Um Aing-ran
Also Known As: Eom Aeng-ran , Aeng-ran Eom, 엄앵란, Om Aeng-ran, 嚴鶯蘭
Biography: Um Aing-ran (born March 20, 1936) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in about 190 films, and gained a popularity with the image of "a cheerful female college student" in the 1960s. Her marriage with Shin Seong-il, a colleague actor and big star of the time, attracted national attention. Since then she had been retired from the film industry, but returned as a TV show guest and host in the 1990s. The couple have three children. Wikipedia contributors. "Um Aing-ran." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 12 Feb. 2021. Web. 29 May. 2021.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Dongdaemun, Seoul, South Korea
Birthday: March 21, 1936
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Beautiful Maid
Overview: A woman is in domestic service after going up to Seoul. She loves a university student of a rich family and gives birth to a baby. But his parents object to their marriage, so she becomes a butt for laugh. At length, the parents get impressed by her good nature and allow them to marry.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-05-15
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A Salaryman
Overview: A man is a chief of accounting who does business honestly, never cheating anyone in his 10 years at the company. But his boss is a completely different man. Regarding him as an obstacle keeping him from stealing the company's money, the boss lays a trap to get him fired. The boss' plot is successful. Now jobless, he and his family suffer a lot. But not long after, the president of the company finds out what's been going on. He comes to see him to apologize and lets him know that he is not only reinstated but also promoted.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-07-21
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The Housemaid
Overview: A piano composer's family moves into a new house; when his pregnant wife collapses from working to support the family, he hires a hot housemaid to help with housework.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-11-03
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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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Chun Hui
Overview: A young man is in love with a waitress, but his father opposes their relationship. The father approaches the waitress telling her that if she truly loved his son, she would abandon him. She submits to the father's wish, though she is dying from tuberculosis.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-05-01
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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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Defiance of a teenager
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-07-16
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Fighting Lions
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Genres: Action War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-10-11
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Horizon
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Genres: Romance Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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A Sad Pastorale
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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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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Fading in the Rain
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Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-03-11
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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 Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
Overview: This film portrays the construction of Seokguram Grotto during King Gyeongdeok's reign in Silla. It underscores the importance of national unity to overcome crises and highlights the love story between Mokryeon-agi and Abiru. The movie reflects the era's anti-Japanese sentiment and the belief that national unity can address challenges more effectively than military build-up.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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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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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 Great Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon
Overview: Bae's two daughters, Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, are abused to death by their stepmother. But Jang-hwa cannot just go away to the other world. She becomes a ghost, haunting the governor every night to help her take her revenge. The governor orders an investigation. Jang-hwa's stepmother finally confesses what she did and the governor punishes her.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-03-28
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The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
Overview: After an aggressive man lets his anger get the better of him, his wife takes her own life and he is forced to go on the run. The son he leaves behind grows up to have 4 daughters, but there is rumored to be a curse on his family. As the daughters find their way into relationships the curse seems to be true. Allegations of child murder, infidelity, forced into marriages with raging psychopaths.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1963-05-01
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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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The River of Temptation
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1958-10-30
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The Moral of Youth
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-07-20
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The Tragedy of King Dan Jong
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1956-02-12
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My Mind Is Like a Lake
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-06-27
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The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-05-14
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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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Betrayal
Overview: To prevent an investigation into a fraudulent bidding case, Woorim Engineering & Construction drives accounting manager Park Sun-dal to commit suicide under the condition that 30 million won be given to the bereaved families. Seong-Hoon (Shin Seong-Il), an employee at Woorim Construction who went to Busan to confirm Manager Park's suicide, meets a woman named Ji-Won (Eom Aing-Ran) on his way to Seoul. When Seong-hoon finds out that Ji-won is the mistress of Hong Man-seok (Jang Dong-hwi), the president of Woorim Engineering & Construction, who is also his benefactor, he tries to give up the relationship, but the more he tries, the deeper the relationship between them becomes. Knowing this, President Hong tries to separate the two, but eventually gives up due to their love that transcends death.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-01-25
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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 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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The Barefooted Young
Overview: Jo Doo-soo, a member of a gang, comes across and helps Joanna, a college student who is about to have her handbag robbed by the bullies on her way home. Joanna is a diplomat's daughter and living the life of the upper class; whereas, Jo Doo-soo wastes his days serving the gang. Attracted to one another because of their opposite lives, Doo-soo and Joanna quickly fall in love. Being a devout Christian, Joanna believes that if only Doo-soo changed his thoughts about the way he lives, he could be a new person...
