Sang-ok Shin

In this movie Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must help find Joe's father and find a secret disk that contains evidence that could stop the toxic landfill that is destroying the Indian community. However the town is owned by the rich man and he controls the police and even the mayor. They must fight a motorcycle gang and renegade cowboys in this non-stop ninja adventure. (imdb)

Former Minister of National Security, Park Jin-wook, is kidnapped from the US by South Korean agents because he was about to reveal secrets concerning the rise of the military dictatorship of the 1980's. (imdb)

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. Based on the the bombing of Korean Air Flight 858. (imdb)

A North Korean Martial Arts film! When Hong is outcast from his family as an illegitimate child, his stepmother hires bandits to make sure his departure is final. Fortunately he is rescued by an aging master, who trains the young child in martial arts, divination, and magic. Based on the 16th century folk tales, HONG KIL-DONG is a Korean Robin Hood tale, brimming with swordplay and magic, and of course some good ol' class warfare. It remains one of the DPRK's most popular films! (Church of Film)

In feudal Korea, a blacksmith imprisoned by a corrupt Governor creates a tiny figurine out of rice. After his daughter’s blood falls upon it, the creature comes to life and begins consuming iron to grow into a massive, unstoppable beast. It leads a peasant army against a tyrannical monarchy, serving as a dark allegory for the cyclical and destructive nature of power and war.

Lt Kang leads an attack on a village that has been occupied by the North Korean soldiers during the beginning of the Korean War. Kim Hong-kil, a teenager, at first fiercely resists Kang but eventually comes to realize that the propaganda spread by the communist soldiers has poisoned his mind against his would-be saviours... (imdb)

A woman reaches out from the other world to marry the man she loves in this spine-chilling tale of love transcending the boundaries of death. Sung Lien-hua (Li Ching) is determined to marry Han Shih-lung (Lin Wei-tu) - dead or alive. It isn't until later that Han begins to suspect that his new wife is actually dead - and she is quite determined to consummate their marriage! (IVL)

In 1884, conflicts arose between two factions in the king's court. One group wanted to maintain the trade treaties with China while the other wanted Korea to ally with Japan. As the confusion becomes more severe, Kim Ok-hyeon takes adavantage of the chaos to declare himself king. (imdb)

When King Myeong-jong dies, his son takes the throne and the old king's concubines are expelled. One of the concubines becomes pregnant. Believing that only she knows the true father, she claims the unborn child is the former kings and has a claim to the throne. The enemies of the new king, ignoring facts, decide to support her claim and threaten to start a civil war. (imdb)

Major Jo Jin-hyang is assigned to training the air force cadets for dangerous bombing runs to Pyeongyang. His sister, a communication officer, falls in love with one of the cadets despite Jin-hyang's warnings that her lover may not survive even his first mission... (imdb)

Based on the folktale of Shim Cheong, a young girl who lives with her blind father. To provide for her father, she sells herself for 300 bags of rice to a Chinese merchant but she regrets her action and attempts suicide by jumping into the sea. She is rescued by the sea king who falls in love with her and enables Shim Cheong to restore her father's vision. (mydramalist)

The son of a mute couple succeeds in getting a good job, but is dismayed when he learns that he may have gotten the job, not based on his business skill, but on his ability to speak sign language. This rumor comes about because the boss has a deaf daughter whom he wants to marry off as soon as possible... (imdb)

Once upon a time, under the reign of the three kingdoms, there was a woman who tempts a Buddhist priest named Cho. She is a one-thousand-year-old fox who intends to reincarnate as a human being. Not knowing this, Cho lives with the fox. But in the end, they get separated harboring sadness of unfulfilled love in this world. (imdb)

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.

AKA Women of Yi-Dynasty; Ijo Yeoin Janhogsa; Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives Should Be Submissive'--A father tries to marry his daughter into a wealthy family. Story 2: 'A Daughter-In-Law Is No Better Than A Stranger'--A woman thinks that her daughter-in-law has turned her son against her so she tries to kill the younger woman. (imdb)

A nobleman sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in order to gain personal power and favors from the monarch. Her lover follows her into the palace disguised as a eunuch. They continue to meet in secret until discovered and sentenced to death. (imdb)

AKA The Violator; 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. (imdb)

A Japanese fine art teacher helps a Korean independence fighter to escape the threat of being arrested by the Japanese police. The Korean man introduces him a gisaeng (Koran geisha) who learned Korean traditional court dance and he falls in love with her. However, she hates the Japanese because her parents were killed in the war.

