
Acting
Choi Ji-hee
Born 1940-01-12 · Osaka, Japan
South Korean actress, movie costume director, fashion designer . Ji-hie's parents return from Osaka to Korea after end of WWII. After graduating from Gyeongsangnam-do in 1958 she came in the same year in the movie business. 13 years later Ji-hie debuted as costume designer.
Acting credits
8.0THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.
The Monkey Goes West
1966
6.5A man tries to raise his two sons and two daughters under some of the most adverse conditions known to man. The father operates a horse-drawn cart, but in a city that is modernizing after the destruction of the Korean War, automobiles are making carts obsolete. The children are experiencing difficulties as well. The eldest son has flunked the bar exam twice and is not hopeful of passing it a third time to become a lawyer. The eldest daughter is mute and married to an abusive husband. The younger daughter tries to pose as a rich university student to move up in life. The youngest son has a penchant for petty theft.
The Coachman
1961
7.0A beautiful nightclub owner finds herself desired by many men, but she is saving herself for the one man she cannot have .
When Night Falls at Myeongdong
1964
10.0No synopsis available yet.
The Regular Tardy Student
1964
6.0Dr. Nam, in his will, requests that his eldest daughter, Jeong-hui(Choe Eun-hui), marry a painter named Dong-su (Nam Gung-won). Jeong-hui is at risk of losing her house due to her father's debt, and a young physician Sun-cheol (Kim Seok-hun) who received his college education with the financial support of Dr. Nam, helps her by selling his own house. Despite his love for her, Sun-cheol cannot express his feelings because he knows of the request in her father's will. When Jeong-hui looks for a job to support her family, Bang, whom Dr. Nam once cured, offers her a position of saloon madam. Meanwhile, her younger sister Myeong-hui (Choe Ji-hui) promises Dong-su her hand in marriage. Jeong-hui, now running the saloon, wishes them happiness. It is only when she gets a proposal from Bang and decides to accept it that Sun-cheol confesses his love for her. Moved by Sun-cheol's true affection for her, Bang gives her up, and Sun-cheol and Jeong-hui exchange vows of marriage.
A Sister's Garden
1959
6.0Son Hak-su (Kim Seung-ho) is a middle school teacher who barely gets by on his income because he's paying off a monthly mortgage for his welfare housing facility sold by the government. One day, Mr. Son and his wife make the acquaintance of a U.S. immigrant Charlie Hong (Heo Chang-kang) who is engaged in the smuggling business.
A Dream of Fortune
1961
9.0A woman is in domestic service after going up to Seoul. She loves a university student of a rich family and gives birth to a baby. But his parents object to their marriage, so she becomes a butt for laugh. At length, the parents get impressed by her good nature and allow them to marry.
The Beautiful Maid
1964
6.0After an aggressive man lets his anger get the better of him, his wife takes her own life and he is forced to go on the run. The son he leaves behind grows up to have 4 daughters, but there is rumored to be a curse on his family. As the daughters find their way into relationships the curse seems to be true. Allegations of child murder, infidelity, forced into marriages with raging psychopaths.
The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
1963
9.0No synopsis available yet.
The Heartbreaking Story
1964
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Sinmungo
1963
6.0Upon hearing that her fiance has been killed in battle, a woman makes her way to the Park Pagoda to seek comfort from the monument. There she becomes acquainted with Henry Jang, a Korean-American whom she eventually marries. There is no happy ending for the two, however, because her fiance shows up alive and well, but bitter over his lover's fickle nature
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959
7.5It is the year of the white horse that arrives every sixty years. Three women avoid sleeping with their husbands so they won't conceive girls on the year of the horse. However, young and healthy husbands fall into great dilemma.
Horse-year Bride
1966
8.5No synopsis available yet.
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Coral Door
1966
NRA feminine man, Kyuch'il, works at a hagwon. After meeting his female roommate's doctor uncle to request her hand in marriage, he is made to transition to being a woman. As a result, his female roommate marries another man. To get revenge, he goes into service as a maid at her rich father-in-law's home.
Woman Is Better
1965
6.2Se-ran, the mistress of Hyeon-ma, lives in a massive traditional-style house called "Blue Mansion"in the suburbs of Seoul with her sister Mi-ran and their maid. One day, Hyeon-ma comes to the house with his newly-employed handsome male secretary/secret lover Dan-ju.
The Pollen of Flowers
1972
10.0A prince in India learns that his birth was responsible for his mother's death. He makes up his mind to relieve the suffering of his people and begins studying to become a Buddhist priest
Buddha
1964
NRWanho and Kyunghui go camping, but Gwisun secretly loves Wanho. After an accident, Wanho and Gwisun fall in love. When they return to Seoul, Gwisun's life takes a drastic turn. Just as she contemplates suicide, an unexpected twist alters her fate.
Wind, Please Tell Me
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Snowing on Grudge Street
1971
10.0A generous businessman is betrayed by a jealous office worker when he marries another woman. The employee takes the company's secrets and sells them to the competition in an effort to destroy his happiness.
Nameless Grass
1966
10.0A Korean family is separated during the Japanese colonial period and end up in different parts of Asia, and on different sides of the Korean Civil War.
Border Line
1964
No synopsis available yet.
Fighting Lions
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dangerous Youth
1966
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Man Is Not Popular
1963