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Choi Eun-hee (Korean: 최은희; November 20, 1926 – April 16, 2018 [1]) was a South Korean actress, who was one of the country's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s. [2] In 1978, Choi and her then ex-husband, movie director Shin Sang-ok , were abducted to North Korea , where they were forced to make films until they sought asylum at ...
The abduction of Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee occurred in North Korea between 1978 and 1986. Shin Sang-ok was a famous South Korean filmmaker who had been married to actress Choi Eun-hee . Together, they established Shin Film and made many films through the 1960s which garnered recognition for South Korea at various film festivals. [ 2 ]
The Lovers and the Despot is a 2016 British documentary film written and directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, about the 1978 abduction of South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee, and film director Shin Sang-ok, by Kim Jong-il of North Korea. It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's 2014 MeetMarket.
An Emissary of No Return (Korean: 돌아오지 않은 밀사; MR: Toraoji anŭn milsa [2]) is a 1984 North Korean historical drama film directed by Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee. Shin also wrote the script. It was the first of four films Shin and Choi made during their abduction to North Korea under the orders of Kim Jong Il.
In February 1978, South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee and her film director husband Shin Sang-ok were kidnapped in Hong Kong and taken to Pyongyang. They were abducted on the orders of Kim Jong Il, the son of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, who wanted to use them to improve the North Korean film industry.
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.
It was the second film in North Korea by South Korea's Shin after he and his wife Choi Eun-hee had been abducted there. Runaway stars Choe Sang-soo as the protagonist and Choi as his wife. Runaway is based on a short story of the same name set in the 1920s and written by Chae Seo-hae. The protagonist, Song Ryul has to return to the countryside ...
Shadowless Pagoda (Korean: 무영탑; Hanja: 無影塔; RR: Muyeongtap) is a 1957 South Korean film starring Choi Eun-hee (최은희) in the role of Guseul Agi (구슬아기), a free-spirited woman, and Kwak Geon (곽건) in the role of Asadal (아사달), the stonemason who created the Dabotap and Seokgatap pagodas of the Bulguksa temple.