Mun Ye-bong
Biography: Mun Ye-bong was a Korean actress. She died on March 26, 1999 in North Korea.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 03, 1917
Deathday: March 26, 1999
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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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The Miss of Guerrillas
1954-01-01
The Miss of Guerrillas
Overview: Against the backdrop of the time when North Korea was fighting the war for the liberation of the Korean peninsula (1950-1953), the main character, Ok-khi Cho, participates in a guerrilla war in a village occupied by the American military.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Girl from Mount Geumgang
1959-01-01
Girl from Mount Geumgang
Overview: The story of a composer who was separated from his beloved daughter. Once the composer accidentally met a beautiful girl who can sing and dance well. After many twists and turns, the composer is convinced that this girl is his daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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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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Arirang Pass
1935-12-03
Arirang Pass
Overview: A young maid (played by actress Ye-bong Moon) fell in love with a boy from a noble family. Naturally, his parents oppose such a union.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1935-12-03
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Spring Wind
1935-11-30
Spring Wind
Overview: The daughter of the boarding house owner and the boarder fall in love with each other. The more their parents oppose, the deeper their love grows. As the opposition from both families grows stronger, they leave the house in search of happiness.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1935-11-30
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Rainbow
1936-06-30
Rainbow
Overview: Young-sik, a young fisherman in a fishing village, lived with his blind old man and sister. One day, when an old man is suddenly sick, he runs to the doctor, but is rejected because he has no money. Enraged, Young-sik hits the doctor, but he dies. Yeong-sik goes to prison, and his younger brother, Young-ae, becomes the wife of a certain bar. After years of release, Young-sik wanders in search of the old man and his younger brother, and eventually meets his younger brother, but the old man has already passed away. The siblings return to their hometown. Young-ae marries her Tae-sik, who has loved her for a long time, and Young-sik also vows to live steadfastly by fighting the sea.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1936-06-30
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Epilogue of Lee Mong-ryong
1936-10-10
Epilogue of Lee Mong-ryong
Overview: Sequel to the film "The Tale of Chung-hyang". The brave Lee Mon-ryong, after saving Chun-hyang from the ruthless Hak-do Byung and hiding her in Seoul, embarks on a mysterious journey in which he identifies and arrests a gang of bandits.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1936-10-10
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Wanderer
1937-04-24
Wanderer
Overview: Pok-yeon finds out that his father was killed, and the killer was Samsu, a hairdresser who desired his wife. After a fight with Samsu, Pok-young kills him and then decides to turn himself in to the police to be tried according to the law.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1937-04-24
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Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon
1936-01-31
Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon
Overview: Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon die an unfortunate death from their stepmother's abuse. Jang-hwa's soul is unable to rest at peace and she appears in front of the district magistrate pleading for justice in her case.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1936-01-31
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Path of Life
1937-09-01
Path of Life
Overview: The sailor leaves his wife at home and goes to sea. Other men are not indifferent to his beautiful wife. She resists numerous temptations and waits for her husband's return. Finally, the husband returns, and they are happy again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1937-09-01
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New start in life
1939-10-30
New start in life
Overview: Young peasant Seong-bo and his wife, unable to bear the poverty, leave for their hometown. After 20 years of hard work, you will be able to enjoy a more leisurely life. They had two sons. The eldest son, Cheol-su, resembled his father and was a hard worker, but his younger son, Cheol-min, was a playboy. Her mother, who was struggling with her younger son, dies, and her family begins to decline. The father leaves a letter to his two sons and sets out on a hopeless journey. The two sons are shocked and weeping, vowing to make a fresh start.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1939-10-30
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Blue Sky
1941-08-21
Blue Sky
Overview: Electrician Dol-soi who was from an orphanage loved Soon-yi who was a daughter of the pub in town. Soon-yi, however, loved handsome electrician Eun-ki and refused Dol-soi's proposal. One day, an awful electrician Ba-woo tried to rape Soon-yi in a dark place. But, Dol-soi rescued her. As usual, Soon-yi loved Eun-ki. Frustrated Dol-soi left the town alone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1941-08-21
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Song of Compassion
1939-09-10
Song of Compassion
Overview: A film based on the 1939 Dong-A Ilbo's New Year's Literature. The female protagonist loves a handsome young man who lives in the same village and is a musician. However, her parents plan to marry her by arrangement. Around that time, the young man leaves to study in Japan, and she decides to get married at the behest of her parents. The day the young man returned from studying abroad was her wedding day. The young man ran to her wedding hall to no avail. Lost in despair, she wanders and decides to have a concert in her home country, persuaded by her friends. And in the back seat of the presentation, there was a woman in tears.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1939-09-10
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Narcissus
1940-08-25
Narcissus
Overview: The heroine, a girl of marriageable age named Yu, married a thirteen-year-old fiancé, but he died three years later. Twenty years later, Yu adopts a child from a relative named Dong-gil. Dong-gil's siblings, wishing to inherit his legacy, spread rumors that Yu is having an affair with the village teacher.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1940-08-25
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The Regained Name
1963-01-01
The Regained Name
