Choi Mu-ryong
Biography: South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along with Shin Young-kyun and Kim Jin-kyu. Choi gained a popularity for his handsome appearance and masculine image. Choi's personal life was as much dramatic as his starred films, so he always garnered the public attention. 1952, Choi married a colleague actress, Kang Hyo-shil, the daughter of a noted actress, Jeon Ok with the nickname, "Queen of Tears" and a singer Gang Hong-sik. Choi and his wife had one son and four daughters including an actor, Choi Min-soo. However, Choi had an affair with Kim Ji-mee, the best popular actress at that time, so that Choi and Gang divorced in 1962. Choi soon married Kim Ji-mee, but he owed massive debts due to his failed film production. As a result, Choi chose to divorce Kim again in 1969. At that time, the phrase, Because I love you, I have to part from her was circulated among the public.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 02, 1928
Deathday: November 13, 1999
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Aimless Bullet
1961-04-13
Aimless Bullet
Overview: Two brothers—Chul-ho, an accountant with a toothache and a pregnant wife, and Yong-ho, an unemployed ex-soldier wounded in battle—navigate life in post-war Korea.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-04-13
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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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The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964-04-09
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-04-09
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Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966-06-13
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Overview: After her father, failed at stock investment and was shocked to death, a girl enters a textile factory and supports her family. But living on her small salary and repaying her father's debt is too difficult for her. In the end, she tries to kill herself together with her young brother. But only her brother dies, and she, who survives, stands at the bar guilty of patricide. She deserves the death penalty, but the court takes into consideration her circumstances and is generous enough to open up a new road for her to start again. A real-life story.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-06-13
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A Bout in 30 Years
1971-02-27
A Bout in 30 Years
Overview: Best friends Dae-gyu and Dal-su fight over Ok-hi. When Ok-hui marries and goes to Seoul the fight ends. After many years, Ok-hi is widowed and brings her daughter Ji-hyang to her home village, and the fight between Dae-gyu and Dal-su begins again. Ok-hui borrows some money from Dal-su when she is short of money while building a reservoir for the village. Dal-su lends money on the condition that she marry him if she cannot pay him back until the ground-breaking ceremony. And Dal-su's wife leaves. As Ok-hui fails to return the money, she tries to run away with Dae-gyu, but they run into Min, Dal-su's son, who demands them to pay back his father's money. Finally Dae-gyu and Dal-su meet and have a fight, but at last Dal-su sends him to Ok-hi, and he is happy to do so.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1971-02-27
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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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Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972-06-04
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Overview: An omnibus of three stories all taking place in the Myeongdong district of Seoul.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1972-06-04
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One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972-09-01
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1972-09-01
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Weeds
1973-11-21
Weeds
Overview: A depiction of the life and fate of a physically weak woman who has strong maternal love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1973-11-21
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Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970-11-21
Woman with Long Eyelashes
Overview: Suk-jin, a naive Young woman lives on her own in Seoul. When her brother dies following a car accident, she finds out he had been having an affair with the wife of a businessman.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1970-11-21
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Prince Yeon-san
1987-10-01
Prince Yeon-san
Overview: Prince Yeon-san
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1987-10-01
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Kinship
1963-10-03
Kinship
Overview: The story takes place on a mountain slope where defectors from North Korea live. These families sell cheap things such as socks and pens to make a living and there is a serious gap between the parents and their children. A widower Kim Deok-sam nags his son Geo-buk to join the American army. Ok-Mae who lives next door teaches her daughter Bok-soon traditional Korean folksongs and forces her to become a gisaeng.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1963-10-03
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A Drifting Story
1960-12-17
A Drifting Story
Overview: This melodrama follows the trials and tribulations of a single mother who dares to love. Hyun Hee (Mun Jeong Suk) makes a living running a coffee house. She has to support her illegitimate daughter and mother, and bear the scorn of those who look down on her. Hyun Hee falls in love with a married writer (Kim Jin Kyu), while another customer (Choi Mu Ryong) holds a torch for her. The romantic triangles that unfold lead to tragic consequences.
Genres: Romance Drama Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-12-17
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A Little Star
1975-03-18
A Little Star
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1975-03-18
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The War and an Old Man
1962-08-09
The War and an Old Man
Overview: A platoon of South Korean soldiers find themselves cut off from their squad without communication. They are aided by an old man in a nearby village who did not evacuate his home.
