YU HYUN-MOK
Yu Hyun-mok
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: July 2, 1925
Deathday: June 28, 2009
Place of Birth: Sariwon, Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Biography
Yu Hyun-mok (July 2, 1925 – June 28, 2009) was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Hwanghae, Korea (North Korea today), he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo (Crossroads). According to the website koreanfilm.org, his 1961 film Obaltan "has repeatedly been voted the best Korean film of all time in local critics' polls." Yu attended the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1963, where Variety called Obaltan a "remarkable film", and praised Yu's "[b]rilliantly detailed camera" and the film's "probing sympathy and rich characterizations."
Filmography
Production
Director
1980·
Son of a ManDirector
1979·
Rainy DaysDirector
1978·
The DoorDirector
1978·
Kongjwi and PatjwiProducer
1978·
Once Upon a TimeDirector
1975·
FlameDirector
1971·
Bun-rye's StoryDirector
1969·
I Want to Be HumanDirector
1969·
School ExcursionDirector
Director
1968·
WomanDirector
1968·
Descendants of CainDirector
1968·
GrudgeDirector
Director
Director
1967·
A RegretDirector
1966·
HandDirector
1965·
The MartyrsDirector, Executive Producer
1965·
An Empty DreamDirector
1964·
The Extra MortalsDirector
1964·
Wife's ConfessionDirector
Editor, Director
1962·
Only for YouDirector
1961·
Aimless BulletDirector
Director
1958·
The Seizure of LifeDirector
1958·
Forever with YouDirector, Editor
1957·
The Lost YouthDirector