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
Centre Forward · 1978Centre Forward
★ 5.21978
MovieDrama
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 Chun-hyang · 1935The Story of Chun-hyang
1935
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.
Prelude to the struggle · 1960Prelude to the struggle
1960
MovieDrama
About the last days of the government of Syngman Rhee, about the struggle against his regime of Seoul students.
Runaway · 1984Runaway
★ 6.01984
MovieDrama
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.
6남매 · 19606남매
1960
MovieDrama
A movie about children who lost their parents as a result of the Korean War.
How can we live apart? · 1957How can we live apart?
1957
MovieDramaWar
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?
Son of the Land · 1964Son of the Land
1964
MovieDrama
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.
애국자 · 1959애국자
1959
MovieDramaWar
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