Sung-il Shin Movies

The Traveller King

King Sun-cho, the 23rd king of the Chosun Dynasty, is forced to execute his son on charges of attempting to overthrow him. The king's grandchildren are exiled to a small, rural village where they grow up as peasants,

Long Journey

Madam of Myeongwol

A kisaeng plots with other freedom fighters to destroy a train transporting high level Japanese officials.

When the Camellias Bloom and Die

Ilheonbeorin myeongsapo

A professional nightclub dancer lies to her future mother-in-law, saying that she is an elementary school teacher. However, when the older woman figures out the truth, all wedding plans are put on hold indefinately.

A Quiet Separation

A doctor falls in love with a Chinese exchange student, but his parents forbid an international marriage

The 49th Day After Death

Cheol-san and his ten friends oppose first Japanese colonialism and then, following WWII, they resist the communist take-over. However the US forces mistake their allegiance and they meet tragic ends at Namrodang.

Under the Sky at Sakhalin

During the war, 2 brothers are forced to work for the Japanese in the mines of Sakhalin. At the conclusion of the war however, they find that the Soviet Union, now in control of the area, has no intention of letting them go

Bultaneun cheongchun

Born a Woman

Jae-seon falls in love with Ki-seok unaware that he is her sister's ex.

When a Woman Crosses the Pass

A young widow is tempted by a laborer on her farm, but she firmly believes that a widow should remain faithful to her deceased husband.

Bame pin haebaragi

A family becomes seperated during the evacuation of Seoul. Eventually the father starts another family. Several years later, he hires a tutor for his young children and is delighted to ... See full summary »

Solyeong Kang Jae-gu

The story of a man who graduates with honors from a military academy.

Rebirth

Charged with political activism, a man and his girlfriend are imprisoned. The man convinces his girlfriend to sleep with the warden in order to win favor so they can escape. She does as he ... See full summary »

The Secretary

A woman seeks revenge on her father for the way he treated her mother. To this end, she assumes an alias and takes a job in her father's company so she can destroy it from the inside by ... See full summary »

Disclosure

Over the Waves

Kyeong-su, a child living in an orphanage, learns that his mother is alive and living in Japan. He tries to find a way to cross the see and winds up stowing away on a cargo ship.

Ggotsangya

Herb of Desire

Two traditional stories. In the first, a girl marries the bravest man in the village so she can send him into a monster's lair to collect an mystic herb which can save her father's life. In... See full summary »

Clouds