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- DirectorTae-jin KimStarsIn-gyu JuWolhwa LeeSo-yeong KimTwo friends lived in the countryside, one was the son of a landowner and the other from a poor family. Both of them were in love with one girl, who of the two chose a poor man, but not opposing her father's will, she marries a rich man.
- DirectorBaeknam YunStarsIlcheong GwonWolhwa LeeSu-il MunYeong-deuk and Jeong-sun and engaged. Yeong-deuk comes back home after completing his studies and meets the wrong kind of friends who revel in liquor and women.
- DirectorKanjo TakasaStarsJong-hwa AhnSam-son JuChae-jeon LeeThis is a melodrama about the tragedy of two generations of father and son against the backdrop of Mount Hallasan on Jeju Island.
- DirectorDo-San KimStarsDo-San KimGyeonghwan LeeYeongdeok KimSong-san has had an unfortunate childhood, raised by a step-mother. He is abused and exploited by his step-mother and her family who want his father's inheritance.
- DirectorKi-sae LeeStarsEungsu LeeKi-sae LeeHojeong MaSim Sun-ae leaves Lee Su-il and marries the rich man Kim Chung-bae. Lee Su-il takes a job with a Japanese moneylender to collect money from his borrowers. Soon, Sun-ae fell ill because she could not forget Lee Su-il.
- DirectorSunggu ImStarsChang-Ryeol HanSunggu ImGi-ho KimThe concubine devises a plan to take possession of the property of the house. She tries to poison her husband and imprison her son, but the truth is revealed by the army captain who entered the house.
- DirectorGyeong-son LeeStarsDeok-Seon ChoeSam-son JuUyeon KimBased on the Korean folk story of the same name. The plot shows the self-sacrifice of the main character, Sim Cheon, based on her daughter's loyalty, which is subsequently rewarded.
- DirectorGyeong-son LeeStarsIn-gyu JuJeong-suk KimTae-jin KimSong-jae immerses himself in scientific experiments and abandons all personal life. Song-sun commits suicide while opposing the marriage arranged by her parents.
- DirectorHyeong-Hwang KimStarsByeong-Ryong ChoeOk-hui KimSeol-ja KimJang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, the daughters of Officer Bae, die an unfortunate death from their step-mother's abuse. Jang-hwa's soul is unable to rest at peace, she appears in front of the district magistrate pleading for justice in her case.
- DirectorKoshu HayakawaStarsYeongwan ChoeChoon-Gwang KimRyong HanChun-hyang, is secretly engaged to marry Mong-ryong Lee. Lee leaves for Seoul with his father and the new governor, Hak-do Byeon, begins coveting Chun-hyang.
- DirectorBaeknam YunStarsUyeon KimJong-hwa AhnSujun YuThe plot is based on the manuscript of a little-known novel of the same name from the Joseon Dynasty (15th century) and tells about a love triangle that arose from the love of King Sejong's fourth son, Prince Anpyeong.
- DirectorKu-yeong LeeStarsAm JeongCheon-Seong JoKim So-jinThe main character Kyung-zha has two sons from different men. The elder Chon-nam was born out of wedlock and given to the upbringing of a village old woman, the younger Il-nam - from a lawful husband. One day the brothers meet.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaIl-seon ShinTae-jin KimA man comes to stay at a friend's house in the country. The household consists of a father, daughter, and a mentally disturbed son. The man falls in love with the daughter. One day she is attacked, but her attacker is slain. At first her boyfriend stands accused of murder, but in a moment of lucidity, her brother steps forward and claims responsibility. He is led away to prison.
- DirectorGyeong-son LeeStarsGi-tak JeongHong-sik KangJeong-suk KimTwo heroes (played by actors Gi-tak Jeong and Hong-sik Kang) are in love with the daughter of the king of bandits. In the end, the two fight in a duel, where one of them dies, and the other wins the love of the heroine.
- DirectorGyeong-son LeeStarsGi-tak JeongSam-son JuHong-sik KangThe love story of Sui-l and Sun-ae. A wealthy landowner begins to look after Sun-ae and the girl accepts his courtship. And the poor and abandoned hero gets a job with a usurer, after whose death he becomes rich.
