Adapted From Folklore Korean Dramas & Movies
Hansel and Gretel
A young man gets lost in the woods but finds himself in a beautiful house with three adorable children. With a warm fireplace and plenty to eat, the place seems...
Delightful Girl, Choon Hyang
The story begins when Lee Mong Ryong is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province. Choon Hyang does her best to help Mong Ryong, her...
The Piper
Shortly after the Korean War, a man and his son, Woo Ryong and Young Nam, arrive in an isolated mountain village looking for work in order to make enough money...
Chunhyang
Chun Hyang is set on the eve of the 18th century in Korea’s Joseon Dynasty. Mong Ryong is the studious 16-year-old son of a Governor who, as the film opens,...
The Mimic
Five years following the disappearance of her son, mentally unstable Hee Yun is still adamant about finding him. However, the family moves from Seoul to her mother-in-law’s hometown to help...
Horror Stories
Omnibus film “Scary Stories” begins with a female high school student who is unauthorized takingped by a criminal with a speech impediment. In order to survive, she tells the scariest...
The Servant
“A Story of Bangja” is a comedy based on the popular South Korean folktale “Chung Hyang.” The movie then twists the story around to ask what would happen if Lee...
Seong Chun Hyang
Chun Hyang, an old gisaeng’s daughter, is considered the most beautiful woman in the town of Namwon during the Chosun Dynasty. She falls in love with Mong Ryong, the son...
Bang Ja Chronicles
The drama’s story twists around to ask what would happen if Lee Myong Ryong was unattractive, while his servant Bang Ja Jeon was attractive? During Lee Myong Ryong’s courtship with...
The Return of Shim Cheong
This drama is a retelling of the classic folk tale of Shim Cheong, a girl who moved the hearts of both the gods and the King through her filial piety....
The Story of Shim Cheong
The good daughter Shim Cheong sells herself for 300 sacks of rice to help open her blind father’s eyes. (Source: KMDb) ~~ Adapted from the folklore “Shim Cheong” (심청전)....
The Story Of Chun Hyang
~~ Adapted from the folklore Chunhyangga (춘향가)....
Shim Cheong
The traditional Shim Cheong story: Shim Cheong sells herself to a Chinese merchant for 300 bags of rice in order to give food to her blind father. She escapes the...
The Story Of Chun Hyang
~~ Adapted from the folklore Chunhyangga (춘향가)....
The Story of Chun Hyang
~~ Adapted from the folklore Chunhyangga (춘향가)....