Korean filmmaker (born 1913)
Yoon Yong-gyu |
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| Born | 1913 (1913)
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| Nationality | Korean |
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| Occupation | Film director |
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Yoon Yong-gyu (Korean: 윤용규; Hanja: 尹龍奎;[1] born 1913, date of death unknown), also known as Yun Yong-kyu, was a Korean film director. He made his first film A Hometown in Heart (1949) in South Korea before defecting to the North to pursue his filmmaking career.[2]
Biography
Yoon was born in 1913 in Daegu, Korea, Empire of Japan.[1] He defected to North Korea before the outbreak of the 1950–1953 Korean War, and worked as director of North Korea's National Film Studio (국립영화촬영소) in 1952.[1]
The classic A Hometown in Heart, released on DVD in 2011 by the Korean Federation of Film Archives and on Blu-ray in 2023 by Blue Kino,[4] was one of the most important films made in Korea after its liberation from Japan. Based on Ham Se Deok's play Tongseung (A Little Monk),[5][6] it tells the story of Do-seong, a child monk (Yoo Min) who longs for his mother, who has abandoned him. Meanwhile, a childless widow (Choi Eun-hee) takes to the child. Stanley Park remade the film in 2014 as A Hometown in my Heart (내 마음의 고향; Nae maeumui gohyang).[7]
Teen Guerrillas was one of the first North Korean films, shot during the war.
Filmography
- 1949: A Hometown in Heart (내 마음의 고향; Nae maeumui gohyang)[1]
- 1951: Teen Guerrillas or Boy Partisans (소년 빨찌산; Sonyeon ppaljjisan)
- 1952: Defenders of the Native Land (향토를 지키는 사람들; Hyangtoreul jikineun saramdeul)[1]
- 1954: The Miss of Guerrillas or Partisan Girl (빨치산 처녀; Ppalchisan cheonyeo)
- 1955: The Newlyweds (신혼 부부; Sinhon bubu) (codirected by Dong-in Joo)[1]
- 1957: Village People (오란청; Orangcheong)
- 1958: Suribong (수리봉) (codirected by Youngseob Joo)
- 1959: Legend of Chunhyang (춘향전; Chunhyangjeon)[1]
- 1960: Nyeoseong yeong-ung gwangbu (여성 영웅 광부)
- 1960: Dangyeol-ui norae (당열의 노래)
- 1972: Ab yeon gong deul (codirected by Deok Kyu Kim)
- 1980: The Tale of Chun Hyang (춘향전; Chunhyangjeon) (codirected by Won Jun Yu)[1]
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