Acting

Kim Yeon-sil

Born January 1, 1911 · Suwon, Empire of Japan [now Gyeonggi province, South Korea]

Died August 1, 1997 · aged 86

In 1927, Kim Yeon-sil debuted in the film industry as a country girl in Na Un-gyu's first production, A Farewell. Kim Yeon-sil's interest in film was largely influenced by her brother Kim Hak-geun, who was her lawyer. Her cameraman, Kim Hak-seong, was also her biological younger brother. She is said to have been active as a public singer after 1930. After liberation, she defected to North Korea. …

Known For

The Story of Chun-hyang

The Story of Chun-hyang · 1935

The Story of Chun-hyang

MovieDramaRomance

Chun-hyang, the daughter of a geisha in the Namwon region, and Lee Mong-ryong are engaged. When Lee Mong-ryong goes up to Seoul with his father, Byeon Hak-do, the newly appointed magistrate, attempts to take Chun-hyang. Chun-hyang rejects his pleas for her to come serve him and he throws her in jail. Meanwhile, Lee Mong-ryong becomes an undercover detective after placing first on his national exam and goes to Namwon to arrest Byeon Hak-do and rescue Chun-hyang.

Centre Forward

Centre Forward · 1978

In-Son is a young benchwarmer with aspirations of breaking into the first team, which is littered with established stars. The opening game of the season hands him his opportunity, but his lack of experience coupled with the expectation of the crowd leave him with little success on the pitch. The side loses, forcing the manager and the team back to the drawing board.

The Story of Hong Gil-dong

The Story of Hong Gil-dong · 1935

The Story of Hong Gil-dong

MovieHistoryAdventure

The Korean equivalent of Robin Hood, in which the brave Hong Gil-dong stands up for the poor.

The Ringing of a Bell

The Ringing of a Bell · 1929

The Ringing of a Bell

MovieRomanceDrama

Wonyong and Yeonsil are in love with each other. The gangster Gyeong-seon also has a crush on Yeon-sil, but one day, a fight breaks out between Won-yong and Gyeong-seon. When Won-yong is in danger, Yeon-sil blocks his body and gets hit by a knife. She walks down the snowy hill, weeping as she embraces the body of Yeon-sil.

Scouts

The film tells the story of a small group of the Korean People's Army, led by Hakcheol Lee, deputy chief of the reconnaissance division, which went behind enemy lines.

Her Life Path

Her Life Path · 1958

Using the fate of an ordinary woman as an example, the film shows how life has changed in liberated Korea.

A New Oath

A New Oath · 1947

Three men who have been taken to the compulsory labour under the Japanese colonialism turn back to their hometown, a fishing village. They break the injustice and corrupt customs and rebuild the devastated village with the help of the village girls.

Village of strong guys

Village of strong guys · 1930

Village of strong guys

MovieActionDrama

About the pastor's daughter, who reconciled the irreconcilable fighters - the inhabitants of two neighboring villages.

Filmography

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The Story of Chun-hyang

The Story of Chun-hyang · 1935

The Story of Chun-hyang

MovieDramaRomance

Chun-hyang, the daughter of a geisha in the Namwon region, and Lee Mong-ryong are engaged. When Lee Mong-ryong goes up to Seoul with his father, Byeon Hak-do, the newly appointed magistrate, attempts to take Chun-hyang. Chun-hyang rejects his pleas for her to come serve him and he throws her in jail. Meanwhile, Lee Mong-ryong becomes an undercover detective after placing first on his national exam and goes to Namwon to arrest Byeon Hak-do and rescue Chun-hyang.

Centre Forward

Centre Forward · 1978

In-Son is a young benchwarmer with aspirations of breaking into the first team, which is littered with established stars. The opening game of the season hands him his opportunity, but his lack of experience coupled with the expectation of the crowd leave him with little success on the pitch. The side loses, forcing the manager and the team back to the drawing board.

The Story of Hong Gil-dong

The Story of Hong Gil-dong · 1935

The Story of Hong Gil-dong

MovieHistoryAdventure

The Korean equivalent of Robin Hood, in which the brave Hong Gil-dong stands up for the poor.

The Ringing of a Bell

The Ringing of a Bell · 1929

The Ringing of a Bell

MovieRomanceDrama

Wonyong and Yeonsil are in love with each other. The gangster Gyeong-seon also has a crush on Yeon-sil, but one day, a fight breaks out between Won-yong and Gyeong-seon. When Won-yong is in danger, Yeon-sil blocks his body and gets hit by a knife. She walks down the snowy hill, weeping as she embraces the body of Yeon-sil.

