Movies by Kwon Yul

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598, where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.

Lost in the Moonlight

Lost in the Moonlight

13 year-old girl Hyunjuli participates in a children’s Korean traditional play rehearsal in Changdeokgung Palace and accidentally falls into another world – the Moonlit Palace. The Moonlit Palace is a fantasy world of mysterious spirits and gods, where a dragon or talking mushrooms are nothing out of ordinary. Meeting new friends, Mr. Squirrel and the warrior Won, Hyunjuli explores this strange yet wonderful world to find a way back home. However, due to the trick of the Blossom Lady, who tries to rule this Moonlit World, Hyunjuli and friend...

Anarchist from Colony

Anarchist from Colony

Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol, the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko.

Worst Woman

Worst Woman

Eun-hee is an actress who also plays in her real life. One day, she meets three different men and changes her own character each time she dates them, just like taking a role in the play. One is clever and polite, another is boyish and honest, and the last seems elegant and mature. Though each of her performances full of lies seems going smoothly, everything is about to be messed up at the end.

Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral

Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral

The staff of "The Admiral: Roaring Currents", the biggest film of all time at the South-Korean box office, has assembled once again for a documentary. Critically acclaimed director KIM Han-min and his team delves into the actual background, prelude, and preparations of Admiral YI Sun-sin in 1597 and how the admiral’s battle plans have won him his most remarkable victory throughout his career.

The Hunt

The Hunt

When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness the hunters by chance and find themselves in danger. Among the witnesses, hunter Ki-sung risks his life to protect the other witnesses and engages the gold hunters in a cat-and-mouse game of death.

Twinkle-Twinkle Pitter-Patter

Twinkle-Twinkle Pitter-Patter

Onew, who is visually impaired, and Eun-soo, who is hearing impaired, both enjoy the pleasure of communicating with loved ones regardless of disability through barrier-free films.

Champion

Champion

A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew.

The Policeman's Lineage

The Policeman's Lineage

A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the rules shouldn't stop an investigation. As the officer investigates further, his own attitudes begin to mirror the team leader's.

Godsend

Godsend

A woman who desperately wants a baby asks a girl who is considering abortion to give her the baby instead. The two arrive at an isolated vacation home to spend time in seclusion until the girl gives birth to a baby, but they unexpectedly encounter a mysterious young painter and some criminal hunters.

INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls

INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls

An online feud evolves into something more real when two keyboard warriors take their battle offline in a mixed martial arts matchup.

Miss the Train

Miss the Train

Sojin (Park Joo-Hee) lives with her shamen mother in a wooded area outside of a small town. She hates her life in the town and what her mother does. After Sojin's mother dies, there's nothing left for Sojin in the town and she decides to catch the train to Seoul. Due to circumstances out of her control, Sojin misses her train and she flees from a man wanting her to locate his missing son. Meanwhile, she runs into another man (Kwon Yool) making chocolate out of his garage.