Myung Films Boxset

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Myung Films, one of the most celebrated Korean film companies, has entered the Blu-ray publishing game with a boxset of some of its most famous titles. The set includes new 4K restorations of Park Chan-wook's JSA: JOINT SECURITY AREA, Yim Soon-rye's WAIKIKI BROTHERS and Im Sang-soo's A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE, as well as the theatrical cut of Lee Yong-joo's ARCHITECTURE 101. Each film comes in a slip case with postcards and a slim booklet on the inside of its Scanavo case. Also included in the box are full screenplays of the films (only in Korean). The feature films have English subtitles while the extras do not.

But here's the rub, for the time being, this set (or the individual editions of the films, minus the screenplays) are not being sold online and are only available at the Myung Films Art Center, a complex in Paju, a town that is an hour or so outside of Seoul city limits, or the Cafe de Seoyeon on Jeju Island. I'm lucky enough to live near Seoul but I really hope this gorgeous set becomes available to others, not least because this is the first time the phenomenal A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE has been made available on Blu-ray.

For those who do or will find themselves within striking distance of these two locations in the near future, the set is priced at KRW 110,000, while the individual films go for KRW 27,500 each. On Twitter, the Myung Films account has said they have printed plenty of copies of the films, but from what I gather the boxset is a limited edition. Different sources have speculated to print run for it as 50, 300 or 500.