FILM DIRECTOR

Shin Sang-ok

1926 - 2006

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Shin Sang-ok (Korean: 신상옥; Hanja: 申相玉; 1925 or 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. While renowned internationally for directing Pulgasari (1985), Shin is best known in South Korea for his efforts during 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shin Sang-ok has received more than 637,526 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Shin Sang-ok is the 298th most popular film director (up from 393rd in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 96th in 2019) and the most popular North Korean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shin Sang-ok ranks 298 out of 2,041. Before him are Rouben Mamoulian, Makoto Shinkai, Michael Cacoyannis, Mike Nichols, Stanley Kramer, and Márta Mészáros. After him are Ousmane Sembène, Mamoru Oshii, Mikhail Kalatozov, Satoshi Kon, Raúl Ruiz, and John Boorman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Shin Sang-ok ranks 108. Before him are Paul Baran, Maria Teresa de Filippis, John Schlesinger, Rehavam Ze'evi, Roger Corman, and Riz Ortolani. After him are Rafi Eitan, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Abdul Rahim Hatif, Robert Fogel, Irene Camber, and Jimmy Savile. Among people deceased in 2006, Shin Sang-ok ranks 75. Before him are Ferenc Bene, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Reinhart Koselleck, Floyd Patterson, Allen Carr, and Sven Nykvist. After him are Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Milan Babić, Lillian Asplund, and Billy Preston.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Shin Sang-ok ranks 45 out of 162. Before him are Hwang Jang-yop (1923), Kang Pan-sok (1892), Youn Yuh-jung (1947), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Wonjong of Goryeo (1219), and Yejong of Goryeo (1079). After him are Deokjong of Goryeo (1016), Sohn Kee-chung (1912), Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Choi Hong Hi (1918), Injong of Goryeo (1109), and Chang of Goryeo (1381).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In North Korea

Among film directors born in North Korea, Shin Sang-ok ranks 1. 

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Filmography

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Director
Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must help find Joe's father and find a secret disk that contains evidence that could stop the toxic landfill that is destroying the Indian community. However the town is owned by the rich man and he controls the police and even the mayor. They must fight a motorcycle gang and renegade cowboys in this non-stop ninja adventure.
Apr 7o 19955.1 / 10
Pulgasari
Director
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.
Dec 1o 19855.6 / 10
The Flower in Hell
Director
In post-Korean War Seoul, a young man from the countryside discovers that his older brother has become romantically involved in a prostitute and has no intentions of returning home.
Apr 20o 19586.4 / 10