Genres: War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-08-09
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The Enemy of Woman
1956-11-15
The Enemy of Woman
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1956-11-15
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The Moral of Youth
1960-07-20
The Moral of Youth
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-07-20
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There is No Tragedy
1959-08-15
There is No Tragedy
Overview:
Genres: Romance Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-08-15
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Wonsullang
1961-11-18
Wonsullang
Overview:
Genres: Romance War History Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-11-18
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A Revival
1960-01-01
A Revival
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Life of the Woman
1957-05-12
Life of the Woman
Overview:
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-05-12
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Great Monk Wonhyo
1962-02-15
Great Monk Wonhyo
Overview:
Genres: History Romance War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-02-15
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Red Scarf
1964-03-26
Red Scarf
Overview: South Korean Air Force pilots engage in perilous missions against Communist North Koreans during the Korean War.
Genres: Action War Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-03-26
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Way of the Body
1959-08-19
Way of the Body
Overview: A man accused of embezzlement starts a life as first a vagabound and later a thief. He feels he is unable to return to his family and home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-08-19
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Boxes of Death
1955-06-22
Boxes of Death
Overview: A village youth gets trapped inside a communist hideout with his home made timebomb and must escape before it goes off.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1955-06-22
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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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Ghost and Painter
1970-08-14
Ghost and Painter
Overview: Artist Kyeong-pa is asked by the father of a dead girl to paint a portrait of the man's daughter to put her soul to rest. But whenever the artist tries to paint it, a different woman appears on the canvas. The image always takes the form of a woman whom he loved but has also passed away. The ghost of the man's daughter is not very happy that her painting has not been finished and makes her wrath known.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1970-08-14
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Liberal Wife '81
1981-06-13
Liberal Wife '81
Overview: After 10 years of marriage, Sun-young and Tae-yeon save up a significant amount of money. Tae-yeon runs a food processing company and works hard to expand business but Sun-young wants to enjoy the fruits of their labor. While partying with her friends, she meets fashion designer Pierre Kang and has an affair with him. When her infidelity is found out by her husband, he asks for a divorce. When he refuses to forgive her, she seeks it through suicide.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1981-06-13
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Woman of Fire
1971-04-01
Woman of Fire
Overview: The lives of a composer and his wife, who live on a chicken farm, are thrown into turmoil when a femme fatale joins their household.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1971-04-01
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The Iron-Eating Monster
1962-12-01
The Iron-Eating Monster
Overview: During the later years of Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), a talented martial artist is murdered. His resentment makes him born again as Bulgasari, a monster that grinds and eats up iron. The monster takes his revenge on the traitors responsible for his death.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-12-01
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View from an Alley
1962-06-28
View from an Alley
Overview: One father finds life nearly impossible to live as he attempts to raise his nine children on a pitifully small salary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-06-28
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Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973-11-03
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
Overview: Nan-hee is slowly coerced into a life of crime by her boyfriend, Park. She is trained in assassination techniques and sent to assassinate the head of the Special Investigation Unit. However she cannot complete her mission because she suffers from pangs of conscience and a deep attraction to the investigator.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1973-11-03
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Border Line
1964-09-19
Border Line
Overview: A Korean family is separated during the Japanese colonial period and end up in different parts of Asia, and on different sides of the Korean Civil War.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-09-19
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The Liberal Wife 2
1986-03-08
The Liberal Wife 2
Overview: When his 'liberal' wife dies, middle aged Jang Tae-yeon stays single for the sake of his only child. When he meets Hwang Yu-young, who is in her twenties, by chance, Tae-yeon gets remarried. Yu-young becomes a young housewife enjoying a well-to-do life. However, as the days go by, she grows more disgruntled by the generation gap between her and her husband. Tae-yeon gets more caught up with his friends. When he finds out of his wife's gradual transformation into becoming a 'liberal' wife, he dies from the shock. Yu-young regrets her husband's death and she realizes too late what it means to be a housewife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1986-03-08
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Leaving in the rain
