He Was Kidnapped and Forced To Make North Korean Action Movies - The Shin Sang-ok Story
Podcast: Ray William Johnson: True Story PodcastPublished On: Sat Aug 02 2025
Description: 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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