Manse for Chollywood! 'The Story of a Fighter' (1965)

12 Jul 2018

Manse for Chollywood! '5 Guerrilla Brothers' (1972)

Synopsis and analysis to a North Korean Feature Film about a anti Japanese forces and the creation of the DPRK.
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20 Nov 2018

M*A*S*H 2050

Foggy visions of the Korean War from far in the future.
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12 Jul 2018

Manse for Chollywood! 'Hong Kil Dong' (1985)

Synopsis, analysis and video link to a North Korean Feature Film about a martial arts prodigy.
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12 May 2018

The Pulgasari Rap (in Chinese)

Manse for Cholliwood // A Chinese rap summary of the 1985 North Korean monster film
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16 Jun 2018

Manse for Chollywood! 'The Story of a Nurse' (1971)

Synopsis and analysis to a North Korean Feature Film about a young female heroine.
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14 Dec 2021

Wolmi-do (Wolmi Island)

Wolmi-do - an Epic North Korean War Movie
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25 Aug 2017

Looking back on 'Crossing the Line'

In May 2004, Koryo Tours’ founder Nicholas Bonner was leading a tour in Pyongyang when the Korean film company asked him to accompany them for a meeting. He was told he would be meeting 'someone' he and film director Dan Gordon had wanted to meet for quite sometime. On arrival at the film office a tall man in a dark Korean suit entered the room and, in a Virginian drawl, said to Nicholas, 'I hear you want to ask me some questions… so go ahead'.
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27 Feb 2018

Theatres of Old Pyongyang

Hooray for Chollywood | The early days of modern drama theatres and movie halls in colonial Pyongyang, 1910-1950.
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07 Jun 2018

Manse for Chollywood! 'The Defenders on 1211 Height' (1963)

Introduction and analysis to a North Korean Feature Film about the Korean People's Army
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17 Jun 2018

Yanggak Island Discs: Two Songs from 'Love, Love, My Love' for the Dano Festival

Two great songs from the DPRK's most romantic film for the Dragon Boat Festival.
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22 Dec 2021

O Youth!

A North Korean romantic comedy involving Taekwondo, as well as many of the must-see sites around Pyongyang.
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13 Feb 2018

A Pyeongchang Diary, 2018: Koryo Tours at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

A Koryo short on fans of the unified women's hockey team at Pyeongchang
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30 Sep 2019

Filming a 'Departures' documentary in North Korea

In 2009, Koryo Tours arranged for the travel documentary 'DEPARTURES' to visit North Korea (DPRK)
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14 Dec 2017

Manse for Chollywood! North Korean Film in Focus

Introducing Koryo Tours' new film blog
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20 Oct 2022

Western Movies in North Korea

Intriguing film posters of the Pyongyang Film Studio - what are they? And how western movies play a role in North Korea.
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