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Choi Moo-ryong
Choi Moo-ryong (February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo Biography Choi was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along with Shin Young-kyun and Kim Jin-kyu (actor), Kim Jin-kyu. Choi gained a popularity for his handsome appearance and masculine image. Choi's personal life was as much dramatic as his starred films, so he always garnered the public attention. 1952, Choi married a colleague actress, Kang Hyo-shil, the daughter of a noted actress, Jeon Ok with the nickname, "Queen of Tears" and a singer Gang Hong-sik. Choi and his wife had one son and four daughters including an actor, Choi Min-soo. However, Choi had an affair with Kim Ji-mee, the best popular actress at that time, so that Choi and Gang divorced in 1962. Choi soon married Kim Ji-mee, but he owed massive debts due to his failed film production. As a result, Choi chose to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do
Gwangju () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a suburb southeast of Seoul. The city is not to be confused with the much larger Gwangju, Gwangju Metropolitan City, former capital of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. History ''Bunwon-ri'' in Gwangju took an important role of ceramic production during the Kingdom of Joseon. There had official kilns and produced superb quality of Joseon white porcelain, white porcelains for use at the royal court and to export to China. In 1962, 4 myeons (townships) including 5 ris (villages) were incorporated to Seoul. In 1973, 6 ris were separated and became a part of Seongnam city. In 1979, Gwangju-myeon was elevated to an eup. Gwangju county became a city in 2001.Establishment of new cities including Hwasung.(2000. 12. 20.) Festival Gwangju Toechon Tomato Festival - Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province has been holding a festival since 2003 to promote the city's pollution-free tomatoes and sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Romanization
Romanization of Korean refers to systems for representing the Korean language in the Latin script. Korea's alphabetic script, called Hangul, has historically been used in conjunction with Hanja (Chinese characters), though such practice has become infrequent. Romaja literally means ''Roman letters'' in Korean, and refers to the Latin script. "Romaja" is not to be confused with "romanization". The former can be applied to any use of the Latin script in Korean text—whether for Korean or non-Korean words or names—while the latter refers to writing Korean words using the Latin script: either romanizing individual words in a Korean text, or writing an entire Korean text in the Latin script. Systems Many romanization schemes are in common use: * Revised Romanization of Korean (RR, also called South Korean or Ministry of Culture (MC) 2000): This is the most commonly used and widely accepted system of romanization for Korean. It includes rules both for transcription and for trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even The Clouds Are Drifting
''Even the Clouds Are Drifting'' () is a 1959 South Korean drama film directed by Yu Hyun-mok. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Kim Young-ok * Um Aing-ran * Park Sung-dae * Do Kum-bong * Choi Moo-ryong Choi Moo-ryong (February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo Biography Choi was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea. Choi was one of popular a ... References External links * 1959 films South Korean drama films 1950s Korean-language films 1959 drama films South Korean black-and-white films Films directed by Yu Hyun-mok {{1950s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obaltan
''Obaltan'' ( ko, 오발탄, also known as ''Aimless Bullet'' and ''Stray Bullet'') is a 1960 South Korean tragedy film directed by Yu Hyun-mok. The plot is based on the novella of the same name by Yi Beomseon. It has often been called the best Korean movie ever made. Plot The film depicts Cheolho, an accountant who lives a hard life in post-war South Korea. He supports his pregnant wife, his younger sister Myeongsuk who is now a prostitute for American soldiers, his war veteran younger brother Yeongho, and his mother suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder constantly screaming "Let's get out of here!". Cheolho suffers from a toothache but refuses to go to the dentist, despite his brother urging that keeping the toothache is a much worse problem than paying the dentist. Myeongsuk’s former fiancé is also a war veteran, but he was crippled and now needs crutches to walk. He breaks off the engagement, believing he will only be a burden. Yeongho befriends an actress, Miri. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Marines
''Five Marines'' ( 오인의 해병 – ''Oinui haebyeong'') is a 1961 South Korean film. It was popular genre-film director Kim Ki-duk's directorial debut. Synopsis During the Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ..., five marines are selected for a mission in enemy territory. They carry out the mission successfully, but four of the five are killed before they can return.Synopsis from References Bibliography * * * (dead link 2011-11-07) 1961 films 1960s Korean-language films Films about the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Korean War films South Korean war drama films 1961 directorial debut films {{Korea-war-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgasari
''Bulgasari'' is a lost 1962 South Korean ''kaiju'' film directed and edited by Kim Myeong-je. Produced by Kwang Seong Films Co., Ltd., it was the first monster film to be made in South Korea, as well as the first Korean film to use special effects. The film stars Choi Moo-ryong as Nam Hyeong / Bulgasari alongside Um Aing-ran, Gang Mi-ae, Kim Dong-won, and Lee Up-dong. In the film, a skilled martial artist is resurrected as an iron-eating monster in order to exact revenge on those who murdered him. ''Bulgasari'' was reported to have begun production on November 26, 1961. It was inspired by the legendary Korean monster of the same name and heavily influenced by ''Godzilla''. Principal photography began on February 28, 1962, and wrapped on March 24. ''Bulgasari'' premiered at the Myungbo Theater in Seoul on December 1, 1962. The film received negative reviews from critics, especially because of its unconvincing effects, direction, and acting. Believed to have disappeared short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of South Korean Films Of 1962 ...
