Patriotic Martyr An Jung-gun (의사 안중근 - Uisa Ahn Jung-geun) is a 1972 South Korean film directed by Joo Dong-jin. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.
Synopsis
A film biography of An Jung-geun, a Korean independence activist who assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan.
, 1h47 GenresDrama ActorsKim Jin-kyu, Moon Hee, Park Noh-sik Rating32% An anti-communist film depicting North Koreans extorting the land and property of civilians in the name of revolution after the liberation from Japan in 1945.
The plot concerns Sam-ryong, a deaf servant who is in love with his landlord's daughter-in-law. Critics praised the final scene of the film, in which the house burns, as a work of pioneering and experimental film making.
, 1h50 OriginCoree du sud GenresDrama, Crime ActorsKim Jin-kyu, Choi Moo-ryong Rating71% The films depicts a man Cheolho, who lives a hard life together with his war veteran younger brother Yeongho, his pregnant wife, and his mother suffering from Posttraumatic stress disorder constantly screaming "Let's get out of here!", due to the aftermath of the Korean War. Cheolho suffers from a toothache but refuses to go to the dentist, despite his brother urging that keeping the toothache is a much worse problem than paying the dentist. Yeongho befriends an actress, Miri. Miri aims to help Yeongho get a job by making him an actor in a film project. While reading his lines for the film's script, Yeongho realizes that his character is being judged for his wounded appearance and he was chosen for the scars he received from the Korean War. Choosing dignity over a rare chance to earn money, Yeongho quits the film. Myeongsuk, Cheolho's sister, is a former nurse who is now a prostitute for American soldiers.
, 1h43 Directed byShin Sang-ok GenresDrama, Romance ActorsChoi Eun-hee, Do Kum-bong, Kim Jin-kyu, Shin Young-kyun, Heo Jang-kang Rating68% An artist from Seoul visits the widow of a deceased friend in the countryside. The relationship between the friend's wife, her mother and the artist is depicted with reference to their concerns about social disapproval.