Biography
Born in Seoul in 1922. After making his debut with the film The Box of Death (1955), he directed around 30 films including Servant Girl (1960), Woman of Fire (1971), and Chungnyeo (1972). His filmic world came into focus when the 2nd BIFF presented a retrospective about him. In 2010, his film Servant Girl was digitally restored and remade into a new version: The Housemaid by director Im Sangsoo.
BUSAN IFF
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1990 |
Be a Wicked Woman |
| 1985 |
Carnivorous Animal |
| 1984 |
Hunting for Idiots |
| 1982 |
Ban Geum-ryun |
Free Maiden |
|
Woman of Fire '82 |
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| 1980 |
Neu-mi |
| 1979 |
Woman of Water |
| 1978 |
Soil |
Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death |
|
| 1977 |
Iodo |
| 1976 |
Love of Blood Relations |
| 1975 |
Promises |
| 1974 |
Transgression |
| 1972 |
Insect Woman |
| 1971 |
Woman of Fire |
| 1969 |
Lady Hong the Beauty |
Len's Sonata |
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| 1968 |
Woman |
| 1966 |
A Soldier Speaks After Death |
| 1964 |
The Asphalt Pavement |
| 1963 |
Goryeojang |
| 1961 |
The Sea Knows |
| 1960 |
A Sad Pastorale |
The Housemaid |
|
| 1959 |
A Defiance of Teenager |
| 1958 |
The First Snow |
| 1957 |
A Woman's War |
The Twilight Train |
|
| 1956 |
A Touch-Me-Not |
| 1955 |
The Boxes of Death |
Yangsan Province |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1955 |
Diary of Three Sailors |
| 1953 |
I Am a Truck |
Ward of Affection |
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Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1990 |
Be a Wicked Woman |
| 1985 |
Carnivorous Animal |
| 1984 |
Hunting for Idiots |
| 1982 |
Woman of Fire '82 |
| 1980 |
Neu-mi |
| 1979 |
Woman of Water |
| 1974 |
Transgression |
| 1972 |
Insect Woman |
| 1971 |
Woman of Fire |
| 1969 |
Len's Sonata |
| 1968 |
Woman |
| 1966 |
A Soldier Speaks After Death |
| 1964 |
The Asphalt Pavement |
| 1963 |
Goryeojang |
| 1961 |
The Sea Knows |
| 1960 |
The Housemaid |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1980 |
Neu-mi |
| 1979 |
Woman of Water |
| 1963 |
Goryeojang |
| 1961 |
The Sea Knows |
| 1960 |
The Housemaid |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Hollywood Insider - a.f. |