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

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.
Spring of Korean PeninsulaSpring of Korean Peninsula · 1941
Spring of Korean Peninsula
5.81941
MovieDrama
A young filmmaker and his crew struggle to bring the famous Korean story of Chunghyang to the big screen. Torn between two very different women and facing financial ruin, the director makes a rash and foolish choice in order to realize his dreams.
Wakaki sugataWakaki sugata · 1943
Wakaki sugata
7.01943
MovieDrama
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.
You and IYou and I · 1941
You and I
7.01941
MovieDrama
A Country GirlA Country Girl · 1958
A Country Girl
1958
MovieDrama
Jang Gyeong Ho visits fellow student Kim Dong Hwan's hometown, and falls in love with his sister, Kim Ok Gyeong. Despite Dong Hwan's objections, Ok Gyeong follows Gyeong Ho to Seoul. With his help she finds a job at Dong Il where she works as a secretary for the president, Mr. Oh.
Fallen Blossoms on a StreamFallen Blossoms on a Stream · 1927
Fallen Blossoms on a Stream
1927
MovieRomance
This melodrama tells the sad love story of a rich artist for a beautiful kisaeng.
Her Majesty YeonghwaHer Majesty Yeonghwa · 1964
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
9.01964
MovieHistoryDrama
At the close of the reign of Sin the Great in Goguryeo (B.C.37-A.D.668), royalist Uso is executed by a false incrimination made by a treacherous retainer Yangsin and his sister Jangssi. His daughter becomes a royal concubine of King Nammu, and called Her Majesty Yeonghwa. She revenges herself on the party of Yangsin. After the king passes away, she makes his brother Yeonu accede to the throne and has the whole country under her thumb. But she has no child. When the king begets a son from another woman, she dies of jealousy at last.

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.