Yim Woon-hak

Acting

Yim Woon-hak

Born January 20, 1906 · Hadong-gun, Korea

Died April 20, 1987 · aged 81

Yim Woon-hak (January 20, 1906 - April 20, 1987) was a South-Korean actor.

Known For

The TestimonyThe Testimony · 1974
The Testimony
★ 4.01974
MovieWar
June 25, 1950. When second lieutenant Jang has a date with his girl friend during weekend, numerous North Korean jet fighters make sudden air raids to the skies of Seoul. It is the beginning of Korean War. In spite of Korean Army's brave defense, North Korean army reddens South Korea with their state-of-the-art weapons. This movie describes the progress of war from the invasion in June 25, 1950 to the reclamation of territory on the basis of Sun-A's personal experience. Also this film reminds hard lessons from tragic history.
A PlateauA Plateau · 1969
A Plateau
1969
MovieRomanceDrama
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.
Sweet DreamSweet Dream · 1936
Sweet Dream
★ 5.71936
MovieDrama
Middle-class housewife Ae-soon is excessively vain and neglectful of her duties as a homemaker. Unable to tolerate her any longer, Ae-soon's husband kicks her out, and she leaves him and their daughter Jeong-hee to take up with her lover in a hotel.
VolunteerVolunteer · 1941
Volunteer
★ 5.51941
MovieDrama
A young man is anguished that Koreans cannot volunteer to join to Japanese Imperial Army.
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 Sea KnowsThe Sea Knows · 1961
The Sea Knows
★ 7.01961
MovieDramaWar
A Korean man, forced into service in the Japanese army during WWII, marries his Japanese girlfriend despite everyone's objections. Later, he becomes the sole survivor when the Americans attack.
GoryeojangGoryeojang · 1963
Goryeojang
★ 7.41963
MovieDrama
Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one's parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. In the ancient kingdom of Goryeo, now modern Korea, a nobleman defies this tradition when he refuses to leave his mother to starve to death.

Filmography

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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.
The Wedding DayThe Wedding Day · 1956
The Wedding Day
★ 6.01956
MovieComedyDrama
Master Maeng is very proud that an influential family will soon be his esteemed in-laws when his loving daughter, Mi-yeon, marries their son. A few days before the wedding Maeng hears a rumor that his future son-in-law has a cripple leg. Regretting that he can't give his lovely daughter to a cripple, he decides to marry his maid to him instead. Unexpectedly the future son-in-law shows up at the wedding hall and he is not a cripple, but a healthy and handsome youth. Feeling embarrassed, there is no way but to wed the maid to him. The Wedding Day is a recreation of A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng, a comical play by Oh Yeong Jin. The first Korean film to win an international film award, the Best Comedy Award at the 1957 edition of the Asian Film Festival (now Asia Pacific Film Festival).

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