Director

Shin Sang-ok

Directing

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Very extensive directing filmography.

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Directed movies: 49Directed series: 0All crew credits: 90

TMDB ID: 148103

IMDb ID: nm0645661

Known for: Directing

Born: October 18, 1926

Died: April 11, 2006

Age: 79

Place of birth: Chongjin, Korea

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1955 - 2024

Years active: 70

Average TMDB rating: 5.94

Wikidata: Q495748

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

Frequent jobs

Director (49)Producer (34)Screenplay (3)Adaptation (1)Art Direction (1)Executive Producer (1)Original Film Writer (1)

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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 "Simon Sheen", before eventually returning to South Korea for his final years. He received posthumously the Gold Crown Cultural Medal, the country's top honor for an artist.

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