A list of films produced in South Korea in 1962: External links * 1962 in South Korea * 1960-1969 at koreanfilm.org {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of South Korean Films Of 1962 South Korea 1962 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodline (1963 Film)
''Bloodline'' ( 혈맥 - ''Hyeolmaek'') also known as ''Kinship'' is a 1963 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Plot An anti-communist film based on a play by Kim Su-yeong from 1948. The film depicts conflict between the generations in a village. The elders want their children to follow the old ways, but the children pursue a newer way of life and end up supporting their parents. Cast *Kim Seung-ho: Kim Deok-sam *Hwang Jung-seun: Bok-soong's mother *Shin Seong-il *Um Aing-ran: Bok-soong *Kim Ji-mee: Ok-hee *Choi Nam-hyun: Bok-soong's father *Shin Young-kyun: Older brother *Choi Moo-ryong Choi Moo-ryong (February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo Biography Choi was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along wi ...: Younger brother * Jo Mi-ryeong *Joo Sun-tae Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marines Who Never Returned
''The Marines Who Never Returned'' (; aka ''Marines Are Gone'') is a 1963 South Korean film directed by Lee Man-hee. It was released in the U.S. in 1966 as ''Marine Battleground''. For this film, Lee was given the Best Director award at the third Grand Bell Awards ceremony in 1964. The film was also given the awards for Best Sound and Best Cinematography. Synopsis During the Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ..., a squad of Marines from the South battle Chinese forces in the North, and are killed off one by one. At the beginning of the film, a young girl Young-hui and her mother desperately try to run for their lives from the Chinese soldiers. The girl's mother is shot dead but soldiers rescue Young-Hui in time and they immediately hide her from their higher-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Muffler
''Red Scarf'' (), also known as ''Red Muffler'' and ''Operation Air Raid-Red Muffler'', is a 1964 South Korean aviation war film set during the Korean War. Headlined by stars Shin Young-kyun, Choi Eun-hee, Choi Moo-ryong some of the best known South Korean actors of their time, ''Red Scarf'' is among the most iconic of prolific director Shin Sang-ok's work, and was well received outside of South Korea. The film was made with the cooperation of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and is particularly well remembered for its aerial sequences; especially the final showdown between RoKAF F-86 Sabres and Korean People's Air Force MiG-15s. It inspired the 2012 action film '' R2B: Return to Base''. Plot In 1952, during the Korean War, many South Korean fighter pilots were killed. Of those that remain one of the bravest and best is Major Na Gwan-jung. In the air he is cool and level headed, and directly and swiftly dispatches the enemy with a minimum of complications. On the ground he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Scarf (film)
''Red Scarf'' (), also known as ''Red Muffler'' and ''Operation Air Raid-Red Muffler'', is a List of South Korean films of 1964, 1964 South Korean aviation war film set during the Korean War. Headlined by stars Shin Young-kyun, Choi Eun-hee, Choi Moo-ryong some of the best known South Korean actors of their time, ''Red Scarf'' is among the most iconic of prolific director Shin Sang-ok's work, and was well received outside of South Korea. The film was made with the cooperation of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and is particularly well remembered for its aerial sequences; especially the final showdown between RoKAF North American F-86 Sabre, F-86 Sabres and Korean People's Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, MiG-15s. It inspired the 2012 action film ''R2B: Return to Base''. Plot In 1952, during the Korean War, many South Korean fighter pilots were killed. Of those that remain one of the bravest and best is Major Na Gwan-jung. In the air he is cool and level headed, and direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madam Oh
''Madam Oh'' is 1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ... South Korean drama film directed by Bong-rae Lee. Plot During Japan's occupation of Korea, a Korean man and his Japanese lover conceived a child. While his lover was pregnant, the Japanese ended their occupation and the couple was forced to separate. After twenty years, the man is finally given an opportunity to meet his daughter. He learns that she is working at a coffee shop but has difficulties with money. Against the wishes of his current wife, he attempts to help his daughter with her problems. External links * 1965 films 1960s Korean-language films South Korean romantic drama films 1965 romantic drama films {{SouthKorea-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |