Shin Sang-ok

Directing

Born October 18, 1926 · Chongjin, Korea

Died April 11, 2006

Also known as Shin Sang-Ok · 신상옥 · Shin Sang-okk

Biography

Shin Sang-ok, anglicized as Simon Sheen, was a South Korean filmmaker who directed 74 films in a career spanning over five decades. He is best known in South Korea for his efforts during the 1950s and 1960s, many of them collaborations with his wife Choi Eun-hee. Shin posthumously received the Gold Crown Cultural Medal, the country's top honor for an artist.

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