Filmmaker · North Korea
Shin Sang-ok
Died in 2006
Shin Sang-ok was born in the mid-twenties in the north of Korea and studied fine arts in Tokyo. Nicknamed the prince of South Korean cinema, he founded Shin Films, one of the largest production companies in Asia. Abducted in 1978 on Kim Jong-il's orders, he made seven films in North Korea, fled to Vienna in 1986 with the actress Choi Eun-hee, worked in Hollywood under the name Simon Sheen, then returned to South Korea. He died in Seoul on 11 April 2006.
In the catalogue 1
- Feature filmPulgasari불가사리Shin Sang-ok · 1985Cinema