Nam Seung-min
Biography: Born in Gangwon-do in 1911, his real name is Nam Tae-won. In 1935, he entered the film industry with a small role in director Bang Han-jun's Sprinkler. Afterwards, he appeared in Lee Gyu-hwan's A New Beginning (1939) and Kim Yu-young's Daffodil (1940). He appeared in a number of propaganda and cultural films, including Choi In-gyu's Children of the Sun (1944) and Kyung-kyun Shin's Our War (1945). After liberation, he appeared in director Lee Kyu-hwan's The Adventures of Smart (1946) and director Yoon Yong-gyu's Hometown of the Heart (1949). He defected to North Korea during the Korean War.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1911
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Red Flare
1960-06-01
Red Flare
Overview: About the struggle of the National Liberation Army of Korea against South Korean mercenaries, about the military operations of the People's Army scouts behind enemy lines.
Genres: War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-06-01
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A woman's story
1960-11-01
A woman's story
Overview: About the heroic struggle of the Chinese people against the Japanese invaders in the 1930s. In the center of the film is the image of a young Korean woman, Kyoung-ok Yoo, who selflessly fought in the ranks of the Chinese patriots.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-11-01
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The Road of Happiness
1956-12-31
The Road of Happiness
Overview: The film tells about the life and struggle of the Korean peasants living on the Phundekber plain, near the 38th parallel, against the Americans and the Lisinman people. The film is set in 1950.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1956-12-31
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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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Village at the Demarcation Line
1961-01-01
Village at the Demarcation Line
Overview: Enemy Brigadier Seung Jin secretly intimidates Song-nie and the other village women, hoping that they will quit their job at the co-op.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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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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I Will Go
1942-01-01
I Will Go
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1942-01-01
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Rural Life
1942-01-01
Rural Life
Overview: An educational film, created with the support of the Governor General of Colonial Korea to encourage ginseng's cultivation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1942-01-01
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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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Dear Soldier
1944-06-16
Dear Soldier
Overview: Two Korean conscripts undergo Imperial Japanese Army training, much to the pleasure of their families.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1944-06-16
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The Adventure of Ttolttori
1946-09-07
The Adventure of Ttolttori
Overview:
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1946-09-07
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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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A Hometown in Heart
1949-02-09
A Hometown in Heart
Overview: An orphan left in the care of a Buddhist temple becomes attached to a young widow who arrives there to mourn her recently deceased son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1949-02-09
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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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Love the Future
1959-11-01
Love the Future
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Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-11-01
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Defenders of the native land
1952-01-01
Defenders of the native land
Overview: The plot revolves around a pair of hunters, Moonil Lee and Sun-deok Kim, who wage an armed struggle to defend their homeland during the war on the Korean Peninsula (1950-1953).
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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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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