Lee Min-ja

Acting

Lee Min-ja

Born 1929-04-10 · Seoul, Korea

Lee Min-ja (April 9, 1929 - January 19, 1986) was a South-Korean actress.

Acting credits

The Widow poster
7.0

Lee Shin-ja is a young widow, subject to the prejudices against her position in society. Trying to provide for her daughter as well as find love, Lee becomes entangled in the lives of her late husband's friend, his wife, and her lover.

The Widow

1955

I Am a King poster
5.2

Trainer Meng Doo-ho spots Young-chul in a bar fight and decides to turn him into a boxing champion.

I Am a King

1966

The Seaside Village poster
6.4

A remote fishing island is home to a largely female-population. Men are frequently lost to the ocean as stubbornly going out to sea in the face of great danger. Young widows are made and quickly learn the hardships of life.

The Seaside Village

1965

The Dawn poster
NR

An instructive film on the topic of the eradication of smuggling and democratic police.

The Dawn

1948

Prince Yeonsan poster
8.6

A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun.

Prince Yeonsan

1961

A Sad Story of Danjong poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Sad Story of Danjong

1963

The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy poster
6.0

After 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

Private Tutor poster
7.0

Two half brothers love a private tutor hired by their parents. She is more fond of the younger brother who's jovial and honest than the older brother who's unmanly and timid. But she cannot choose any of them because she's afraid that she would cause more trouble between the brothers who already hate each other. She tries first to make the brothers come to terms with each other.

Private Tutor

1963

The Barefooted Young poster
6.7

Jo Doo-soo, a member of a gang, comes across and helps Joanna, a college student who is about to have her handbag robbed by the bullies on her way home. Joanna is a diplomat's daughter and living the life of the upper class; whereas, Jo Doo-soo wastes his days serving the gang. Attracted to one another because of their opposite lives, Doo-soo and Joanna quickly fall in love. Being a devout Christian, Joanna believes that if only Doo-soo changed his thoughts about the way he lives, he could be a new person...

The Barefooted Young

1964

King Dongmyeong poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

King Dongmyeong

1962

The Power for Ten Years poster
8.0

During the reign of King Yeongjo in the Joseon Dynasty (1302-1910), the villainous retainer party led by Jang Ji-hang gains power after cutting the head off a royalist Hong seong-won. His son Hong Guk-yeong passes a state exam and tries to assist the king in ruling well, but he is also put to death by Jang's false incrimination. But he is called a faithful politician in history.

The Power for Ten Years

1964

Tyrant Yeonsan poster
6.0

Prince Yeonsan-gun turns into a tyrant out of grief for his mother's death. He orders beheadings of all the officials who displease him or who advised the previous king to depose the queen. He becomes crueler by the day. But in 10th year of his reign, he is kicked out of the throne and dies a tragic death.

Tyrant Yeonsan

1962

The Love Marriage poster
7.0

A medical doctor, Ko, has three daughters. The first daughter, Suk-hee, confesses her past when her husband asks her to forgive his past, on the first night of their honeymoon. When he breaks off the marriage and goes to America, Suk-hee confines herself to her home for three years.

The Love Marriage

1958

Great Monk Wonhyo poster
10.0

After losing his best friend in a fierce battle against Baekje in the first year of Queen Jindeok's reign, Hwarang Won-hyo questions life and death and becomes a monk. Despite being courted by countless women, from Queen Jindeok to Princess Yoseok, Sammo, and Asaga, Won-hyo resists all temptations. Until one day, when he is moved by Princess Yoseok's desperate prayers, he wanders the streets, feeling guilty for his disloyal behavior.

Great Monk Wonhyo

1962

A Coral Door poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Coral Door

1966

A Swordsman poster
9.0

During the Joseon dynasty, the adviser Choi manages to place his natural son on the throne. His ambitions are upset by the appearance of Young-mun, a man whose parents he had killed.

A Swordsman

1967

Buddha poster
10.0

A 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

Prince in Yam Clothes poster
NR

Prince Kim Chu, last prince of the Silla Kingdom, falls in love with an enemy princess. Because this is not allowed, he must renounce his heredity and retire to Mt. Chiaksan.

Prince in Yam Clothes

1956

No artwork available
8.0

After Seonjo passes away, Prince Gwanghae ascends to the throne. But he indulges himself in dissolute orgies, neglecting his duties as the king. Queen Dowager Inmok begs him to behave like a king. But Prince Gwanghae torments her, arguing that she's playing a regent. Queen Dowager cannot help but enduring the king's outrageousness.

Queen Dowager Inmok

1962

The River of Temptation poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The River of Temptation

1958

A Widow poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Widow

1960

Body is Sad poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Body is Sad

1962

Fading in the Rain poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Fading in the Rain

1965

The Story of Bae Local Offcial poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Story of Bae Local Offcial

1965