
Acting
Hak Pak
Born — Died
1914-11-06 — 1982-11-11
Place of birth
Pyongyang, South Pyeongan province, Korea, Empire of Japan [now Pyongyang, North Korea]
Known for
Acting
Credits
16 titles
Known for
5.5This was the first feature film to be produced after the liberation of North Korea. It gives a pictures of boundless joy and emotion of the Korean people who are now liberated from the colonial yoke of Japanese imperialism thanks to the glorious anti-Japanese struggle organized and led by the great leader Comrade Kim Il-Sung. Unable to endure the insult of the landlord, Gwan Pil gives vent to his rage. Because of this, the Japanese imperialists deprive him of his tenant land and put him in jail where he gains class consciousness under the influence of a KPA operative.
My Home Village
1949
NRLife in Korea seen from the perspective of the 'cheollima' philosophy encouraged at that time. The aim of 'cheollima' was to speed up both the economy and cultural and artistic achievements.
The Blast Furnace
1950
6.6The country is occupied by the Japanese imperialists. Koppun is selling flowers at the market to get some money to buy medicine for her sick mother. Her brother is imprisoned, her father dead and her sister blind.
The Flower Girl
1972
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Never Can Live Like That
1956
5.0Story of two brothers, stayed in different parts of Korea. Elder one works on recovery of electric plant. Younger brother comes back to native town with sabotage task.
Brothers
1957
7.0The film tells the story of a small group of the Korean People's Army, led by Hakcheol Lee, deputy chief of the reconnaissance division, which went behind enemy lines.
Scouts
1953
Film credits
1950s · 8 titles
NRLife in Korea seen from the perspective of the 'cheollima' philosophy encouraged at that time. The aim of 'cheollima' was to speed up both the economy and cultural and artistic achievements.
The Blast Furnace
1950
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Never Can Live Like That
1956
5.0Story of two brothers, stayed in different parts of Korea. Elder one works on recovery of electric plant. Younger brother comes back to native town with sabotage task.
Brothers
1957
7.0The film tells the story of a small group of the Korean People's Army, led by Hakcheol Lee, deputy chief of the reconnaissance division, which went behind enemy lines.
Scouts
1953
The film tells about the life and struggle of the Korean peasants living on the Phundekber plain, near the 38th parallel, against the Americans and the Lisinman people. The film is set in 1950.
The Road of Happiness
1956
6.0The main character of the film, Man-sik Kim, is a fighter of the Korean People's Army. Through his bravery and resourcefulness in battle, he crushed the enemy's air superiority and dealt a crushing blow to the enemy.
The Combat Unit of a Fighter Plane
1953
8.0The film tells the story of the heroic deeds of the Korean People's Army soldiers fighting for the independence and freedom of their homeland.
Return to Frontline
1951
NRShortly before the start of the Korean War, the two Koreas fought small-scale battles on the 38th parallel. This film is a reconstruction of one of these battles.
Guardians of the Post
1950
1940s · 2 titles
5.5This was the first feature film to be produced after the liberation of North Korea. It gives a pictures of boundless joy and emotion of the Korean people who are now liberated from the colonial yoke of Japanese imperialism thanks to the glorious anti-Japanese struggle organized and led by the great leader Comrade Kim Il-Sung. Unable to endure the insult of the landlord, Gwan Pil gives vent to his rage. Because of this, the Japanese imperialists deprive him of his tenant land and put him in jail where he gains class consciousness under the influence of a KPA operative.
My Home Village
1949
NRJung-ae volunteers at a juvenile prison when she graduates from college; but the violent boys threaten her safety. Her boyfriend visits and begs Jung-ae to quit. She considers but feels compelled to continue; until the day when an escapee puts her methods at risk. Will she get to the escaped boy in time? Will his negative attitude convince her to quit, or will she affect him positively? And will there ever be happiness at the prison?
A Sea Gull
1948
Behind the camera
6.6The country is occupied by the Japanese imperialists. Koppun is selling flowers at the market to get some money to buy medicine for her sick mother. Her brother is imprisoned, her father dead and her sister blind.
The Flower Girl
1972
NREnemy Brigadier Seung Jin secretly intimidates Song-nie and the other village women, hoping that they will quit their job at the co-op.
Village at the Demarcation Line
1961
6.0North Korean propaganda film about orchards that yield bigger crops after Kim Il-sung visits. The films was presented as a gift to friendly-minded countries in the world. And expected by the North Korean Culture Ministry to be displayed publicly. Sweden was one of the countries honored by receiving a copy of "Gwasu-ui nara / Country of Orchards".
Country of Orchards
1972
NRIt is a film that promotes the superiority of the socialist system through revolutionary children.
We Are the Happiest
1970


