A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Shen Hsiang Yu
Shin Sang-Ok
Shin Sang-okk
Simon S. Sheen
Simon Sheen
Сан-ок Син
Син Сан Ок
Син Сан-ок
Син Санок
신상옥
Birthplace:
Chongjin, Korea
Born:
October 18, 1926
Died:
April 11, 2006
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.
Adaptation:
1955 Dream
1958 A College Woman's Confession
Art Direction:
1955 Dream
1958 A College Woman's Confession
1959 It's Not Her Sin
Director:
1955 Dream
1955 The Youth
1957 The Shadowless Pagoda
1958 A College Woman's Confession
1958 The Flower in Hell
1959 A Sister's Garden
1959 Chun Hui
1959 Dongsimcho
1959 Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959 It's Not Her Sin
1960 Madam White Snake
1960 Romance Papa
1960 To the Last Day
1961 Evergreen Tree
1961 Mother and a Guest
1961 Prince Yeonsan
1961 Seong Chun-hyang
1962 Bound by Chastity Rule
1962 Tyrant Yeonsan
1963 A Reluctant Prince
1963 Love Affair
1963 Rice
1964 Deaf Sam Yong
1964 Red Scarf
1965 The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1967 Mountain
1967 The Goddess of Mercy
1967 The Phantom Queen
1967 The Violator
1967 Traces
1968 Prince Daewon
1968 The Eunuch
1968 The Homeless Wanderer
1969 A Man And a Gisaeng
1969 A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969 The Eunuch 2
1969 The Snake Woman
1969 Women of Yi-Dynasty
1970 A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970 The Evening Bell
1971 War and Human Being
1972 Lady of the Court
1972 The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1973 Farewell
1973 The Ghost Lovers
1973 The Three-Day Reign
1975 Blood and Rose
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1984 An Emissary of No Return
1984 Runaway
1985 Love, Love, My Love
1985 One Second for a Feat
1985 Pulgasari
1985 Salt
1985 The Tale of Shim Cheong
1987 My Happiness
1987 The Country I Saw
1987 The Country I Saw, Part 3
1990 Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1994 Vanished
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
2023 Winter Story
Editor:
1955 Dream
1955 The Youth
1957 The Shadowless Pagoda
1958 A College Woman's Confession
1958 The Flower in Hell
1959 A Sister's Garden
1959 Chun Hui
1959 Dongsimcho
1959 Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959 It's Not Her Sin
1960 Madam White Snake
1960 Romance Papa
1960 To the Last Day
1961 Evergreen Tree
1961 Mother and a Guest
1961 Prince Yeonsan
1961 Seong Chun-hyang
1962 Bound by Chastity Rule
1962 Tyrant Yeonsan
1963 A Reluctant Prince
1963 Love Affair
1963 Rice
1964 Deaf Sam Yong
1964 Red Scarf
1965 The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1967 Mountain
1967 The Goddess of Mercy
1967 The Phantom Queen
1967 The Violator
1967 Traces
1968 Prince Daewon
1968 The Eunuch
1968 The Homeless Wanderer
1969 A Man And a Gisaeng
1969 A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969 The Eunuch 2
1969 The Snake Woman
1969 Women of Yi-Dynasty
1970 A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970 The Evening Bell
1971 War and Human Being
1972 Lady of the Court
1972 The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1973 Farewell
1973 The Ghost Lovers
1973 The Three-Day Reign
1975 Blood and Rose
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1984 An Emissary of No Return
1984 Runaway
1985 Love, Love, My Love
1985 One Second for a Feat
1985 Pulgasari
1985 Salt
1985 The Tale of Shim Cheong
1987 My Happiness
1987 The Country I Saw
1987 The Country I Saw, Part 3
1990 Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1994 Vanished
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
2023 Winter Story
Executive Producer:
1955 Dream
1955 The Youth
1957 The Shadowless Pagoda
1958 A College Woman's Confession
1958 The Flower in Hell
1959 A Sister's Garden
1959 Chun Hui
1959 Dongsimcho
1959 Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959 It's Not Her Sin
1960 Madam White Snake
1960 Romance Papa
1960 To the Last Day
1961 Evergreen Tree
1961 Mother and a Guest
1961 Prince Yeonsan
1961 Seong Chun-hyang
1962 Bound by Chastity Rule
1962 Tyrant Yeonsan
1963 A Reluctant Prince
1963 Love Affair
1963 Rice
1964 Deaf Sam Yong
1964 Red Scarf
1965 The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1967 Mountain
1967 The Goddess of Mercy
1967 The Phantom Queen
1967 The Violator
1967 Traces
1968 Prince Daewon
1968 The Eunuch
1968 The Homeless Wanderer
1969 A Man And a Gisaeng
1969 A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969 The Eunuch 2
1969 The Snake Woman
1969 Women of Yi-Dynasty
1970 A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970 The Evening Bell
1971 War and Human Being
1972 Lady of the Court
1972 The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1973 Farewell
1973 The Ghost Lovers
1973 The Three-Day Reign
1975 Blood and Rose
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1984 An Emissary of No Return
1984 Runaway
1985 Love, Love, My Love
1985 One Second for a Feat
1985 Pulgasari
1985 Salt
1985 The Tale of Shim Cheong
1987 My Happiness
1987 The Country I Saw
1987 The Country I Saw, Part 3
1990 Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1994 3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994 Vanished
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
2023 Winter Story
Original Film Writer:
1955 Dream
1955 The Youth
1957 The Shadowless Pagoda
1958 A College Woman's Confession
1958 The Flower in Hell
1959 A Sister's Garden
1959 Chun Hui
1959 Dongsimcho
1959 Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959 It's Not Her Sin
1960 Madam White Snake
1960 Romance Papa
1960 To the Last Day
1961 Evergreen Tree
1961 Mother and a Guest
1961 Prince Yeonsan
1961 Seong Chun-hyang
1962 Bound by Chastity Rule
1962 Tyrant Yeonsan
1963 A Reluctant Prince
1963 Love Affair
1963 Rice
1964 Deaf Sam Yong
1964 Red Scarf
1965 The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1967 Mountain
1967 The Goddess of Mercy
1967 The Phantom Queen
1967 The Violator
1967 Traces
1968 Prince Daewon
1968 The Eunuch
1968 The Homeless Wanderer
1969 A Man And a Gisaeng
1969 A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969 The Eunuch 2
1969 The Snake Woman
1969 Women of Yi-Dynasty
1970 A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970 The Evening Bell
1971 War and Human Being
1972 Lady of the Court
1972 The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1973 Farewell
1973 The Ghost Lovers
1973 The Three-Day Reign
1975 Blood and Rose
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1984 An Emissary of No Return
1984 Runaway
1985 Love, Love, My Love
1985 One Second for a Feat
1985 Pulgasari
1985 Salt
1985 The Tale of Shim Cheong
1987 My Happiness
1987 The Country I Saw
1987 The Country I Saw, Part 3
1990 Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1994 3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994 Vanished
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1997 Galgameth
2023 Winter Story
Producer:
1955 Dream
1955 The Youth
1957 The Shadowless Pagoda
1958 A College Woman's Confession
1958 The Flower in Hell
1959 A Sister's Garden
1959 Chun Hui
1959 Dongsimcho
1959 Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959 It's Not Her Sin
1960 A Returned Man
1960 Madam White Snake
1960 Romance Papa
1960 To the Last Day
1961 An Upstart
1961 Evergreen Tree
1961 Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
1961 Mother and a Guest
1961 Prince Yeonsan
1961 Seong Chun-hyang
1962 Bound by Chastity Rule
1962 Heartlessness
1962 Revenge
1962 Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul
1962 The Story of Sim Cheong
1962 Tyrant Yeonsan
1963 A Reluctant Prince
1963 Love Affair
1963 Rice
1964 Deaf Sam Yong
1964 Red Scarf
1964 The Last Woman of Shang
1964 The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1965 Sorrow Even Up in Heaven
1965 The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law
1965 The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
1965 The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1966 The International Secret Agent
1967 Mountain
1967 The Goddess of Mercy
1967 The King with My Face
1967 The Phantom Queen
1967 The Violator
1967 Traces
1968 A Male Housekeeper
1968 Desire
1968 Over the Hill
1968 Past Loves
1968 Prince Daewon
1968 The Eunuch
1968 The Homeless Wanderer
1969 A Man And a Gisaeng
1969 A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969 The Eunuch 2
1969 The Snake Woman
1969 Women of Yi-Dynasty
1970 A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970 The Evening Bell
1971 Six Assassins
1971 War and Human Being
1972 A Story of Two Sisters
1972 Finger of Doom
1972 Five Fingers of Death
1972 Lady of the Court
1972 The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1973 Farewell
1973 The Ghost Lovers
1973 The Three-Day Reign
1975 Blood and Rose
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1984 An Emissary of No Return
1984 Runaway
1985 Love, Love, My Love
1985 One Second for a Feat
1985 Pulgasari
1985 Salt
1985 The Tale of Shim Cheong
1986 A Traffic Controller on Crossroads
1987 My Happiness
1987 The Country I Saw
1987 The Country I Saw, Part 3
1990 Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1994 3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994 Vanished
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1997 Galgameth
1998 The Gardener
2023 Winter Story
Screenplay:
1955 Dream
1955 The Youth
1957 The Shadowless Pagoda
1958 A College Woman's Confession
1958 The Flower in Hell
1959 A Sister's Garden
