A sad movie becomes sadder if one of the main characters dies. Sometimes we wish for a miracle to happen and the character stays, and sometimes, we want that the character dies as soon as possible to put an end to our pain. But writers being writers, love to kill our beloved characters. We bring you a list of ten South Korean movies in which the main character dies. From Train To Busan to No Tears for the dead, please keep your tissues ready for a tear-jerking film. Let’s take a look at these films now.
1. Train To Busan
Train To Busan is a 2016 action-horror film directed by Yeon Sang- Ho. The movie revolves around a father-daughter duo who travels to Busan by train to meet the mother when a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea. The role of the daughter of Gong Yoo is played by Kim Su An. Gong Yoo’s character dies at the end of the film.
2. Be With You
Starring Son Ye Jin and So Ji Sub, the movie revolves around a woman who promises her family to return on a rainy day after one year before her death. The woman, though by a miracle, reappears but has no memory of her past. Son Ye Jin’s character dies at the end of this film.
3. The Classic
The Classic is a 2003 Korean romance melodrama film directed by Kwak Jae Yong. The film runs parallel in time covering the love story of a mother and daughter. The daughter accidentally finds the love letters of her mother which her lover wrote. The love of her mother dies in the movie three years after their marriage.
4. Christmas In August
Christmas In August is a romance drama film released in 1998. It was the debut film of director Hur Jin-Ho. Stars like Han Suk Kyu and Shim Eun Ha are the main leads. The character Hahn Suk-Kyu suffers from a fatal disease and meets Shim Eun-Ha. Han Suk Kyu’s character subtly dies in the movie.
5. Fly High
Fly High is a 2009 movie directed by Park Jung Hun. The film revolves around Si-Bum, a character played by Kim Beom who dreams of being an actor. He meets a girl Su-Kyung played by Kim Byul, he then falls in love with her. The girl attempts suicide by drowning herself.
6. Birthday
Birthday is a 2019 film directed by Lee Jeong Un. The film is based on an actual incident, the South Korean Sewol Ferry Disaster of 2014. The family loses their eldest son Sun Ho in the disaster, and now the parents are trying to cope with the memory of their dead son and take care of the younger daughter left behind.
7. The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden is a 2016 psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan Wook. The series takes inspiration from a novel named The Fingersmith, written by Welsh Writer Sarab Waters, and published in 2002. In the film, a Japanese woman hires a handmaiden, but she is involved in a plan to defraud her. Both the women die at the end of the movie.
8. ..Ing
..Ing is a 2003 South Korean film based on a story of a high school girl who lives with her mom. The girl suffers a terminal illness and deformity, so she chooses to stay alone. Mina dreams of having a boyfriend. The director of the film is Eon Hi Lee.
9. More Than Blue
The 2009 South Korean film revolves around the story of a terminally ill man who sets up his best friend. He has loved her since high school. He sets her up with somebody else so she will not be lonely after he dies. The female commits suicide after the death of his best friend.
10. No Tears For The Dead
No Tears for the Dead is a 2014 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jeong-Beom. The movie revolves around the story of a killer who is conflicted about whether to kill his latest target or not. The hitman dies at the end of the movie. Jang Dong-Gun and Kim Min-Hee are in the lead roles in the film.
