Jo Hang
Also Known As: 조항, Cho Hang, Jo Hang, Hang Cho , Чо Хан, Хан Чо
Biography: Jo Hang (1927 - July 17, 1968) was a South-Korean actor.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: January 01, 1928
Age: 97 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: July 17, 1968
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Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
Overview: Iljimae's parents were killed due to a conspiracy when he was young. Many years later he became a chivalrous robber, robbing corrupt officials and helping the poor. He eventually manages in taking revenge for his parents' deaths. But the police start to chase him, and he hides himself at a gisaeng's house. The gisaeng was his ex-fiancee. She also lost her parents to a conspiracy. She begs Iljimae to stay with her, but he leaves to do what he has to.
Genres: History Drama Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-05-11
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Seong Chun-hyang
Overview: Chun-hyang, the only daughter of an old gisaeng named Wolmae, falls in love with Lee Mong-nyong and promises to marry him. But Lee leaves for Seoul with his father who's an aristocrat, and the new governor, Byeon Hakdo, covets Chun-hyang because she is the most beautiful girl in town. When Chun-hyang rejects his order to serve him at night, Governor Byeon sends her to jail. In the mean time, Lee passes the state exam and becomes a special undercover agent of the king. He comes back to where Chun-hyang lives to save her and punishes Governor Byeon
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-01-28
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Six Daughters
Overview: An old couple who has a son and six daughters launch a journey to visit them around the nation as the seven children live throughout the country. During the nation-wide travel, they witness the modernization of Korea and feel satisfied with the children contributing to the national modernization directly or indirectly.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1967-02-09
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The Evergreen
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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The Result of the Ambition
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Genres: Romance Crime Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-03-07
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Lady in Dream
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1968-08-01
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The Country Left Behind
Overview: Before the Korean War (1950-1953), a daughter of a Russian soldier stationed at Heungnam falls in love with a young Korean anti-Communist. Their love story shows how cruel the Russian soldiers were and how badly many North Koreans craved for freedom.
Genres: War Drama History Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-03-01
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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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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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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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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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Body is Sad
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Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Princess Ok-ran and Hwalbindang
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Genres: Adventure History Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-12-02
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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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The Woman Coming in Fall
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Genres: Crime Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-09-22
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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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Entanglements
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Genres: War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-07-21
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Wonsullang
Overview:
Genres: Romance War History Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-11-18
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Nongae
Overview:
Genres: History War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1956-11-05
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Life of the Woman
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Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-05-12
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King Dongmyeong
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Genres: History Action Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-11-03
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A Water Mill
Overview: There is a poor farmer couple. The landowner, an old man, covetous of the tenant's wife, tries to seduce her and sometimes threatens her. The wife spends every night with the old man at the water mill. Her husband, hearing the news, runs to the water mill and witnesses them together. He picks up the sickle that was placed near and kills his wife. The landowner escapes and the farmer gets arrested by a Japanese policeman.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-11-10
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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 Devil's Stairway
Overview: A chief surgeon kills the nurse with whom he is having an affair after he becomes engaged to be married to the hospital director's daughter. He becomes tormented by her spirit.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1964-07-11
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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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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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Yu Gwan-Sun
Overview: This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As the Independence Movement becomes more and more intense among Korean students, the Japanese authorities order schools closed temporarily. Yu Gwan-sun (Do Geum-bong) persuades her neighbors to join the national movement, and continues her aggressive struggle against Japanese rule. An independent campaign at Aunae, a market site, is successful with the passionate participation of many people. She is arrested by the Japanese police for leading the campaign and has to endure horrible tortures. But she never gives up her fight, encouraging her cell mates to participate in the movement. She is finally taken to an underground room by the Japanese police and murdered.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-05-21
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Soil
Overview: Heo Seung, who states that he was “born from soil, will live in soil, and die in soil”, becomes a lawyer in Seoul. However when villagers in his hometown are imprisoned for protesting against Japanese oppression, he decides to return to his village and rediscovers the true way to help his country.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-01-28
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To the Last Day
Overview: Captain Kim is grievously wounded in the first days of the war. When the northern troops continue their advance, his wife and small daughters flee south to Taegu, dragging him along in a two-wheel handcart. His wife struggles to keep herself and their surviving daughter alive. Working as a market trader, she meets a kind young man -- who happens to be tall, dark and handsome.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1960-07-01
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