Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee (November 20, 1926 – April 16, 2018) was a South Korean actress, who was one of the country's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, Choi and her then ex-husband, movie director Shin Sang-ok, were abducted to North Korea, where they were forced to make films until they sought asylum at the US Embassy in Vienna in 1986. They returned to South Korea in 1999 after spending a decade in the United States.

  • Title: Choi Eun-hee
  • Popularity: 5.324
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1926-11-20
  • Place of Birth: Gwangju, South Korea
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  • Also Known As: 최은희, Choe Eun-hui, Choi Eun-hie, 崔銀姬, 최경순, Choi Kyeong-soon, Чхве Ын-хи, Ын-хи Чхве, Choi Eun-hee, Eunhee Choi, Choi Eunhee, Choi Eun Hee, Choe Eun Hui, Choe Eunhui
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Choi Eun-hee Movies

  • 1961
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    Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

    Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

    1 1961 HD

    Iljimae's parents were killed due to a conspiracy when he was young. Many years later he became a chivalrous robber, robbing corrupt officials and...

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  • 1985
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    Love, Love, My Love

    Love, Love, My Love

    1 1985 HD

    The plot is based on the Korean folk tale, The Tale of Chunhyang. Chunhyang falls in love with the upper-class Ri Mong-ryong, but they must marry in...

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  • 1967
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    Six Daughters

    Six Daughters

    5 1967 HD

    An old couple who has a son and six daughters launch a journey to visit them around the nation as the seven children live throughout the country....

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  • 1985
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    The Tale of Shim Cheong

    The Tale of Shim Cheong

    1 1985 HD

    Musical film based on the traditional story of the same name.

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  • 1958
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    A Country Girl

    A Country Girl

    1 1958 HD

    Jang Gyeong Ho visits fellow student Kim Dong Hwan's hometown, and falls in love with his sister, Kim Ok Gyeong. Despite Dong Hwan's objections, Ok...

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  • 1959
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    Chun Hui

    Chun Hui

    1 1959 HD

    A young man is in love with a waitress, but his father opposes their relationship. The father approaches the waitress telling her that if she truly...

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  • 1961
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    Evergreen Tree

    Evergreen Tree

    7 1961 HD

    Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of...

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  • 1948
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    The Sun of Night

    The Sun of Night

    1 1948 HD

    A policy film aimed at eradicating smuggling, in which Detective Min-wan takes down a large-scale smuggling ring operating secretly using a cabaret...

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  • 1960
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    A Sad Pastorale

    A Sad Pastorale

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    Prince Yeonsan

    Prince Yeonsan

    8.2 1961 HD

    A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun.

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  • 1966
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    The Monkey Goes West

    The Monkey Goes West

    6 1966 HD

    THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century...

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  • 1967
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    Mountain

    Mountain

    1 1967 HD

    A man dedicated to exploring a mining region in the foothills of Mountain Taebaek goes to Seoul to secure investment. On train for Seoul he meets an...

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  • 1955
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    Dream

    Dream

    6 1955 HD

    A young Buddhist monk, Jo Sin, is attracted to Tae-su's daughter, Dal-lye. He hopes to marry her, but she becomes Mo-rye Hwa-rang's wife. One day she...

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  • 1947
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    A New Oath

    A New Oath

    1 1947 HD

    Three men who have been taken to the compulsory labour under the Japanese colonialism turn back to their hometown, a fishing village. They break the...

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  • 1965
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    The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

    The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

    1 1965 HD

    Queen Min makes regent Prince Daewon withdraw from ruling with the help of the Min Seung-ho Party.

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  • 1962
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    Revenge

    Revenge

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Story of Bae Local Offcial

    The Story of Bae Local Offcial

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Moral of Youth

    The Moral of Youth

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Woman Coming in Fall

    The Woman Coming in Fall

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1962
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    Heartlessness

    Heartlessness

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1964
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    Red Scarf

    Red Scarf

    6 1964 HD

    South Korean Air Force pilots engage in perilous missions against Communist North Koreans during the Korean War.

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  • 1958
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    The Flower in Hell

    The Flower in Hell

    6.4 1958 HD

    In post-Korean War Seoul, a young man from the countryside discovers that his older brother has become romantically involved in a prostitute and has...

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  • 1962
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    Bound by Chastity Rule

    Bound by Chastity Rule

    7.2 1962 HD

    The widow of a nobleman bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the baby are driven from the home by the woman's irate...

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  • 1961
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    Seong Chun-hyang

    Seong Chun-hyang

    7.3 1961 HD

    Chun-hyang, the only daughter of an old gisaeng named Wolmae, falls in love with Lee Mong-nyong and promises to marry him. But Lee leaves for Seoul...

