Shin Sang-ok

Biography

Shin Sang-ok (October 18, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a prolific South Korean film producer and director, with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits. He is most famous for his being kidnapped by then current North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, for the purpose of producing critically acclaimed films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shin Sang-ok, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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3 Ninjas Kick Back

(1994) Writer

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3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

(1993) Executive Producer

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Pulgasari

(1985) Director

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The Last Woman of Shang

(1964) Producer

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The King with My Face

(1967) Producer

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The Flower in Hell

(1958) Producer

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The Gardener

(1998) Producer

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Bound by Chastity Rule

(1962) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2016	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	The Lovers and the Despot 2016-09-22 Movie
1973	N/A	The Great Duel 1973-02-23 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Winter Story 2023-01-18 Movie
1994	Director	Vanished 1994-05-04 Movie
1993	Director	3 Ninjas Knuckle Up 1993-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist 1990-06-09 Movie
1987	Director	My Happiness 1987-08-04 Movie
	Director	The Country I Saw 1987-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Country I Saw, Part 3 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Director	The Avenger with a Flute 1986-06-15 Movie
1985	Director	One Second for a Feat 1985-10-01 Movie
	Director	Salt 1985-07-12 Movie
	Director	Pulgasari 1985-01-01 Movie
	Director	Love, Love, My Love 1985-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Tale of Shim Cheong 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	Director	Runaway 1984-05-01 Movie
	Director	An Emissary of No Return 1984-01-01 Movie
1976	Director	Woman Prisoner No. 407 II 1976-04-17 Movie
	Director	Woman Prisoner No. 407 1976-02-27 Movie
1975	Director	Blood and Rose 1975-01-01 Movie
1973	Director	The Ghost Lovers 1973-12-01 Movie
	Director	Farewell 1973-09-11 Movie
	Director	The Three-Day Reign 1973-02-15 Movie
1972	Director	Lady of the Court 1972-07-13 Movie
	Director	The Last Flight to Pyongyang 1972-01-01 Movie
1970	Director	A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty 1970-04-24 Movie
	Director	The Evening Bell 1970-04-03 Movie
1969	Director	The Eunuch 2 1969-11-15 Movie
	Director	Women of Yi-Dynasty 1969-05-02 Movie
	Director	A Thousand Year-Old Fox 1969-03-08 Movie
	Director	The Snake Woman 1969-02-16 Movie
	Director	A Man And a Gisaeng 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Director	The Eunuch 1968-12-10 Movie
	Director	The Homeless Wanderer 1968-06-27 Movie
	Director	Prince Daewon 1968-04-12 Movie
1967	Director	Mountain 1967-12-20 Movie
	Director	Traces 1967-10-11 Movie
	Director	The Violator 1967-06-05 Movie
	Director	The Phantom Queen 1967-04-28 Movie
	Director	The Goddess of Mercy 1967-03-21 Movie
1964	Director	Deaf Sam Yong 1964-11-13 Movie
	Director	Red Scarf 1964-03-26 Movie
1963	Director	Rice 1963-11-16 Movie
	Director	A Reluctant Prince 1963-06-01 Movie
	Director	Love Affair 1963-01-25 Movie
1962	Director	Bound by Chastity Rule 1962-12-13 Movie
	Director	Tyrant Yeonsan 1962-02-05 Movie
1961	Director	Prince Yeonsan 1961-12-31 Movie
