Geum-ryong Lee

Acting

Geum-ryong Lee

Born June 14, 1906 · Hanseong, Korean Empire [now Seoul, Republic of Korea]

Died April 3, 1955 · aged 48

Lee Geum-ryong was a Korean actor.

Known For

VolunteerVolunteer · 1941
Volunteer
5.51941
MovieDrama
A young man is anguished that Koreans cannot volunteer to join to Japanese Imperial Army.
Sweet DreamSweet Dream · 1936
Sweet Dream
5.71936
MovieDrama
Middle-class housewife Ae-soon is excessively vain and neglectful of her duties as a homemaker. Unable to tolerate her any longer, Ae-soon's husband kicks her out, and she leaves him and their daughter Jeong-hee to take up with her lover in a hotel.
Dear SoldierDear Soldier · 1944
Dear Soldier
8.01944
MovieWarDrama
Two Korean conscripts undergo Imperial Japanese Army training, much to the pleasure of their families.
FrontierFrontier · 1939
Frontier
1939
MovieDrama
The border smuggler leader Lee Geum-ryong had a sweetheart Kim So-young, who was only looking for a chance to escape. Geum-ryong's subordinate, Jeon Taek-i, is in love with So-yeong, but helps So-yeong to escape from the smuggling lair. Geumryong's gang pursues and a fight breaks out, and Jeon-taek uses all his might to defeat the gang and crosses the border with So-yeong.
Straits of ChosunStraits of Chosun · 1943
Straits of Chosun
1943
MovieDrama
A Japanese-speaking family in occupied Korea deal with the war.
FarewellFarewell · 1927
Farewell
9.01927
MovieDrama
CounterattackCounterattack · 1936
Counterattack
1936
MovieDrama
A kind of method film sponsored by the Prosecutor's Office of the Government-General of Korea, adapted and directed by Ahn Jong-hwa from the original draft of Ogata (緖方), who served as the chief of the censorship at the Gyeonggi-do Police Department. Geum-ryong Lee, a rubber factory worker, inevitably commits murder and sentences to prison to finance his younger brother's tuition. His wife, Bok Hye-suk, abandons her daughter and leaves her house. Geum-ryong, who is released from prison, goes to find his wife, but his wife is cold. Geum-ryong then goes to visit his younger brother, Lee Gyeong-sun. His younger brother becomes a successful doctor, but he brutally beats his daughter. Geum-ryong and his daughter regret his past and set out on a path without a destination.
The DawnThe Dawn · 1948
The Dawn
1948
MovieActionDrama
An instructive film on the topic of the eradication of smuggling and democratic police.

Filmography

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CounterattackCounterattack · 1936
Counterattack
1936
MovieDrama
A kind of method film sponsored by the Prosecutor's Office of the Government-General of Korea, adapted and directed by Ahn Jong-hwa from the original draft of Ogata (緖方), who served as the chief of the censorship at the Gyeonggi-do Police Department. Geum-ryong Lee, a rubber factory worker, inevitably commits murder and sentences to prison to finance his younger brother's tuition. His wife, Bok Hye-suk, abandons her daughter and leaves her house. Geum-ryong, who is released from prison, goes to find his wife, but his wife is cold. Geum-ryong then goes to visit his younger brother, Lee Gyeong-sun. His younger brother becomes a successful doctor, but he brutally beats his daughter. Geum-ryong and his daughter regret his past and set out on a path without a destination.
HeartlessnessHeartlessness · 1939
Heartlessness
1939
MovieDrama
Based on the novel of the same title by Kwang-Soo Lee (Yi Kwang-su), published in 'Maeil Shinbo' in 1917. The plot is based on the relationship of three young people - English teacher Hyeong-sik Lee, dancer Young-chae Park and Hyun-soo Kim, the daughter of a wealthy presbyter. Left an orphan in early childhood, Hyeong-sik was brought up in the house of Master Park. From childhood, Park predicted his daughter Young-chae as Hyeong-sik's wife. Master Park was a patriot, and when the Japanese invaders came to power, he was illegally convicted and imprisoned. His daughter Young-chae became a kisaeng to earn money to send packages to the prison. At this time, Hyeong-sik and Young-chae are moving away from each other, and Hyun-soo appears in the life of Hyeong-sik, whom he fell in love with and is going to marry her.