Gangsters, knives, guns, wars, and heart-pounding chases—Korean action movies often blend it all in one brilliant narrative.

T he biggest movie in North Korean history is a monster movie based on classic kaiju movies called Pulgasari.Filmed in 1985, it was mostly the brainchild of director and producer Shin Sang-ok. It ...

North Korea is rattling its saber over Seth Rogen and James Franco's upcoming comedy, "The Interview," about a plot to assassinate the country's real-life leader, Kim Jong Un.

On March 6, 1983, famed Korean film director Shin Sang-ok was brought to a banquet hall where, as he entered, he was caught off guard by thunderous applause. As he nervously sought out his host, hi… ...

"The idea that North Korea is an information black hole is simply not true anymore," says reporter James Pearson. There's a brisk black-market trade in illicit media on USB sticks and micro SD cards.

A new documentary uses rare footage of the escape route North Koreans take as they try to defect. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Madeleine Gavin and defector Soyeon Lee about the journey.

The Gwangju festival will look to promote peace by showing 91 films from 25 countries Aug. 28-Sept. 1.

North Korea is no stranger to over-the-top production, but the video underscores how important the occasion is for Kim: Launching the Hwasong-17 is a major step for the country as it works to ...

As a lover of movies, he set out to build a North Korean film industry in the 1970s. You may like Even Though I'm Godzilla's Number 1 Fan, I Still Think Cloverfield Is The Greatest Monster Movie ...