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.
Directed 63
2020s
- 2023
Winter Story
Director
2000s
- 2009
The Country I Saw, Part 3
Director
1990s
- 1995
- 1994
Vanished
Director
- 1990
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
Director
1980s
- 1987
The Country I Saw
Director
- 1986
Pulgasari
Director
- 1985
Salt
Director
Love, Love, My Love
Director
The Tale of Shim Cheong
Director
- 1984
Runaway
Director
An Emissary of No Return
Director
Miles Along the Railway
Director
1970s
- 1976
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
Director
Woman Prisoner No. 407
Director
- 1975
Blood and Rose
Director
- 1973
The Ghost Lovers
Director
Farewell
Director
The Three-Day Reign
Director
- 1972
Filial Daughter Simcheong
Director
Lady of the Court
Director
The Last Flight to Pyongyang
Director
- 1971
War and Human Being
Director
- 1970
A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
Director
The Evening Bell
Director
1960s
- 1969
The Eunuch 2
Director
Women of Yi-Dynasty
Director
A Thousand Year-Old Fox
Director
A Man And a Gisaeng
Director
- 1968
The Eunuch
Director
The Homeless Wanderer
Director
Prince Daewon
Director
- 1967
Mountain
Director
Traces
Director
Mounted Bandits
Director
The Violator
Director
The Phantom Queen
Director
The Goddess of Mercy
Director
- 1965
The Story of Bae Local Offcial
Director
- 1964
Deaf Sam Yong
Director
Red Scarf
Director
- 1963
Rice
Director
A Reluctant Prince
Director
Love Affair
Director
- 1962
Bound by Chastity Rule
Director
Tyrant Yeonsan
Director
- 1961
Prince Yeonsan
Director
The Evergreen
Director
Mother and a Guest
Director
Seong Chun-hyang
Director
- 1960
Madam White Snake
Director
To the Last Day
Director
Romance Papa
Director
1950s
- 1959
Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
Director
A Sister's Garden
Director
Dongsimcho
Director
Chun Hui
Director
It's Not Her Sin
Director
- 1958
A College Woman's Confession
Director
The Flower in Hell
Director
- 1957
The Shadowless Pagoda
Director
- 1955
The Youth
Director
Dream
Director
Produced 51
2020s
- 2023
Winter Story
Producer
1990s
- 1998
The Gardener
Producer
- 1995
- 1994
1980s
- 1986
A Traffic Controller on Crossroads
Producer
Pulgasari
Producer
- 1985
The Tale of Shim Cheong
Producer
1970s
- 1972
A Story of Two Sisters
Producer
Finger of Doom
Producer
The Last Flight to Pyongyang
Producer
- 1971
War and Human Being
Producer
Six Assassins
Producer
1960s
- 1969
The Eunuch 2
Producer
The Partisan Lovers
Producer
Women of Yi-Dynasty
Producer
Father and sons
Producer
- 1968
Past Loves
Producer
Over the Hill
Producer
A Male Housekeeper
Producer
Prince Daewon
Producer
Desire
Producer
- 1967
The King with My Face
Producer
The Violator
Producer
- 1965
The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law
Producer
Sorrow Even Up in Heaven
Producer
The Heir
Producer
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
Producer
- 1964
Deaf Sam Yong
Producer
The Last Woman of Shang
Producer
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
Producer
- 1963
Rice
Producer
A Reluctant Prince
Producer
- 1962
Heartlessness
Producer
Bound by Chastity Rule
Producer
Revenge
Producer
Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul
Producer
The Story of Sim Cheong
Producer
Tyrant Yeonsan
Producer
- 1961
Prince Yeonsan
Producer
The Evergreen
Producer
Mother and a Guest
Producer
An Upstart
Producer
Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
Producer
- 1960
A Returned Man
Producer
To the Last Day
Producer
Romance Papa
Producer
1950s
- 1959
A Sister's Garden
Producer
- 1958
The Flower in Hell
Producer
- 1957
The Shadowless Pagoda
Producer
- 1955
The Youth
Producer
Wrote 12
1990s
- 1997
Galgameth
Original Film Writer
- 1994
Vanished
Writer
1980s
- 1984
An Emissary of No Return
Screenplay
1970s
- 1975
Blood and Rose
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
A Man And a Gisaeng
Screenplay
- 1967
Traces
Screenplay
- 1961
Seong Chun-hyang
Writer
1950s
- 1959
It's Not Her Sin
Writer
- 1958
A College Woman's Confession
Adaptation
- 1957
The Shadowless Pagoda
Screenplay
- 1955
Dream
Adaptation
Acted in 1
1970s
- 1973
The Great Duel
Movie
Art department 1
1950s
- 1959
It's Not Her Sin
Art Direction
Edited 1
1950s
- 1955
Dream
Editor
Appearances2
2020s
- 2024
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim
Himself
