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Shin Sang-ok
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 South Korea for his final years.
He received posthumously the Gold Crown Cultural Medal, the country's top honor for an artist.
As director
Winter Story
The Country I Saw, Part 3
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Vanished
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
The Country I Saw
My Happiness
Pulgasari
One Second for a Feat
Love, Love, My Love
The Tale of Shim Cheong
Salt
Runaway
An Emissary of No Return
Woman Prisoner No. 407 II
Woman Prisoner No. 407
Blood and Rose
I Love Mama
The Ghost Lovers
The Three-Day Reign
Farewell
The Last Flight to Pyongyang
Lady of the Court
Filial Daughter Simcheong
War and Human Being
A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty
The Evening Bell
Women of Yi-Dynasty
A Thousand Year-Old Fox
The Snake Woman