- DirectorPil-woo LeeStarsWongyu LeeKim So-jinA comedy film based on comics by artist Su-Hyeon No, published in Chosun Ilbo since 1924. The film makes fun of society and the world through protagonist Mungtung Choe and his friends Ba-ram and Gi-saeng.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaJeong-suk KimIn-gyu Ju
- DirectorGyeong-son LeeStarsGi-tak JeongIl-seon ShinGyeong-son LeeAbout the son of a wealthy landowner in love with kisaeng Ilson. Parents, learning about the fatal love of their son, visit Ilson and offer her money so that she rejects their son. Ilson refuses money and commits suicide.
- DirectorDo-San Kim
- DirectorDo-San Kim
- DirectorDo-San KimStarsGwangho AhnKi-jong ByeonEungsu LeeA bandit group is fighting to help the poor.
- DirectorKi-sae LeeStarsKwang-ik AnKi-jong ByeonEungsu Lee
- DirectorKwang-ik An
- DirectorDo-San KimStarsDo-San Kim
- DirectorYun Paek-nam
- DirectorKoshu HayakawaStarsChoon-Gwang KimYoungok MoonThe film tells about the sad love story of a courtesan and a wealthy heir.
- DirectorKanjo TakasaStarsJong-hwa AhnUyeon KimChae-jeon Lee
- DirectorBaeknam Yun
- DirectorChoon-Gwang KimStarsYeongwan ChoeChoon-Gwang KimSu-il MunBased on a Korean traditional tale of an angry and greedy older brother and a kind younger brother.
- DirectorNorbert Weber"In the Land of the Silent Morning" was filmed in 1925 by Father Norbert Weber (1870-1956), abbot of the German Order of St. Benedictine Ottilien, during his second visit to Korea. He made this film to promote Korean culture and Korean missionary work in Germany. The film is based on Father Weber's book "In the Land of the Silent Morning" (1915, Seidel Press), and was shot mainly in Seoul, Mt. Kumgang, Wonsan, and Yanji, and is a video recording of handicrafts, agriculture, craft techniques, customs, holidays, and religious ceremonies to introduce Korean folk culture. It also documents the activities of the St. Benedictine Missionaries in Korea and German missionaries in Seoul, especially in North Korea and Manchuria. Father Weber first introduced Korea to Germany through his book and film, "In the Land of the Silent Morning". Father Weber was an artist, a man of letters, and a humble shepherd. "South Korea, the country I couldn't help but fall in love with so quickly," he confessed.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaIl-seon ShinSam-son JuA young man called Field Mouse (Deuljwi) saves a young couple when the woman is forced to marry a rich gangster.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaOk JeonYeon-sil Kim
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaBong-chun YunIl-seon ShinA touching story about how, after a quarrel, the wife leaves home, and the husband is sad, watching the fish in the aquarium. In the finale, the wife returns and the couple reconcile.
- DirectorTaekyun KimStarsSukhui JeongTaekyun KimWoon-gyu NaA sad story about a love triangle consisting of two men and one woman.
- DirectorGyu-seol LeeStarsWol-yeong SeoKim So-jinHyeon-Hyang JeongThe main character, a wealthy family man, falls in love at first sight and leaves his wife. In the end, he squanders his fortune and, abandoned by his beloved, tries to return to his ex-wife, but she has already cut her hair in a nun.
- DirectorHae-un JeonStarsWolseong JangHaemi JoJeong-suk KimThe film touches on the tragic impact of the traditional marriage system on young people.
- DirectorKu-yeong LeeStarsHye-suk BokIlseong ChangSan-Seok JeongThis melodrama tells the sad love story of a rich artist for a beautiful kisaeng.
- DirectorPil-woo LeeStarsHye-suk BokBowon KimGyu-seol Lee
- DirectorSuro KimStarsGyeong JeongCheolsan KimGuk KimDuring the roe deer hunt, which was organized by the representatives of the upper class, one of the members of the detachment mysteriously dies. Newspaper reporters are conducting their own investigation into the murder.
