Do Kum-bong

Acting

Do Kum-bong

Born August 27, 1930 · Incheon, South Korea

Died June 3, 2009 · aged 78

Do Kum-bong (도금봉) was a South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in more than 283 films.

Known For

Where Is Miss Yang?Where Is Miss Yang? · 1975
Where Is Miss Yang?
9.01975
MovieDrama
Nan-Hyang runs away from home because she can't bear her inharmonious family where her father is a doctor and her mother is the president of a third rate publishing company. Nan-Hyang meets Jin-Ho and his friend Min-Su and has mutual understandings. Jin-Ho stopped studying temporarily. With them, Nan-Hyang lives at her own way and sometimes deviates from the right path. But, Min-Su's success in exam, who makes efforts in everything, makes her realize self-consciousness. Jin-Ho also returns to the college.
A Country GirlA Country Girl · 1958
A Country Girl
1958
MovieDrama
Jang Gyeong Ho visits fellow student Kim Dong Hwan's hometown, and falls in love with his sister, Kim Ok Gyeong. Despite Dong Hwan's objections, Ok Gyeong follows Gyeong Ho to Seoul. With his help she finds a job at Dong Il where she works as a secretary for the president, Mr. Oh.
Kongjwi and PatjwiKongjwi and Patjwi · 1967
Kongjwi and Patjwi
7.01967
MovieFamilyDrama
The traditional Korean story of a Cinderella-like little girl. Kongjwi is a good, hard working girl who lives together with her cruel stepmother and the lazy Patjwi. Eventually kindly spirits arrive and assist Kongjwi escape her miserable home life.
A Man And a GisaengA Man And a Gisaeng · 1969
A 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.
Do You Know Kotsuni?Do You Know Kotsuni? · 1979
Do You Know Kotsuni?
9.01979
MovieDrama
A naive country girl accepts a position in Seoul unaware of how ill-prepared she is in the ways of the world and the free-thinking ways of the city.
Iljimae the Chivalrous RobberIljimae the Chivalrous Robber · 1961
Iljimae 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.
Cuckoo's DollsCuckoo's Dolls · 1976
Cuckoo's Dolls
1976
MovieDrama
Keun-Ok, a barmaid, has been brought up in an orphanage after losing her parents in her early childhood. One day, Cho Yong-Jin, the teacher in charge of the bar owner's son, visits the bar to see his pupil. Seeing him Keun-Ok feels love for him and begins to seek his attention. He doesn't dislike her but keeps away from her for several reasons. In the long run, he quits the school and makes every effort to change her life for better one. In the meantime, he finds her working in a hotel as a cleaner. Yong-Jun hugs her tight and decides to marry her.
EunuchEunuch · 1986
Eunuch
5.71986
MovieHistory
Jeong-ho is castrated by an ambitious minister for loving above his station. The minister also happens to be the father of Ja-ok, the girl Jeong-ho loved. He sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in a bid to gain favor, but the king sees through his motives and the instead forces Ja-ok into the position of a lowly kitchen maid. Jeong-ho sole hope in life is to save his former lover.

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