Shin Sang-ok
Directing
Born October 18, 1926 in Chongjin, Korea
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.
Filmography
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim
Himself
Winter Story
The Lovers and the Despot
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Country I Saw, Part 3
The Gardener
Galgameth
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Vanished
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
The Country I Saw
A Traffic Controller on Crossroads
Pulgasari
Salt
Love, Love, My Love
The Tale of Shim Cheong
Runaway
An Emissary of No Return
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
Woman Prisoner No. 407
Blood and Rose
The Ghost Lovers
Farewell
The Great Duel
The Three-Day Reign
Filial Daughter Simcheong
A Story of Two Sisters
Lady of the Court
Five Fingers of Death
Finger of Doom
The Last Flight to Pyongyang
War and Human Being
Six Assassins
A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
The Evening Bell
The Eunuch 2
The Partisan Lovers
Women of Yi-Dynasty
A Thousand Year-Old Fox
A Man And a Gisaeng
The Eunuch
Past Loves
The Homeless Wanderer
Over the Hill
A Male Housekeeper
Prince Daewon
Desire
Mountain
Traces
Mounted Bandits
The King with My Face
The Violator
The Phantom Queen
The Goddess of Mercy
The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law
The Story of Bae Local Offcial
Sorrow Even Up in Heaven
The Heir
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
Deaf Sam Yong
The Last Woman of Shang
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
Red Scarf
Rice
A Reluctant Prince
Love Affair
Heartlessness
Bound by Chastity Rule
Revenge
Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul
The Story of Sim Cheong
Tyrant Yeonsan
Prince Yeonsan
The Evergreen
Mother and a Guest
An Upstart
Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
Seong Chun-hyang
A Returned Man
Madam White Snake
To the Last Day
Romance Papa
Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
A Sister's Garden
Dongsimcho
Chun Hui
It's Not Her Sin
A College Woman's Confession
The Flower in Hell
The Shadowless Pagoda
The Youth
Dream