Chief Detective 1958 is a Korean detective series created by Park Jae-beom. The Mbc TV K-drama serves as a prequel series to the 1971 Korean series Chief Inspector with the new series being set in the 1950s to 1960s, 10 years before the original series events take place. Chief Detective 1958 follows the story of Detective Park Yeong-han, an ace when it comes to catching petty criminals but he begins to feel frustrated with the corrupt system of the police and decides to do something about it.
Chief Detective 1958 has hit the ground running with a charming cast and an intense story that easily hooks the new audience while paying homage to the original series. The first few episodes of the K-drama set up a story that could take us to some wild places and tell us the journey of Park Yeong-han becoming the man he was in the original series.
Chief Detective 1958 has hit the ground running with a charming cast and an intense story that easily hooks the new audience while paying homage to the original series. The first few episodes of the K-drama set up a story that could take us to some wild places and tell us the journey of Park Yeong-han becoming the man he was in the original series.
- 5/1/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
“Parasite” Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho is part of a campaign calling for an investigation into actor Lee Sun-kyun’s death.
Lee died of apparent suicide in December 2023. Bong, along with fellow Korean filmmakers, is set to hold a media event in Seoul on January 12 to campaign for authorities to investigate the circumstances behind Lee’s death. As IndieWire previously reported, Lee’s cause of death wasn’t officially ruled upon on December 27, but Lee allegedly left a message similar to a suicide note before his disappearance, and a charcoal briquette was found in his car, a device commonly used in South Korea to induce suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. To note, the suicide rate in South Korea is one of the highest in the world.
At the time of his death, Lee had been under police investigation for weeks over suspected illegal drug use, including cannabis and other undisclosed psychoactive drugs.
Lee died of apparent suicide in December 2023. Bong, along with fellow Korean filmmakers, is set to hold a media event in Seoul on January 12 to campaign for authorities to investigate the circumstances behind Lee’s death. As IndieWire previously reported, Lee’s cause of death wasn’t officially ruled upon on December 27, but Lee allegedly left a message similar to a suicide note before his disappearance, and a charcoal briquette was found in his car, a device commonly used in South Korea to induce suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. To note, the suicide rate in South Korea is one of the highest in the world.
At the time of his death, Lee had been under police investigation for weeks over suspected illegal drug use, including cannabis and other undisclosed psychoactive drugs.
- 1/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
A group of South Korean filmmakers, artists, and entertainment companies have banded in the aftermath of actor Lee Sun-Kyun’s death, calling for an investigation into the circumstances that drove the Parasite star to suicide in late December.
The Association of Solidarity Among Cultural Artists — which includes Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, filmmaker Lee Won-tae, actor Choi Deok-moon, singer Yoon Jong-shin, and dozens more — issued a statement prior to a planned Friday press conference in Seoul, where they would ask authorities to look into what happened in Lee’s death in order to avoid future incidents.
The Association of Solidarity Among Cultural Artists — which includes Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, filmmaker Lee Won-tae, actor Choi Deok-moon, singer Yoon Jong-shin, and dozens more — issued a statement prior to a planned Friday press conference in Seoul, where they would ask authorities to look into what happened in Lee’s death in order to avoid future incidents.
- 1/11/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Prominent Korean filmmakers and arts organizers will hold a media event in Seoul on Friday calling for an investigation by authorities into the circumstances that led to the passing of Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun, who died last month at age 48 of an apparent suicide.
Before his death, Lee had been under police investigation for several weeks over suspected illegal drug use, accusations he strenuously denied. The actor claimed that he was the victim of a blackmail plot and that if he had consumed drugs, it was because he had been tricked into doing so. South Korean police have said that Lee passed several drug tests and sat for lengthy sessions of questioning, including one marathon meeting days before his death that lasted 19 hours. His lawyers have told local media outlets that the actor was upset by the way police were handling the investigation and how details were being leaked to the press,...
Before his death, Lee had been under police investigation for several weeks over suspected illegal drug use, accusations he strenuously denied. The actor claimed that he was the victim of a blackmail plot and that if he had consumed drugs, it was because he had been tricked into doing so. South Korean police have said that Lee passed several drug tests and sat for lengthy sessions of questioning, including one marathon meeting days before his death that lasted 19 hours. His lawyers have told local media outlets that the actor was upset by the way police were handling the investigation and how details were being leaked to the press,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Etan Vlessing and Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Assassination
Written by Choi Dong-hoon and Lee Ki-cheol
Directed by Choi Dong-hoon
South Korea, 2015
Assassination is pure entertainment. Director Choi Dong-hoon pulls together an astonishing group of talent both in front and behind the camera to portray a story close to South Korea’s heart with humour, pathos, gorgeous cinematography and a series of impressively bombastic action scenes to create one of the most exciting adventure films in recent years. Comparisons will and have been made with Quentin Tarantino and his similarly set Inglourious Basterds, but where the American filmmaker’s story veers wildly from historical fact, Choi, while still playing fast and loose with history, keeps as close to at least the essence of the facts as much as he can, as he portrays a very important period in South Korea’s history when the Independence Army fought against the country’s Japanese oppressors at the dawn of the Second World War.
Written by Choi Dong-hoon and Lee Ki-cheol
Directed by Choi Dong-hoon
South Korea, 2015
Assassination is pure entertainment. Director Choi Dong-hoon pulls together an astonishing group of talent both in front and behind the camera to portray a story close to South Korea’s heart with humour, pathos, gorgeous cinematography and a series of impressively bombastic action scenes to create one of the most exciting adventure films in recent years. Comparisons will and have been made with Quentin Tarantino and his similarly set Inglourious Basterds, but where the American filmmaker’s story veers wildly from historical fact, Choi, while still playing fast and loose with history, keeps as close to at least the essence of the facts as much as he can, as he portrays a very important period in South Korea’s history when the Independence Army fought against the country’s Japanese oppressors at the dawn of the Second World War.
- 10/12/2015
- by Liam Dunn
- SoundOnSight
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