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  • 1960
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    Madam White Snake

    Madam White Snake

    7.2 1960 HD

    A thousand-year-old snake that has transformed itself into a human, Madame White Snake (Choe Eun-hui), falls in love with a young pharmacist named...

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  • 1964
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    When Night Falls at Myeongdong

    When Night Falls at Myeongdong

    1 1964 HD

    A beautiful nightclub owner finds herself desired by many men, but she is saving herself for the one man she cannot have .

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  • 1959
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    A Sister's Garden

    A Sister's Garden

    4 1959 HD

    Dr. Nam, in his will, requests that his eldest daughter, Jeong-hui(Choe Eun-hui), marry a painter named Dong-su (Nam Gung-won). Jeong-hui is at risk...

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  • 1958
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    The Love Marriage

    The Love Marriage

    7 1958 HD

    A medical doctor, Ko, has three daughters. The first daughter, Suk-hee, confesses her past when her husband asks her to forgive his past, on the...

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  • 1962
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    Tyrant Yeonsan

    Tyrant Yeonsan

    6 1962 HD

    Prince Yeonsan-gun turns into a tyrant out of grief for his mother's death. He orders beheadings of all the officials who displease him or who...

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  • 1959
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    It's Not Her Sin

    It's Not Her Sin

    6 1959 HD

    After the woman who nearly killed her is brought to trial, Eun-hie finds that she must take the stand to give evidence. However, the defense attempts...

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  • 1958
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    A College Woman's Confession

    A College Woman's Confession

    6.5 1958 HD

    Choi So-young (Choi Eun-hee), a poor female law student is in trouble because her grandmother, who had been sending her tuition money, passes away....

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  • 1961
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    Under the Sky in Seoul

    Under the Sky in Seoul

    6.8 1961 HD

    An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a small village in Seoul. He often causes domestic...

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  • 1961
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    Mother and a Guest

    Mother and a Guest

    6.9 1961 HD

    Six-year-old Ok Hee is glad when Mr. Han comes to board at her house full of women. She plays messenger for Mr. Han and her widowed mother as they...

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  • 1960
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    Romance Papa

    Romance Papa

    5.2 1960 HD

    A middle-aged man is laid off from work but is too proud to tell his family. His children, however, learn of the situation and take jobs of their own...

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  • 1969
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    Women of Yi-Dynasty

    Women of Yi-Dynasty

    1 1969 HD

    Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives Should Be Submissive'--A father tries to marry his...

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  • 1963
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    Love Affair

    Love Affair

    1 1963 HD

    When two wives realize that their wealthy and otherwise upstanding husbands have mistresses, they invite the 'other women' to stay in their houses...

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  • 2016
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    The Lovers and the Despot

    The Lovers and the Despot

    6.9 2016 HD

    Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

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  • 1959
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    Dongsimcho

    Dongsimcho

    4 1959 HD

    Lee Suk-hui (Choe Eun-hui) lost her husband to the Korean War eight years ago. She runs a dressmaking shop that has fallen into debt. When Kim...

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  • 1962
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    The Story of Sim Cheong

    The Story of Sim Cheong

    1 1962 HD

    Based on the traditional story of a girl who makes her blind father see by donating 300 bags of rice to Bongwon Temple.

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  • 1968
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    The Homeless Wanderer

    The Homeless Wanderer

    1 1968 HD

    A Manchurian Action movie modeled on George Stevens' "Shane."

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  • 1968
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    Woman

    Woman

    1 1968 HD

    A man meets a woman on his hiking trip to Mountain Seorak, but she suffers from incurable diseases. He becomes infatuated with her hair. When he...

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  • 1963
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    A Reluctant Prince

    A Reluctant Prince

    1 1963 HD

    When King Heon-kong falls ill, a power struggle erupts over who will inherit the throne. Tired of all the infighting, the ministers arrange for a...

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  • 1964
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    The Last Woman of Shang

    The Last Woman of Shang

    6.5 1964 HD

    Admist a rebellion during the Shang Dynasty in ancient China, a nurse flees the palace with a young prince. As an adult, he convinces the daughter of...

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  • 1964
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    Deaf Sam Yong

    Deaf Sam Yong

    6.5 1964 HD

    Deaf Sam-yong is a 1964 South Korean film directed and produced by Shin Sang-ok. It is based on the 1925 short story of the same title by Na Do-hyang...

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  • 1967
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    The Phantom Queen

    The Phantom Queen

    5 1967 HD

    King Kong-min tried to govern the country wisely but, after the death of his wife, he neglects hs state duties. Most of the important decisions to be...

