse27]

Originally Posted by Jester217300

Really? I'd much prefer Hot for Teacher or Dasepo Naughty Girls. Two of my favorite comedies.

I second Hot for Teacher... love to watch the "teacher" in HD

[SungofSam]

Sex is Zero <IMO> was better than both the aformentioned but all were quite good.
I really want A Bittersweet Life .

Friend would be another good one.