Shin Sang-ok
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-10-18 (80 years old)
Deathday
2006-04-11
Place of Birth
Chongjin, Korea
Also known As
Shin Sang-Ok
신상옥
Shin Sang-okk
Simon S. Sheen
Simon Sheen
Shen Hsiang Yu
Син Сан Ок
Син Сан-ок
Син Санок
Сан-ок Син
Shin Sang-ok
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...
Acting
1973
2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2024
as Himself
Production
1985
as Director
1958
as Adaptation
1995
as Director
1957
as Producer
1959
as Art Direction
1959
as Producer
1959
as Editor
1960
as Producer
1960
as Producer
1985
as Director
1987
as Director
1987
as Director
1961
as Director
1969
as Director
1967
as Screenplay
1976
as Director
1976
as Director
1965
as Producer
1975
as Screenplay
1998
as Producer
1965
as Producer
1969
as Director
1960
as Producer
1965
1986
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1967
as Director
1961
as Director
1958
as Director
1960
as Director
1962
as Director
1960
as Director
1955
as Director
1964
as Director
1968
as Director
1973
as Director
1964
as Producer
1955
as Adaptation
1955
as Editor
1985
as Director
1960
as Director
1970
as Director
1969
as Director
1961
as Writer
1967
as Director
1963
as Director
1990
as Director
1958
as Director
1971
as Director
1971
as Producer
1972
as Producer
1961
as Producer
1959
as Director
1961
as Producer
1972
as Director
1972
as Producer
1967
as Director
1994
as Director
1972
as Producer
1959
as Writer
1959
as Director
1962
as Producer
1962
as Director
1962
as Producer
2023
as Director
1963
as Director
1959
as Director
1961
as Producer
1961
as Director
1961
as Director
1968
as Director
1961
as Producer
1995
as Executive Producer
1994
as Executive Producer
1994
as Writer
1958
as Producer
1973
as Director
1967
as Producer
1961
as Producer
1985
as Director
1985
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1965
as Director
1964
as Director
1975
as Director
1962
as Producer
1967
as Producer
1970
as Director
1971
as Producer
1959
1959
as Director
1964
as Producer
1987
as Director
1968
as Producer
1968
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1968
as Producer
1968
as Producer
1972
as Producer
1968
as Director
1972
as Director
1963
as Director
1967
as Director
1965
as Producer
1964
as Producer
1973
as Director
1967
as Director
1963
as Producer
1985
as Director
1969
as Screenplay
1969
as Director
1963
as Producer
1957
as Screenplay
1957
as Director
1969
as Producer
1969
as Director
1955
as Producer
1955
as Director
1984
as Director
1984
as Director
1984
as Screenplay
1997
as Original Film Writer
2023
as Producer
1963
as Producer
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