Korean Cinema Retrospective
A Prosecutor and a TeacherA husband finds a fugitive in his home and thinks his wife has betrayed him. He accidentally dies, stabbed by a knife he meant for others, and his wife gets arrested with an unjust accusation. The prosecutor of her case turns out ...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
MoneyBong-su (KIM Seung-ho) is a hardworking farmer, but his situation shows no sign of improving, no matter how diligently he toils. He has even postponed his daughter′s wedding several times because of financial strain. Bong-su sells...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
A Dream of FortuneChang-soo (KIM Seung-ho) is a teacher who lives with his wife and son in a rented house on the outskirts of Seoul. He has no talents other than teaching, a fact that his wife constantly laments. One day, he dreams of pigs, which i...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
Romantic PapaThe film for which Kim was awarded Best Actor at the 1960 Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Mr. Kim (KIM Seung-ho) is the happy father of two sons and three daughters. Always optimistic and romantic, he is called "Romance Papa" by his w...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
A CoachmanA Coachman was awarded the Silver Bear at the 11th Berlin Film Festival, becoming the first film to showcase Korean Cinema to the Western world. In it, KIM Seung-ho plays HA Chun-sam, a horse driver who struggles with debt, barely...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
Hometown in My HeartAn adaptation of the play A Little Monk written by HAM Se-deok. A strict master monk pushes a young priestling, Do-sung, to recite a sutra but he is only a little boy who misses his mother and enjoys playing with friends. One day,...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
Sweet DreamSweet Dream is the oldest existing film in Korean history. But Ae-sun, the main character, is not a naive and conventional woman. Pursuing money and sexual desire, she abandons her family to shack up with her lover in a hotel. Upo...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
Mr. ParkWith this film, KIM Seung-ho would win his second straight Best Actor Award at the 1961 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, further cementing his status as a premier acting talent. Here, he plays Park, a plasterer who repairs the neighbor...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
Mt. SahwaMt. Sahwa is KIM Seung-ho′s final work, which he was also involved in as a producer. In Busan, 1950, KIM Eun-pal (KIM Seung-ho) gathers a crew to search for gold that was hidden by Japanese officials. Seven men form a group and le...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
A Petty Middle ManagerKOO Jun-Tek (KIM Seung-ho) is the head of a large, three-generation family. When his daughter begins to work at the same company, he becomes nervous, always wondering if his life at the workplace is being exposed. One day, his bos...