Choi Bong
Biography: Choe Bong (최봉) was a South Korean actor.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 26, 1923
Deathday: September 01, 1990
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Known For
An Old Potter
1969-03-04
An Old Potter
Overview: A lonely old potter saves the life of a young woman. She is grateful to him, but does not return the love he feels for her. However she feels obligated to marry him. In time, her former boyfriend finds her and takes a job working with the potter until he can convince her to run away with him.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-03-04
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Descendants of Cain
1968-06-01
Descendants of Cain
Overview: Shortly after Korea gained independence from Japan (1945), North Koreans decide to extort civilians' property in the name of revolutionalizing its land and settle class struggles for proletariats. The film depicts an anti North-Korean concept, detailing the country's situation after the independence. South Korea's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1968-06-01
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I Want to Be Human
1969-09-16
I Want to Be Human
Overview: Natasha, an officer at the Soviet Embassy in North Korea, is in love with Seok-bong. But Seok-bong has already planned his wedding with Bok-hui. Natasha grows jealous and threatens Bok-hui to leave somewhere else. Meanwhile Bok-hui's brother, Tae-yeong, is executed after participating in an anti-communist march. Seok-bong is accused of taking a part in the march. Seok-bong starts to feel pessimistic about his communist belief. He tries an escape to the South, but he is captured by the authority and executed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-09-16
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Spirits
1973-11-08
Spirits
Overview: Spirits of Chun-Sam's mother and wife, who are raped and severely murdered by Rang-Son and his followers, appear to kill 4 knights. Surprised by this, the lord asks Chun-Sam to help Rang-Son to seize the ghosts. Ghosts recognize him and avoid fighting. But his wife's spirit can't tolerate longing for him and appears to him to spend one night in defiance with her mother-in-law's dissuade. Rang-Son understand the situation and tries to catch the ghosts by using Chun-Sam as a bait, but the ghosts kill his followers. As Chun-Sam finds the truth, he kills Rang-Son. When Chun-Sam builds graves for his mother and wife, two ghosts revive from death and appear in front of him
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1973-11-08
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The Pure Love
1957-11-15
The Pure Love
Overview: Choi Mun-seon (Seong So-min), a painter who lives alone on a beach, rescues drowning In-sun (Kim Ui-hyang). In-sun, a stewardess from Seoul, has more than platonic feelings for him, but he has no special feelings for her.Mun-seon meets Yun Myeong-hee who lived in his neighborhood 15 years ago. In order to help Myeong-hee's brother, Myeong-geun (Hyeon Sang-seob), who works for a magazine company, Mun-seon goes to Seoul. Myeong-hee and Mun-seon fall in love with each other. When In-sun meets Mun-seon in Seoul, she confesses her love for him, but he turns it down in a roundabout way.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-11-15
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A Sunflower Family
1961-04-13
A Sunflower Family
Overview: A middle-aged man is so crazy about his mistress that he doesn't care about what happens to his family. The feud between his children by his wife and by the mistress gets worse until the family almost breaks apart.
Genres: Romance Family Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-04-13
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Hurricane Sword
1969-11-08
Hurricane Sword
Overview: In director Won-shik Lim's rousing martial arts adventure, sightless orphan Elaine (Mi-ja Sa) embarks on an impassioned journey when she learns that her mother -- who abandoned Elaine years earlier -- may still be alive. On her quest, Elaine, who is a skilled swordswoman, unexpectedly finds herself pitted against a cathouse madam and a brutal crime lord.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-11-08
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The Magnificent Duo
1979-09-04
The Magnificent Duo
Overview: Lee Sung-sun is nicknamed Sirasoni (means a baby tiger) for his gentle personality. Because of his strong sense of justice, Sung-sun gets into a fight with Japanese students and this keeps him from going on his honeymoon. He flees to China. There, he helps a Chinese woman being harassed by the Japanese and ends up working with the Chinese dock laborers. The dock manager doesn't pay the workers fairly and represses them. When Sung-sun loses a friend because of this, he confronts the Japanese and puts a big dent in their pride.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1979-09-04
