Shin Sang-ok Movies

A middle-aged man is laid off from work but is too proud to tell his family. His children, however, learn of the situation and take jobs of their own...

Lee Suk-hui (Choe Eun-hui) lost her husband to the Korean War eight years ago. She runs a dressmaking shop that has fallen into debt. When Kim...

A young man is in love with a waitress, but his father opposes their relationship. The father approaches the waitress telling her that if she truly...

A royal delegation faces death when it returns with a document from the King of China with the royal signature spelled wrong. The leader of the...

THE KING WITH MY FACE (1967) offers a well-produced Shaw Bros. variation on Alexandre Dumas' famous tale, "The Man in the Iron Mask."

Former Minister of National Security, Park Jin-wook, is kidnapped from the US by South Korean agents because he was about to reveal secrets...

A man dedicated to exploring a mining region in the foothills of Mountain Taebaek goes to Seoul to secure investment. On train for Seoul he meets an...

Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives Should Be Submissive'--A father tries to marry his...

Iljimae's parents were killed due to a conspiracy when he was young. Many years later he became a chivalrous robber, robbing corrupt officials and...

The love of Kim Jong Il, the former dictator of North Korea, for cinema and his adventures, including the kidnapping of a director.

Hwang Yong lost his father by Japanese army when he was a little boy. He is making a living by killing people as a hired killer when he is asked to...

Japan conquers China just before WW2 starts. Chinese women are captured and placed in concentration camps, where they are tortured and humiliated....

A mother in modern-day Pyongyang reminisces to her daughter about how she got some medals, and the movie flashbacks to tell her story.

When King Myeong-jong dies, his son takes the throne and the old king's concubines are expelled. One of the concubines becomes pregnant. Believing...

King Kong-min tried to govern the country wisely but, after the death of his wife, he neglects hs state duties. Most of the important decisions to be...

During a concert in Japan a singer encounters his childhood sweetheart and their old love is rekindled with new passion. However their love is a...

Kang-hie recalls from her cell how she was used by Japanese detectives to track down and destroy the Korean Independence fighters. She manages to...

Musical film based on the traditional story of the same name.