List of North Korean films
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This is chronological list of films produced in the country of North Korea which came into existence officially in September 1948. For earlier films of united Korea see List of Korean films of 1919–1948. For the films of South Korea (September 1948 to present) see List of South Korean films.
September 1948–1979
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1949 | ||||||
My Home Village | Kang Hong-sik | First Kim Il-sung propaganda film[1] | ||||
1950 | ||||||
Announcing to the World | ||||||
Righteous War | ||||||
1951 | ||||||
Boy Partisans | ||||||
1952 | ||||||
Again to the Front | ||||||
1953 | ||||||
Scouts | Chon Dong-min | |||||
1956 | ||||||
Never Can Live Like That | ||||||
The Road of Happiness | ||||||
1957 | ||||||
Orang Chon | Riyong Gyu Yun | Hak Su Kim, Hyo Gyong Dzo, Un Bong Che, Dzong Bok Mun, Sob Pak | ||||
1959 | ||||||
The Tale of 15 Children | War movie | |||||
Love the Future | ||||||
1963 | ||||||
The Spinner | O Byong-cho | |||||
1965 | ||||||
Boidchi annun dchonson | ||||||
1968 | ||||||
Sea of Blood | Choe Ik-gyu | |||||
1970 | ||||||
Naega cadshun gil | Seng In Chen | Gil-sen Om, Hye-rim Song, Hak Pak, In-sun Hon, Hak-mag Mun | Drama | |||
1972 | ||||||
The Flower Girl | Choe lk-gyu Pak Hak | Winner of Prix Special at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[2] | ||||
1976 | ||||||
Ichulsu omnym saram | Ki Mo Jung | Yae Yon Yung, Kyong Sun Yu, Tae Hyon Choe, In Hi U, Pyong Yun Kim | Action | |||
1978 | ||||||
Unsung Heroes | James Joseph Dresnok | multi-part serial, 1978–81 | ||||
1979 | ||||||
Ummisadul sogese | ||||||
An Jung-gun Shoots Ito Hirobumi | Om Gil-son | Presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[3] | ||||
1980-1999
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1982 | ||||||
On the Juche Idea | Short film/Documentary | |||||
Wolmi Island | Historical/War | |||||
A Forest is Swaying | Yong-bok Jang | Drama | ||||
1983 | ||||||
The Anti-Japanese Struggle | ||||||
1984 | ||||||
The Emissary Who Did Not Return | Shin Sang-ok | Shin's first film in North Korea | ||||
Runaway | Shin Sang-ok | Considered by Shin to be his best North Korean film[4] | ||||
1985 | ||||||
Hae uh juh Unjeh ggah jee | ||||||
Hong Kil Dong | Kim Kil-in | First North Korean entertainment film[5] | ||||
Pulgasari | Shin Sang-ok | |||||
Salt | Shin Sang-ok | |||||
Sarang sarang nae sarang | Shin Sang-ok | Choi Eun-hee | ||||
1986 | ||||||
Hong kil dong | ||||||
Order no. 027 | Ki Mo Jung, Eung Suk Kim | Sung Chol Cha, Jeong Woon Kim | Fighting | |||
Sekunda na podvig | Gil-sen Om, Eldor Urazbayev | Andrei Martynov, Chhan-su Chve and Oleg Anofriev | Adventure, War | DPR Korea/Soviet Union co-production | ||
Kangrung chonyowa Pyöngyang dzholmuni | Yong Bok Chang | Kuang Chun Ryu, Ryon-gu Nam and In-suk Ro | ||||
1987 | ||||||
A Broad Bellflower | ||||||
My Happiness | Young-Ho Kim | Ock Heel Kim | ||||
1988 | ||||||
Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission | Ferdinando Baldi Pak Jong-ju | Italian co-production. | ||||
Gandahar | French co-production. | |||||
Utomlyonnoye solntse | Nikita Orlov, San Bok Pak | Elena Drobysheva, Chkhol Kim and Yuriy Kuznetsov | DPR Korea/Soviet Union co-production. | |||
1990 | ||||||
Bereg spaseniya | ||||||
1993 | ||||||
Urban Girl Comes to Get Married | Comedy/Drama | |||||
1994 | ||||||
Always Working Together for the People | 'Documentary' | |||||
My Village at Sunset | Norodom Sihanouk | Norodom Sihamoni, San Chariya and Mam Kanika | Drama | Cambodia co-production | ||
O Youth! | Comedy | 청춘이여! | ||||
1996 | ||||||
Quiet Front Line | War | |||||
1997 | ||||||
Myself in the Distant Future | Jang In-hak | |||||
1998 | ||||||
CyberMercs | ||||||
1999 | ||||||
Chu uk sok eh Young won han ree ran | ||||||
2000-2008
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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2000 | ||||||
Souls Protest | Kim Chun-song | |||||
Marathon Runner | Li Chju Ho | Jong Song Ok | Drama | |||
2001 | ||||||
On the Green Carpet | Rim Chang-bom | |||||
Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park | Yoon Chan | |||||
2002 | ||||||
The Blood Stained Route Map | Phyo Kwang | |||||
Spirit of Korean Celadon | Phyo Kwang | |||||
2003 | ||||||
Our Fragrance | Jon Jong Pal | |||||
2005 | ||||||
They were common fighters (그들은 평범한 전사들이였다) | ||||||
Empress Chung | Nelson Shin | |||||
2006 | ||||||
Pyongyang Nalpharam | Phyo Kwang Maeng Cheol-min | |||||
The Schoolgirl's Diary | Jang In-hak | |||||
2008 | ||||||
The Kites Flying in the Sky | Phyo Kwang Kim Hyon-chol | |||||
The Respected Comrade Supreme Commander Is Our Destiny | documentary film[6] | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ Schönherr, Johannes (2007). "14. A Permanent State of War: A Short History of North Korean Cinema". In Matthew Edwards. Film Out of Bounds; Essays and Interviews on Non-Mainstream Cinema Worldwide. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-7864-2970-7.
- ↑ Schönherr, p.162.
- ↑ Schönherr, p.163.
- ↑ Schönherr, p.168.
- ↑ Schönherr, p.171.
- ↑ "Documentary Film Screened", KCNA, August 23, 2008
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