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A Wanted Man
1961-06-23
A Wanted Man
Overview: In order to gain revenge on the killers of his parents, a man joins an organized crime ring as a hit man. The brutality of his slayings in his quest for vengeance makes him a man that the police desperately want to collar. ※ Only the first 32 minutes of the film currently exist today. The plot summary has been added in the form of title cards to aid the viewing experience.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-06-23
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Bloody Fist
1973-11-03
Bloody Fist
Overview: It is during Japanese occupation in Machuria. As master of Tae Keuk Kwan, a hapkido gym, Mun-Ik falls ill and Mun-Pyeong is absent for his training, Kondo makes a challenge with Sa Cheol Wang and Sam Cheol In to Mun-Ik. Although Chung attacks Kondo to revenge for his murdered master, he is seriously injured. He takes a refuge in a mountain where he waits for Mun-Pyeong. Mun-Pyeong appears in disguise of a buddhist monk and pretends to ignore requests from his fiancee Wang-Ryeong who is Chung's sister, Wang Dae In and even his pupils. But he kills three iron men first. Though Kondo allures Mun-Pyeong by using Wang-Ryeong and Wang Dae In as a bait, Mun-Pyeong kills Sa Cheon Wang with his unbelievable martial art. After all he confronts with Kondo and finally kill him. After that he leaves with Wang-Ryeong.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1973-11-03
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Five Marines
1961-10-20
Five Marines
Overview: A brigade of five marines are sent on a dangerous mission to capture an enemy stronghold during the Korean War.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-10-20
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Returned Left-handed Man
1968-11-30
Returned Left-handed Man
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Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1968-11-30
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Snowing on Grudge Street
1971-01-27
Snowing on Grudge Street
Overview:
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1971-01-27
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Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972-04-21
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
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Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1972-04-21
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One-eyed Park
1970-04-02
One-eyed Park
Overview:
Genres: Action Drama Western
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1970-04-02
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Rain Outside the Porthole
1970-10-02
Rain Outside the Porthole
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Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1970-10-02
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A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
1970-05-22
A Crape-Myrtle with Morning Dew
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1970-05-22
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A Woman Pursued
1970-07-26
A Woman Pursued
Overview: At the death of her father, A-mi returns to Korea and realises he was implicated in the theft of a chest full of gold bars. She then becomes the target of a criminal organisation.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1970-07-26
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Dynamite Shaolin Heroes
1978-12-02
Dynamite Shaolin Heroes
Overview: In Ching Dynasty, surviving retainers of Ming Dynasty swears with blood to restore their country. Hwang Baek who is greedy for power, brutally kills them but the master Mok-ryun defeats him every time. Kang Shi-baek, the lord of Haedong, has a daughter, Chung-chung, who is engaged with Chon-ryong. Baek-ho asks to marry her also. Hwang-baek plots against Kang Shi-baek and puts him in jail. When Kang Shi-baek's head was about to be cut off, two of the masters Mok-ryun show up and rid of Hwang-baek group. Chon-ryong matches against and beats Hwang-baek and leaves with Chung-chung.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1978-12-02
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The Continental Spy
1964-05-22
The Continental Spy
Overview: During the Chinese-Japanese War (1937-1945) a nightclub dancer is given a dangerous mission by her dying brother. According to her brother's will, she goes on a journey with encoded papers of the Independence Army operations. She soon becomes a most wanted criminal by the Japanese Army and must cross the continent on her own.
