
Directing
Kang Dae-jin
Born 1935-12-21 · Mokpo, South Korea
Kang Dae-jin was born on May 4, 1933 in Korea. He was a producer and director, known for The Coachman (1961), Naido eorinde (1974) and Ulmyeo heujin busanhang (1963). He died on April 1, 1987 in Seoul, South Korea.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
8.0Two school troublemakers decide to become better students. They visit their suspicious teacher everyday after school to ask questions and offer help. When their teacher falls ill due to overwork and is hospitalized, they decide they must find a way to show their appreciation.
K&J
1977
5.6Mr. Park raises his children by repairing charcoal pits. Although ignorant and stubborn, Mr. Park has a good heart. He is displeased, however, with his eldest daughter, Yong-sun (Jo Mi-ryeong), because of her close relationship with Jae-cheon (Hwang hae), who is a scamp in his eyes. He is also unsatisfied with his second daughter, Myeong-sun (Eom Aeng-ran), for liking Ju-sik (Bang Su-il). Only his eldest son, Yong-beom (Kim Jin-gyu), is the apple of his eye, as he approves of his son's wife, Jeom-rye (Kim Hye-jeong). When Yong-beom is sent to a foreign branch office, Mr. Park is against it at first but approves of it, as he knows what it means for his son's future. Eventually, too, he begins to approve of his two daughters' relationships.
Mr. Park
1960
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
7.3A disillusioned student meets a eccentric beggar and a mute prostitute he falls in love with. Together, without money, they cross South Korea to help the girl go home.
Whale Hunting
1984
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Wife
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Times of Love and Hatred
1962
NRMi-Rye is a high school girl who participates in volunteer service in a rural village during summer vacation. When she gets lost in the mountain, she meets Tae-Ho who is a member of biology club of boys' high school. He is on his way down to village after he finishes gathering herbs and plants on high altitude. They stray in the thick fog and finds a villa where they stay awake. The next morning, they are found by teachers. They are expelled from school because the older generation and teachers don't believe their sexual morality. Years later, Mi-Rye fails to accomplish her love with Tae-Ho, and marries to another man.
Girls' High School Days
1972
7.2In 1980s South Korea, a former cop, now in destitution, is placed in a rehabilitation center, where, by chance, he finds the Communist guerilla who had eluded his capture more than 30 years ago.
Jagko
1983
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
8.0No synopsis available yet.
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
7.0Choi Seok, the principal of a girl's high school, adopts Jeong-nim, a Japanese student there. However, they develop a disturbing relationship that scandalizes the local region. His family is disgusted and sends the girl back to Tokyo whil Choi Seok loses his job, but the two cannot stop thinking about each other
Forbidden Love
1976
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Love
1968
NRKorean-Taiwanese-Thai co-production that is the source movie for Godrey Ho's Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors.
The Great Jungle Escape
1985
7.0Suk-jin, a naive Young woman lives on her own in Seoul. When her brother dies following a car accident, she finds out he had been having an affair with the wife of a businessman.
Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Madam Freedom
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Snowing on Grudge Street
1971
10.0Yi-suk, a teacher at a girl's middle school, refuses to worship in the traditional Japanese way. She goes to the national assembly to plead for her right to worship Christianity, but is arrested and sentenced to death. However, a series of miracles in the prison keeps her alive.
Die to Live
1982
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Rebirth
1969
7.0No synopsis available yet.
A Man Who Arrived by Night Train
1970
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Hong Kil-Dong
1976
9.0North Korean agents are sent to Seoul to disrupt the visit of important international dignitaries.
Love Of Blood Relations
1976
No synopsis available yet.
A Promise on the Last Day
1974
NRCheol-woo, a Korean law student at Waseda University in Tokyo, secretly leads a student reading club that doubles as an independence movement. He falls in love with Yumiko, daughter of Miike, a Japanese official behind colonial policies, and struggles with their forbidden romance.
Chorus of Trees
1968
