Kim Yeon-sil
Biography: In 1927, Kim Yeon-sil debuted in the film industry as a country girl in Na Un-gyu's first production, A Farewell. Kim Yeon-sil's interest in film was largely influenced by her brother Kim Hak-geun, who was her lawyer. Her cameraman, Kim Hak-seong, was also her biological younger brother. She is said to have been active as a public singer after 1930. After liberation, she defected to North Korea. In North Korea, she served as an actress at the Joseon Art Film Studio, and she was awarded the title of People's Actress. She died in August 1997.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1911
Deathday: August 01, 1997
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Village of strong guys
1930-04-14
Village of strong guys
Overview: About the pastor's daughter, who reconciled the irreconcilable fighters - the inhabitants of two neighboring villages.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1930-04-14
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A Ferry Boat that Has No Owner
1932-09-14
A Ferry Boat that Has No Owner
Overview: A farmer sells his land to go to Seoul and become a rickshaw driver.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1932-09-14
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Wheel of Fire
1931-01-10
Wheel of Fire
Overview: The film shows the hard life and labor disputes of urban workers, as well as the harsh reality of Koreans during the Japanese occupation.
Genres: Drama Action History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1931-01-10
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Runaway
1984-05-01
Runaway
Overview: Song Ryul returns to the countryside to see his ill father. After his cousin conspires with the Japanese occupiers to sell their crop, Song Ryul is forced to emigrate to Kando (Jiandao) in Manchuria. His family faces numerous adversities there and after a row with a local pharmacist, he is imprisoned. The prison is raided by Kim Il-sung and his guerrillas, who free the inmates, who take revenge on the Japanese by blowing up a railway.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1984-05-01
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Scouts
1953-01-01
Scouts
Overview: The film tells the story of a small group of the Korean People's Army, led by Hakcheol Lee, deputy chief of the reconnaissance division, which went behind enemy lines.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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The Power of Sincerity
1935-01-01
The Power of Sincerity
Overview: Early Korean short.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Crossroads of Youth
1934-09-21
Crossroads of Youth
Overview: After spending 7 years as a man-servant in his fiancé's house, Young-bok gets kicked out of the place and works in Gyoung-sung station. He falls in love with Gye-soon but tragedy strikes her, which propels him to seek revenge. This is the oldest Korean film that has been preserved.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1934-09-21
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Sorrowful Song in the Buddhist Monastery
1930-05-31
Sorrowful Song in the Buddhist Monastery
Overview: The story of a man and a woman who fell in love without knowing that they were half-brother and sister.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1930-05-31
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The Story of Sim Cheong
1957-12-03
The Story of Sim Cheong
Overview: Film opera. The legend of the young Cheon Sim who throws herself into the Indangsu sea sacrificing herself so that her blind father can restore his sight. However, she was resurrected, became an empress, and healed her father's blindness.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-12-03
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How can we live apart?
1957-12-29
How can we live apart?
Overview: Yong Nam was separated from his mother by the war on the Korean Peninsula (1950-1953): the boy remained in South Korea, while his mother left for the North. But how can they live apart?
