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Shin Sang-ok
Chongjin, Korea
Shin Sang-ok (born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. His best-known fi…
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Shin Sang-ok (born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. His best-known films were made in the 1950s and 60s, many of them collaborations with his wife Choi Eun-hee, when he was known as "The Prince of South Korean Cinema". In 1978, Shin and Choi were kidnapped by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for the purpose of producing critically acclaimed films. The two remained in captivity for 8 years until 1986, when they escaped and sought asylum in the United States. Shin continued to produce and direct films in America, now under the pseudonym "Simon Sheen", before eventually returning to South Korea for his final years. He received posthumously the Gold Crown Cultural Medal, the country's top honor for an artist.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2024
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim
Movie Himself
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2023
Winter Story
Movie Director
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2016
The Lovers and the Despot
Movie Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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2009
The Country I Saw, Part 3
Movie Director
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1998
The Gardener
Movie Producer
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1997
Galgameth
Movie Original Film Writer
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1995
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Movie Director
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1994
Vanished
Movie Director
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1994
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Movie Writer
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1990
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
Movie Director
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1987
My Happiness
Movie Director
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1987
The Country I Saw
Movie Director
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1986
A Traffic Controller on Crossroads
Movie Producer
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1986
Pulgasari
Movie Director
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1985
Salt
Movie Director
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1985
Love, Love, My Love
Movie Director
More credits
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1985
The Tale of Shim Cheong
Movie Director
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1984
Runaway
Movie Director
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1984
An Emissary of No Return
Movie Director
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1976
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
Movie Director
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1976
Woman Prisoner No. 407
Movie Director
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1975
I Love Mama
Movie Director
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1975
Blood and Rose
Movie Screenplay
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1973
The Ghost Lovers
Movie Director
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1973
Farewell
Movie Director
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1973
The Great Duel
Movie
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1973
The Three-Day Reign
Movie Director
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1972
Filial Daughter Simcheong
Movie Director
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1972
A Story of Two Sisters
Movie Producer
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1972
Lady of the Court
Movie Director
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1972
Five Fingers of Death
Movie Producer
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1972
Finger of Doom
Movie Producer
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1972
The Last Flight to Pyongyang
Movie Director
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1971
War and Human Being
Movie Director
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1971
Six Assassins
Movie Producer
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1970
A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
Movie Director
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1970
The Evening Bell
Movie Director
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1969
The Eunuch 2
Movie Director
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1969
The Partisan Lovers
Movie Producer
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1969
Women of Yi-Dynasty
Movie Director
