• Shin Sang-ok (Korean: 신상옥; born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director...
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  • The abduction of Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee occurred in North Korea between 1978 and 1986. Shin Sang-ok was a famous South Korean film director who...
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    1960s and 1970s. In 1978, Choi and her then ex-husband, movie director Shin Sang-ok, were abducted to North Korea, where they were forced to make films until...
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  • director-actress couple Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee abducted to North Korea. Choe was tasked with aiding them to make films for North Korea. After Shin and Choi escaped...
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    Simpson. In 1990, Kennedy appeared in the Korean film Mayumi directed by Shin Sang-ok. Despite featuring Kennedy, it saw no wide release outside of South Korea...
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  • net. Ri 2012, p. 20. Schönherr, Johannes. "The North Korean Films of Shin Sang-ok" (PDF). Ritsumeikan University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7...
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    Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. He collaborated with Shin Sang-ok to make Galgameth and 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain, starring...
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  • Pulgasari (category Films directed by Shin Sang-ok)
    Pulgasari is an epic kaiju film directed and produced in 1985 by Shin Sang-ok during his North Korean abduction. A multinational co-production between...
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    South Korea's first three submissions were directed by Shin Sang-ok, as was their 1990 submission. Shin later became internationally famous after he was held...
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  • 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (category Films directed by Shin Sang-ok)
    sequel to 3 Ninjas and 3 Ninjas Kick Back. The film was directed by Shin Sang-ok, using the pseudonym "Simon Sheen". The film was shot in 1992, the same...
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  • Johna Stewart and Stephen Macht. The film's script is loosely based on Shin Sang-ok's 1985 film Pulgasari, which he had directed while being held in North...
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  • 1978 abduction of South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee, and film director Shin Sang-ok, by Kim Jong-il of North Korea. It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's...
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  • The film stars Rain, Shin Se-kyung and Yoo Jun-sang in lead roles. It was directed by Kim Dong-won and is a remake of Shin Sang-ok's 1964 film Red Scarf...
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    A Flower in Hell (category Films directed by Shin Sang-ok)
    RR: Jiokhwa) is a 1958 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. For her performance in the film, Shin's wife, Choi Eun-hee was given the Best Actress award...
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  • appearance was the role of Kim Hyon-hui in the film Mayumi directed by Shin Sang-ok based on the bombing of Korean Air Flight 858. She appeared in the sixth...
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  • 1978, South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee and her film director husband Shin Sang-ok were kidnapped in Hong Kong and taken to Pyongyang. They were abducted...
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  • Mayumi (film) (category Films directed by Shin Sang-ok)
    as Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist is a 1990 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok based on the bombing of Korean Air Flight 858. The film was selected...
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  • South Korean cinema and one of the most sought-after lost kaiju films. Shin Sang-ok directed a 1985 remake of the film during his abduction into North Korea...
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  • An Emissary of No Return (category Films directed by Shin Sang-ok)
    historical drama film directed by Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee. Shin also wrote the script. It was the first of four films Shin and Choi made during their abduction...
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  • among the best North Korean films; authors have noted the influence of Shin Sang-ok, a South Korean director abducted by the North Korean regime in 1978...
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  • Tyrant Yeonsan is a 1962 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It is the sequel to the 1961 film Prince Yeonsan. It chronicles the tyrannical reign...
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  • their time, Red Scarf is among the most iconic of prolific director Shin Sang-ok's work, and was well received outside of South Korea. The film was made...
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  • South Korean drama film written and directed by Park Sang-hyun. The film stars Shin Hye-sun, Bae Jong-ok, and Heo Joon-ho. It follows a lawyer who defends...
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  • The Tale of Shim Chong (film) (category Films directed by Shin Sang-ok)
    MR: Shim ch'ŏng chŏn) is a 1985 North Korean musical film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It is based on the traditional story of the same name. The story centers...
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  • Salt (1985 film) (category Films directed by Shin Sang-ok)
    [sʰo̞ɡɯm]) is a 1985 North Korean tragedy film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It is the third of Shin's North Korean films after he and his wife Choi Eun-hee were...
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    award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Conversely, I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) was a financial disappointment while his sole English-language film...
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    politician. A legendary actor with 500 films in over 40 years, Shin debuted in director Shin Sang-ok's 1960 film A Romantic Papa and rose to fame through popular...
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    (Korean: 불가사리) (1985), directed by a kidnapped South Korean director Shin Sang-ok. Multi-part films promoting the Juche ideology, including Star of Korea...
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  • 연산군 Shin Sang-ok 2 1963 The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women 열녀문 Shin Sang-ok 3 1964 Kinship 혈맥 Kim Soo-yong 4 1965 Deaf Sam-yong 벙어리 삼룡이 Shin Sang-ok 5...
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  • Ghosts of Chosun (category Films directed by Shin Sang-ok)
    Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty, is a 1970 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. Prince Yeonsan-gun lusts after Yahwa, whose husband Yun Pil-u was executed...
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