It is a Sunday in late winter. Church bells ring as Huh-wook sets off to meet his sweetheart Jee-yun. Read More »
Tag Archives: Sung-il Shin
Night Journey AKA Yahaeng (1977) Soo-yong Kim, Jeong-hie Yu, Sung-il Shin, Il-woong Lee
Lee Hyun-ju (played by Yoon Jung-hee) is secretly living with bank co-worker, Mr. Park (played by Shin Seong-il) Read More »
Byeoldeului gohyang / The Stars Heavenly Home (1974) Jang-ho Lee, n-suk Ahn, Sung-il Shin, Il-bong Yun, Drama
A woman slowly drinks herself to death as she is physically and emotionally used by one man after another. Read More »
Yeonsangun / Prince Yeonsan (1961) Sang-ok Shin, Yeong-gyun Shin, Sung-il Shin, Dong-won Kim, Drama
This is a typical historical drama from the early 1960s on Yeonsangun (Shin Young-kyun), a king who had a life of extreme ups and downs. He is a son of King Seongjong (Kim Dong-won) and in great shock as he finds out that he is the son of deposed queen Yoon (Ju Jeung-ryu). As soon as he ascends the throne, Yeonsangun tries to restore the queen title of his mother but faces opposition from his grandmother, Queen Dowager Insu (Jeon-Ok), and her courtiers, which turns him into a violent king.
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