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Shin Sang-ok
🎂 Oct 18, 1926 — 🕯️ Apr 11, 2006 (79 years)
Chongjin, Korea
Shin Sang-ok, born in Chongjin, Korea, is an director. Made their debut in 1973 with The Great Duel.
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3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1995
Prince Yeonsan
1961
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
The Evergreen
1961
Mother and a Guest
1961
The Ghost Lovers
1973
Deaf Sam Yong
1964
The Flower in Hell
1958
Pulgasari
1985
Romance Papa
1960
Madam White Snake
1960
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1976
Seong Chun-hyang
1961
Bound by Chastity Rule
1962
A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969
To the Last Day
1960
Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976
The Country I Saw
1987
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Shin Sang-ok
1926-10-18 · 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.