- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 18, 1926
- Place of Birth
- Chongjin, Korea
- Died
- April 11, 2006
Shin Sang-ok
Shin Sang-ok (born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. His best-known films were made in the 1950s and 60s, many of them collaborations with his wife Choi Eun-hee, when he was known as "The Prince of South Korean Cinema". In 1978, Shin and Choi were kidnapped by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for the purpose of producing critically acclaimed films. The two remained in captivity for 8 years until 1986, when they escaped and sought asylum in the United States. Shin continued to produce and direct films in America, now under the pseudonym "Simon Sheen", before eventually returning to South Korea for his final years. He received posthumously the Gold Crown Cultural Medal, the country's top honor for an artist.
Filmography
movieCinema in the Land of Comrade Kim
2024 · Himself
movieWinter Story
2023 · Director, Producer
movieThe Lovers and the Despot
2016 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movieThe Country I Saw, Part 3
2009 · Director
movieThe Gardener
1998 · Producer
movieGalgameth
1997 · Original Film Writer
movie3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1995 · Director, Executive Producer
movieVanished
1994 · Director, Writer
movie3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieMayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990 · Director
My Happiness
movieMy Happiness
1987 · Director
movieThe Country I Saw
1987 · Director
movieA Traffic Controller on Crossroads
1986 · Producer
moviePulgasari
1986 · Director, Producer
movieSalt
1985 · Director
movieLove, Love, My Love
1985 · Director
movieThe Tale of Shim Cheong
1985 · Director, Producer
movieRunaway
1984 · Director
movieAn Emissary of No Return
1984 · Director, Screenplay
movieWoman Prisoner No. 407 II
1976 · Director
movieWoman Prisoner No. 407
1976 · Director
I Love Mama
movieI Love Mama
1975 · Director
movieBlood and Rose
1975 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Ghost Lovers
1973 · Director
movieFarewell
1973 · Director
movieThe Great Duel
1973
movieThe Three-Day Reign
1973 · Director
movieFilial Daughter Simcheong
1972 · Director
movieA Story of Two Sisters
1972 · Producer
movieLady of the Court
1972 · Director
movieFive Fingers of Death
1972 · Producer
movieFinger of Doom
1972 · Producer
movieThe Last Flight to Pyongyang
1972 · Director, Producer
movieWar and Human Being
1971 · Director, Producer
movieSix Assassins
1971 · Producer
movieA Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970 · Director
movieThe Evening Bell
1970 · Director
movieThe Eunuch 2
1969 · Producer, Director
movieThe Partisan Lovers
1969 · Producer
movieWomen of Yi-Dynasty
1969 · Director, Producer
movieA Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969 · Director
The Snake Woman
movieThe Snake Woman
1969 · Director
movieA Man And a Gisaeng
1969 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Eunuch
1968 · Director
moviePast Loves
1968 · Producer
movieThe Homeless Wanderer
1968 · Director
movieOver the Hill
1968 · Producer
movieA Male Housekeeper
1968 · Producer
moviePrince Daewon
1968 · Director, Producer
movieDesire
1968 · Producer
movieMountain
1967 · Director
movieTraces
1967 · Screenplay, Director
movieMounted Bandits
1967 · Director
movieThe King with My Face
1967 · Producer
movieThe Violator
1967 · Producer, Director
movieThe Phantom Queen
1967 · Director
movieThe Goddess of Mercy
1967 · Director
movieThe Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law
1965 · Producer
movieThe Story of Bae Local Offcial
1965 · Director
The International Secret Agent
movieThe International Secret Agent
1965 · Producer
movieSorrow Even Up in Heaven
1965 · Producer
movieThe Heir
1965 · Producer
movieThe Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
1965 · Producer
movieDeaf Sam Yong
1964 · Director, Producer
movieThe Last Woman of Shang
1964 · Producer
movieThe Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964 · Producer
movieRed Scarf
1964 · Director
movieRice
1963 · Director, Producer
The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude
movieThe Cloud Bridge of Gratitude
1963 · Producer
movieA Reluctant Prince
1963 · Director, Producer
movieLove Affair
1963 · Director
movieHeartlessness
1962 · Producer
movieBound by Chastity Rule
1962 · Director, Producer
movieRevenge
1962 · Producer
movieTeacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul
1962 · Producer
movieThe Story of Sim Cheong
1962 · Producer
movieTyrant Yeonsan
1962 · Director, Producer
moviePrince Yeonsan
1961 · Producer, Director
movieThe Evergreen
1961 · Producer, Director
movieMother and a Guest
1961 · Director, Producer
movieAn Upstart
1961 · Producer
movieIljimae the Chivalrous Robber
1961 · Producer
movieSeong Chun-hyang
1961 · Director, Writer
movieA Returned Man
1960 · Producer
movieMadam White Snake
1960 · Director
movieTo the Last Day
1960 · Producer, Director
movieRomance Papa
1960 · Producer, Director
movieIndependence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959 · Director
movieA Sister's Garden
1959 · Producer, Editor, Director
movieDongsimcho
1959 · Director
movieChun Hui
1959 · Director
movieIt's Not Her Sin
1959 · Art Direction, Director, Writer
movieA College Woman's Confession
1958 · Adaptation, Director
movieThe Flower in Hell
1958 · Director, Producer
movieThe Shadowless Pagoda
1957 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
movieThe Youth
1955 · Producer, Director
movieDream
1955 · Director, Adaptation, Editor