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Classic Movie Night 2009: When Japan ruled Korea: Movies Set in the Colonial Era
A lifetime on the streets of Japanese-occupied Seoul has made Kim Doo-han (Park Sang-min) an aimless brawler. But when he learns he's the son of a legendary general, Kim rises to defend local merchants from yakuza boss Hayashi (Shin Hyeon-joon). Master filmmaker Im Kwon-taek directs this award-winning action classic. (1990. 108 min. Korean with English subtitles)
**NOTE: This screening is on the fourth Thursday of January, but future films will continue on the third Thursday of each month.  Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 6:30PM Mulberry 뽕 Director:Lee Doo-yong Lee Mi-sook won best actress at the 31st Asian Pacific Film Festival for her role as a neglected wife who seeks fulfillment from other women's husbands. Set in rural, Japanese-occupied Korea, this erotic, cautionary tale is based on a story by Na Do-hyang. Contains mature themes.(1986. 107 min. Korean with English subtitles)
 Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 6:30PM YMCA Baseball Team YMCA 야구단 Overcoming disapproval from their elders, class tensions and uncertain times, the unlikely heroes of the YMCA Baseball Team bring hope to a Korea on the cusp of subjugation by Japan. Director Hyeon-seok Kim (writer of JSA) directs audience-favorite Song Kang-ho in this funny and heartwarming paean to baseball and the nation. (2002. 104 min. Korean with English subtitles)
 Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM The General's Son II 장군의 아들II 1991, 103 minutes Director: Im Kwon-taek Cast: Lee Ill-jae, Park Sang-min, Shin Hyeon-joon and Song Chae-hwan After the remarkable success of The General's Son, director Im Kwon-taek returned a year later with this action–packed sequel. Park Sang-min reprises his role as Kim Doo-han, the son of a legendary general struggling to keep the yakuza out of a Seoul neighborhood. With his band of fighters still reeling from its last encounter with the Japanese thugs, Doo-han struggles to unite the city's fractious Korean gangs into a force capable of defeating his old enemy, yakuza boss Hayashi.  Thursday, June 18,2009 at 6:30 PMA Public Cemetery of Wol-ha (월하의 공동묘지) 1967, 88 minutes Director: Kwon Chul-hwi Cast: Kang Mi-ae, Park No-sik, Do Geum-bong Korean with English Subtitles Beautiful kisaeng Wol-ha returns from the dead to wreak a terrible vengeance on the stepmother and housemaid who opposed her marriage. A tremendous box-office success when released in 1967, A Public Cemetery of Wol-ha (also known as The Public Cemetery Under the Moon) inspired a generation of filmmakers who emulated this horror classic by director Kwon Chul-hwi. The film is a fascinating forerunner to Nakata Hideo's Sadako and the raven-haired female ghosts that haunt contemporary East Asian cinema.  Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM - Double Feature
Starring: Starring Jeon Chang-geun, Yoo Kye-sun Choi Han-joong escapes from a Japanese prison where he has been held for his pro-independence activities. He finds refuge in the home of an attractive young nurse—but where do her loyalties lie? Hurrah! For Freedom was released shortly after the August 15 liberation, but the surviving print represents only a part of director Choi In-kyu's original vision. Government censors substantially edited the re-release print in the 1970s, leaving a shorter film and hints of the artistic achievement he would achieve in later films like Homeless Angel. (1946. 51min., Korean with English subtitles) Starring: Cho Taek-won, Moon Yae-bong As Korean cinema's first "talkie," Sweet Dream nearly left audiences speechless with its scandalous melodrama about a wife who abandons her family to live with another man. (1936. 46 min., Korean with English subtitles)
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 6:30PM 
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