Choe Seong-ho
Also Known As: Seong-ho Choi, 최성호, Choe Seong-ho, Choe Seongho, Choe Seong Ho, Seongho Choe, Seongho Choi, Choi Seong-ho , Choi Seongho , Choi Seong Ho , Чхве Сон Хо, Чхве Сон-хо, Чхве Сонхо, Сон-хо Чхве
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Paju, South Korea
Birthday: January 24, 1922
Deathday: March 11, 1997
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Coachman
Overview: A man tries to raise his two sons and two daughters under some of the most adverse conditions known to man. The father operates a horse-drawn cart, but in a city that is modernizing after the destruction of the Korean War, automobiles are making carts obsolete. The children are experiencing difficulties as well. The eldest son has flunked the bar exam twice and is not hopeful of passing it a third time to become a lawyer. The eldest daughter is mute and married to an abusive husband. The younger daughter tries to pose as a rich university student to move up in life. The youngest son has a penchant for petty theft.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-02-15
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Wang-geon, the Great
Overview: General Wang-gun marches on the capitol and overthrows the usurper Ku-jin who had slain the last king of the Shilla Dynasty. Wang-gun becomes king and begins a new era in Korean History--the Koryo Dynasty.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1970-02-06
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Bonanza
Overview: A young sailor arrives in Busan Harbour; an outrageous-looking, woolly bear of a man appears in downtown Busan with a shotgun over one shoulder, a heavy knapsack thrown over the other; a tough-looking young woman joins her friend in robbing a naïve fat man in a suit. The strands of character and story will slowly converge, well after the audience, tuned to the coincidences and mistaken identities of melodrama, has recognised that these three have a shared history and are fated to meet and reconcile.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-06-01
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A Troupe of Strolling Actors
Overview: Cheonae orphan, Deok, is accidentally discovered by Park Chi-sam in Namsadang, and disguises himself as a man and enters Namsadang. Deok becomes close with Man-jin, a man of the same age, and endures all kinds of hardships.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1975-04-19
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Evergreen Tree
Overview: Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of their hometown. When they arrive, the pair immediately get to work, Dong-hyuk builds a village hall and starts aiding the farmers while Yeong-shin tries to gather the children to form a school. However, the villagers at first resent and resist the pair. It is not until one child, Ok-bun, takes the initiative and and learns to read under Yeong-shin’s care that the villages trust the pair and allow their children to be taken from the fields and taught reading, writing and math.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-09-20
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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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That Man in Chang-An
Overview: A romantic Han Dynasty adventure epic of a dying Emperor, an Evil Queen, a beautiful Princess, a dastardly royal nephew, and a masked hero, with plots and counterplots galore, complete with cliffhangers and last-second rescues.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1967-02-18
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Battlefield and a Female Teacher
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Genres: War Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-03-05
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The King and the Servant Boy
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-09-10
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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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Five Hostesses for the Resistance
Overview: A patriot Park No-Hun is dispatched by Shanghai Provisional Government for Independence to assassinate members of the House of Council. In this situation Young-Kuk, brother of Hyeon-Ju who is a kisaeng of Myeong Wol Kwan, is jailed and Choi Chil-Yong, an inspector of Japanese Higher Police Department, is in agony of difficulties between Korea and Japan. Shin Yun-Il, a member of the council falls in love with a kisaeng whose name is Jeong-Mi. All of these are going their way under the influence of phases of the times such as carrying out colonial policies and each of them is linked complicatedly and causes troubles. After all their efforts concentrated on Independence of Korea, and Park No-Hun carried out his mission with help of 5 kisaengs of Myeong Wol Kwan. Finally he leaves for Shanghai with them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1973-03-07
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The Testimony
Overview: June 25, 1950. When second lieutenant Jang has a date with his girl friend during weekend, numerous North Korean jet fighters make sudden air raids to the skies of Seoul. It is the beginning of Korean War. In spite of Korean Army's brave defense, North Korean army reddens South Korea with their state-of-the-art weapons. This movie describes the progress of war from the invasion in June 25, 1950 to the reclamation of territory on the basis of Sun-A's personal experience. Also this film reminds hard lessons from tragic history.
Genres: War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The Big Chase
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Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1973-05-26
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Special Agent X-7
Overview: The Korean Intelligence Agency receives information that a huge amount of gold is being smuggled by North Korean spies, who has a secret organization in Hong Kong. To prevent this, Korea dispatches a secret agent to Hong Kong, who destroys their plan in advance and rounds up the mob.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-12-11
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Farewell to the Duman River
Overview: Patriotic university student Youngwoo and his friends, led by their teacher Lee Sung, along with a British friend bid farewell to their families and become freedom fighters in Manchuria fighting against the Japanese occupation around the Tumen River.