1971-11-27
Leaving in the rain
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1971-11-27
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The Only Son
1963-07-05
The Only Son
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1963-07-05
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Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959-11-25
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
Overview: Upon hearing that her fiance has been killed in battle, a woman makes her way to the Park Pagoda to seek comfort from the monument. There she becomes acquainted with Henry Jang, a Korean-American whom she eventually marries. There is no happy ending for the two, however, because her fiance shows up alive and well, but bitter over his lover's fickle nature
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-11-25
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A guilty woman
1971-09-08
A guilty woman
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1971-09-08
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North and South
1965-01-01
North and South
Overview: Based on a radio drama, this wartime melodrama revolves around a woman caught between two men: her husband, a South Korean lieutenant, and her former lover, a North Korean officer who defects to come find her. The film portrays not only their tragic love triangle but also the empathetic bond that develops between the two men.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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The Youth
1955-11-30
The Youth
Overview: In the latter years of the Korean Empire, Lee In Hwa, disguises herself as a man so she can join a group of young men determined to overthrow the colonial government. They fight together with young national activists presided by Hwal Min and supported by Daewon-gun, the Prince Regent, against Min Gyeom Ho and his peers. But Min and his team perform a surprise attack on Hwal Min and his peers.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1955-11-30
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A Second Mother
1972-01-13
A Second Mother
Overview: Nam-Ok who has Yun-Ho and Yun-Suk remarries widowed Heung-Yeol who has Hyeong-Tae and Hyeong-Ja. Nam-Ok are concerned about frequent quarrels between half brothers and sisters, but manages to deal with them wisely. As Yun-Ho who went to fishing with him falls into the water, Heung-Yeol tries to save him only to drown himself to death. Fifteen years later, Hyeong-Tae goes abroad to study while Hyeong-Ja lives in extravagance in Seoul. Yun-Suk gets to know Dong-Oh on the train, and Dong-Ho gets to like her, but later misunderstands her due to Hyeong-Ja's scheme, which causes Yun-Suk to commit suicide.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1972-01-13
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Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959-11-05
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
Overview: A 10-year old girl in a mining town, separated from her family, keeps a diary which becomes a best-seller.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-11-05
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Bumpkin Oh-bok
1961-11-11
Bumpkin Oh-bok
Overview: Kind-hearted country bumpkin O-bok leads a simple life working as a long-time farmhand for the rich landlord Soon-young. When Soon-young discovers that his son Jae-seok has fallen for local girl Soon-yi, he protests the relationship and arranges for Soon-yi to be wed to O-bok instead. Despite the initial heartbreak, Soon-yi grows fond of O-bok over time and they have a daughter together named Sook-hee. However, when Jae-seok returns into Soon-yi’s life, she cannot resist his charms and runs away with him, leaving Jae-seok to raise Sook-hee on his own. Years later, Sook-hee is now a grown woman working in the city and in close contact with her father. However, a series of coincidences threaten to forcibly reunite O-bok and Sook-hee with Jae-seok and Soon-young in the most dramatic way possible.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-11-11
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Azaleas Of My Hometown
1973-09-08
Azaleas Of My Hometown
Overview: Yong-cheol's plans to mary Ok-rim are destroyed by her parents who marry her off to Cheol-ju. Yong-cheol becomes powerful in the business world during the following years and he does his best to make life miserable for Cheol-ju and Ok-rim.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1973-09-08
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The Flaming Mountain
1962-07-25
The Flaming Mountain
Overview: Red Kid abducts Monk Tripitaka to turn his flesh into a feast to treat his mother Princess Iron Fan. Monkey King is subdued. Red Kid is taken as a disciple of the Goddess of Mercy. As Monk Tripitaka and his disciples reach the Flaming Mountain, they are unable to pass through it. The monk sends Monkey to borrow the princess's magic fan to disperse the fire. But the Princess still bears a grudge over her son’s destiny, wielding her fan to slap Monkey away. Monkey transforms into a bug, landing in her tea and hitting her stomach. In pain, the Princess answers his request, but she lends him a fake fan. With his request turned down by Ox King, Monkey disguises as Ox to beguile the wife and get the fan. Ox King transforms into Pigsy to snatch back the fan. Taoist God Pagoda arrives to subdue Ox in the company of Red Kid. Ox finally relents and yields the fan, which extinguishes the flames and sees the monk and his disciples safely off to a new phase of their journey.
Genres: Fantasy History Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-07-25
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명동에 흐르는 세월
1971-08-26
명동에 흐르는 세월
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Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1971-08-26
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서방님 따라서
서방님 따라서
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Original Language: ko
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