Deaf Samryong works as a farmhand. He loves the landlord's daughter-in-law. This film describes his true love and humanity to resist old customs. (imdb)

During the Korean War, pilots of the 10th Fighter Wing of the South Korean Air Force fly their majestic Saber jets in daily dangerous missions against Communist North Korean targets. (imdb)

When King Heon-kong falls ill, a power struggle erupts over who will inherit the throne. Tired of all the infighting, the ministers arrange for a branch of the king's family, which had lost all its wealth and was living on remote Ganghwa Island, to inherit. But the heir to the throne is reluctant to leave his island home. (imdb)

The poor farmers of Muju in Cheonbuk Province cannot get enough water to irrigate their rice. They attempt many times to build a canal to the Geum River, but fail each time. After the military coup of 1962 however, the government gives its full support and helps the villagers succeed... (imdb)

AKA Love Affiar; When two wives realize that their wealthy and otherwise upstanding husbands have mistresses, they invite the 'other women' to stay in their houses for awhile. Realizing that they are breaking up happy families, the girls eventually agree to give up the married men. (imdb)

AKA The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women; The widow of a nobleman bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the baby are driven from the home by the woman's irate in-laws when the truth is discovered. Even after the child is grown, no contact is allowed between he and his mother who now denies the events of her past. (imdb)

Continuing the story of the film, Prince Yeonsan, Yeonsan's grief and dissipated life leads him to become a cruel tyrant, ordering the decapitation of the court members who advised the deposition of his mother. Plans are made for his deposition. (imdb)

Two college grads go to the country to modernize a small, rustic community. The woman establishes a school and the man organizes a youth hall. However, their activities arouse the suspicions of the colonial government which targets them for elimination... (imdb)

The story centers on the family that resides in the "widows house", where mother-in-law resides with her late son's wife and daughter, along with their housemaid, also a widow. Their day to day existence is shaken up by the arrival of a man, friend of the mother's brother, who takes up residence in their guest room. However, due to the cultural traditions of the time, it was considered unfaithful to the late spouses if widowers and especially widows were to see other people. (imdb)

A historical drama about Yeonsangun of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun. (themoviedb)

The daughter of a kisaeng in Namwon falls in love with Lee, a noble's son. Her lover leaves to complete his studies in Seoul and Chunhyang awaits his return. Soon, a new magistrate, Byeon, appears in the region. Byeon is dertermined to have the beautiful Chunhyang for himself, but when she refuses him, Byeon has her locked in a cell and tortured (imdb)

A poisonous white snake is transformed into a beautiful woman by a demon in order to destroy a particularly pure monk who works in the service of the goddess of mercy. (imdb)

A middle-aged man is laid off from work but is too proud to tell his family. His children, however, learn of the situation and take jobs of their own to help him save face.

"To the Last Day" is a 1960 South Korean drama film directed by Shin Sang Ok. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize. (mydramalist)

Widow Lee falls in love with a married man and her daughters are forced to confront them before their ruinous scandal destroys all their lives. (imdb)

After the man who nearly killed her is brought to trial, Eun-hie finds that she must take the stand to give evidence. However, the defense attempts to turn the tables on her by revealing her sordid past and trying to make it seem as if she deserved what happened to her. (imdb)

Dr. Nam, in his will, requests that his eldest daughter, Jeong-hui, marry a painter named Dong-su. Jeong-hui is at risk of losing her house due to her father's debt, and a young physician Sun-cheol who received his college education with the financial support of Dr. Nam, helps her by selling his own house. Despite his love for her, Sun-cheol cannot express his feelings because he knows of the request in her father's will. (Korean Classic Film)

AKA A College Woman's Confession; At the idea of and with the assistance of her drama-loving detective-novel reading friend, penniless and desperate So-yeong cons a congressman into believing she is his lost daughter. As So-yeong completes her studies in law school, the suspicious congressman's wife does a little detective work of her own. So-yeong, racked with guilt, is determined to become a lawyer who helps women in similar situations as hers, but will she succeed? (imdb)

A man from the countryside, Dong-shik, goes to Seoul in order to bring his older brother back home. However he soon finds out that his brother has become a petty crook who refuses to return home. The brother's girlfriend, a prostitute who is servicing American GIs, starts to make a move on Dong-shik. (imdb)

In the period of Unified Shilla, the daughter of Yu-jong arrives at Bulguk temple to watch the construction of the stone pagodas. When the chief artisan falls ill due to missing his wife, the girl nurses him until he recovers, but develops complicated feelings for the man. (imdb)

On the eighth of April of King Gyoeng-deok's 10th year of the reign of the Unified Silla Period, Guseulagi, a daughter of Yu Jong, joins the king's parade to Bulguksa Temple, where she meets a stonemason named Asadal from Buyeo. Having a crush on him, she visits Sakyamuni Pagoda, a masonic site; only to find that Asadal had broken down from exhaustion. While she takes care of him, her love for him grows. But Asadal misses his wife who is waiting for him in Buyeo...

A romantic melodrama about a young Buddhist monk, Jo-sin, in love with a girl, Dal-lye. But the girl is getting married. The monk suffers and dreams that Dally leaves her husband and runs away with him.

Choi Eun-hie disguises herself as a man so she can join a group of young men determined to overthrow the colonial government