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The Rain At Night
''The Rain at Night'' is a 1979 South Korean film directed by Park Chul-soo. At the 1980 Baeksang Arts Awards, Park was given a New Talent award for directing this film. The film is based on Park Bum-shin's 1975 novel of the same title. Plot Ga-hi, a kindergarten teacher, is raped one night while on her way to meet her boyfriend, Young-woo. She later recognises her attacker as Hwang Sa-bin, a boxer, and after seeing him lose a fight begins to develop feelings towards him. Cast * Lee Young-ha Lee Young-ha (born January 17, 1950) is a South Korean actor. He was a theater actor from 1969 until 1977, when he made his onscreen debut. Best known for his leading roles in ''Pillar of Mist'', ''We Are Going to Geneva Now'', and ''Only Becaus ... - Young-woo * Lee Deok-hwa - Hwang Sa-bin * Park Geun-hyung * Son Mi-ja * Kim Young-ran - Ga-hee References External links * * ''The Rain at Night''at Cine21 1979 films 1970s Korean-language films South Korean romantic drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Chul-soo
Park Chul-soo (November 20, 1948 – February 19, 2013) was a South Korean film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. He was one of the most active filmmakers in Korean cinema in the 1980s and '90s. Career Park Chul-soo was born in Daegu, South Korea. After graduating from Daegu Commercial High School, Park studied Economics on scholarship at Sungkyunkwan University. After graduation, he briefly worked as a teacher in his hometown, Daegu. He began his film career as a crew member for Shin Film before making his directorial debut in 1978 with ''Captain of the Alley'', which opened to a lukewarm reception. But success came his way through his second film released the following year, '' The Rain that Falls Every Night'', a story about a woman who falls in love with a boxer who raped her. Sentimental and sophisticated melodramas were the mainstay films during this period of his career. His 1985 thriller ''Mother'', featuring star actress Youn Yuh-jung in the rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Dae-ha
Kang Dae-ha (April 12, 1942 – 1995) was a South Korean screenwriter, producer, film and art director and poet. Biography Kang Dae-ha was born in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, Korea in 1942, and majored in creative writing at Seorabeol Arts University. He initially considered becoming a painter, but after graduating high school he turned to literature, writing poetry for coterie magazine ''The Cliff'' (''Jeolbyeok''). His poem, ''The Paean'' (''Changa''), was recommended in the December 1965 issue of the monthly literary magazine ''Contemporary Literature'' ('' Hyundae Munhak''). Before going on to get a third recommendation—the last step to becoming a professional poet—he instead entered the film industry, gaining recognition for his 1970 screenplay, ''Somebody's' House'' (''Tain-ui jip''). Throughout his career he wrote more than fifty screenplays, including ''A Girl's First Love'' (''Sonyeo-ui cheot-sarang'', 1971), and ''Green Fallen-Leaves'' (''Paran nagyeop'', 1976). In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Bum-shin
Park Bum Shin ( 박범신; born August 24, 1946) is a South Korean writer. Life Park Bum Shin was born in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do. He graduated from Jeonju National University of Education, Wonkwang University and Korea University. While working as a Korean language teacher at a middle school, he made his literary debut in 1973 with the short story ''Remains of the Summer'' (''Yeoreum ui janhae''), which won him the JoongAng Ilbo's New Year's Literary Contest. In the same year, along with the poets Kim Seung-hui and Jeong Ho-seung, Park founded a literary group called the ''73 Group''. After 28 years of teaching in Myongji University's creative program, he retired in 2011. Upon his retirement from the academe and the release of his 39th novel ''My Hand Turns into a Horseshoe'', Park moved back to his hometown, where he concentrates only on writing. He also writes his diaries, which he plans to publish. Work In 1979, Park began serializing his first novel ''Lie Like a Leaf of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Young-ha
Lee Young-ha (born January 17, 1950) is a South Korean actor. He was a theater actor from 1969 until 1977, when he made his onscreen debut. Best known for his leading roles in ''Pillar of Mist'', ''We Are Going to Geneva Now'', and ''Only Because You Are a Woman'', Lee remained active in film and television for the next three decades. In 2010 he returned to the stage to star in the Hur Jin-ho-directed play ''A Nap''. Lee was married to actress Sunwoo Eun-sook for 26 years until their divorce in 2007. One of their two sons, Lee Sang-won, is also an actor. Lee and Sunwoo both enjoyed the spotlight in the 1970s and 1980s and got married in 1981 at the peak of their careers. The two have since become veteran actors who continue to act in TV dramas. Filmography Film *''My Tutor Friend 2'' (2007) *''Paradise Lost'' (1998) *''Robinson Crusoe '97'' (1997) *''Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone'' (1995) *''Sado Sade Impotence'' (1994) *''Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia'' (1992) *'' Theresa's Lover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Deok-hwa
