Shin Sang-ok
Directing
Born October 18, 1926 · 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 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.
Directed (66)
Winter Story
2023
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1995
Vanished
1994
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990
My Happiness
1987
The Country I Saw
1987
The Country I Saw, Part 3
1987
Pulgasari
1985
One Second for a Feat
1985
Salt
1985
Love, Love, My Love
1985
The Tale of Shim Cheong
1985
Runaway
1984
An Emissary of No Return
1984
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1976
Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976
I Love Mama
1975
Blood and Rose
1975
The Ghost Lovers
1973
Farewell
1973
The Three-Day Reign
1973
Filial Daughter Simcheong
1972
Lady of the Court
1972
The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1972
War and Human Being
1971
A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970
The Evening Bell
1970
The Eunuch 2
1969
Women of Yi-Dynasty
1969
A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969
The Snake Woman
1969
A Man And a Gisaeng
1969
The Eunuch
1968
The Homeless Wanderer
1968
Prince Daewon
1968
Mountain
1967
Traces
1967
Mounted Bandits
1967
The Violator
1967
The Phantom Queen
1967
The Goddess of Mercy
1967
The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1965
Deaf Sam Yong
1964
Red Scarf
1964
Rice
1963
A Reluctant Prince
1963
Love Affair
1963
Bound by Chastity Rule
1962
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
Prince Yeonsan
1961
The Evergreen
1961
Mother and a Guest
1961
Seong Chun-hyang
1961
Madam White Snake
1960
To the Last Day
1960
Romance Papa
1960
Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959
A Sister's Garden
1959
Dongsimcho
1959
Chun Hui
1959
It's Not Her Sin
1959
A College Woman's Confession
1958
The Flower in Hell
1958
The Shadowless Pagoda
1957
The Youth
1955
Dream
1955
