Lee Up-dong

Acting

Lee Up-dong

Born January 1, 1913

Died December 24, 1967 · aged 54

No biography available.

Known For

The EvergreenThe Evergreen · 1961
The Evergreen
★ 7.41961
MovieDrama
Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of their hometown. When they arrive, the pair immediately get to work, Dong-hyuk builds a village hall and starts aiding the farmers while Yeong-shin tries to gather the children to form a school. However, the villagers at first resent and resist the pair. It is not until one child, Ok-bun, takes the initiative and and learns to read under Yeong-shin’s care that the villages trust the pair and allow their children to be taken from the fields and taught reading, writing and math.
The Love Story of Chun-hyangThe Love Story of Chun-hyang · 1961
The Love Story of Chun-hyang
★ 4.01961
MovieDramaRomance
Wolmae is a gisaeng living in Namwon. Her daughter, Chun-hyang, is secretly engaged to marry Lee Mong-ryong. Lee leaves for Seoul with his father and the new governor, Byeon Hak-do, begins coveting Chun-hyang.
The Way of HwarangThe Way of Hwarang · 1962
The Way of Hwarang
★ 6.81962
MovieHistoryDrama
His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to seek revenge. His plot is ruined when he falls in love with a princess there and is forced to choose between betraying his parents and nation or the woman he loves.
King DongmyeongKing Dongmyeong · 1962
King Dongmyeong
★ 8.01962
MovieHistoryAction
For My HusbandFor My Husband · 1963
For My Husband
1963
MovieHistoryDrama
His own father had hated Crown Prince Sado. The king finally orders to kill him by locking him up in a rice-chest. After his death, his wife Hong goes with her son to her parents' house to live there. Some high officials in the court constantly try to harm Sado's son because they don't want him to become king. But Hong's wisdom saved her son, who grows up to become the 22nd king of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).
An UpstartAn Upstart · 1961
An Upstart
★ 6.51961
MovieComedyDrama
A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him...
A Happy Day of Jinsa MaengA Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng · 1962
A 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.
The Devil's StairwayThe Devil's Stairway · 1964
The Devil's Stairway
★ 6.61964
MovieThrillerMystery
A chief surgeon kills the nurse with whom he is having an affair after he becomes engaged to be married to the hospital director's daughter. He becomes tormented by her spirit.

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Yu Gwan-SunYu Gwan-Sun · 1959
Yu Gwan-Sun
★ 5.51959
MovieDramaHistory
This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As the Independence Movement becomes more and more intense among Korean students, the Japanese authorities order schools closed temporarily. Yu Gwan-sun (Do Geum-bong) persuades her neighbors to join the national movement, and continues her aggressive struggle against Japanese rule. An independent campaign at Aunae, a market site, is successful with the passionate participation of many people. She is arrested by the Japanese police for leading the campaign and has to endure horrible tortures. But she never gives up her fight, encouraging her cell mates to participate in the movement. She is finally taken to an underground room by the Japanese police and murdered.