Introduction
Peppermint Candy (1999), Lee Chang-dong
Chapter One: Unredeemable Images
Bad Guy (2001), Kim Ki-duk; Address Unknown (2001), Kim Ki-duk; Capitalist Manifesto (2003), Gok Kim and Sun Kim
Chapter Two: Love Your Enemies
JSA (2000), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), and Oldboy (2003), Park Chan-wook
Chapter Three: Male Repetitions
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000), Woman is the Future of Man (2004), and The Day He Arrives (2011), Hong Sang-soo
Chapter Four: The Face and Hospitality
N.E.P.A.L.: Never Ending Peace and Love (2003), Park Chan-wook; Time (2006) and 3-Iron (2004), Kim Ki-duk
Chapter Five: Aporias of Forgiveness
Secret Sunshine (2007), Lee Chang-dong; Lady Vengeance (2005), Park Chan-wook
Chapter Six: Compromises of Cinema
Memories of Murder (2003), Bong Joon-ho; Thirst (2009) and I'm a Cyborg, But That's Ok (2006), Park Chan-wook
Chapter Seven: Aftershocks of the Korean Wave
Poetry (2010), Lee Chang-dong; I Saw the Devil (2010), Kim Ji-woon; The Housemaid (2010), Im Sang-soo