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Why Koreans Sob at Films They Know Will End Badly
From 'The Admiral' to 'Seoul Spring' to 'The King's Warden,' Korean historical films keep shattering box office records. The reason lies in catharsis itself.
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From 'The Admiral' to 'Seoul Spring' to 'The King's Warden,' Korean historical films keep shattering box office records. The reason lies in catharsis itself.

Director Jang Hang-jun spent $34,000 of his own money on his crew before filming began. The Man Living with the King has now sold 14.9 million tickets.

The Man Who Lives With the King — known domestically as 왕과 사는 남자 and affectionately nicknamed 왕사남 — has officially rewritten South Korea's post-pandemic box off...