Genres: Action War Western
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-04-02
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Lady Jang
Overview: King Sukjong exalts a greedy concubine to the status of Bin, which is next to that of the Queen. The new Bin, who is now called Jang Hui-bin, drives out the Queen through a coup and takes her place. But thanks to loyal court officials, the King finds out what has been going on. He demotes Jang to Bin again and reinstates his Queen. Jang, now vindictive, conspires with her mother to kill the queen and reclaim her place. But the conspiracy is brought to light, and Jang is executed.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-09-23
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The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
Overview: Queen Min makes regent Prince Daewon withdraw from ruling with the help of the Min Seung-ho Party.
Genres: History War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Black Hair
Overview: Yeon-shil is the lover of crime boss Dong-il. She pays off one of the boss's henchmen, Man-ho, with whom she once had an affair; Man-ho is an opium addict, and he has been blackmailing Yeon-shil by threatening to disclose their past relations.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-07-31
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When Acacias Bloom
Overview: A man assists a woman in danger, but through her actions, she unintentionally causes his death. Everyone in the village knows that she visits his tomb every spring, but no one knows the details of her story.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-06-06
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Kings of Blade and Sword
Overview: Martial arts movie from the Shaw Brothers.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-05-16
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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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The Last Witness
Overview: Detective Oh goes searching for the murderer of Yang, a small-time brewer bludgeoned to death by a quiet riverside with no witnesses, no apparent motive. As he wanders about the winter landscape of South Jeolla Province and Seoul, he finds himself caught in a story of treachery, rape and murder.
Genres: Crime Mystery Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1980-11-15
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Hwalbindang
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Genres: Adventure Action History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-01-29
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A Story of Crazy Painter : Gwanghwasa
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1974-11-28
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Similar Toes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1976-11-05
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Lee Chadon
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-02-05
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The Goddess of Mercy
Overview: With her elegant classic persona, Li Li-hua was the ideal performer for period aristocratic and imperial roles. The Goddess Of Mercy is a good example of her strong empathy and noble presence. The youngest daughter of a brutal king, the princess openly disapproves of the floggings and cruel treatment her royal family heaps on the peasants. As a result, the heartless king turns on his own daughter forcing her into exile. This humanistic tale will inspire and hearten even the most cynical viewer.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1967-03-21
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A Coral Door
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-08-18
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Camels Don't Cry Alone
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1991-08-10
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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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A Star
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Genres: Romance History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-04-05
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Nongae
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Genres: History War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1956-11-05
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A Sad Story of Danjong
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1963-01-25
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Spring, Spring
Overview: Chun-sam is working as a servant at Bong-pil's home to be his future son in-law. His daughter, Jeom-sun has grown enough to get wed. But her father thinks she is too young. But in reality he doesn't want to set her daughter with Chun-sam to begin with. Jeom-sun finds out, and picks up a fight with her father. When Chun-sam decides to play hard on his master, Jeom-sun takes Chun-sam's side.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-05-24
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Women Don't Fear the Night
Overview: A thief discovers a poor student who resembles a rich man's son and coerces him to join his plan to steal a large sum of money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1983-10-15
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Blue Days
Overview: A woman refuses to give into her fiance's desire that she take a job as a secretary in his father's office. Instead she eventually decides to try to make a life for herself with fatal results.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1976-06-25
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Elaborate Seduction
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1985-01-23
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Love Of Blood Relations
Overview: North Korean agents are sent to Seoul to disrupt the visit of important international dignitaries.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1976-10-05
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The Hut
Overview: An attractive young woman has been called on to help rid a haunted family of its demons - the male heirs all die young, and one is now in a coma - she has to clear the environment where several exorcists have failed before her.
Genres: Horror Drama Mystery
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1981-06-13
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Witch Castle
Overview: A scamp Sang-hyeon who has crush on Hui-jeong shadows her to her house. He sneaks into her home and is surprised by a ghost. He stabbs the ghost who turns out Hui-jeong's mother. Hui-jeong gets married to Yeong-min and lives together with her father who has nobody to turn to. But Yeong-min's mother hates her daughter-in-law and mistreats her. She in the end kills Hui-jeong's father and attempts to kill Hui-jeong. Her dead mother appears to save Hui-jeong from the wicked mother-in-law.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Palace of Ambition
Overview: A nobleman bribes a maidservant to gain access to the palace and poison the crown prince. Another noble, loyal to the royal family, learns the of the plot and must learn the identity of the would-be assassin before he can succeed in throwing the country into chaos.
Genres: Drama History Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-12-18
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A College Woman's Confession
Overview: Choi So-young (Choi Eun-hee), a poor female law student is in trouble because her grandmother, who had been sending her tuition money, passes away. With the help of her friend Hee-suk, (Kim Suk-il) who dreams of becoming a writer, So-young fools Choi Rim (Kim Seung-ho), a lawmaker, into believing she is his daughter and moves in his house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1958-07-12
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Romance Papa
Overview: A middle-aged man is laid off from work but is too proud to tell his family. His children, however, learn of the situation and take jobs of their own to help him save face.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-01-28
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위험한 여자
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1976-08-06
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파란 낙엽
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1977-07-30
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