- DirectorUn HwangStarsOk JeonWoon-hak YimIn-gyu JuThe heroine loses the property documents left by her father. A street bum picks up these papers. Two men, in love with the heroine, arrange a scuffle over these documents, during which they fall from a cliff and die.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsOk JeonGeum-ryong LeeKyeong-seon LeeThe hero leaves Korea. But the village where Korean immigrants live is attacked by Chinese bandits. The hero and his friends want to return to Korea. Japanese police officers fire shots at border trespassers.
- DirectorGyeong-son LeeStarsGi-tak JeongCheon-Seong JoIl-Song KimIn this film, based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas-son "The Lady of the Camellias", the action is transferred to Korea.
- DirectorJangan YuStarsMyeong-sun KimSo-yeong KimUng NaThe melodrama about the love of the farm laborer Na-un for the daughter of the owner So-yeon, who is studying in Seoul, after some dramatic events ends with the wedding of the lovers.
- DirectorGae-myeong HongStarsGeumhyang AnSo-Yeon LeeBong-Yeol YooA work that explores the relationship between relatives and touches on the delicate topic of incest. Based on a true story of a wealthy family in North Gyeongsang Province.
- DirectorHo GangStarsHo GangGyeong-ok ParkHong-rae LeeThe film shows the Joseon countryside and farmers devastated by the protracted agricultural crisis of the late 1920s.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaGeum-ryong LeeOk Jeon
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsYeon-sil KimSam-son JuKyeong-seon LeeA romantic story about a girl named Ok-nyeo, in which two brothers are in love. The elder takes the blame of the brother, giving him his beloved and happy family life.
- DirectorGae-myeong HongStarsWoon-gyu NaShin-bang YuBong-chun YunThe story of the miners who dealt with the cruel master of the quarry.
- DirectorJangan YuStarsHae-Sook BokWolhwa LeeUng NaA melodrama about a daredevil who frees a Korean girl from a village of prostitutes in northern China, Manchuria.
- DirectorGyeong-son LeeStarsGang GeumGyeonghui JoMyeong-sun KimThe story of a young woman whose husband left for the capital, but she was not destined to wait for him. The constant bullying of her mother-in-law drove the young woman to suicide.
- DirectorHyeong-Hwang KimStarsHae-Sook BokCheongun ChuDongil LeeThree beggars die and become ghosts, appearing every night in their native village to take revenge on their offenders.
- DirectorYuyeong KimStarsHwa YimGwang-je SeoGyeonghui GangYongjin returns to his hometown after a long wandering, but his parents by that time had already lost their land and left for another village. Youngjin remains in the land of his ancestors, where he opens a night school and finds love.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaShin-bang YuSam-son JuThe film shows humanity and sincere love, opposed to the old conventions. The story of the mute Samyon, who works for a landowner and is in love with the owner's daughter-in-law.
- DirectorYuyeong KimStarsHwa YimTae-jin KimYeong-hui LeeAbout three young people who graduated from the village school and went to Seoul to enter the university.
- DirectorSang-Jin KimStarsYeon-sil KimWon-yong LeeKyeong-seon Lee
- DirectorHyeong-Hwang KimStarsUng NaYeong-ran KimJeong-suk KimHaving become engaged to his beloved Shinjae, the young intellectual Myungkook is forced to leave his homeland, helping a group of Korean patriots, fighters for the liberation of their homeland from Japanese invaders.
- DirectorKu-yeong LeeStarsWoon-gyu NaBong-chun YunSong-seo LimThe freed Yeong-jin falls in love with a girl who loves him. But Yeong-jin goes on a journey, leaving a note to his beloved: "My love is endless expanses".
- DirectorCheol YangStarsUng NaWol-yeong SeoYeon-sil KimThe people of Murendo Island make their living by fishing. Once, strangers from the city came to this island and tried to deceive the islanders, taking away their right to free fishing.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaWoon-hak YimYeon-sil KimAbout the pastor's daughter, who reconciled the irreconcilable fighters - the inhabitants of two neighboring villages.
- DirectorBong-chun YunStarsBong-chun YunIn-gyu JuSo-yeong Ha
- DirectorGeum-ryong LeeStarsChoon-ha HamGeum-ryong LeeScreen adaptation of the ancient legend 'The Story of Pak Mun-su'.
