In regime propaganda, North Korea claims victory in the Korean War, which it attributes to the leadership of Kim Il Sung, the country’s founder. North Korea treats Chinese troops as little more than ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As the heir apparent to his father, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong Il was already quite powerful in the ...

One of the most surprising things learned about North Korea’s Kim Jong-il is his passion for movies, reportedly owning more than 20,000 videos and DVDs, and citing Elizabeth Taylor as one of his ...

Choson Sinbo, the organ of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, highlighted the North Korean film *’72 Hours’*, which was released last year to commemorate the Korean War. The title * ...

When he died in December 2011, Kim Jong-il left behind more than a dynastic regime and a closet full of drab pantsuits. Jong-il, who ruled the hermetic North Korea from his father Kim Il Sung’s death ...

For American audiences, the Korean War is often called “the Forgotten War.” But in South Korean cinema, it has never been forgotten. South Korean filmmakers have repeatedly revisited the war, not only ...

Thirty-one North Korean commandos slipped past American and South Korean sentries on Jan. 17, 1968, cutting through the DMZ ...

Following an attack on Sony Pictures' servers, reports have claimed that a group has come out to demand that the company's movie studio pull a soon-to-be-released comedy flick depicting the fictional ...