Bok Hye-suk

Acting

Bok Hye-suk

Born June 6, 1904 · Boryeong, Chungnam, South Korea

Died October 5, 1982 · aged 78

Bok Hye-Suk was a Korean actress.

Known For

KinshipKinship · 1963
Kinship
★ 6.21963
MovieDrama
The story takes place on a mountain slope where defectors from North Korea live. These families sell cheap things such as socks and pens to make a living and there is a serious gap between the parents and their children. A widower Kim Deok-sam nags his son Geo-buk to join the American army. Ok-Mae who lives next door teaches her daughter Bok-soon traditional Korean folksongs and forces her to become a gisaeng.
The Classroom of YouthThe Classroom of Youth · 1963
The Classroom of Youth
★ 7.01963
MovieDrama
While the students, full of vigor in their twenties, make a stand against their parents who regard dating as a sin, they enjoy their springtime of life to the full showing affection in their own way. In the meantime, their parents get to understand them and their children receive their parents' blessing.
TuitionTuition · 1940
Tuition
★ 6.01940
MovieDrama
A film based on the memoir of a 4th grade student who received the grand prize in a writing contest sponsored by Gyeongseong Daily. A boy, whose parents sell brass spoons on the street while his grandmother is sick in bed, never has money for his tuition. Fortunately, his aunt offers to pay for his tuition and his classmates raising funds for him. To top it all off, his parents return a few days later to promise him that they will pay for his tuition the next time.
A Bouquet of Thirty Million PeopleA Bouquet of Thirty Million People · 1951
A Bouquet of Thirty Million People
★ 7.01951
MovieDrama
When he loses his sight during one of the battles of the Korean War, Geon-yeong(Choe Hyeon) is taken to a military hospital. There he meets a nursing officer named Hye-yeong(Hwang Yui-hui), but still misses Soon-hui in his hometown. When Geon-yeong's mother donates one of her eyes to him, he is no longer blind.
Three BeggarsThree Beggars · 1928
Three Beggars
1928
MovieHorrorDrama
There is a town with a well called 'Bachelor's Well' after a young man dug the well and jumped in to kill himself when his love for a girl from a rich family ended miserably. The story is about a ferryboat rower, a bum with a limp, and many other men all fighting to get the love of one girl. Three beggars who die with grudges against this town appear every night as ghosts to haunt and curse their foes.
Straits of ChosunStraits of Chosun · 1943
Straits of Chosun
1943
MovieDrama
A Japanese-speaking family in occupied Korea deal with the war.
To Love and SwearTo Love and Swear · 1945
To Love and Swear
1945
MovieDramaWar
After facing hard times, an orphan Korean boy gets adopted to Japanese society. He meets several Japanese people who are kind to him, and grows up wanting to repay his debt to Japan, by becoming a kamikaze pilot.
A Petty Middle ManagerA Petty Middle Manager · 1961
A Petty Middle Manager
★ 6.21961
MovieDrama
When his wife sees him helping his boss' lover, a low-level manager finds his marriage in shambles.

Filmography

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CounterattackCounterattack · 1936
Counterattack
1936
MovieDrama
A kind of method film sponsored by the Prosecutor's Office of the Government-General of Korea, adapted and directed by Ahn Jong-hwa from the original draft of Ogata (緖方), who served as the chief of the censorship at the Gyeonggi-do Police Department. Geum-ryong Lee, a rubber factory worker, inevitably commits murder and sentences to prison to finance his younger brother's tuition. His wife, Bok Hye-suk, abandons her daughter and leaves her house. Geum-ryong, who is released from prison, goes to find his wife, but his wife is cold. Geum-ryong then goes to visit his younger brother, Lee Gyeong-sun. His younger brother becomes a successful doctor, but he brutally beats his daughter. Geum-ryong and his daughter regret his past and set out on a path without a destination.