Scouts

The film tells the story of a small group of the Korean People's Army, led by Hakcheol Lee, deputy chief of the reconnaissance division, which went behind enemy lines.

Her Life Path

Her Life Path · 1958

Using the fate of an ordinary woman as an example, the film shows how life has changed in liberated Korea.

A New Oath

A New Oath · 1947

Three men who have been taken to the compulsory labour under the Japanese colonialism turn back to their hometown, a fishing village. They break the injustice and corrupt customs and rebuild the devastated village with the help of the village girls.

Village of strong guys

Village of strong guys · 1930

Village of strong guys

MovieActionDrama

About the pastor's daughter, who reconciled the irreconcilable fighters - the inhabitants of two neighboring villages.

How can we live apart?

How can we live apart? · 1957

How can we live apart?

Yong Nam was separated from his mother by the war on the Korean Peninsula (1950-1953): the boy remained in South Korea, while his mother left for the North. But how can they live apart?

Wheel of Fire

Wheel of Fire · 1931

MovieDramaAction

The film shows the hard life and labor disputes of urban workers, as well as the harsh reality of Koreans during the Japanese occupation.

Six Brothers and Sisters

Six Brothers and Sisters · 1960

Six Brothers and Sisters

A movie about children who lost their parents as a result of the Korean War.

Ex-Convict

Ex-Convict · 1934

MovieDramaAction

Kyungsun Lee, the son of a blind father, committed many crimes and was away from home. One day, he misses his parents and brothers and comes to visit his house, but just in time, he meets Yeonsil, his younger brother, in front of the house. My brother and brother don't say anything because their father can't hear them. The father was confident that his son was doing a good deed. In the end, Gyeong-sun turns away without even calling his father. And he vows to become the good person his father wants him to be.

Crossroads of Youth

Crossroads of Youth · 1934

Crossroads of Youth

After spending 7 years as a man-servant in his fiancé's house, Young-bok gets kicked out of the place and works in Gyoung-sung station. He falls in love with Gye-soon but tragedy strikes her, which propels him to seek revenge. This is the oldest Korean film that has been preserved.

Kye-soon

The Street Named Jongno

The Street Named Jongno · 1933

The Street Named Jongno

The film is a melodrama in which Na Woon-gyu's character breaks up with his girlfriend and becomes a vagabond. The girlfriend marries another man. When Na returns and discovers her married, he leaves again.

Ok-nyeo

Ok-nyeo · 1928

MovieDramaRomance

Ok-nyeo

Son of the Land

Son of the Land · 1964

Son of the Land

Told in three parts, Yong Min, who prior to the liberation of Korea received all sorts of humiliations and insults while serving at the landowner, becomes the owner of the land in socialist Korea.

A Ferry Boat that Has No Owner

A Ferry Boat that Has No Owner · 1932

A Ferry Boat that Has No Owner

A farmer sells his land to go to Seoul and become a rickshaw driver.

Chunsam's wife

Jackals

Jackals · 1956

A screen adaptation of Han Sorya's novel 'Jackals', which tells the story of a Korean boy killed by American missionaries.

Prelude to the struggle

Prelude to the struggle · 1960

Prelude to the struggle

About the last days of the government of Syngman Rhee, about the struggle against his regime of Seoul students.

professor's wife

애국자

애국자 · 1959

Runaway

Runaway · 1984

Song Ryul returns to the countryside to see his ill father. After his cousin conspires with the Japanese occupiers to sell their crop, Song Ryul is forced to emigrate to Kando (Jiandao) in Manchuria. His family faces numerous adversities there and after a row with a local pharmacist, he is imprisoned. The prison is raided by Kim Il-sung and his guerrillas, who free the inmates, who take revenge on the Japanese by blowing up a railway.

Farewell

Farewell · 1927

The Story of Sim Cheong

The Story of Sim Cheong · 1957

The Story of Sim Cheong

MovieDramaMusic

Film opera. The legend of the young Cheon Sim who throws herself into the Indangsu sea sacrificing herself so that her blind father can restore his sight. However, she was resurrected, became an empress, and healed her father's blindness.

The Power of Sincerity

The Power of Sincerity · 1935

The Power of Sincerity

Early Korean short.