- DirectorDeok-seong WangStarsGeum-ryong LeeBo-shim KimBong-chun YunBo-shim's father sends her to a rich man to be his concubine. Her lover, Geum-ryong, becomes a Buddhist monk in the hope of forgetting her but with little success
- DirectorHyeong-Hwang KimStarsUng NaJeong-suk KimMyeong-sun KimPianist (Ung Na) is married to the beautiful (Jeong-suk Kim). His wife is a vain, self-indulgent woman who plays with other men.
- DirectorBaeknam Yun
- DirectorTae-jin KimStarsHwa YimGwang-je SeoGyeonghui JoA seriously ill girl decided to take part in a running competition. The newspaper announced that the winner would receive a large cash prize. And the girl was determined to win a prize for her family by all means.
- DirectorJong-hwa AhnStarsNamsan ChoeMyeong-suk KimKyu-won LeeThe plot tells the story of how the female protagonist was a servant in the house of a rich man, and then was expelled after losing chastity, as well as how the male protagonist sold flowers after he was kicked out of the factory.
- DirectorJong-hwa AhnStarsMyeong-sun KimAe-Ryeon LeeHui LeeA rich man from the capital comes to the village, where he seduces young Ok-bon, which he takes with him to Seoul. However, Ok-bon already had a fiancé named Gil-yeon, a young man from the same village who intends to fight for his love.
- DirectorKu-yeong LeeStarsKyeong-seon LeeYeon-sil KimChoon-ha HamThe story of a man and a woman who fell in love without knowing that they were half-brother and sister.
- DirectorHo GangStarsHwa YimHo GangJeong-suk KimWhen Kithaek Kim, the owner of the Hamnam Steel Works, attempted to demolish the slums with the support of the Japanese military, worker Cholgyun Lim organized and trained the slum dwellers to actively fight for their rights.
- DirectorSang-Jin KimStarsSo-yeong KimSun-Young KimYeong ShimA young man convicted for his views ends up in prison for a long 40 years. When he returned from prison to his hometown, his ex-girlfriend became an old woman with gray hair.
- DirectorKu-yeong LeeStarsKyeong-seon LeeJe-haeng ParkSam-son Ju
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaJeong-suk KimSan-man Won
- DirectorYuyeong KimStarsIl-ryang SeokJeong-suk KimGi-Seop ParkThe film shows the hard life and labor disputes of urban workers, as well as the harsh reality of Koreans during the Japanese occupation.
- DirectorChang-Chun LeeStarsSo-yeong KimYeong-hui LeeA tragic love story between a shoemaker's daughter and the son of a steel plant director.
- DirectorBong-chun YunStarsBong-chun YunYun-su ParkSo-yeong Ha
- DirectorJeon-Jang DoStarsWoon-gyu NaMitsuru TôyamaJeong-suk KimA pro-Japanese propaganda film directed by Japanese director Shimada under the Korean pseudonym Jeon-jang Do. The film is about sending guards to the border.
- DirectorChang-Chun LeeStarsJin Jang
- DirectorKu-yeong LeeStarsKyeong-seon LeeYeon-sil KimBong-chun YunSu-il's life is turned upside down when he learns that his lover Sun-ae is getting married to the wealthy Jun-bae. Embittered, Su-il becomes a loan shark, but when he finds out about Sun-ae's illness, he tries to start over from scratch.
- DirectorHyeong-Hwang KimStarsUng NaJeong-suk KimA film about a period of creative crisis in the life of the composer Chang-soon Yoon.
- DirectorUn HwangStarsGae-myeong HongGeol JangIn-gyu JuA semi-documentary film about the violence and conflict of unfairly dismissed workers from the Heungnam fertilizer plant and their efforts to fight the production owners.
