The Coast Guard 2002  R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Kim Ki-duk
Cast: Jang Dong-Kun, Kim Jeong-hak, Park Ji-a, Yu Hye-jin, Jeong Jin, Kim Gu-Taek, Kim Kang-woo, Park Yun-jae, Kim Tae-woo, Kim Yeong-jae
Coast Guard Pvt. Kang (Jang Dong-Kun) patrols the Korean coast hoping to gain honor by killing a spy. One night, Kang sees something moving and shoots. He kills an innocent person, and that tragic mistake sets off a series of psychological issues for Kang that lead to more troubles ahead.
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 The Promise 2005  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Fantasy / Action
Director: Chen Kaige
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Jang Dong-Kun, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse, Liu Ye, Chen Hong, Qian Cheng, Qian Bo, Yu Xiaowei, Anthony Wong
An orphaned young girl makes a bargain with an enchantress to give up on true love and, instead, become a beautiful princess. Now Qingcheng (Cecilia Cheung) is a princess, and, as befits her promise, any man she has loved has died. She is in love again–this time with General Guangming (Hiroyuki Sanada) who she believes has saved her life, but the real hero who rescued her is the general's slave, Kunlun (Jang Dong-Kun), who suffers in silence. Will the truth be told, and will Princess Qingcheng finally live happily ever after?
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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War 2004  R, 140 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Kang Je-gyu
Cast: Jang Dong-Kun, Won Bin, Lee Fun-ju, Kong Hyeong-jin, Lee Yeong-ran
The name of the South Korean flag is "Tae Guk Gi," which was outlawed when Japan controlled the region and was restored in 1948. This story involves a trip into the past–1950–at the beginning of the Korean War when brothers leave their quiet lives to fight as members of the South Korean Army.
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| 1. The Coast Guard (2002)
2. The Promise (2005)
3. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
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