Shin Sang-ok — Director (38)

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The Eunuch (1968)
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other title: 內侍 / 내시
A nobleman sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in order to gain personal power and favors from the monarch. Her lover follows her into the palace disguised as a eunuch. They continue to meet in secret until discovered and sentenced to death.

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The Snake Woman (1969)
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申相玉 actor: 吳英一 / 金惠貞 …
other title: 蛇女 / 사녀 …
A demon transforms a poisonous white snake into a sensuous woman. She seduces Seong-do, a Buddhist monk, and bears his child. However, she betrays the demon and refuses to kill her family so the demon changes her to stone. Only the assistance of the goddess of mercy can save the day.

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A Thousand Year-Old Fox (1969)
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申相玉 actor: 申荣均 / 金芝秀 …
other title: 千年狐 / 천년호 …
Once upon a time, under the reign of the three kingdoms, there was a woman who tempts a Buddhist priest named Cho. She is a one-thousand-year-old fox who intends to reincarnate as a human being. Not knowing this, Cho lives with the fox. But in the end, they get separated harboring sadness of unfulfilled love in this world.

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Mother and a Guest (1961)
사랑방 손님과 어머니 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
申相玉 actor: 崔银姬 / 全煐璇 …
other title: 房客与妈妈 / 사랑방 손님과 어머니 …
Six-year-old Ok Hee is glad when Mr. Han comes to board at her house full of women. She plays messenger for Mr. Han and her widowed mother as they quietly fall in love, but is her support enough to guard their love?

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Madam White Snake (1960)
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other title: 白蛇夫人 / 백사부인 …
A thousand-year-old snake that has transformed itself into a human, Madame White Snake (Choe Eun-hui), falls in love with a young pharmacist named Heo-Seon. Although they encounter difficulties, they are wed, and their love for each other does not change. However, Beophaeseonsa (a Zen priest) and Gwaneumbosal (the Buddhist goddess of mercy) order Madame White Snake, who had transformed into human without being granted permission to do so, to return back to the world of the gods before July 7. Grieving, she prepares to say goodbye to her beloved husband. But before she can return to the world of the gods in time, she falls into a trap set by Dae-yun (Choe Sam), who is attracted to her. Because of the trap, she is not able to keep the promised deadline, and ends up risking her life to save her husband.

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A College Woman's Confess (1958)
어느 여대생의 고백 Douban
申相玉 actor: 崔银姬 / 劉桂仙 …
other title: 一个女大学生的告白 / 어느 여대생의 고백
Choi So-young (Choi Eun-hee), a poor female law student is in trouble because her grandmother, who had been sending her tuition money, passes away. With the help of her friend Hee-suk, (Kim Suk-il) who dreams of becoming a writer, So-young fools Choi Rim (Kim Seung-ho), a lawmaker, into believing she is his daughter and moves in his house. She studies hard and becomes a lawyer. At her first trial, she defends a female inmate (Hwang Jeong-sun). Coincidentally, the story of the inmate is very much similar to hers. So-young defends her, saying how difficult it is for a woman to survive in a cold capitalism, arguing for her rights in tears. After she wins the case, she goes home and confesses her crime to Choi Rim's wife (Yu Gye-seon).

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燕山君 (1961)
연산군 Douban
申相玉 actor: 申荣均 / 崔银姬 …
other title: 연산군
燕山君即位為帝,一心要追封被先王廢黜賜死的母后尹妃,但受百官阻撓而作罷。無法恢復尹妃的身份,讓燕山君感到日夜被母親的冤魂纏繞,因而變得異常暴躁,荒廢政事。 申相玉對於《燕山君》被西方評為「韓國的《哈姆雷特》」,顯得不以為然,而且對於當年為了趕及新年檔期上映,只能用兩個月倉促拍竣一部歷史鉅片,極為不滿。連同翌年的續集《燕山暴君》(1962),他曾揚言希望把兩部影片的菲林底片都燒毀。儘管如此,《燕山君》在當年還是叫好叫座,獲頒第一屆大鐘獎(1962)的最佳電影。

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To The Last Day (1960)
이 생명 다하도록 Douban
other title: 直到生命尽头 / 이 생명 다하도록
金大尉在战争中下半身瘫痪,被送回后方。妻子惠景鼓励丈夫重新站起来,并精心护理他的生活。在避难地大丘,他们遇到秉善、英善兄妹。兄妹俩帮助惠景建立新的生活。不久,妹妹英善嘱托惠景继续社会公益事业,自己留下所有积蓄自杀了。战事恢复,金大尉夫妇回到汉城,开始了救助战争未亡人的工作。

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Romance Papa (1960)
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申相玉 actor: 金胜镐 / 朱曾女 …
other title: 浪漫爸爸 / 로맨스빠빠 …
A middle-aged man is laid off from work but is too proud to tell his family. His children, however, learn of the situation and take jobs of their own to help him save face.

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Seong Chun-hyang (1961)
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other title: 成春香 / 성춘향 …
Chun-hyang, the only daughter of an old gisaeng named Wolmae, falls in love with Lee Mong-nyong and promises to marry him. But Lee leaves for Seoul with his father who's an aristocrat, and the new governor, Byeon Hakdo, covets Chun-hyang because she is the most beautiful girl in town. When Chun-hyang rejects his order to serve him at night, Governor Byeon sends her to jail. In the mean time, Lee passes the state exam and becomes a special undercover agent of the king. He comes back to where Chun-hyang lives to save her and punishes Governor Byeon.

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The Goddess of Mercy (1967)
觀世音 Douban
申相玉 / 林元植 actor: 李丽华 / 金胜鎬 …
other title: 观世音 / 觀世音
西方天竺妙庄王膝下三公主妙善,性慈悲,具慧眼。妙庄王灭毗卢国,残忍对待战俘,妙善率战俘登彩虹而渡河。妙庄王因怒成疾,医者谓非有妙善的双眼双手合药,方能治愈,妙善挖目断臂,王服下竟药到病除。王亲率百官徒步朝山时,妙善已圆寂,化成“千手千眼观音”法相。

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Pulgasari (1985)
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★ 6.8 12 ratings
other title: 平壤怪兽 / 불가사리 …
In feudal Korea, a group of starving villagers grow weary of the orders handed down to them by their controlling king and set out to use a deadly monster under their control to push his armies back.

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The Flower in Hell (1958)
지옥화 Douban
申相玉 actor: 崔银姬 / 金鹤 …
other title: 地狱花 / 지옥화
“洋公主”索妮亚的母亲是韩国人,父亲是美国军人。她和一直在美军基地靠阿于奉承混饭的英植保持一种情人关系。一天,英植的弟弟东植从乡下找来,并劝哥哥和他一起回家乡。英植却让东植一个人回去。索妮亚被这个与英植完全不同的弟弟吸引,并主动诱惑他。东植也深深迷恋着索妮亚。索妮亚为了彻底和英植划清界限,向美军告发英植等人曾偷窃军用物资。于是,美军对英植等人展开追击。得知真相后,东植亲手杀了索妮亚,英植也死于枪下。劫后余生的东植和另一位“洋公主”朱丽回到家乡,准备开始全新的生活。