- DirectorGyu-hwan LeeStarsWoon-gyu NaYe-bong MunYeon-sil KimA farmer sells his land to go to Seoul and become a rickshaw driver. When his wife is hospitalized, he attempts to steal money to pay for her surgery. He is caught and placed in prison. Upon his release he finds his wife is living with another man. Disgusted with Seoul, he takes his daughter and returns to his hometown. He buys a ferry to shuttle people across the river. However, he eventually loses his job when a bridge is built. He is struck by a train while attempting to destroy the bridge and his daughter dies in a house fire leaving the now unowned boat at the bank of the river
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsBong-chun YunWoon-hak YimSo-yeong HaThe film concerns the 3-day rule of Kim Ok-kyun (1851-1894), and his attempt to modernize Korea.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaA screen version of the theatrical performance based on the detective novel by Alexandre Dumas "The Count of Monte Cristo".
- DirectorKwang-ju KimStarsKyeong-seon LeeSun-Young KimWol-yeong SeoA melodramatic film about a fisherman who disappeared at sea. After many years, he returns and finds out that his wife has a different family. The fisherman does not disturb his beloved wife and secretly leaves his native place.
- DirectorGae-myeong HongStarsYe-bong MunJae-shin NoSu-il MunA young maid (played by actress Ye-bong Moon) fell in love with a boy from a noble family. Naturally, his parents oppose such a union.
- DirectorGyu-hwan LeeStarsWol-yeong SeoSun-yeong HyeonYeong SimTwo fishermen living in a fishing village on the east coast had a son, Yeon-soo, and a daughter, Jung-soon, and they were in love with each other.
- DirectorKi-chae ParkStarsHye-suk BokKyeong-seon LeeYe-bong MunThe daughter of the owner of the boarding house and the guest fell in love with each other. The more parental resistance, the stronger their love grows. Lovers leave home in search of happiness.
- DirectorTokihiko YamasakiStarsSun-yeong HyeonYeon-sil KimKyeong-seon LeeGyeongsung grew up and was brought up in a gang of thieves. He is in love with the boss's daughter Mu-young. One day, he learns the truth about his father, whose death his boss is guilty of. Kyungsung wants revenge.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaBang-ran HyeonBong-chun Yun
- DirectorLee Myeong-uTokihiko YamasakiStarsYeon-sil KimSo-Yeon LeeHan KimThe Korean equivalent of Robin Hood, in which the brave Hong Gil-dong stands up for the poor.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsBang-ran HyeonTaek-yi JeonSang-eun ChaMelodrama concerning a spoiled only son. After his father scolds him for his excessive drinking, he sells the family's only cow for money to leave for Seoul. Finding life difficult on his own in Seoul, he returns, begging forgiveness.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsBong-chun YunChun-woo JeonBang-ran HyeonThe violinist and the dancer fell in love. However, a man suddenly appears, with whom the dancer leaves, tempted by his wealth. A musician who has lost his beloved looks at life pessimistically and falls into despair.
- DirectorHan-jun BangStarsSeong-chun KimIl-hae KimIl-ryang SeokEvery morning, after driving his street cleaning car around the city, Seong-chun visits Il-hae's noodle shop. One particular morning, Seong-chun helps Il-hae and his daughter drive away gangsters who were trying to extort money from the business. This earns the honest laborer the gangsters' wrath
- DirectorPil-woo LeeLee Myeong-uStarsUn-bong ChoeIl-Song HanYeon-sil KimChun-hyang, the daughter of a geisha in the Namwon region, and Lee Mong-ryong are engaged. When Lee Mong-ryong goes up to Seoul with his father, Byeon Hak-do, the newly appointed magistrate, attempts to take Chun-hyang. Chun-hyang rejects his pleas for her to come serve him and he throws her in jail. Meanwhile, Lee Mong-ryong becomes an undercover detective after placing first on his national exam and goes to Namwon to arrest Byeon Hak-do and rescue Chun-hyang.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-gyu NaIl-seon ShinBong-chun YunTae-jun, seeing the beauty of Young-hee, was inflamed with passion for her. However, her brother Young-jin prevented him from approaching the girl. By placing Young-jin in a mental hospital, Tae Joon finally has free access to his sister.
- DirectorWoon-gyu NaStarsWoon-hak YimWoon-gyu NaBang-ran HyeonThis action-oriented film tells the story of a traveling theatrical troupe. When one of the actresses is sold to criminals running an opium den, Woon-gyu Na's character rescues her and returns her to the troupe.