Production
Lee Tae-won
Born March 15, 1938 · Pyeongyang, South Pyeongan Province, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died October 24, 2021 · aged 83
No biography available.
Known For
Chunhyang · 2000Chunhyang
★ 6.62000
MovieDramaRomance
Once at a pagoda Mongryong Lee, a scion of a well-to-do family, meets Chunhyang, the young daughter of a courtesan and an aristocrat. Despite her low social standing she is smart and well-educated. The young people fall in love and think about marriage so that they could always be together. Mongryong is soon to go to the capital to take the state civil service exam. They part and in Chunhyang's life there appears the greedy and lustful Byun Hak-do, who tries to seduce her.
The Dream · 1990The Dream
★ 7.31990
MovieRomance
A monk rapes a beautiful young woman who visits his monastery. He quits the monastery, marries the woman, and they have kids. But she despises him all the while and devotes herself to tormenting him.
Chihwaseon · 2002Chihwaseon
★ 7.02002
MovieDramaHistory
Jang Seung-eop, also known as "Chihwaseon," drinks and paints all day. Through Mae-hyang, he learns the meaning of fate, sees art beyond even the smallest things, and sets out for the path he seeks.
Sadae Shaolin Temple · 1984Sadae Shaolin Temple
★ 5.71984
MovieAction
A general goes on a search for a book that reveals the names of revolutionaries in the area, leading to a showdown at a Shaolin temple where he faces off against the revolutionaries.
Passage to Buddha · 1993Passage to Buddha
★ 7.31993
MovieDrama
A young boy mourns the death of his father, and begins a quest to find his mother. He encounters many people on the way who quote Buddhist precepts: an eccentric monk, a girl who grows up into a young woman, a prison inmate, a foul-mouthed doctor and the young son of a hard drinking astronomer. Each of them tell the boy to seek someone to help him find the truth and his mother.
Low Life · 2004Low Life
★ 5.92004
MovieActionCrime
A sprawling story of one man's tumultuous life within the context of the South Korean political situation during the second half of the 20th century.
Sopyonje · 1993Sopyonje
★ 7.81993
MovieDrama
The 1930s. Wishing to pass down his knowledge, the father teaches his children to sing Pansori. The elder daughter and the younger son become professional singers but time has changed and people are no longer interested in folk singing. The younger boy gives up on his studies and runs away from home. Fearful that the daughter might do the same, the father blinds her. The blind girl continues to practice with great diligence and achieves perfection in this art. Years pass, the brother is roaming the world in search of his sister and eventually finds her. All night long they sing together sharing their memories.
Downfall · 1997Downfall
★ 5.31997
MovieDramaRomance
A young woman is tricked into prostitution, thinking she is going to sell beverages at a village store. She soon learns about the dark world of Korea's red-light districts, where their pimps and society exploit her.
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