Known For
Directing
Born
Oct 18, 1926
Died
Apr 11, 2006
Place of Birth
Chongjin, Korea
Credits
97 titles
Shin Sang-ok
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim
Himself
Winter Story
Director
The Lovers and the Despot
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Country I Saw, Part 3
Director
The Gardener
Producer
Galgameth
Original Film Writer
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Director
Vanished
Director
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Writer
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
Director
My Happiness
Director
The Country I Saw
Director
A Traffic Controller on Crossroads
Producer
Pulgasari
Director
Salt
Director
Love, Love, My Love
Director
The Tale of Shim Cheong
Director
Runaway
Director
An Emissary of No Return
Director
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
Director
Woman Prisoner No. 407
Director
I Love Mama
Director
Blood and Rose
Screenplay
The Ghost Lovers
Director
Farewell
Director
The Great Duel
The Three-Day Reign
Director
Filial Daughter Simcheong
Director
A Story of Two Sisters
Producer
Lady of the Court
Director
Five Fingers of Death
Producer
Finger of Doom
Producer
The Last Flight to Pyongyang
Director
War and Human Being
Director
Six Assassins
Producer
A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
Director
The Evening Bell
Director
The Eunuch 2
Director
The Partisan Lovers
Producer
Women of Yi-Dynasty
Director
A Thousand Year-Old Fox
Director
The Snake Woman
Director
A Man And a Gisaeng
Screenplay
The Eunuch
Director
Past Loves
Producer
The Homeless Wanderer
Director
Over the Hill
Producer
A Male Housekeeper
Producer
Prince Daewon
Director
Desire
Producer