Acting
Won Jun Yu
Born October 18, 1919 · Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, Empire of Japan (now Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Died June 30, 1998 · aged 78
No biography available.
Known For
My Home Village · 1949My Home Village
★ 5.51949
MovieWarDrama
This was the first feature film to be produced after the liberation of North Korea. It gives a pictures of boundless joy and emotion of the Korean people who are now liberated from the colonial yoke of Japanese imperialism thanks to the glorious anti-Japanese struggle organized and led by the great leader Comrade Kim Il-Sung. Unable to endure the insult of the landlord, Gwan Pil gives vent to his rage. Because of this, the Japanese imperialists deprive him of his tenant land and put him in jail where he gains class consciousness under the influence of a KPA operative.
The Tale of Chun Hyang · 1980The Tale of Chun Hyang
★ 6.21980
MovieRomanceDrama
A tender hearted young noble man, Mong Ryong, falls in love with the famous Chun Hyang, the most beautiful girl of a Korean village, who is also a pure hearted artist but unfortunately from a humble family. This forbidden love yields a secret marriage which is doomed when Mong Ryong departs for Seoul to pass state exams and his absence lasts three years, during which no news is heard of him. Meanwhile, the arrival of an infamous new sheriff puts Chun Hyang in great peril when she refuses to break her marriage and obey the desires of the sheriff.
Her Life Path · 1958Her Life Path
1958
MovieDramaWar
Using the fate of an ordinary woman as an example, the film shows how life has changed in liberated Korea.
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.
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.
The Combat Unit of a Fighter Plane · 1953The Combat Unit of a Fighter Plane
★ 6.01953
MovieWarDrama
The main character of the film, Man-sik Kim, is a fighter of the Korean People's Army. Through his bravery and resourcefulness in battle, he crushed the enemy's air superiority and dealt a crushing blow to the enemy.
Scouts · 1953Scouts
★ 7.01953
MovieWarDrama
The film tells the story of a small group of the Korean People's Army, led by Hakcheol Lee, deputy chief of the reconnaissance division, which went behind enemy lines.
Mt. Baekdu can be seen everywhere · 1956Mt. Baekdu can be seen everywhere
1956
MovieWarDrama
A screen adaptation of the novel by North Korean writer Yong Song. On the anti-Japanese partisan struggle of the Korean partisans in the 1930s.
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Her Life Path · 1958Her Life Path
1958
MovieDramaWar
Using the fate of an ordinary woman as an example, the film shows how life has changed in liberated Korea.
Director Chang-guk Kim
Scouts · 1953Scouts
★ 7.01953
MovieWarDrama
The film tells the story of a small group of the Korean People's Army, led by Hakcheol Lee, deputy chief of the reconnaissance division, which went behind enemy lines.
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