Kim Du-han
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
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Kim Du-han, also spelled Kim Doo Han (1918-1972) was a Korean gangster, right-wing politician. Involved in violent anti-communist actions in the 1940s and 1950s, he was elected to the third parliament in 1954 and joined Rhee's Liberal Party. He was also elected to the sixth parliament in 1965.
Kim was involved in several scandals, and was imprisoned by the US military regime as well as by the military regime of Park Chung-hee.
Kim Du-han's life was dramatized in a four-part film series in the 1970s.[1] His life during the period of Japanese occupation was novelized by Hong Song-yu, and filmed by director Im Kwon-taek in his General's Son trilogy (1990-1992)[2]
He asserted he is son of Kim Jwa-jin, famous Korean independence activist, and many people believe it, but it is still controversial.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Kim Du-han 4 (1975) (English). IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
- ^ Janggunui adeul (1990) (English). IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
[edit] External links
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