Biography
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.
Filmography
all 96
Movies 96
Director 64
Producer 29
self 1
Writer 1
Winter Story (2023)
The Lovers and the Despot (2016)
The Gardener (1998)
Galgameth (1997)
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)
Vanished (1994)
3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994)
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist (1990)
From Spring to Summer (1988)
My Happiness (1987)
A Broad Bellflower (1987)
The Country I Saw (1987)
The Country I Saw, Part 3 (1987)
The Avenger with a Flute (1986)
A Traffic Controller on Crossroads (1986)
Order No. 027 (1986)
One Second for a Feat (1985)
Salt (1985)
Love, Love, My Love (1985)
Pulgasari (1985)
The Tale of Shim Cheong (1985)
Runaway (1984)
An Emissary of No Return (1984)
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II (1976)
Woman Prisoner No. 407 (1976)
Blood and Rose (1975)
The Ghost Lovers (1973)
Farewell (1973)
A Resented Woman (1973)
The Great Duel (1973)
The Three-Day Reign (1973)
A Story of Two Sisters (1972)
Lady of the Court (1972)
Five Fingers of Death (1972)
Finger of Doom (1972)
The Last Flight to Pyongyang (1972)
War and Human Being (1971)
Six Assassins (1971)
A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty (1970)
The Evening Bell (1970)
The Eunuch 2 (1969)
Confess of Woman (1969)
Women of Yi-Dynasty (1969)
A Thousand Year-Old Fox (1969)
The Snake Woman (1969)
A Man And a Gisaeng (1969)
The Eunuch (1968)
Past Loves (1968)
The Homeless Wanderer (1968)
Over the Hill (1968)
A Male Housekeeper (1968)
Prince Daewon (1968)
Desire (1968)
Mountain (1967)
Traces (1967)
The King with My Face (1967)
The Violator (1967)
The Phantom Queen (1967)
The Goddess of Mercy (1967)
The International Secret Agent (1966)
The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law (1965)
Sorrow Even Up in Heaven (1965)
The Heir (1965)
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine (1965)
Deaf Sam Yong (1964)
The Last Woman of Shang (1964)
The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
Red Scarf (1964)
Rice (1963)
A Reluctant Prince (1963)
Love Affair (1963)
Bound by Chastity Rule (1962)
Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul (1962)
The Story of Sim Cheong (1962)
Tyrant Yeonsan (1962)
Prince Yeonsan (1961)
Under the Sky in Seoul (1961)
Evergreen Tree (1961)
Mother and a Guest (1961)
An Upstart (1961)
Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber (1961)
Seong Chun-hyang (1961)
A Returned Man (1960)
Madam White Snake (1960)
To the Last Day (1960)
Romance Papa (1960)
Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman (1959)
A Sister's Garden (1959)
Dongsimcho (1959)
Chun Hui (1959)
It's Not Her Sin (1959)
A College Woman's Confession (1958)
The Flower in Hell (1958)
The Shadowless Pagoda (1957)
The Youth (1955)
Dream (1955)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1926-10-18
Deathday2006-04-11 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceChongjin, North Korea
RelationshipsChoi Eun-hee (1983-01-01 - 2006-04-11)
ChildrenShin Seung-ri, Sinjeonggyun
CitizenshipsSouth Korea
ResidencesChongjin, North Korea
Also Known AsShin Sang-Ok, 신상옥, Shin Sang-okk, Simon S. Sheen, Simon Sheen, Shen Hsiang Yu, Син Сан Ок, Син Сан-ок, Син Санок, Сан-ок Син
AwardsOrder of Cultural Merit, Grand Bell Awards
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