Movies: Yun Bong-chun

Hurrah! For Freedom (aka Viva Freedom) is a 1946 Korean film directed by Choi In-kyu. It was the first film made in the country after achieving independence from Japan. During the country's occupation Choi was only allowed to make Japan-friendly film...

This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As the Independence Movement becomes more and more intense among Korean students, the Jap...

Myeong-ja, a flower vendor in Seoul, and her young brother Yong-pil, are orphans who have been taken in by some very bad people. Yong-pil finds refuge in a private orphanage and Myeong-ja takes her chances with a flower customer....

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The film depicts the reality of Joseon at the time through the conflict between the old and the new generation and the ethics between father and son. Park No-in (Yoon Bong-chun) is a boatman who believes in his profession. He intends to pass the ferr...

Seong-jae, a maid of Yeong-dal's house, lives with her daughter Soon-i. Her neighboring village, Seok-ju, loves Soon-i. However, as Yeong-dal's scheme makes it difficult to make a living for sewing, Soon-i becomes Yeong-dal's concubine. Sewing, who s...

Tae-jun, seeing the beauty of Young-hee, was inflamed with passion for her. However, her brother Young-jin prevented him from approaching the girl. By placing Young-jin in a mental hospital, Tae Joon finally has free access to his sister....

Melodrama concerning a spoiled only son. After his father scolds him for his excessive drinking, he sells the family's only cow for money to leave for Seoul. Finding life difficult on his own in Seoul, he returns, begging forgiveness....

This is the story of the struggle of the pioneers of the March independence movement, which led 20 million Koreans to rebel on March 1, 1919....

An educational film about how a backward impoverished village was able to prosper thanks to the initiative of the village youth who began to grow tobacco....

The story is a melodrama concerning a young woman, played by Yun Bong-choon, who is abused by her stepmother and half-sister. After her stepmother expels her from her home, she stabs her stepmother....

The hero leaves Korea. But the village where Korean immigrants live is attacked by Chinese bandits. The hero and his friends want to return to Korea. Japanese police officers fire shots at border trespassers....

This literary adaptation tells the story of Oh Mong-nyeo, a young woman living with her stepfather in a seaside village. When men in the village attempt to rape her, she escapes by boat with her boyfriend to seek a better life elsewhere....

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The film concerns the 3-day rule of Kim Ok-kyun (1851-1894), and his attempt to modernize Korea....

The story of a man and a woman who fell in love without knowing that they were half-brother and sister....

One spring day when it rained. While watering the paddy fields, Geumryong gets into a fight with the neighboring young man Kokibong, but accidentally kills him. Geum-ryong is sentenced to three years in prison. Meanwhile, Go Young-ran, who is engaged...

The violinist and the dancer fell in love. However, a man suddenly appears, with whom the dancer leaves, tempted by his wealth. A musician who has lost his beloved looks at life pessimistically and falls into despair....

The film shows humanity and sincere love, opposed to the old conventions. The story of the mute Samyon, who works for a landowner and is in love with the owner's daughter-in-law....

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