POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 14, 2011
~~<p>Korean cinema has hit another milestone with the release of the first 3-D Korean film, "Sector 7," which opened in Korea Aug. 4. Box office numbers for the opening weekend were just under 1.5 million viewers. I viewed the film on premiere weekend with much anticipation as I had met the director, Yoon Je Kyoon, at the Pusan International Film Festival and seen the stars, Ha Ji Won ("Secret Garden," "Haeundae") and Oh Ji Ho ("Fantastic Couple," "Super Rookie"), when they attended the Hawaii International Film Festival.</p>
Korean cinema has hit another milestone with the release of the first 3-D Korean film, "Sector 7," which opened in Korea Aug. 4. Box office numbers for the opening weekend were just under 1.5 million viewers. I viewed the film on premiere weekend with much anticipation as I had met the director, Yoon Je Kyoon, at the Pusan International Film Festival and seen the stars, Ha Ji Won ("Secret Garden," "Haeundae") and Oh Ji Ho ("Fantastic Couple," "Super Rookie"), when they attended the Hawaii International Film Festival.
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