Kim Sung-su’s political blockbuster faithfully recounts the 1979 coup d’état that plunged South Korea into its darkest period to date, in a film full of grandstanding machismo and intimidation.

Thrilling HBO Vietnam war drama, directed by The Handmaiden’s Park Chan-wook, stars Robert Downey Jnr as various characters and Hao Xuande as a Viet Cong spy working for the chief of the secret police.

Oldboy’s Choi Min-sik stars as a paranormal investigator who, with shaman Hwa-rim (played by Kim Go-eun) and others, performs a ritual cleansing on the grave of a property tycoon’s ancestor.

Ko Young-ok, South Korea’s first ‘full-time’ food stylist for K-dramas and films, recalls a mad dash around Macau for a scene in K-drama Princess Hours, and reveals the advice she gives her students.

From Martin Scorsese as Vincent van Gogh in Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams, to Kenji Sawada-led Yumeji and The Pillow Book by Peter Greenaway, 10 of the best films made in Asia about artists and their art.

Korean filmmakers often turn to Japanese movies, manga and fiction for inspiration. From Oldboy to Josée and Little Forest, we pick our top 10 Korean film adaptations of Japanese originals.

Our pick of the 200 films being shown at the festival includes Korean mega hit Exhuma, 2024 Berlin best film winner Dahomey, and all the movies of The Banshees of Inisherin director Martin McDonagh.

Fans love Kim Ji-won for her award-winning turn in Descendants of the Sun and her iconic My Liberation Notes role, and for her cool and poise as an actress – traits on show in new K-drama Queen of Tears.

From Bruce Lee’s golden get-up in Game of Death to the nightmarish long hair and white nightdress worn by antagonist Sadako in Japanese horror Ring, we look at 10 iconic looks from Asian cinema.

Netflix drama My Name is Loh Kiwan follows a North Korean defector – played by heartthrob Song Joong-ki – who is seeking asylum in Belgium fall in with a woman embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.

The Roundup: Punishment, which premiered at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, sees Korean hard man Ma Dong-seok return as a no-nonsense cop who punches his way through a gang of internet scammers.

The Birth of Korea portrays South Korea’s first president, Syngman Rhee, as good, contrary to popular belief. The biopic is a box-office hit, but has reignited culture wars between right- and left- wing groups.

Korean director Hong Sang-soo returns to the Berlin International Film Festival with another typically opaque drama – in A Traveler’s Needs, Isabelle Huppert plays a mystery woman teaching French in Korea.

A peacekeeper in Iraq, a would-be basketball player in Canada – Son Suk-ku was a late bloomer. His acting career took off after Netflix’s Sense8, and he’s back on Netflix in A Killer Paradox.

From a bombastic Japanese thriller about a gang of ageing thieves to an uproarious John Woo action comedy starring Chow Yun-fat, here are five of our favourite Asian heist films.

North Korean-themed 1999 film Shiri was followed by a succession of South Korean box office hits about North Korea. From Joint Security Area to The Spy Gone North, here are our top 10 picks.

Ma Dong-seok leads this Netflix drama as Nam San, a hunter looking for his kidnapped surrogate daughter in an apocalyptic wasteland, in a film filled with violence and B-movie clichés.

Korean actor Ma Dong-seok (aka Don Lee) talks about working with Badland Hunters’ director Heo Myung-haeng, adding comic elements to the new Netflix action movie, and relying on more than his fists.

K-drama actor Lee Dong-wook has been a household name since starring in My Girl in 2005. We recall his career, from the popular School anthology series to the recent Disney+ series A Shop for Killers.

Korean sci-fi fantasy Alienoid’s sequel, Alienoid: Return to the Future, is thrilling enough, but without a clear definition of its mythology the film is little more than a jumble of ideas.

Drive My Car director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest film, and a Korean historical epic, lead the field in the 17th Asian Film Awards. Two Hong Kong films each have nominations in three categories.

Lee Sun-kyun’s passing raises questions about privacy and media exposure during police investigations, particularly for public figures.

Lee Sun-kyun was investigated over allegations of illegal drug use, and Incheon police say the entire process was justified and done with the actor’s consent.

Lee Sun-kyun, who has died in an apparent suicide at the peak of his career, had some memorable roles before his performance in Oscar winner Parasite, notably in drama My Mister and movie A Hard Day.

Authorities spotted Lee inside a car at a Seoul park during a search triggered by a report that he was missing.

South Korean actress Bae Doona talks about playing the mysterious swordswoman Nemesis in Zak Snyder’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, from the training to the make-up.

K-drama star Lee Do-hyun rose to stardom after appearing in Netflix’s top hits like The Glory and Sweet Home – so how did he get here, and is it true he almost became a professional basketball player?

Our 12 best Asian films from 2023 include a cyberpunk detective story, the 37th Godzilla feature film, a Korean disaster movie, a Tony Leung Chiu-wai-led spy thriller and basketball anime Slam Dunk.

Korean star Jang Dong-yoon led six productions in 2023, including period school drama Oasis, romantic film Long D and hit Netflix series Daily Dose of Sunshine. We look back at his career.