Lee Deok-hwa (born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror film '' The Man with Two Faces''. In 1976, Lee and actress Im Ye-jin starred in '' Never Forget Me'' and '' I Am Really Sorry'', both movies in the "Really Really" series that dealt with teenagers' aspirations and romance. They were box office hits, and hugely popular among high school students of that generation. Lee had previously acted opposite Im in ''Red Shoes'' (1975) and continued to do so in ''Blue Classroom'' (1976), ''I've Never Felt Like This Before'' (1976), ''Angry Apple'' (1977), ''When We Grow Up...'' (1977), ''The First Snow'' (1977), ''The Hey Days of Youth 77'' (1979), and ''Love's Scribble'' (1988). Lee received acting recognition for his subsequent films, including three Best Actor awards from the Grand Bell Awards for ''Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Geun-hyung
Park Geun-hyung (born June 7, 1940) is a South Korean actor. His career in film, television and theater has spanned over five decades. Filmography Film *''7 People in the Cellar'' (1969) *''Lovers of Seoul'' (1973) *''Spies in the National Assembly'' (1974) *''The Wild Flowers in the Battlefield'' (1974) *''Pupils of Evil'' (1974) *''Lee Jung-seob, a Painter'' (1974) *''Black Butterfly'' (1974) *''The Tigress'' (1974) *''The Instinct'' (1974) *''Flower and Snake'' (1975) *''Unfortunate Woman'' (1975) *''Visitor in Dawn'' (1975) *''Wasteland'' (1975) *''Wood and Swamp'' (1975) *''Lovers'' (1975) *''A Special Investigator, One-Armed Kim Jong-won'' (1975) *''Why Did I Do That?'' (1975) *''Black Night'' (1975) *''An Extinguished Window'' (1976) *''Seong Chun-hyang'' (1976) *''A Young Man Aware of Kwang Hwa Moon Well'' (1976) *''Wife'' (1976) *''The Door'' (1977) *''Under the Sky With No Mother (Sequel)'' (1977) *''The Land of Snow'' (1977) *''The World without Mom'' (1977) *''A Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 In Film
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Korea
The term "Cinema of Korea" (or "Korean cinema") encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, from the late Joseon dynasty to the Korean War to domestic governmental interference. While both countries have relatively robust film industries today, only South Korean films have achieved wide international acclaim. North Korean films tend to portray their communist or revolutionary themes. South Korean films enjoyed a "Golden age" during the late 1950s, and 1960s, but by the 1970s had become generally considered to be of low quality. Nonetheless, by 2005 South Korea became a nation that watched more domestic than imported films in theatres due somewhat to laws placing limits on the number of foreign films able to be shown per theatre per year, but mostly due to the growth of the Korean entertainment industry which quadrupled in size d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baeksang Arts Awards
The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspaper, whose pen name was "Baeksang". It was established for the development of Korean popular culture and art and for enhancing the morale of artists. They are regarded as one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea. Baeksang Arts Awards are annually presented at a ceremony organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, affiliates of JoongAng Ilbo, usually in the second quarter of each year, in Seoul. It is the only comprehensive awards ceremony in the country, recognising excellence in film, television and theatre. Current awards Film * Grand Prize * Best Film * Best Director * Best New Director * Best Screenplay * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best New Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geum Bo-ra
Geum Bo-ra (born Son Mi-ja on February 21, 1961) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1979, and won Best New Actress at the 1980 Grand Bell Awards for ''Water Spray''. She was active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, and when she grew older, switched to supporting roles in television. Geum married businessman Oh Jae-hee in 1989, but financial problems led to their divorce in 2002. They have three sons: former Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the " SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in th ... basketball player Oh Seung-jun, Oh Seung-min, and a third son. She remarried in November 2005 to widowed businessman Kim Seong-taek, and one of her two stepdaughters is Kim Hyeon-jin. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Awards and nominations References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Young-ran (actress)
Kim Young-ran (born August 19, 1956) is a South Korean actress. Kim dropped out of Konkuk University in 1976 to pursue an acting career. She enjoyed her heyday as a leading actress in the late 1970s to the early 1980s, and continues to be active in supporting roles in television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms t ...s until the present. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Writings Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1956 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses 20th-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean Buddhists Best Actress Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
