Shin Sang-ok

Directing·Oct 18, 1926·Chongjin, Korea

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Shin Sang-ok (born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. His best-known films were made in the 1950s and 60s, many of them collaborations with his wife Choi Eun-hee, when he was known as "The Prince of South Korean Cinema". In 1978, Shin and Choi were kidnapped by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for the purpose of producing critically acclaimed films. The two remained in captivity for 8 years until 1986, when they escaped and sought asylum in the United States. Shin continued to produce and direct films in America, now under the pseudonym "Simon Sheen", before eventually returning to South Korea for his final years. He received posthumously the Gold Crown Cultural Medal, the country's top honor for an artist.

Film	Credit
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim2024 · Himself	Himself
Winter Story2023 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Lovers and the Despot2016 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Country I Saw, Part 32009 · Director	Director
The Gardener1998 · Producer	Producer
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up1995 · Director	Director
Vanished1994 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
3 Ninjas Kick Back1994 · Writer	Writer
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist1990 · Director	Director
MMy Happiness1987 · Director	Director
The Country I Saw1987 · Director	Director
A Traffic Controller on Crossroads1986 · Producer	Producer
Pulgasari1986 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Salt1985 · Director	Director
Love, Love, My Love1985 · Director	Director
The Tale of Shim Cheong1985 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Runaway1984 · Director	Director
An Emissary of No Return1984 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II1976 · Director	Director
Woman Prisoner No. 4071976 · Director	Director
II Love Mama1975 · Director	Director
Blood and Rose1975 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Ghost Lovers1973 · Director	Director
Farewell1973 · Director	Director
The Great Duel1973 · Actor	Actor
The Three-Day Reign1973 · Director	Director
Filial Daughter Simcheong1972 · Director	Director
A Story of Two Sisters1972 · Producer	Producer
Lady of the Court1972 · Director	Director
Five Fingers of Death1972 · Producer	Producer
Finger of Doom1972 · Producer	Producer
The Last Flight to Pyongyang1972 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
War and Human Being1971 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Six Assassins1971 · Producer	Producer
A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty1970 · Director	Director
The Evening Bell1970 · Director	Director
The Eunuch 21969 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Partisan Lovers1969 · Producer	Producer
Women of Yi-Dynasty1969 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
A Thousand Year-Old Fox1969 · Director	Director
TThe Snake Woman1969 · Director	Director
A Man And a Gisaeng1969 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Eunuch1968 · Director	Director
Past Loves1968 · Producer	Producer
The Homeless Wanderer1968 · Director	Director
Over the Hill1968 · Producer	Producer
A Male Housekeeper1968 · Producer	Producer
Prince Daewon1968 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer