Goguryeo tomb murals, now registered as UNESCO World Heritage, are an important cultural heritage and are a historic record of the kingdom, which was one of the most powerful states in Northeast Asia 2,000 years ago. The murals, which excavated from the late third to seventh centuries in areas of Pyeongyang and Anak in North Korea and Ji

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This book, the 25th in the spirit of korean cultureal roots series, is an historical examination of the background to the formation of traditional korean villages along with their functions and characteristics. in some cases the tradition of a village is continued in harmony with historical development but in other cases it changed and sometimes disappears. belief in the superiority of western civilization resulting from rapid modernization has led to negative assessment of traditional elements and thus accelerated the decline of traditional villages. under recognition of the unquestionable value of tradition, this book explore human settlements with along history that have continued to the present time, shedding light on their nature and compositional characteristics according to their location, form, and function.

Includes chapters on: Yi Sun-sin: A National Hero of Korea, About Yi Sun-sin, Historical Background, The Major Naval Battles of Yi, The Kobukson or

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This is a further publication of Korean Film Council

RYOO Seung-wan is a figure announcing the arrival of a new generation in Korean film from the 2000s. [...] People had the impression that they were going to love the power of RYOO Seung-wan, where bloody, raw feelings were captured vividly and faithfully, pulled from real life. [...] In modern Korean film, the films of RYOO Seung-wan weave the most dazzling carpet, where the tendencies of the A-list movie and the B-movie, the action film and the documentary of life on the streets, the melodrama capturing characters

This book introduces five new directors who have made works realizing the meaning of an independent film environment that has become diversified amid the struggles of the Korean film industry as it has attempted to progress toward a high degree of industrialization since the 2000s. NOH Dong-seok, KIM Dong-hyun, MIN Boung-hun, KIM Tai-sik, and CHO Chang-ho are noteworthy newcomers whose works, each made in different environments, show plenty of potential. These directors have very different backgrounds and personal histories, and bring about meaningful meetings with the audience armed with their own unique visions. [...] The value of independent films does not lie solely in the aspects of system and market. The foremost reason independent film must stay robust is because the root for discovering new directors and cultivating the leaders of future cinema lies there. -From the Preface

This book introduces five new directors who have made works realizing the meaning of an independent film environment that has become diversified amid the struggles of the Korean film industry as it has attempted to progress toward a high degree of industrialization since the 2000s. NOH Dong-seok, KIM Dong-hyun, MIN Boung-hun, KIM Tai-sik, and CHO Chang-ho are noteworthy newcomers whose works, each made in different environments, show plenty of potential. These directors have very different backgrounds and personal histories, and bring about meaningful meetings with the audience armed with their own unique visions. [...] The value of independent films does not lie solely in the aspects of system and market. The foremost reason independent film must stay robust is because the root for discovering new directors and cultivating the leaders of future cinema lies there. -From the Preface

LIM is a director who signaled the emergence of a new kind of sensibility in Korean film. Through her debut film Three Friends, she brought the issue of