Kim Byong-chul’s Typical Vibe
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Kim Byong-chul has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.
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In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Dir. Lee Eung-bok, Kim Eun-sook · With Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook

A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
Dir. Chun Sung-il, JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su · With Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun

On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nha-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead.
Dir. Kong Su-chang · With Kam Woo-sung, Son Byung-ho, Park Won-sang