Moon Jeong-suk

Acting

Moon Jeong-suk

Born March 29, 1927 · Sonchon, Korea

Died March 1, 2000 · aged 72

Born in 1927 in Sonchon, modern day North Korea. She graduated from an all female high school in 1947. Moon started her career as a theater actor. She debuted her film career in the movie 악야, "The Evil Night, directed in 1952 by Shin Sang-ok.

Known For

King DongmyeongKing Dongmyeong · 1962
King Dongmyeong
★ 8.01962
MovieHistoryAction
Black HairBlack Hair · 1964
Black Hair
★ 5.71964
MovieDramaCrime
Yeon-shil is the lover of crime boss Dong-il. She pays off one of the boss's henchmen, Man-ho, with whom she once had an affair; Man-ho is an opium addict, and he has been blackmailing Yeon-shil by threatening to disclose their past relations.
Aimless BulletAimless Bullet · 1961
Aimless Bullet
★ 7.11961
MovieDrama
Two brothers—Cheol-ho, an accountant with a toothache and a pregnant wife, and Yong-ho, an unemployed ex-soldier wounded in battle—navigate life in post-war Korea.
A Drifting StoryA Drifting Story · 1960
A Drifting Story
★ 6.51960
MovieRomanceDrama
This melodrama follows the trials and tribulations of a single mother who dares to love. Hyun Hee (Mun Jeong Suk) makes a living running a coffee house. She has to support her illegitimate daughter and mother, and bear the scorn of those who look down on her. Hyun Hee falls in love with a married writer (Kim Jin Kyu), while another customer (Choi Mu Ryong) holds a torch for her. The romantic triangles that unfold lead to tragic consequences.
The Devil's StairwayThe Devil's Stairway · 1964
The Devil's Stairway
★ 6.61964
MovieThrillerMystery
A chief surgeon kills the nurse with whom he is having an affair after he becomes engaged to be married to the hospital director's daughter. He becomes tormented by her spirit.
The Way of HwarangThe Way of Hwarang · 1962
The Way of Hwarang
★ 6.81962
MovieHistoryDrama
His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to seek revenge. His plot is ruined when he falls in love with a princess there and is forced to choose between betraying his parents and nation or the woman he loves.
HomeboundHomebound · 1967
Homebound
★ 5.61967
MovieDramaRomance
A writer who was disabled during the Korean War is now contributing a serial to a newspaper. His wife, who once adored him, is tempted by a young man she happens to know. But he overlooks her affair thanking her for her utmost care up until that time. Then the young man asks her to leave with him for a faraway place.
Oh My LoveOh My Love · 1981
Oh My Love
★ 3.31981
Movie
Young-ju's wedding is cancelled when it is revealed that her mother was a prostitute for American soldiers. Young-ju, pregnant by her fiance, gives birth to a child, but her ex demands that she give up custody to him as she has no future.

Filmography

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Farewell My DarlingFarewell My Darling · 1996
Farewell My Darling
★ 7.51996
MovieDramaComedy
When old Mr. Park dies, his first son Chan-Wu, a film director, and his troublesome daughter Mi-Seon hurriedly come back to their rural hometown, and third son Chan-Se comes back to Korea from America. As the quiet country village gets busy preparing funeral, the house in mourning becomes a meeting place where villagers gather to ask how they are getting along and meet old friends. The children mourn their father's death and above all Mi-Seon, who caused her parents a lot of grief, can't stop crying. Chan-Wu, the chief mourner, has a revelation about his career, and Chan-Se prepares to sing hymns for the Confucian funeral service. Old Man Park's sister sells insurance products and gradually the funeral service becomes for the living rather then the dead.