Korean cinema has seen a rapid rise in LGBT-centered movies and short films in the last decade, but information in English about them is scant as best. The lists below attempt to fill this gap by classifying LGBT Korean movies produced over the year. These lists exclude dramas and movies that do not have main LGBT protagonists.
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Some movies on this list may be very hard to find. Try googling the movies in both Korean, English, and English transcription of the Korean movie names and with the production year (+/-1) added to increase your chances. Links to major streaming platforms are included when possible; some may be unavailable at time of publishing based on licensing rights but may become available in the future. Check this post and the links frequently for updates.
Gay (Man-Man) Love Stories
Full-length movies centered around a man-man relationship.
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 화분 The Pollen of Flowers |
하길종 Ha Gil-jong |
| 2002 | 로드무비 Road Movie More info: Wikipedia |
김인식 Kim In-sik |
| 2004 | 욕망 Desire More info: Daum Movies (KR) |
김응수 Kim Eung-soo |
| 2006 | 후회하지 않아 No Regret Watch on: Amazon |
이송희일 Lee-song Hee-il |
| 2006 | 얼굴 없는 것들 Faceless Things |
김경묵 Kim Kyeong-mook |
| 2011 | 알이씨REC ●REC |
소준문 So Joon-moon |
| 2012 | 백야 White Night |
이송희일 Lee-song Hee-il |
| 2012 | 두 번의 결혼식과 한 번의 장례식 Two Weddings and a Funeral Watch on: Amazon (currently unavailable) |
김조광수 Kim Jho Kwang-soo |
| 2012 | 줄탁동시 Stateless Things Watch on: Amazon (currently unavailable) |
김경묵 Kim Kyeong-mook |
| 2014 | 야간비행 Night Flight Watch on: Amazon (currently unavailable) |
이송희일 Lee-song Hee-il |
| 2017 | 메소드 Method Watch on: Amazon (free with Prime) |
방은진 Bang Eun-jin |
| 2017 | 시인의 사랑 The Poet and the Boy Watch on: Amazon (free with Prime) |
김양희 Kim Yang-hee |
Lesbian (Woman-Woman) Love Stories
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 금욕 Ascetic |
김수형 Kim Soo-hyeong |
| 2010 | 창피해 Ashamed/Life is Peachy Buy DVD on: Amazon |
김수현 Kim Soo-hyeon |
| 2014 | 도희야 A Girl at My Door |
정주리 July Jung |
| 2016 | 아가씨 The Handmaiden Watch on: Amazon (free with Prime) |
박찬욱 Park Chan-wook |
Trans* Stories
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 천하장사 마돈나 Like a Virgin |
이해준 (Lee Hae-jun) 이해영 (Lee Hae-young) |
| 2012 | 무게 The Weight |
전규환 Jeon Kyu-hwan |
| 2014 | 하이힐 Man on High Heels |
장진 Jang Jin |
| 2016 | 꿈의 제인 Jane |
조현훈 Cho Hyun-hoon |
Historical Movies
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 왕의 남자 The King and the Clown Watch on: Amazon (currently unavailable) |
이준익 Lee Joon-ik |
| 2008 | 쌍화점 A Frozen Flower More info: Wikipedia Watch on: Amazon |
유하 Yoo Ha |
Short Movies
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 순흔 A Crismon Mark More Info: Daum Movies (KR) |
박현진 |
| 2008 | 소년, 소년을 만나다 Boy Meets Boy |
김조광수 |
| 2009 | 친구사이? Just Friends? |
김조광수 |
| 2010 | 사랑은 100°C LOVE, 100°C |
김조광수 |
| 2011 | 완벽한 남자에겐 남자가 있다 The Perfect Man's Man Watch on: YouTube |
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| 2012 | 남쪽으로 간다 Going South More info: Naver Movies (KR) |
이송희일 |
| 2012 | 밤벌레 Night Bugs More info: Daum Movies (KR) |
김태용 |
| 2012 | 지난여름, 갑자기 Suddenly Last Summer More info: Naver Movies (KR) |
이송희일 |
| 2013 | 퀴어영화 20 More info: Naver Movies (KR) |
백인규 |
| 2014 | 하룻밤 One Night |
김조광수 |
| 2014 | 퀴어무비 캔디 Queer Movie Candy |
백인규 |
| 2015 | 퀴어무비 나비: 어른들의 일 Queer Film Butterfly: An Unfinished Story |
백인규 Baek In-gyu |
| 2016 | 시절인연 The Spring in My Life Watch on: Vimeo |
윤초연 |
| 2018 | 퀴어영화 뷰티풀 Queer Movie Beautiful |
백인규 Baek In-gyu |
| 2019 | 키스키스 Kiss Kiss More info: Naver Movies, Daum Movies |
소준문 |