Shin Sang-ok

Directing Oct 18, 1926 Apr 11, 2006 (aged 80) Chongjin, Korea

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.

3 Acting Credits

95 Crew Credits

Shin Sang-ok

Acting

The Lovers and the Despot

Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

The Great Duel

Crew

3 Ninjas Kick Back

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

Five Fingers of Death

Pulgasari

The Flower in Hell

Galgameth

Mother and a Guest

A Thousand Year-Old Fox

Finger of Doom

The Gardener

A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

Seong Chun-hyang