Yoo Myeong-sun
Also Known As: 유명순, Yoo Myung-Sun, Yu Myeong-Sun, Yoo Myung-Soon, 柳明順
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: August 29, 1933
Age: 91 years old
Gender: Female
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Winter Woman Part 2
Overview: Li-hwa graduates college and becomes a reporter. On a rainy day, she remembers an old boyfriend, Suk-gi. She goes to Eroika to look for him. Instead, Li-hwa meets Suk-gi's friend, Su-hwan, and she falls in love with him. On the other hand, while on a story, Li-hwa meets Kwang-jun who is a night teacher. She is drawn to his sincere humanity. As time passes, Kwang-jun comes to know Li-hwa's feelings. Together, they help children and offer guidance to prostitutes. Kwang-jun and Li-hwa have true love for each other but they part when Kwang-jun's non-permitted building is demolished. Hyun-wu ended up as a mental patient from the shock he received from his mother's scandalous behavior. He meets Li-hwa and receives her devoted care. Finally, Hyun-wu recovers completely and the two confirm their love. And the next day, Hyun-wu returns to society as a healthy man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1983-03-19
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Public Enemy
Overview: A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2002-01-25
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Sopyonje
Overview: A former pansori performer travels across South Korea in search of the student he studied with.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1993-04-10
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Killing in the Nude
Overview: Killing in the Nude is one of the rare hidden gems that are unknown to most in the history of Hong Kong soft core erotica. Made in 1985, it is the first time a Hong Kong erotica featuring three greatest soft core erotica actress of the time: Ai Ti from Hong Kong, well known for her roles in Shaw Brother's studio erotica directed by Lu Chi; Kim Gee Mei from South Korea, known for some Hong Kong soft core classics in the mid 80's, and lastly Yasuko Yagami, one of the greatest Japanese erotica actress.
Genres: Thriller Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1984-11-03
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Jagko
Overview: In 1980s South Korea, a former cop, now in destitution, is placed in a rehabilitation center, where, by chance, he finds the Communist guerilla who had eluded his capture more than 30 years ago.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1983-10-23
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The Evergreen Tree
Overview: Two Korean college graduates arouse the suspicions of Japanese authorities after modernizing a rural community with a school and a youth hall.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1978-05-04
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Pyro-Sonata
Overview: Kim Myung-wu studies modern music in Germany and meets Ji-suk, a pianist. She disappears on the day of his recital to get money for her mother's treatment in hospital and no word from her for a month since. He sees through her mother's funeral when she's gone. When there's a fire in the village, Myung-wu witnesses Ji-suk playing piano at the church watching the flame. She sets a fire at a store she was trying to get the money from but the owner reported her. She blamed her mother's death on the store owner and revenged with the fire. She completes the Pyro-Sonata with help of Myung-wu hiding her from police.
Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1979-08-29
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Mrs. Kangbyun
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Children Of Darkness Part 1, Young-ae the Songstress
Overview: Young-ae is a prostitute who obsesses over money after losing her daughter to illness. Her co-workers are jealous of her. When a prostitute named Mrs. Kangwon dies after giving a birth, Young-ae takes the baby under her care and leaves the brothel district. Although she struggles to make ends meet and provide a home for the child, the child is taken away by the authorities because she is single. She decides that her old life is the only ground for living she has and returns to it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1981-08-07
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Girl Going to the City
Overview: Lee Mun-hi works as a bus conductor. She is tormented by the fact that she is subject to body searches, but tries to treat her co-workers nicely and live an honest life. She is kind to people who are less fortunate than her and falls in love with Kwang-seok, a traveling salesman. She helps Kwang-seok become a crewman of the ship and promises to marry him. When she is subjected to another body search, she protests against the humiliation and jumps from the roof of her company building. She is critically injured and is embraced by Kwang-seok.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1981-12-03
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Unsettling Afternoon
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1979-01-17
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Echo of Love and Death
Overview: Kang-wook, a law student at Seoul National University, finds himself in a tight spot financially after losing contact with his family in North Korea. He sells his own blood at a hospital to make ends meet, and there he meets and grows close to nurse Jin-young. As Kang-wook faces financial difficulties, Ki-yong, a son of a landlord's agent, appears and tricks Kang-wook into joining left-wing activities. Ki-yong's true identity is revealed by Yoon-ae, a friend from hometown, leading to his arrest. Meanwhile, Kang-wook and Jin-young marry with the blessings of Professor Park and their friends, while Kang-wook's friend Do-hyeon struggles to hide his feelings for Jin-young. Their sweet days together come to an end with the outbreak of the Korean War, separating them. Jin-young, unable to wait for Kang-wook any longer, decides to flee the war with Do-hyeon. Kang-wook, hiding at Yoon-ae's house, is eventually arrested by Ki-yong and the leftists, who had been freed from prison.