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-02-29
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Horse-year Bride
Overview: It is the year of the white horse that arrives every sixty years. Three women avoid sleeping with their husbands so they won't conceive girls on the year of the horse. However, young and healthy husbands fall into great dilemma.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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My Sister is a Tomboy
Overview: The master of a Judo dojo turns his daughter into a master of the martial art as she is growing up. But now that she has reached marrying age, he finds it difficult to find her a husband that can accept her tomboy ways.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-10-27
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A Woman Judge
Overview: The newly-restored film by one of Korea's first female director follows a female judge's struggles in balancing her duties as a mother and a public official.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-11-03
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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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Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
Overview: The life of Lee Seung-man, a freedom fighter who struggled to liberate Korea from Japanese rule.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-12-05
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Dongsimcho
Overview: Lee Suk-hui (Choe Eun-hui) lost her husband to the Korean War eight years ago. She runs a dressmaking shop that has fallen into debt. When Kim Sang-gyu (Kim Jin-gyu), the executive director of a publishing company, helps her pay off debts, she falls in love with him. He, however, is engaged to the daughter of his boss, Ok-ju (Do Geum-bong). His sister (Ju Jeung-nyeo) pushes him to marry the boss's daughter, hoping that will bring him rapid success. Meanwhile, Suk-hui's grown-up daughter Gyeong-hui, wanting her mother to be happy, urges her mother to marry Sang-gyu, but Suk-hui vacillates between social mores and her own happiness. Even though she and Sang-gyu truly love each other, she decides to leave him and heads for her country home after selling her house in Seoul. Hearing the news, he who is ill in bed hurries to Seoul station, but it is too late. All he can do is just to stand on the platform and to watch her train pulling away.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-07-09
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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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Rulers of the Land
Overview: In Manchuria, some a group of Korean guerrillas joins forces with the Chinese Nationalist Army to free some prisoners of war from the Japanese Imperialist Army.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1963-01-25
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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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Mr. Park
Overview: Mr. Park raises his children by repairing charcoal pits. Although ignorant and stubborn, Mr. Park has a good heart. He is displeased, however, with his eldest daughter, Yong-sun (Jo Mi-ryeong), because of her close relationship with Jae-cheon (Hwang hae), who is a scamp in his eyes. He is also unsatisfied with his second daughter, Myeong-sun (Eom Aeng-ran), for liking Ju-sik (Bang Su-il). Only his eldest son, Yong-beom (Kim Jin-gyu), is the apple of his eye, as he approves of his son's wife, Jeom-rye (Kim Hye-jeong). When Yong-beom is sent to a foreign branch office, Mr. Park is against it at first but approves of it, as he knows what it means for his son's future. Eventually, too, he begins to approve of his two daughters' relationships.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-10-05
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The Classroom of Youth
Overview: While the students, full of vigor in their twenties, make a stand against their parents who regard dating as a sin, they enjoy their springtime of life to the full showing affection in their own way. In the meantime, their parents get to understand them and their children receive their parents' blessing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1963-08-23
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Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul
Overview: Teacher Waryong retires after 37 years of teaching. He sets out to visit his former students living in Seoul. While those who establish themselves successfully show only indifference to him, those who are poor but honest heartily welcome him. Teacher Waryong helps the less fortunate former students.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-10-05
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The Lost Sun
Overview: A bar manager deals drugs on the side and tries to recruit her employees, friends and customers.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-09-03
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Private Tutor
Overview: Two half brothers love a private tutor hired by their parents. She is more fond of the younger brother who's jovial and honest than the older brother who's unmanly and timid. But she cannot choose any of them because she's afraid that she would cause more trouble between the brothers who already hate each other. She tries first to make the brothers come to terms with each other.
Genres: Romance Family
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1963-03-07
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A Returned Man
Overview: Park Nam-ho works at a Japanese pharmaceutical company and lives happily with his wife, Gyeong-hui, in a house filled with beautiful white roses. Not long after hearing the wonderful news that his wife is pregnant, Park Nam-ho is drafted into the war in the Pacific. Posted in the Gwandong army, he survives the battle, though his face is burned. Back home, Gyeong-hui receives a telegram stating that her husband is dead. When she gives birth to their son, Cheol-soo, she goes to live in Seoul. When Nam-woo comes back to the country, he doesn't go to his wife, but rather goes to live in his hometown. On his way home, he encounters a child whose mother is dead, and takes her in as his own daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-10-14
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The Heir
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-04-07
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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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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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