J.S.A.: Joint Security Area’s success was Park Chan Wook’s license to make any film he wanted; this film was Park’s (Vengeance Trilogy) breakout hit in South Korea, and even though he wrote the script for “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” a few years before this he made this film, “J.S.A.“ was made and released first. Most Korean political thrillers I’ve seen that delved into the tension between North and South Korea such as the … more