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  • 1962
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    A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

    A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

    4 1962 HD

    Jinsa Maeng's daughter is contracted to marry a nobleman's son, however, Jinsa Maeng is upset when he hears about a rumor that the fiance of his...

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  • 1960
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    A Returned Man

    A Returned Man

    1 1960 HD

    Park Nam-ho works at a Japanese pharmaceutical company and lives happily with his wife, Gyeong-hui, in a house filled with beautiful white roses. Not...

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  • 1985
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    Salt

    Salt

    1 1985 HD

    Salt (Sogum, 1985): A story set in Gando in the 1930s. In the film, Choi Eun-hee plays Song-ryul's wife. The family hides a wealthy Korean-Chinese...

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  • 1949
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    A Hometown in Heart

    A Hometown in Heart

    7.4 1949 HD

    An orphan left in the care of a Buddhist temple becomes attached to a young widow who arrives there to mourn her recently deceased son.

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  • 1963
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    Rice

    Rice

    1 1963 HD

    The poor farmers of Muju in Cheonbuk Province cannot get enough water to irrigate their rice. They attempt many times to build a canal to the Geum...

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  • 1965
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    The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

    The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

    6 1965 HD

    Choi Eun-hee’s directorial debut The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-In-Law is the story of ups and downs of a future daughter-in-law who, due...

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  • 2002
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    Keeping the Vision Alive

    Keeping the Vision Alive

    1 2002 HD

    Keeping the Vision Alive is a documentary film containing the voices and images of Korean women filmmakers-both senior filmmakers and also the peers...

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  • 1957
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    The Shadowless Pagoda

    The Shadowless Pagoda

    5 1957 HD

    On the eighth of April of King Gyoeng-deok's 10th year of the reign of the Unified Silla Period, Guseulagi, a daughter of Yu Jong, joins the king's...

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  • 2002
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    I'll Be Seeing Her

    I'll Be Seeing Her

    1 2002 HD

    "I'll Be Seeing HER" is an approach to images of women in Korean cinema with a new genre, ‘Fanta Docu’, which shows beautiful and...

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  • 1955
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    The Youth

    The Youth

    5 1955 HD

    In the latter years of the Korean Empire, Lee In Hwa, disguises herself as a man so she can join a group of young men determined to overthrow the...

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  • 1984
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    Runaway

    Runaway

    6 1984 HD

    Song Ryul returns to the countryside to see his ill father. After his cousin conspires with the Japanese occupiers to sell their crop, Song Ryul is...

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  • 1958
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    The Money

    The Money

    6.3 1958 HD

    The Money is about a poor farmer whose bid for a better life ends up bringing calamity to his family. At the urging of loan shark Eok Jo (Choi Nam...

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  • 1960
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    To the Last Day

    To the Last Day

    6.3 1960 HD

    Captain Kim is grievously wounded in the first days of the war. When the northern troops continue their advance, his wife and small daughters flee...

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  • 1987
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    The Country I Saw

    The Country I Saw

    5.2 1987 HD

    While serving as a journalist in World War 2 for the Imperial Army of Japan, "Takahashi Minoru" (Pak Ki Ju) sees first-hand the impact on Koreans who...

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  • 1987
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    The Country I Saw, Part 3

    The Country I Saw, Part 3

    1 1987 HD

    Having already added to the tensions between North Korea and Japan, a university professor finds that her views are considered even more dangerous...

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  • 1987
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    The Country I Saw, Part 2

    The Country I Saw, Part 2

    1 1987 HD

    Forty years after her father's return from North Korea a Japanese university professor is subject to harassment for advancing his views on this...

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  • 1986
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    A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

    A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

    4.8 1986 HD

    A woman has just been newly christened in her job as a Pyongyang traffic supervisor. On her first assignment, she encounters a man who is using his...

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  • 1984
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    An Emissary of No Return

    An Emissary of No Return

    1 1984 HD

    An Emissary of No Return retells the story of a real historical event in 1907 known as the Hague Secret Emissary Affair. Korea had been colonized by...

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  • 1985
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    The Tale of Shim Cheong

    The Tale of Shim Cheong

    1 1985 HD

    Musical film based on the traditional story of the same name.

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  • 1973
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    An Unmarried Teacher

    An Unmarried Teacher

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

    The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

    6 1965 HD

    Choi Eun-hee’s directorial debut The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-In-Law is the story of ups and downs of a future daughter-in-law who, due...

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  • 1967
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    One-sided Love of Princess

    One-sided Love of Princess

    1 1967 HD

    Sook-kyung, the youngest tomboy princess, loves playing hide and seek with her same-aged court ladies and is extremely curious about the life outside...

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