Overview: The landlord kidnaps the child because of the family's debt. When a new life begins after being released, the kidnapped Sunhi regains her real name and mother after 30 years thanks to the assistance of the new government.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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君と僕
1941-11-15
君と僕
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-11-15
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Frontier
1942-01-10
Frontier
Overview: One spring day when it rained. While watering the paddy fields, Geumryong gets into a fight with the neighboring young man Kokibong, but accidentally kills him. Geum-ryong is sentenced to three years in prison. Meanwhile, Go Young-ran, who is engaged to Geum-ryong, runs away from home because her parents force her to marry someone else. Geum-ryong, who has been released from prison, finds Yeong-ran, but she has become a bar clerk. However, she sees Young-ran, who is still guarding Jeongjo, and she starts anew with Young-ran.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1942-01-10
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Wakaki sugata
1943-12-01
Wakaki sugata
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-12-01
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Children of the Sun
1944-11-04
Children of the Sun
Overview: A pro-Japanese film in which a teacher at a school in an island village gives her students a comprehensive education, encouraging them to also volunteer to enlist in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1944-11-04
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Look Up at the Blue Sky
1943-04-05
Look Up at the Blue Sky
Overview: A pro-Japanese film showing the bravery of soldiers defending the country and promoting the power of the Japanese Air Force among Korean youth, which teaches students to acquire model aircraft skills to enhance their aviation spirit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-04-05
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Straits of Chosun
1943-06-06
Straits of Chosun
Overview: A Japanese-speaking family in occupied Korea deal with the war.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1943-06-06
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One's youth
1957-01-01
One's youth
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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People's Teacher
1964-12-01
People's Teacher
Overview: Schoolboy Ding Sek did not study well, was rude, was an undisciplined child. The film tells about how the teacher Ir Bok, a sensitive and attentive person, managed to find the right way to the boy, helped him and ensured that he became one of the best students.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-12-01
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Sweet Dream
1936-10-25
Sweet Dream
Overview: Middle-class housewife Ae-soon is excessively vain and neglectful of her duties as a homemaker. Unable to tolerate her any longer, Ae-soon’s husband kicks her out, and she leaves him and their daughter Jeong-hee to take up with her lover in a hotel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1936-10-25
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Volunteer
1941-02-08
Volunteer
Overview: A young man is anguished that Koreans cannot volunteer to join to Japanese Imperial Army.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1941-02-08
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Angels on the Street
1941-02-19
Angels on the Street
Overview: Myeong-ja, a flower vendor in Seoul, and her young brother Yong-pil, are orphans who have been taken in by some very bad people. Yong-pil finds refuge in a private orphanage and Myeong-ja takes her chances with a flower customer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1941-02-19
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Military Train
1938-06-29
Military Train
Overview: Jeom-yong Kim (Pyeong Wang) is a train conductor who wants to drive a military train. Won-jin (Eun-gi Dog) is his best friend and both live together. When a spy for the resistance approaches Won-jin for information on the Japanese military train in exchange for money, he puts the life of his best friend in danger.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1938-06-29
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Tuition
1940-04-29
Tuition
Overview: A film based on the memoir of a 4th grade student who received the grand prize in a writing contest sponsored by Gyeongseong Daily. A boy, whose parents sell brass spoons on the street while his grandmother is sick in bed, never has money for his tuition. Fortunately, his aunt offers to pay for his tuition and his classmates raising funds for him. To top it all off, his parents return a few days later to promise him that they will pay for his tuition the next time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1940-04-29
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The Newlyweds
1955-08-02
The Newlyweds
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1955-08-02
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Teen Guerrillas
1951-06-30
Teen Guerrillas
Overview: A group of boys decide to form a guerrilla unit in order to sabotage and spy on the American enemy after one of the communist-controlled cities falls to them.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1951-06-30
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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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Mt. Baekdu can be seen everywhere
1956-12-27
Mt. Baekdu can be seen everywhere
Overview: A screen adaptation of the novel by North Korean writer Yong Song. On the anti-Japanese partisan struggle of the Korean partisans in the 1930s.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1956-12-27
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My Home Village
1949-06-13
My Home Village
Overview: This was the first feature film to be produced after the liberation of North Korea. It gives a pictures of boundless joy and emotion of the Korean people who are now liberated from the colonial yoke of Japanese imperialism thanks to the glorious anti-Japanese struggle organized and led by the great leader Comrade Kim Il-Sung. Unable to endure the insult of the landlord, Gwan Pil gives vent to his rage. Because of this, the Japanese imperialists deprive him of his tenant land and put him in jail where he gains class consciousness under the influence of a KPA operative.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1949-06-13
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The Blast Furnace
1950-12-31
The Blast Furnace
Overview: Life in Korea seen from the perspective of the 'cheollima' philosophy encouraged at that time. The aim of 'cheollima' was to speed up both the economy and cultural and artistic achievements.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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