Lee Won-yong

Acting

Lee Won-yong

Born 1906-01-01 · Seoul, Korea

Lee Won-yong was born in Seoul, graduated from Kyungshin School, and focused on sports. His debut in cinema was in 1927. Lee Won-yong's acting style began to change in 1934 when he appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Crossroads of Youth which is currently the oldest surviving Korean film. Afterwards, Lee Won-yong appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Passion in the Galaxy (1935) and The Passage of Life (1937). He decorated the second half of his acting career with director Ahn Jong-hwa. Lee Won-yong, an actor and producer, died of illness at his home in Hunjeong-dong at the end of February 1950.

Acting credits

Three Beggars poster
NR

There is a town with a well called 'Bachelor's Well' after a young man dug the well and jumped in to kill himself when his love for a girl from a rich family ended miserably. The story is about a ferryboat rower, a bum with a limp, and many other men all fighting to get the love of one girl. Three beggars who die with grudges against this town appear every night as ghosts to haunt and curse their foes.

Three Beggars

1928

Passion in the Universe poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Passion in the Universe

1935

Crossroads of Youth poster
5.4

After spending 7 years as a man-servant in his fiancé's house, Young-bok gets kicked out of the place and works in Gyoung-sung station. He falls in love with Gye-soon but tragedy strikes her, which propels him to seek revenge. This is the oldest Korean film that has been preserved.

Crossroads of Youth

1934

Fallen Blossoms on a Stream poster
NR

This melodrama tells the sad love story of a rich artist for a beautiful kisaeng.

Fallen Blossoms on a Stream

1927

No artwork available
NR

The sailor leaves his wife at home and goes to sea. Other men are not indifferent to his beautiful wife. She resists numerous temptations and waits for her husband's return. Finally, the husband returns, and they are happy again.

Path of Life

1937

The Ringing of a Bell poster
7.0

Wonyong and Yeonsil are in love with each other. The gangster Gyeong-seon also has a crush on Yeon-sil, but one day, a fight breaks out between Won-yong and Gyeong-seon. When Won-yong is in danger, Yeon-sil blocks his body and gets hit by a knife. She walks down the snowy hill, weeping as she embraces the body of Yeon-sil.

The Ringing of a Bell

1929

Straits of Chosun poster
NR

A Japanese-speaking family in occupied Korea deal with the war.

Straits of Chosun

1943

Behind the camera