	Director	Evergreen Tree 1961-09-20 Movie
	Director	My Mother and Her Guest 1961-08-26 Movie
	Director	Seong Chun-hyang 1961-01-28 Movie
1960	Director	Madam White Snake 1960-10-02 Movie
	Director	To the Last Day 1960-07-01 Movie
	Director	Romance Papa 1960-01-28 Movie
1959	Director	Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman 1959-12-05 Movie
	Director	A Sister's Garden 1959-10-01 Movie
	Director	Dongsimcho 1959-07-09 Movie
	Director	Chun Hui 1959-05-01 Movie
	Director	It's Not Her Sin 1959-01-14 Movie
1958	Director	A College Woman's Confession 1958-07-12 Movie
	Director	The Flower in Hell 1958-04-20 Movie
1957	Director	The Shadowless Pagoda 1957-01-31 Movie
1955	Director	The Youth 1955-11-30 Movie
	Director	Dream 1955-01-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1998	Producer	The Gardener 1998-09-27 Movie
1994	Executive Producer	3 Ninjas Kick Back 1994-05-06 Movie
1993	Executive Producer	3 Ninjas Knuckle Up 1993-01-01 Movie
1986	Producer	A Traffic Controller on Crossroads 1986-05-01 Movie
1985	Producer	The Tale of Shim Cheong 1985-01-01 Movie
1972	Producer	A Story of Two Sisters 1972-07-29 Movie
	Producer	Finger of Doom 1972-04-14 Movie
	Producer	The Last Flight to Pyongyang 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Producer	Six Assassins 1971-03-25 Movie
1969	Producer	The Eunuch 2 1969-11-15 Movie
1968	Producer	Past Loves 1968-08-09 Movie
	Producer	Over the Hill 1968-05-17 Movie
	Producer	A Male Housekeeper 1968-05-01 Movie
	Producer	Desire 1968-03-20 Movie
1967	Producer	The King with My Face 1967-07-04 Movie
1966	Producer	The International Secret Agent 1966-11-26 Movie
1965	Producer	The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law 1965-09-10 Movie
	Producer	Sorrow Even Up in Heaven 1965-05-05 Movie
	Producer	The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Producer	Deaf Sam Yong 1964-11-13 Movie
	Producer	The Last Woman of Shang 1964-09-12 Movie
	Producer	The Teacher with Ten Daughters 1964-04-09 Movie
1963	Producer	Rice 1963-11-16 Movie
	Producer	A Reluctant Prince 1963-06-01 Movie
1962	Producer	Bound by Chastity Rule 1962-12-13 Movie
	Producer	Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul 1962-10-05 Movie
	Producer	The Story of Sim Cheong 1962-09-13 Movie
	Producer	Tyrant Yeonsan 1962-02-05 Movie
1961	Producer	Prince Yeonsan 1961-12-31 Movie
	Producer	Evergreen Tree 1961-09-20 Movie
	Producer	My Mother and Her Guest 1961-08-26 Movie
	Producer	An Upstart 1961-07-13 Movie
	Producer	Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber 1961-05-11 Movie
1960	Producer	A Returned Man 1960-10-14 Movie
	Producer	To the Last Day 1960-07-01 Movie
	Producer	Romance Papa 1960-01-28 Movie
1959	Producer	A Sister's Garden 1959-10-01 Movie
1958	Producer	The Flower in Hell 1958-04-20 Movie
1957	Producer	The Shadowless Pagoda 1957-01-31 Movie
1955	Producer	The Youth 1955-11-30 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1997	Writer	Galgameth 1997-08-05 Movie
1994	Writer	3 Ninjas Kick Back 1994-05-06 Movie
1984	Screenplay	An Emissary of No Return 1984-01-01 Movie
1975	Screenplay	Blood and Rose 1975-01-01 Movie
1969	Screenplay	A Man And a Gisaeng 1969-01-01 Movie
1967	Screenplay	Traces 1967-10-11 Movie
1961	Writer	Seong Chun-hyang 1961-01-28 Movie
1959	Writer	It's Not Her Sin 1959-01-14 Movie
1958	Adaptation	A College Woman's Confession 1958-07-12 Movie
1957	Screenplay	The Shadowless Pagoda 1957-01-31 Movie
1955	Adaptation	Dream 1955-01-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1959	Editor	A Sister's Garden 1959-10-01 Movie
1955	Editor	Dream 1955-01-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1959	Art Direction	It's Not Her Sin 1959-01-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv