--- product_id: 52761102 title: "The Yellow Sea [Blu-ray] [Region B]" brand: "yun-seok kim, jung-woo ha, hong-jin na" price: "B/.1" currency: PAB in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/52761102-the-yellow-sea-blu-ray-region-b store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # The Yellow Sea [Blu-ray] [Region B] **Brand:** yun-seok kim, jung-woo ha, hong-jin na **Price:** B/.1 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Yellow Sea [Blu-ray] [Region B] by yun-seok kim, jung-woo ha, hong-jin na - **How much does it cost?** B/.1 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/52761102-the-yellow-sea-blu-ray-region-b) ## Best For - yun-seok kim, jung-woo ha, hong-jin na enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted yun-seok kim, jung-woo ha, hong-jin na brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Award winning director of The Chaser NA HONG-JIN now brings us the enthralling action packed thriller THE YELLOW SEA . SYNOPSIS: Gu-nam is a desperate gambler and debt-ridden taxi driver in Yanji City in a region that has adjoining borders to North Korea, China and Russia. His wife fled to South Korea six months earlier and he hasn t heard from her since. In order to repay his debts and find his wife this mild unassuming man accepts a contract killing from hit man Myun-ga. Crossing the dangerous Yellow Sea to Seoul he seeks out both his target and wife, but soon finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy of lies and betrayal. Before he can fulfil the contract, he witnesses others murder his target. Fleeing the scene, he is not only being pursued by the police, but those responsible. THE YELLOW SEA is the first Korean film to ever receive investment from a major Hollywood studio (Fox International Productions). REVIEWS: A gripping existentialist thriller, where jealousy, greed and desperation lead inexorably to a chaos of carnage, and where exile and death cross borders to merge into an emotionally-charged sequence of final images. (4.5 stars) - Film 4 Writer-director Na Hong-Jin achieves a vibe of urban desolation right off the bat, and deepens the mayhem with acutely observed and charged details about illegal-immigrant life. (4.5 stars) Village Voice Fast and tense with twists that keep you on the edge of your seat. (4.5 stars) Electric Sheep Magazine EXTRAS: 8 behind the scenes featurettes 4 Trailers ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Actors | Chul-Min Lee, Jae-hwa Kim, Jung-Woo Ha, Seong-Ha Cho, Yun-seok Kim | | Asin | B005SDDDCG | | Director | Hong-jin Na | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Language | Korean (Dolby Digital 2.0) | | Manufacturer Reference | 5060225880134 | | Media Format | Blu-ray, Director's Cut, Import, Widescreen | | Number Of Discs | 1 | | Package Dimensions | 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 g | | Release Date | 26 Mar. 2012 | | Run Time | 2 hours and 20 minutes | | Studio | Eureka Entertainment Ltd | | Subtitles | English | | Writers | Hong-jin Na | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Chul-Min Lee, Hong-jin Na, Jae-hwa Kim, Jung-Woo Ha, Seong-Ha Cho, Sung-je Lee, Yun-seok Kim - **Format:** Blu-ray, Director's Cut, Import, Widescreen - **Genre:** Crime, Thriller - **Language:** Korean - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 20 minutes ## Images ![The Yellow Sea [Blu-ray] [Region B] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91k7lRd3lAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 15 July 2026* Excellent film,recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A film of several themes. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 5 May 2012* The next film by The Chaser's director builds on many of the themes in that film. Here we have a twisted world in which probably no-one would choose to inhabit, where cops are useless or incompetant, bad guys are demonically strong, and protagonists dirtied by it all - in The Chaser for example we followed a cop turned pimp, but we also learn that he was hardly a model officer when he was on the force..Yet at the same time in the Chaser there were many moments of humanity. In the Yellow Sea I struggled to find this humanity within most of the characters themselves. Partially difficulty in finding reasons to empathise with the characters comes from some of the detracting features in the film. Reviews abound on the internet, and you might seek out and find comments there such as 'women not portrayed in enough detail', 'overly long', 'lacks editing'.But at the same time there are many reasons to watch this film. Let me give you a few:- As social comment, albiet from the director's angle, this film differs from many of the more popular Korean films of recent years, examples here would be Oldboy, Bittersweet life, in particular The man from nowhere. Instead there is possibly a lack of character development, in the traditional sense, in favour of seeing the poverty and hardship of the lives in the first third of the film. This focus on Urban life/poverty/hardship demonstrates why the characters do as they do (to some extent).- The cinematography here is very good, much as in The chaser there is attention to detail, artistry with the lens. Not as polished looking as The chaser I would say the investment of more money, possibly time, and locations for filming opened up the use of different camera styles. Some may find this jarring - esp near the last third of the film - but I think it does add to the direction of the scenes. There is a lot of action which I think is best seen not described.- The acting as ever is good, despite my earlier point about a lack of character development in the traditional sense. The main character speaks little and we must therefore look to his experiences, facial expressions and suchlike. In terms of the other characters the villians work well, if again we learn little about them as people, but they seem clearly 'products' of their environments - note the 'clean' looking vs 'dirty' looking Boss theme!- The plot. Though there seems to be some confusion in interpretations, the film warrants a re-watch to understand the goings on after about an hour and a bit in. There are a number of twists and plot changes, notably the shift between the first third and middle/last portions of the film.Overall I would recommend the film, if it must be compared to exisiting Korean film then something like Sympathy for MR Vengence would be applicable, perhaps too Memories of murder. I would stress though that this is one of the bleaker films out there in Korean cinema, we are encouraged perhaps to learn (again in a limited way) about the plight of Koreans outside of the pop/glamour-world. Even more starkly less of the popular Black humour appears in this film than is ususally present in Korean thrillers; though it is there in small doses I think you might check your moral compass if you come away from this film smiling!#Buyers may be interested to know this features 2 discs, with a long making of feature. The film is a 'directors cut' in which about 15/20 mins is removed in comparison to the Korean release. There is a comparison on the net, but I would add that the film is long enough as it is. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the year's best.... *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 20 December 2012* The new movie from the director of 'The Chaser' is as good and even more thrilling. I might point out at this point that Amazon does not advertise that this is the director's preferred and longer cut which has only been available thus far in Korea. The blu-ray is exemplary and I would suggest to anyone who loves World Cinema and Korean movies in particular to get this release while it is still available. The sub-titles have been newly translated and the main special feature is actually quite sufficient - a documentary comprising of smaller features which reveal the film-making process.I won't go into too much detail about the film so as not to spoil it for anyone but suffice to say that if you enjoyed 'The Chaser', as well as other Korean movies such as 'Nowhere to Hide', 'Tell Me Something', 'Green Fish' and any of the great Korean thrillers between 1999 and 2005 will be well-pleased with this film. Of recent some Korean Thrillers have failed to reach the heights of the aforementioned with the exception of 'I Saw the Devil',and 'The Man from Nowhere' but 'The Yellow Sea' is very much a return to form.The blu-ray release is from Bounty Films and distributed By Eureka. The cover and case are slightly different from the one shown on Amazon U.K. in that the case is light green and the cover has additional text.If you buy just one film this year - this ought to be the one! Watch it back-to-back with 'A Bittersweet Life' and you will see why people like me talk about how some of the best films over the last twelve years have come from South Korea. Make it a Korean film night with 'Epitaph' and 'The Host' and you will feel like you are in film heaven! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/52761102-the-yellow-sea-blu-ray-region-b](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/52761102-the-yellow-sea-blu-ray-region-b) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-10-12*