He Was Kidnapped and Forced To Make North Korean Action Movies - The Shin Sang-ok Story

from Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast · host Ray William Johnson

Shin Sang‑ok, once hailed as the “Prince of Korean Cinema” for directing nearly 80 films in South Korea’s golden age, was kidnapped in 1978—along with his actress ex-wife Choi Eun‑hee—on the personal orders of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il, who sought to elevate the country’s movie industry by forcing them to create internationally acclaimed propaganda films

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