
Known for
Directing
Born
October 18, 1926
Birthplace
Chongjin, Korea
Died
April 11, 2006 (aged 79)
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 Sou...
2024
as Himself
2023
Director, Producer
2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2009
Director
1998
Producer
1997
Original Film Writer
1995
Director, Executive Producer
1994
Director, Writer
1994
Writer, Executive Producer
1990
Director
1987
Director
1987
Director
1986
1986
Director, Producer
1985
Director
1985
Director
1985
Director, Producer
1984
Director
1984
Director, Screenplay
1976
Director
1976
Director
1975
Director
1975
Screenplay, Director
1973
Director
1973
Director