Acting
Ku Bong-seo
Born November 5, 1926 · Pyongyang, Korea
Died August 27, 2016 · aged 89
No biography available.
Known For
A Female Boss · 1959A Female Boss
★ 4.71959
MovieComedyRomance
Would-be feminist Yoanna, running her own company, is insulted in a phone booth by a stranger named Yong-ho. While searching for a job, Yong-ho applies to a magazine named 'The Modern Woman,' not knowing that the company's boss is in fact Yoanna. She hires him with the intention of paying back the humiliation she received. But his masculine attitude captivates her and she ends up marrying him. She resigns her post and becomes a housekeeper, handing over the company to her husband.
Bumpkin Oh-bok · 1961Bumpkin Oh-bok
★ 6.51961
MovieDrama
Kind-hearted country bumpkin O-bok leads a simple life working as a long-time farmhand for the rich landlord Soon-young. When Soon-young discovers that his son Jae-seok has fallen for local girl Soon-yi, he protests the relationship and arranges for Soon-yi to be wed to O-bok instead. Despite the initial heartbreak, Soon-yi grows fond of O-bok over time and they have a daughter together named Sook-hee. However, when Jae-seok returns into Soon-yi’s life, she cannot resist his charms and runs away with him, leaving Jae-seok to raise Sook-hee on his own. Years later, Sook-hee is now a grown woman working in the city and in close contact with her father. However, a series of coincidences threaten to forcibly reunite O-bok and Sook-hee with Jae-seok and Soon-young in the most dramatic way possible.
Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber · 1961Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
★ 7.01961
MovieHistoryDrama
Iljimae's parents were killed due to a conspiracy when he was young. Many years later he became a chivalrous robber, robbing corrupt officials and helping the poor. He eventually manages in taking revenge for his parents' deaths. But the police start to chase him, and he hides himself at a gisaeng's house. The gisaeng was his ex-fiancee. She also lost her parents to a conspiracy. She begs Iljimae to stay with her, but he leaves to do what he has to.
A Man And a Gisaeng · 1969A Man And a Gisaeng
★ 7.01969
MovieDrama
A young man who was fired from his job for being unmanly decides to dress as a woman and work as a gisaeng. He gets proposals from several of his male clients including his former boss, Heo. He earns enough money to clear his gisaeng life and opens his own business with his friend Jeong-hui. Meanwhile his sister tells him that she is getting married. Later he finds out that her future brother in-law is the son of Heo. He doesn't know how to react. But Heo takes the man back to his company.
In So Long · 1962In So Long
★ 7.01962
MovieDrama
"A Long Goodbye" - Taken in by an elderly woman and raised as her own, a boy spends all his days dreaming of the time when he can be reunited with his lost parents.
A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng · 1962A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng
★ 5.71962
MovieComedyDrama
Jinsa Maeng's daughter is contracted to marry a nobleman's son, however, Jinsa Maeng is upset when he hears about a rumor that the fiance of his daughter is lame. Finally, he decides to take on the idea of arranging his maid to take his daughter's place in the wedding.
Let's Meet at Walkerhill · 1966Let's Meet at Walkerhill
1966
MovieComedy
After meeting on a train to Seoul, two strangers who both lost someone near to them in the past wonder the music filled city in search for their loved one.
Rising in the World · 1968Rising in the World
★ 8.01968
MovieComedy
An earnest young man succeeds at business through honesty, loyalty, and hardwork despite being criticized and alienated by his co-workers.
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