Yu Hyun-mok

Yu Hyun-mok

Yu Hyun-mok (July 2, 1925 – June 28, 2009) was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Hwanghae, Korea (North Korea today), he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo (Crossroads). According to the website koreanfilm.org, his 1961 film Obaltan "has repeatedly been voted the best Korean film of all time in local critics' polls." Yu attended the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1963, where Variety called Obaltan a "remarkable film", and praised Yu's "[b]rilliantly detailed camera" and the film's "probing sympathy and rich characterizations." His dedication to the intellectual side of film and interest in using film to deal with social and political issues led him to have difficulties both with box-office-oriented producers, and with Korea's military government during the 1960s and 1970s. Korean critics have said his directing style is "in the tradition of the Italian Neorealists," yet "the terms 'modernist' or 'expressionistic' [are] just as applicable to his works." Besides his directing activities, he has taught film, and made a significant contribution to Korean animation by producing Kim Cheong-gi's 1976 animated film, Robot Taekwon V. A retrospective of Yu's career was held at the 4th Pusan International Film Festival in 1999. Yu died from a stroke on June 28, 2009.

  • Title: Yu Hyun-mok
  • Popularity: 2.954
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1925-07-02
  • Place of Birth: Sariwon, Hwanghae Province, North Korea
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  • Also Known As: 유현목, Hyun-Monk Yu, Hyun-mok Yoo, Yoo Hyun Mok , Yoo Hyun-mok , Yoo Hyunmok , Hyunmok Yu , Yu Hyun Mok , Yu Hyun-mok , Yu Hyunmok , Ю Хён Мок, Ю Хён-мок, Ю Хёнмок, Хёнмок Ю
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Yu Hyun-mok Movies

  • 1948
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    홍차기의 일생

    홍차기의 일생

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1987
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    Flower Blooms Even on a Windy Day

    Flower Blooms Even on a Windy Day

    1 1987 HD

    After a performance depicting the lives of jesters during the Joseon era, the cast, led by director Byungsoo, immerses themselves in rehearsing a new...

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  • 1958
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    Forever with You

    Forever with You

    6 1958 HD

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  • 1966
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    Hand

    Hand

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1979
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    Rainy Days

    Rainy Days

    6.7 1979 HD

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  • 1959
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    Even the Clouds Are Drifting

    Even the Clouds Are Drifting

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1961
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    Aimless Bullet

    Aimless Bullet

    7.1 1961 HD

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  • 1969
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    School Excursion

    School Excursion

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

    The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

    5.3 1963 HD

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  • 1980
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    Son of a Man

    Son of a Man

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Martyrs

    The Martyrs

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    A Regret

    A Regret

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    Grudge

    Grudge

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Descendants of Cain

    Descendants of Cain

    5 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    An Empty Dream

    An Empty Dream

    9 1965 HD

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  • 1958
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    Forever with You

    Forever with You

    6 1958 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Martyrs

    The Martyrs

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1975
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    Flame

    Flame

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1971
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    Bun-rye's Story

    Bun-rye's Story

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

    The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

    5.3 1963 HD

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  • 1967
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    Guests Who Arrived by the Last Train

    Guests Who Arrived by the Last Train

    5 1967 HD

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  • 1978
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    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1995
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    Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone

    Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1964
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    Wife's Confession

    Wife's Confession

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Extra Mortals

    The Extra Mortals

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1968
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    Woman

    Woman

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    I Want to Be Human

    I Want to Be Human

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Three Hen-pecked Generations

    The Three Hen-pecked Generations

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1978
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    Kongjwi and Patjwi

    Kongjwi and Patjwi

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Lost Youth

    The Lost Youth

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1962
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    Only for You

    Only for You

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Seizure of Life

    The Seizure of Life

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Door

    The Door

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    몽땅 드릴까요

    몽땅 드릴까요

    1 1968 HD

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