Jeon Gye-hyeon

Acting

Jeon Gye-hyeon

Born September 28, 1936 · Gongju, South Chungcheong, South Korea

Died December 20, 2019 · aged 83

Jeon Gye-hyeon (September 28, 1936 - December 20, 2019) was a South-Korean film actress.

Known For

Nameless StarsNameless Stars · 1959
Nameless Stars
5.21959
MovieHistory
The son of a freedom fighter, Sang-hun is a member of an anti-Japanese resistance group called "Seongjinhoe," composed of students who share a dedication to the cause of liberation. Their spiritual guide is a teacher named Song Un-in. One day, Yeong-ae, whose brother is a detective in the Japanese police force charged with monitoring independence movements, joins their group. Following a series of sporadic incidents, the students gather one night to resolve on an uprising, but are discovered by the police. Young-ae is wrongfully accused of betraying their plans, but she risks her life in order to allow the group members to escape. The morning after, the students of Gwangju rise up against the Japanese government.
Insect WomanInsect Woman · 1972
Insect Woman
5.11972
MovieHorrorDrama
A schoolgirl goes from braids to bouffant when her mother makes her a bar hostess/prostitute. She cures impotence for Professor Lee and becomes his concubine. His entrepreneurial wife is initially shocked but soon accepts the arrangement and even gives the girl an allowance.
Ghost StoryGhost Story · 1968
Ghost Story
8.01968
MovieHorror
An omnibus of the story of three women. In the first, a ghost takes revenge on the man who killed her sister. In story two, a woman decides it's payback time for a sexual predator. The final story tells the tale of a woman's opium addiction leading to a gruesome death.
With a Change of HatredWith a Change of Hatred · 1972
With a Change of Hatred
1972
MovieRomance
PotatoPotato · 1968
Potato
10.01968
MovieDrama
Bok-nyeo gets married to a poor Joseon's aristrocrat and lives a hard life to survive.
The Devil and the BeautyThe Devil and the Beauty · 1969
The Devil and the Beauty
6.51969
MovieHorrorDrama
When a doctor's beloved wife passes away, he puts her in a glass tub and revives her by injecting fresh blood to her every night. In return, he has to kill a number of other lives, including one of his friends. The victim's daughter suspects the death of her father and gets a job as a nurse at the doctor's office. She discovers the terrible secret and takes revenge for her father.
Woman of FireWoman of Fire · 1971
Woman of Fire
4.81971
MovieCrimeDrama
The lives of a composer and his wife, who live on a chicken farm, are thrown into turmoil when a femme fatale joins their household.
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...

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Miryang ArirangMiryang Arirang · 1962
Miryang Arirang
1962
Movie
In the late Joseon period, Kim Myeong Jin, the son of an affluent family near the Miryang area, gets engaged to A-rang. But before their wedding day, A-rang is murdered and her body is nowhere to be found. In grief, Myeong Jin sells everything he owns and begins traveling to Seoul but loses his entire fortune to bandits on the way. He decides to throw himself off a cliff but then discovers a stranger about to hang himself on a pine tree and saves his life. The stranger, Oh Gap-dong, had decided to kill himself after squandering his family's fortune and experiencing his wife's passing. The two men comfort one another and go their separate ways. Little do they know that their paths will cross once more when the ghost of A-rang appears and together they help her seek retribution for her death. Only around 4 minutes of this film still remains today as the rest is currently lost.

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