Yang Hoon
Also Known As: 양훈, Yang Hun
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kaesŏng, North Korea
Adult: No
Birthday: April 26, 1923
Age: 102 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 11, 1998
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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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Descendants of Cain
Overview: Shortly after Korea gained independence from Japan (1945), North Koreans decide to extort civilians' property in the name of revolutionalizing its land and settle class struggles for proletariats. The film depicts an anti North-Korean concept, detailing the country's situation after the independence. South Korea's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1968-06-01
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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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An Upstart
Overview: A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-07-13
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Mother and a Guest
Overview: Six-year-old Ok Hee is glad when Mr. Han comes to board at her house full of women. She plays messenger for Mr. Han and her widowed mother as they quietly fall in love, but is her support enough to guard their love?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-08-26
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The Sea Knows
Overview: A Korean man, forced into service in the Japanese army during WWII, marries his Japanese girlfriend despite everyone's objections. Later, he becomes the sole survivor when the Americans attack.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-11-10
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Female Power
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Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1967-06-28
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Tyrant Yeonsan
Overview: Prince Yeonsan-gun turns into a tyrant out of grief for his mother's death. He orders beheadings of all the officials who displease him or who advised the previous king to depose the queen. He becomes crueler by the day. But in 10th year of his reign, he is kicked out of the throne and dies a tragic death.
Genres: History Thriller Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-02-05
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Prince Yeonsan
Overview: A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-12-31
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Woman Is Better
Overview: A feminine man, Kyuch'il, works at a hagwon. After meeting his female roommate's doctor uncle to request her hand in marriage, he is made to transition to being a woman. As a result, his female roommate marries another man. To get revenge, he goes into service as a maid at her rich father-in-law's home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-06-24
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A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng
Overview: Jinsa Maeng's daughter is contracted to marry a nobleman's son, however, Jinsa Maeng is upset when he hears about a rumor that the fiance of his daughter is lame. Finally, he decides to take on the idea of arranging his maid to take his daughter's place in the wedding.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-03-08
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Outlaw on a Donkey
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Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1970-10-08
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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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Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1973-02-23
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The Way of Hwarang
Overview: His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to seek revenge. His plot is ruined when he falls in love with a princess there and is forced to choose between betraying his parents and nation or the woman he loves.
Genres: History Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-09-13
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Mines are Better
Overview: Seong-chun, who just arrived from the countryside, wonders around the Seoul streets, and meets his old friend, Bong-su. He moves into Bong-su's house, where he stays on rent. But the landlord is very nosy. Bong-su lies that Seong-chun is his wife. Seong-chun dressed as a woman and pretends to act as his wife. But one day, Seong-chun falls in love with a girl next door and proposes her.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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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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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 Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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A Salt Peddler
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-06-11
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Hong Gil-dong
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Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-08-22
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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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Potato
Overview: Bok-nyeo gets married to a poor Joseon's aristrocrat and lives a hard life to survive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1968-11-15
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The Story of Bae Local Offcial
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Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1965-08-14
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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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A Coral Door
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1966-08-18
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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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Wonsullang
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Genres: Romance War History Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1961-11-18
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Great Monk Wonhyo
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Genres: History Romance War
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1962-02-15
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School Excursion
Overview: A school teacher on a remote island has to convince skeptical parents to allow him to take his class of young children to Seoul to experience modern, urban civilization for the first time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-01-23
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A Male Housekeeper
Overview: A woman hires a male cook, being afraid that her lewd husband may have an affair with a female cook. Hyeong-gu who thinks about how to collect money for his brother's research starts working in her house. While he serves as a cook there, a lot of funny episodes happen. Finally, his brother finishes his research successfully and he gets out of the house to work for his brother's company as a managing director. He also gets married to a cook maid of the neighbor at the next door. It turns out that the maid is the daughter of the land lore, not a hired servant.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1968-05-01
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The Violator
Overview: Cinematized version of Lee Kwang-su's novel, which tells the story of the dream Josin had, a Buddhist monk at Naksan temple in the era of the Three Kingdoms. In his dream, Josin lives in anxiety and agonizes over a woman. In the process, he lives his whole life and becomes enlightened.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1967-06-15
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Father and Sons
Overview: There is a happy family of a father and four sons. In this comedy, the four sons find love one after another and have a joint wedding in the end.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-04-19
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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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The Three Hen-pecked Generations
Overview: A grandfather, his son, and grandson are all henpecked husbands. A comedy picturing these three henpecked men's lives at one family.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1967-02-09
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A Man And a Gisaeng
Overview: A young man who was fired from his job for being unmanly decides to dress as a woman and work as a gisaeng. He gets proposals from several of his male clients including his former boss, Heo. He earns enough money to clear his gisaeng life and opens his own business with his friend Jeong-hui. Meanwhile his sister tells him that she is getting married. Later he finds out that her future brother in-law is the son of Heo. He doesn't know how to react. But Heo takes the man back to his company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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A Ghost Story
Overview: This is a horror movie in which a ghost, bearing a grudge, sleeps with a man in order to attain Buddha-hood.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-02-02
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Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
Overview: Ttosun, a young hard-working woman with a good heart, falls in love with a driver but her father disapproves of the match.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-02-08
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Hyperbola of Youth
Overview: Myeong-ho (Hwang Hae), a middle school teacher who had grown up in poverty, and Bu-nam (Yang Hun), the first son of the president of a trading company, attend the same university. A doctor suggests that Bu-nam, who is sick due to overeating, and Myeong-ho, who suffers from malnutrition, should switch life styles for two weeks. While living in each other's house, they fall in love with each other's younger sister and get married at a joint wedding ceremony.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1957-02-12
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A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
Overview: A Skinny and a Fatty go to Nonsan army training camp, but they soon find camp life is too hard for them. A nonsensical comedy filled with funny episodes that will make you smile broadly.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-02-06
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Heungbu and Nolbu
Overview: The old Korean folktale, 'Heungbu and Nolbu' is brought alive on the screen in this film that shows the lead character as a marionette. Nolbu is the elder brother and he is slimy and greedy. In his greed, he throws his little brother, Heungbu, out of home to stake claim on all the money and belongings their father left for them. Heungbu is an idealist but pained by the events that have taken place. He helps Swallow by curing his broken leg and as a return favour, Swallow gives him a gourd seed. He plant the seeds and after sometime, gold, silver and gems start coming out of the plant, giving Heungbu everything he deserves. It does not go down well with Nolbu.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1959-05-20
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Grudge
Overview: The film deals with three different episodes. The first one deals with a story of an artist and a daughter of a noble scholar; the second about the life of a talented flutist and his love; the third about the story of love between a ceramicist who was commissioned to make a ceramic for the royal family and his wife.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-30
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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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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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I'll Give You Everything
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1968-07-27
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