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Pulgasari [a] is an epic monster film [i] directed and produced by Shin Sang-ok in 1985 during his North Korean abduction.A co-production between North Korea, Japan, and China, it is considered a remake of Bulgasari, a 1962 South Korean film that also depicts Bulgasari/Pulgasari, a creature from Korean folklore.
Charles K. Armstrong writes in his book, Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World 1950–1992, that "Kim took North Korean arts in a direction that seemed specifically designed to ensure his father's favor: under his guidance, new films and operas focused as never before on the anti-Japanese struggle of Kim Il Sung and his comrades in ...
Features North-Korean built planes based on the Il-2 and Il-10, models which were never used by the KPA. [79] 1984: A Hedgehog Defeats a Tiger: 호랑이를 이긴 고슴도치: Children's film [80] [81] 1984: An Emissary of No Return: 돌아오지 않은 밀사: Shin Sang-ok: Kim Jun Sik, Ryang Hae Sung, Kim Yun Hong: Historical/Drama: Shin's ...
The Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang in 2014 depicting Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right), with visitors paying homage to the statues. [1]The North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family [2] has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture. [3]
North Korea's principal producer of feature films is the Korean Art Film Studio, a state-run studio founded in 1947 and located outside of Pyongyang.Other North Korean film studios include the Korean Documentary Film Studio (founded in 1946), the April 25 Film Studio of the Korean People's Army (founded in 1959 and previously known as the February 8 Cinema Studio) and the Korean Science and ...
Films about North Korea–South Korea relations (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Films set in North Korea" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
"Alumnus" or "The Graduate") is a 2013 South Korean action drama film starring Choi Seung-hyun, Han Ye-ri, Yoon Je-moon, Jo Sung-ha and Kim Yoo-jung. [4] He plays the teenage son of an ex-North Korean agent who is tasked to kill a North Korean assassin in South Korea in order to save his younger sister. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Salt (Korean: 소금, [2] Korean pronunciation: [sʰo̞ɡɯm]) is a 1985 North Korean tragedy film directed by Shin Sang-ok.It is the third of Shin's North Korean films after he and his wife Choi Eun-hee were abducted and brought to the country against their will.