The Asian Studies Center has an extensive collection of fiction and non‑fiction films available to borrow. Visit the center or contact us for more information.
Description: Follows Hyongak (Paul Muenzen), an American-born Zen monk and student of Korean Zen master Seung Sahn, on a traditional pilgrimage through South Korea. Introduces various aspects of Korean Buddhism, as well parts of Korea's traditional culture, such as pottery and music. Also visits Providence Zen Center, a Korean Zen center in Rhode Island, and provides background information on Hyongak's path to becoming a Buddhist monk.
Description: While often dealing with pointedly Korean issues, South Korean movies and television shows have pushed beyond their domestic market and are now highly respected by audiences across Asia and the world. This program studies ways in which South Korean films have changed over the decades, profiling a new generation of Korean filmmakers and their industry’s tightrope walk between a blockbuster mind-set and more introspective storytelling.
Description: A famous pop singer decides to have full-body plastic surgery to change her look.
Description: Lee Geum-ja (Lee Yeong-ae) has spent the last 13 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit. She's fantasized about getting revenge on the various people who wronged her, including the police officer (Nam Il-woo) who forced her to confess and a shady teacher (Choi Min-sik) with whom she has a checkered past. After her release, she teams up with a group of eccentric friends she made while behind bars and sets out to clear her name and find the daughter she was forced to leave behind.
Description: Go undercover with National Geographic correspondent Lisa Ling as she journeys into mysterious and reclusive North Korea.
Description: An examination of the Korean War, which set all the rules for East/West conflict during the nuclear age, and in so doing, brought an unkowing world closer to all-out atomic war than has ever been told. In this episode, a Norht Korean surprise attack finds desperate and unread U.N. forces fighting with their backs to the sea.
Description: MacArthur's Incheon amphibious strike routes North Korean invaders… until Chinese hordes intervene.
Description: Lasting three years, the Korean War took more than 2,000,000 military and civilian lives. This program revisits General Douglas MacArthur's daring amphibious strike at Incheon, which routed the North Korean invaders - until the Chinese intervened.
Description: ang Suk Ho is an ordinary lawyer who decides to take up a job at the nearby high school. After seeing the conditions of the school and the poor grades all the students have, Suk Ho decides to create a special class promising admission to the most prestigious college in Korea, "Chun-Ha-Dae University." Five of the most laziest students - Hwang Baek Hyun, Gil Pul Ip, Na Hyun Jung, Hong Chan Doo, and Oh Bong Goo join the class to in order to prove that they can do it with hard work and dedication.
Description: ang Suk Ho is an ordinary lawyer who decides to take up a job at the nearby high school. After seeing the conditions of the school and the poor grades all the students have, Suk Ho decides to create a special class promising admission to the most prestigious college in Korea, "Chun-Ha-Dae University." Five of the most laziest students - Hwang Baek Hyun, Gil Pul Ip, Na Hyun Jung, Hong Chan Doo, and Oh Bong Goo join the class to in order to prove that they can do it with hard work and dedication.
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