Genres: Romance War Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1991-10-19
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Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
Overview: Two North Korean terrorists posing as Japanese tourists under the names of Shin Icho and Ma Yumi, blow up a Korean Airline flight enroute to Baghdad. When investigators catch up with the two in Bahrain, they take suicide pills but Ma Yumi is revived and forced to stand trial for her crimes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1990-06-09
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Push! Push!
Overview: Two female doctors – and close friends – work in an obstetrics and gynecology clinic. Jung-yeon is fed up with delivering and aborting babies all day while Hae-seok treats various gynecological diseases.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1997-05-31
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The Woman and The Man
Overview: A maternity ward nurse meets and falls in love with an obiturary columnist. Despite their apparent happiness, the nurse begins to feel that something is terribly wrong with their relationship.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1993-07-24
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Even If You Take Everything
Overview: Min Su-hyung, an entrepreneur, lives with his wife Han Mi-yun and daughter Ji-suk with their nanny Kang Young-suk. While Su-hyung is away on a business trip, Yu-jin, the company executive comes to Mi-yun and rapes her. Soon after, Su-hyung's business falls apart and he dies shortly after from an accident. Young-suk takes Ji-suk and raises her and sends her to college. Mi-yun manages a restaurant and raises Sung-hi an orphan girl. Mi-yun sees Young-suk at Sung-hi's school orientation day and secretly helps Ji-suk. Ji-suk passes the law exam. When Yu-jin comes to her asking for money, she stabs and kills him. She is taken custody by Ji-suk. When Young-suk finds out, she tells Ji-suk that Mi-yun is her mother. They embrace in tears.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1981-07-04
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Best Friend
Overview: Sickly Yeon-ah is befriended by her popular, athletic classmate Cheol-yi. Her new friend makes up his mind to help her but to do so means that he must confront her over-protective parents.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1979-08-29
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Mountain Strawberries
Overview: Bun-nyeo, a girl in a mountain village loses her virginity to Myong-jun, the village vagabond. After both of her suitors die before they can wed Bun-nyeo, she moves to the city to work in a factory. Myong-jun persuades her to return to the village, but he is arrested for murder. As the film ends, Bun-nyeo is waiting for Myong-jun's release.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1982-09-04
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Free Woman
Overview: A Korean woman raised in Spain with European values towards life and romance finds living in her ancestral land stifling and it eats away at her vitality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1982-10-29
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A Water Mill
Overview: On the first full moon of January, in the town of Ha-pyung, there is a festival going on in the yard of Shin Chi-gyu, the town's biggest landowner. They are playing yut, a game of throwing four short sticks. The winner of the game is Ok-bun's husband, Lee Bang-won. Having no money, Ok-bun and Bang-won had been tenant farmers on Chi-gyu's land. With their winnings, they try to start their own business. Chi-gyu had always been drawn to Ok-bun. When Bang-won leaves, Chi-gyu comes on strong to Ok-bun. Ok-bun waits eagerly for her husband's return but Bang-won has failed in his business and returns a pauper. As their dreams go up in smoke, Ok-bun falls into deep despair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1986-05-03
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Byun Gang-soi 2
Overview: Byeon Kang-soe proves to be too powerful and endowed for most women to bear so he begins a quest to locate Ong-nyeo, a woman whose sexual stamina matches his own
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1987-10-31
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