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-12-29
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Her Life Path
1958-09-01
Her Life Path
Overview: Using the fate of an ordinary woman as an example, the film shows how life has changed in liberated Korea.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1958-09-01
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Prelude to the struggle
1960-12-01
Prelude to the struggle
Overview: About the last days of the government of Syngman Rhee, about the struggle against his regime of Seoul students.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-12-01
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Centre Forward
1978-01-30
Centre Forward
Overview: In-Son is a young benchwarmer with aspirations of breaking into the first team, which is littered with established stars. The opening game of the season hands him his opportunity, but his lack of experience coupled with the expectation of the crowd leave him with little success on the pitch. The side loses, forcing the manager and the team back to the drawing board.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1978-01-30
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People Who Are Fighting against the Sea
1930-11-08
People Who Are Fighting against the Sea
Overview: The people of Murendo Island make their living by fishing. Once, strangers from the city came to this island and tried to deceive the islanders, taking away their right to free fishing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1930-11-08
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6남매
1960-01-01
6남매
Overview: A movie about children who lost their parents as a result of the Korean War.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Su-il and Sun-ae
1931-03-13
Su-il and Sun-ae
Overview: Su-il's life is turned upside down when he learns that his lover Sun-ae is getting married to the wealthy Jun-bae. Embittered, Su-il becomes a loan shark, but when he finds out about Sun-ae's illness, he tries to start over from scratch.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1931-03-13
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The Street Named Jongno
1933-06-05
The Street Named Jongno
Overview: The film is a melodrama in which Na Woon-gyu's character breaks up with his girlfriend and becomes a vagabond. The girlfriend marries another man. When Na returns and discovers her married, he leaves again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1933-06-05
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Ex-Convict
1934-01-01
Ex-Convict
Overview: Kyungsun Lee, the son of a blind father, committed many crimes and was away from home. One day, he misses his parents and brothers and comes to visit his house, but just in time, he meets Yeonsil, his younger brother, in front of the house. My brother and brother don't say anything because their father can't hear them. The father was confident that his son was doing a good deed. In the end, Gyeong-sun turns away without even calling his father. And he vows to become the good person his father wants him to be.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1934-01-01
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The Story of Chun-hyang
1935-10-04
The Story of Chun-hyang
Overview: Chun-hyang, the daughter of a geisha in the Namwon region, and Lee Mong-ryong are engaged. When Lee Mong-ryong goes up to Seoul with his father, Byeon Hak-do, the newly appointed magistrate, attempts to take Chun-hyang. Chun-hyang rejects his pleas for her to come serve him and he throws her in jail. Meanwhile, Lee Mong-ryong becomes an undercover detective after placing first on his national exam and goes to Namwon to arrest Byeon Hak-do and rescue Chun-hyang.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1935-10-04
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The Story of Hong Gil-dong
1935-05-23
The Story of Hong Gil-dong
Overview: The Korean equivalent of Robin Hood, in which the brave Hong Gil-dong stands up for the poor.
Genres: History Adventure Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1935-05-23
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Challenge
1935-02-16
Challenge
Overview: Satou and his party are attacked by a band of thieves. Satou's group is annihilated, but only Sato's son Gyeongseon survives. At that time, he was two years old. An old thief, Yoo-eun, takes the race and raises him. Years pass, and Gyeong-seon becomes a young man, and he falls in love with the boss's daughter, Moo-yeong. One day, Kyung-sun learns the truth about his father's death through his will. Kyung-sun learns that the boss is his father's enemy and decides to kill him. The moment the boss and the Gyeongseon confront each other and are in a crisis, Moo-young kills the boss. She killed her father for her love. Gyeongseon and Mooyoung leave the mountain for a bright tomorrow.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1935-02-16
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A New Oath
1947-06-28
A New Oath
Overview: Three men who have been taken to the compulsory labour under the Japanese colonialism turn back to their hometown, a fishing village. They break the injustice and corrupt customs and rebuild the devastated village with the help of the village girls.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1947-06-28
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애국자
1959-01-01
애국자
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Jackals
1956-12-19
Jackals
Overview: A screen adaptation of Han Sorya's novel 'Jackals', which tells the story of a Korean boy killed by American missionaries.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1956-12-19
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Son of the Land
1964-01-01
Son of the Land
Overview: Told in three parts, Yong Min, who prior to the liberation of Korea received all sorts of humiliations and insults while serving at the landowner, becomes the owner of the land in socialist Korea.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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The Ringing of a Bell
1929-05-16
The Ringing of a Bell
Overview: Wonyong and Yeonsil are in love with each other. The gangster Gyeong-seon also has a crush on Yeon-sil, but one day, a fight breaks out between Won-yong and Gyeong-seon. When Won-yong is in danger, Yeon-sil blocks his body and gets hit by a knife. She walks down the snowy hill, weeping as she embraces the body of Yeon-sil.
Genres: Romance Drama Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1929-05-16
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Farewell
1927-11-05
Farewell
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1927-11-05
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Ok-nyeo
1928-10-06
Ok-nyeo
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1928-10-06
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