
Yu Hyun-mok
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday2 July 1925
Died28 June 2009 (age 83)
Place of birthSariwon, Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Known credits32
Biography
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 intellectu…

Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone
1995 · Director

Flower Blooms Even on a Windy Day
1987

Son of a Man
1980 · Director

Rainy Days
1979 · Director

Once Upon a Time
1978 · Director

The Door
1978 · Director

Kongjwi and Patjwi
1978 · Producer

Flame
1975 · Director

Bun-rye's Story
1971 · Director

I Want to Be Human
1969 · Director

School Excursion
1969 · Director

Woman
1968 · Director

I'll Give You Everything
1968 · Director

Descendants of Cain
1968 · Director
Grudge
1968 · Director

Guests Who Arrived by the Last Train
1967 · Director

A Regret
1967 · Director

The Three Hen-pecked Generations
1967 · Director

Hand
1966 · Director

An Empty Dream
1965 · Director

The Martyrs
1965 · Executive Producer

The Martyrs
1965 · Director

Wife's Confession
1964 · Director

The Extra Mortals
1964 · Director

The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
1963 · Director

The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
1963 · Editor

Only for You
1962 · Director

Lim Kkeok-jeong
1961 · Director

Lim Kkeok-jeong
1961 · Editor

Aimless Bullet
1961 · Director

Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959 · Director

The Seizure of Life
1958 · Director

Forever with You
1958 · Editor

Forever with You
1958 · Director

The Lost Youth
1957 · Director
홍차기의 일생
1948
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