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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

By Yoon Min-sik

Published : Nov. 15, 2019 - 08:56

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The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful
(Korea)
Opened Nov. 7
Crime, Action
Directed by Lee Khan


A boy who is all alone in the world stumbles across a man named Heo Il-do (Kim Sung-kyun), who trains him as a Go player to facilitate his high-stakes gambling scams. The boy, later known as “Gwi-soo” (Kwon Sang-woo), grows up to be a masterful Go player with a vengeful heart and he hunts down those who have wronged him, including the nation’s best professional Go player, whose actions led to the death of his beloved sister.



Kim Ji-young, Born 1982
(Korea)
Opened Oct. 23
Drama
Directed by Kim Do-yeong

Kim Ji-young (Jung Yu-mi), born in 1982, is a daughter, a wife, a colleague and a mother. She lives with her somewhat stubborn husband, Dae-hyun (Gong Yoo), and a beautiful daughter. The film tells of the hardships and struggles she experiences as a woman in Korean society.



Terminator: Dark Fate
(US)
Opened Oct. 30
Action, Sci-fi
Directed by Tim Miller

More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) prevented Judgment Day. Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) is living a simple life in Mexico City when a highly advanced and deadly new Terminator -- a Rev-9 (Gabriel Luna) -- travels back through time to hunt and kill her. Dani must join forces with Grace (Mackenzie Davis), an enhanced super-soldier from the future, and Sarah Connor.



Weathering With You
(Japan)
Opened Oct. 30
Animation
Directed by Shinkai Makoto

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka (Kotaro Daigo) runs away from his island home to Tokyo and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina (Nana Mori) on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.