1959 Chun Hui
1959 Dongsimcho
1959 Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959 It's Not Her Sin
1960 A Returned Man
1960 Madam White Snake
1960 Romance Papa
1960 To the Last Day
1961 An Upstart
1961 Evergreen Tree
1961 Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
1961 Mother and a Guest
1961 Prince Yeonsan
1961 Seong Chun-hyang
1962 Bound by Chastity Rule
1962 Heartlessness
1962 Revenge
1962 Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul
1962 The Story of Sim Cheong
1962 Tyrant Yeonsan
1963 A Reluctant Prince
1963 Love Affair
1963 Rice
1964 Deaf Sam Yong
1964 Red Scarf
1964 The Last Woman of Shang
1964 The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1965 Sorrow Even Up in Heaven
1965 The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law
1965 The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
1965 The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1966 The International Secret Agent
1967 Mountain
1967 The Goddess of Mercy
1967 The King with My Face
1967 The Phantom Queen
1967 The Violator
1967 Traces
1968 A Male Housekeeper
1968 Desire
1968 Over the Hill
1968 Past Loves
1968 Prince Daewon
1968 The Eunuch
1968 The Homeless Wanderer
1969 A Man And a Gisaeng
1969 A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969 The Eunuch 2
1969 The Snake Woman
1969 Women of Yi-Dynasty
1970 A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970 The Evening Bell
1971 Six Assassins
1971 War and Human Being
1972 A Story of Two Sisters
1972 Finger of Doom
1972 Five Fingers of Death
1972 Lady of the Court
1972 The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1973 Farewell
1973 The Ghost Lovers
1973 The Three-Day Reign
1975 Blood and Rose
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1984 An Emissary of No Return
1984 Runaway
1985 Love, Love, My Love
1985 One Second for a Feat
1985 Pulgasari
1985 Salt
1985 The Tale of Shim Cheong
1986 A Traffic Controller on Crossroads
1987 My Happiness
1987 The Country I Saw
1987 The Country I Saw, Part 3
1990 Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1994 3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994 Vanished
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1997 Galgameth
1998 The Gardener
2023 Winter Story
Writer:
1955 Dream
1955 The Youth
1957 The Shadowless Pagoda
1958 A College Woman's Confession
1958 The Flower in Hell
1959 A Sister's Garden
1959 Chun Hui
1959 Dongsimcho
1959 Independence Association and Young Rhee Syngman
1959 It's Not Her Sin
1960 A Returned Man
1960 Madam White Snake
1960 Romance Papa
1960 To the Last Day
1961 An Upstart
1961 Evergreen Tree
1961 Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
1961 Mother and a Guest
1961 Prince Yeonsan
1961 Seong Chun-hyang
1962 Bound by Chastity Rule
1962 Heartlessness
1962 Revenge
1962 Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul
1962 The Story of Sim Cheong
1962 Tyrant Yeonsan
1963 A Reluctant Prince
1963 Love Affair
1963 Rice
1964 Deaf Sam Yong
1964 Red Scarf
1964 The Last Woman of Shang
1964 The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1965 Sorrow Even Up in Heaven
1965 The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law
1965 The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
1965 The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1966 The International Secret Agent
1967 Mountain
1967 The Goddess of Mercy
1967 The King with My Face
1967 The Phantom Queen
1967 The Violator
1967 Traces
1968 A Male Housekeeper
1968 Desire
1968 Over the Hill
1968 Past Loves
1968 Prince Daewon
1968 The Eunuch
1968 The Homeless Wanderer
1969 A Man And a Gisaeng
1969 A Thousand Year-Old Fox
1969 The Eunuch 2
1969 The Snake Woman
1969 Women of Yi-Dynasty
1970 A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
1970 The Evening Bell
1971 Six Assassins
1971 War and Human Being
1972 A Story of Two Sisters
1972 Finger of Doom
1972 Five Fingers of Death
1972 Lady of the Court
1972 The Last Flight to Pyongyang
1973 Farewell
1973 The Ghost Lovers
1973 The Three-Day Reign
1975 Blood and Rose
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407
1976 Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
1984 An Emissary of No Return
1984 Runaway
1985 Love, Love, My Love
1985 One Second for a Feat
1985 Pulgasari
1985 Salt
1985 The Tale of Shim Cheong
1986 A Traffic Controller on Crossroads
1987 My Happiness
1987 The Country I Saw
1987 The Country I Saw, Part 3
1990 Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1994 3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994 Vanished
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1997 Galgameth
1998 The Gardener
2023 Winter Story
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