2026 Korea on Screen: House of the Seasons (장손)
Presented by Korean Cultural Center New York
Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Korean Cultural Center New York
(122 E 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016)
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The Korean Cultural Center New York proudly presents Peafowl as part of its Korea on Screen series—a year-long screening series celebrating the depth and diversity of Korean cinema. Through feature films, documentaries, short films, and independent productions, the series aims to broaden access to and appreciation of Korean cinema in New York City.
Oh Jung-min’s House of the Seasons begins on a sweltering summer day as three generations of a family gather at their hometown in Daegu for an ancestral memorial rite. Seong-jin’s father has inherited and now runs the family tofu factory, with other family members helping with the business. What at first appears to be a harmonious family gathering gradually begins to unravel after the memorial rite, as differing perspectives and long-standing tensions come to the surface. In the midst of the growing conflict, Seong-jin makes a startling declaration: he has no intention of taking over the family business. Following the lives of this three-generation family with a calm and restrained gaze, Oh Jung-min reflects on what disappears and what is passed on to the next generation.
House of the Seasons premiered at the 28th Busan International Film Festival, where it won three awards: the KBS Independent Film Award, the Aurora Media Award, and the CGK Award. The film was recognized for its nuanced portrayal of multigenerational family life, Korean tradition, and generational conflict.
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◆ Program
House of the Seasons (장손)
Director: Oh Jung-min
Cast: Kang Seung-ho, Woo Sang-jeon, Son Sook, Cha Mi-gyeong, Oh Man-seok
Runtime: 121 min
Genre: Drama, Family, Mystery
Release Year: 2023
On the day of an ancestral memorial rite, three generations of an extended family gather under one roof. As the family clashes over the future of their tofu factory—the business their livelihood depends on—the eldest grandson, Seong-jin, declares that he has no intention of carrying on the family trade. To make matters worse, an unexpected farewell pushes the family’s tensions to a breaking point...
Bound together by blood and livelihood, a family’s 70-year-old secret slowly comes to light.