Genres: War History Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-05-22
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Evil Under the Moon
1981-05-09
Evil Under the Moon
Overview: Won Sa-yong kills his friend to take the latter's girlfriend, Seol-hie. Seol-hie is not happy with this situation and bites her own tongue off and bleeds to death. Ten years later, she reappears as a vampire and attempts to destroy Sa-yong and his family.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1981-05-09
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The Magnificent Duo
1979-04-12
The Magnificent Duo
Overview: Lee Sung-sun is nicknamed Sirasoni (means a baby tiger) for his gentle personality. Because of his strong sense of justice, Sung-sun gets into a fight with Japanese students and this keeps him from going on his honeymoon. He flees to China. There, he helps a Chinese woman being harassed by the Japanese and ends up working with the Chinese dock laborers. The dock manager doesn't pay the workers fairly and represses them. When Sung-sun loses a friend because of this, he confronts the Japanese and puts a big dent in their pride.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1979-04-12
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Forever with You
1958-01-15
Forever with You
Overview: Gwang-pil (Lee Ryong), Dal-su (Choi Bong) and Sang-mun (Choi Myeong-su) are gangster boys who pick pockets. Ae-ran (Do Geum-bong), who works at a bakery, and Gwang-pil have known each other from childhood and are lovers. The three gangster boys rob a US army warehouse, but only Gwang-pil is caught and placed in a juvenile reformatory. Hearing that Ae-ran works as a barmaid, Gwang-pil escapes from the reformatory to see her. While Gwang-pil meets her, he is caught by a cop who has been chasing him.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1958-01-15
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Assassin
1969-01-16
Assassin
Overview: Infighting breaks out between factions of the Communist Party over whether to back the U.N. Trusteeship under which the Korean Peninsula is to be divided between U.S. and Soviet control. One faction hires a hit man to kill the leader of the opposing faction. The hit man is known as the best in his field, yet is also known for having a heart.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-01-16
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A Wild Chrysanthemum
1957-04-20
A Wild Chrysanthemum
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-04-20
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The Earth
1974-11-23
The Earth
Overview: Ha Dong, Kyung Nam Province in 1890. Choi Chi-Su's family is a grand land lord of the region from generation to generation. His mother Mrs. Yoon gives birth to another son Hwan after she was raped by Kim Gae-Ju when he is 10 years old. Later Hwan becomes a servant of Choi family but he falls in love with Chi-Su's wife and they flee by night. Meanwhile after a reign of 40 years of King Ko Jong, cholera prevails all over the country and years of famine follows it. While people suffer from natural disasters and diseases, one of Chi-Su's maternal relative Cho Jun-Ku and his wife make a plot to take Choi family's enormous wealth and strengthen the foundation for his status. In this chaos some villagers and Seo-Hee, Chi-Su's daughter leave their village for Buk Kan Do.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1974-11-23
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The Devil
1957-03-31
The Devil
Overview: Based on a story by Nae-seong Kim.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-03-31
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School Excursion
1969-01-23
School Excursion
Overview: A school teacher on a remote island has to convince skeptical parents to allow him to take his class of young children to Seoul to experience modern, urban civilization for the first time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-01-23
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Shall Cuckoo Sing at Night
1980-03-01
Shall Cuckoo Sing at Night
Overview: Sooni is the daughter of a strolling male entertainer. After her mother left her, Sooni was raised by Dori's mother and is engaged to Dori. But Dori's friend Chil-sung also has crush on her. One day, Dori wins the wrestling game at the marketplace and earns money as reward. With that money, he buys Sooni a jade ring. However, an air of misfortune begins as Mr. Kim, who is a forest keeper shows up.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1980-03-01
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The Age of Success
1988-06-04
The Age of Success
Overview: Kim Pan-chok (means “sales promotion”) is assigned to work in the sales promotion department of Yumi Inc., a sweetener manufacturer. He falls ill after a heated sales war with Gammi Inc., a leading competitor and is hospitalized. He devises a genius plan while in the hospital.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1988-06-04
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Wild Ginseng
1979-11-30
Wild Ginseng
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1979-11-30
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Twelve Gates of Hell
1980-05-24
Twelve Gates of Hell
Overview: A famous action movie star suddenly dies and goes to hell. Realizing that this is a plot against him by demons and that he was sent there unjustly, he battles his way through the 12 gates of hell to be reincarnated. He is accompanied and aided by an odd collection of spirits including a moon girl who falls in love with him.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1980-05-24
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Solimsa heukpyo
1978-01-21
Solimsa heukpyo
Overview:
Genres: Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1978-01-21
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Beat back
1956-04-04
Beat back
Overview: It is a dramatization about Major Kim Man-il's service during the Korean War. The Korean forces dispatch two military units to defend the Baeti Heights led by Kim. Although it is hard to do so, Kim and his senior, Kim Mu-cheol (Choe Bong), and other soldiers do their best. Kim even risks his life to save his juniors, but many die as the enemy forces approach. Meanwhile, Lee Kang-no (Yun Il-bong), a communications officer, reads a letter from his wife - missing her and his daughter. Encouraged by it, Lee risks his life to make successful communication between his military unit and the headquarters. His unit wins. Commander Kim Man-su gathers a small number of his subordinates because many had died, and encourages them to do their best toward the enemy off.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1956-04-04
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Double Dragon's Tong Invitation
1979-02-22
Double Dragon's Tong Invitation
Overview: Korean movie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1979-02-22
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