Best 50 Korean Films
Chosun-Ilbo (Chosun Daily Newspaper, July 16, 1998)

1. A Stray Bullet (1961), Yu Hyun-mok
2. Mandala (1981), Im Kwon-taek
3. The Housemaid (1960), Kim Ki-young
4. Late Autumn (1966), Lee Man-hee
5. Sopyonje (1993), Im Kwon-Taek
6. Why Has Bodhi-Darma Left for the East? (1989), Bae Young-kyun
7. My Mother and the Guest (1961), Shin Sang-ok
8. Piagol (1955), Lee Gang-chon
9. Coachman (1961), Kang Dae-jin
10.Gilsodom (1985), Im Kwon-taek
11.Lover in Woomuk-Baemi (1990), Jang Sun-woo
12. Black Republic (1990), Park Kwang-su
13. Fools' March (1975), Ha Gil-jong
14. The Road to Sampo (1975), Lee Man-hee
15. Fools Declaration (1983), Lee Chang-ho
16. Fine Windy Day (1980), Lee Chang-ho
17. Our Twisted Hero (1992), Park Jong-won
18. Mist (1967), Kim Soo-yong
19. Ticket (1986), Im Kwon-taek
20. Hometown of the Heart (1949), Yun Yong-gyu
21. White Badge (1992), Chung Ji-young
22. Gagman (1988), Lee Myung-sae
23. Chilsu and Mansu (1988), Park Kwang-su
24. Partisan (1990), Chung Ji-young
25. Green Fish (1997), Lee Chang-dong
26. The Day a Pig Fell into a Well (1996), Hong Sang-su
27. The Night before the Strike (1990), Jangsangokmae
28. Park Seobang (1960), Gang Dae-jin
29. The Golden Age of Young-ja (1975), Kim Ho-sun
30. A Marine who does not return (1963), Lee Man-hee
31. Deep Blue Night (1984), Bae Chang-ho
32. Surrogate Woman (1986), Im Kwon-taek
33. Gaekmaeul (1965), Kim Su-young
34. Murmuring (1995), Byun Young-joo
35. The Man with Three Coffins (1987) Lee Chang-ho
36. A Petal (1996), Jang Sun-woo
37. Christmas in August (1997), Hur Jin-ho
38. Jacko (1980), Im Kwon-taek
39. Pimak (1980,Shelter), Lee Du-yong
40. DMZ (1960), Park Sang-ho
41. A Single Spark (1996), Park Kwang-su
42. Hometown of Stars (1974), Lee Chang-ho
43. The Day Getting Married (1956) Lee Byeong-il
44. Mulaeya, Mulaeya (1983) Lee Du-yong
45. Power of Kwangwon Province (1998) Hong Sang-soo
46. In the Handful of Time (1994), Baek Il-sung
47. People in a Slum (1982), Bae Chang-ho
48. Romance Papa (1960) Shin Sang-ok
49. Rainy Days (1979) Yu Hyun-mok
50. Sung Chun-Hyang (1961) Shin Sang-ok