Choi Eun-hee

Born: 1926-11-20

Choi Eun-hee (November 20, 1926 – April 16, 2018) was a South Korean actress, who was one of the country's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, Choi and her then ex-husband, movie director Shin Sang-ok, were abducted to North Korea, where they were forced to make films until they sought asylum at the US Embassy in Vienna in 1986. They returned to South Korea in 1999 after spending a decade in the United States.


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The Monkey Goes West

as uncredited
Released: 1966-01-18

THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of...

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The Flower in Hell

as Sonia
Released: 1958-04-20

In post-Korean War Seoul, a young man from the countryside discovers that his older brother has...

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The Last Woman of Shang

as uncredited
Released: 1964-09-12

In order to exact revenge upon him, a young woman (Lin Dai) marries the Emperor Chou (Shin...

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A College Woman's Confession

as So-yeong
Released: 1958-07-12

Choi So-young (Choi Eun-hee), a poor female law student is in trouble because her grandmother,...

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The Lovers and the Despot

as Self - Actress / Various Roles
Released: 2016-09-22

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives...

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Under the Sky in Seoul

as Kim Hyeon-ok
Released: 1961-12-15

An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a...

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Prince Yeonsan

as uncredited
Released: 1961-12-31

A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of...

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Seong Chun-hyang

as Seong Chun-hyang
Released: 1961-01-28

Chun-hyang, the only daughter of an old gisaeng named Wolmae, falls in love with Lee Mong-nyong...

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Evergreen Tree

as Chae Yeong-shin
Released: 1961-09-20

Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and...

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Six Daughters

as uncredited
Released: 1967-02-09

An old couple who has a son and six daughters launch a journey to visit them around the nation...

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The Love Marriage

as Suk-hee
Released: 1958-10-14

A medical doctor, Ko, has three daughters. The first daughter, Suk-hee, confesses her past when...

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Tyrant Yeonsan

as Queen Shin
Released: 1962-02-05

Prince Yeonsan-gun turns into a tyrant out of grief for his mother's death. He orders beheadings...

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Mother and a Guest

as Mother
Released: 1961-08-26

Six-year-old Ok Hee is glad when Mr. Han comes to board at her house full of women. She plays...

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The Shadowless Pagoda

as Guseulagi
Released: 1957-01-31

On the eighth of April of King Gyoeng-deok's 10th year of the reign of the Unified Silla Period,...

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The Phantom Queen

as uncredited
Released: 1967-04-28

King Kong-min tried to govern the country wisely but, after the death of his wife, he neglects...

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The Money

as Ok-gyeong
Released: 1958-03-09

The Money is about a poor farmer whose bid for a better life ends up bringing calamity to his...

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Keeping the Vision Alive

as Herself
Released: 2002-04-04

Keeping the Vision Alive is a documentary film containing the voices and images of Korean women...

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It's Not Her Sin

as Young-sook
Released: 1959-01-14

After the woman who nearly killed her is brought to trial, Eun-hie finds that she must take the...

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A Returned Man

as Gyeong-hui
Released: 1960-10-14

Park Nam-ho works at a Japanese pharmaceutical company and lives happily with his wife,...

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Women of Yi-Dynasty

as uncredited
Released: 1969-05-02

Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives...

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A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

as Ipbun
Released: 1962-03-08

Jinsa Maeng's daughter is contracted to marry a nobleman's son, however, Jinsa Maeng is upset...

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Dongsimcho

as Lee Sook-hee
Released: 1959-07-09

Lee Suk-hui (Choe Eun-hui) lost her husband to the Korean War eight years ago. She runs a...

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Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1968-12-23

A man meets a woman on his hiking trip to Mountain Seorak, but she suffers from incurable...

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The Story of Sim Cheong

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-13

Based on the traditional story of a girl who makes her blind father see by donating 300 bags of...

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To the Last Day

as Hye-kyung
Released: 1960-07-01

Captain Kim is grievously wounded in the first days of the war. When the northern troops...

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Mountain

as uncredited
Released: 1967-12-20

A man dedicated to exploring a mining region in the foothills of Mountain Taebaek goes to Seoul...

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Love, Love, My Love

as Chunhyang's mother
Released: 1985-01-01

The plot is based on the Korean folk tale, The Tale of Chunhyang. Chunhyang falls in love with...

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Bound by Chastity Rule

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-13

The widow of a nobleman bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the...

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Red Scarf

as Ji-seon
Released: 1964-03-26

South Korean Air Force pilots engage in perilous missions against Communist North Koreans during...

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Deaf Sam Yong

as uncredited
Released: 1964-11-13

Deaf Sam-yong is a 1964 South Korean film directed and produced by Shin Sang-ok. It is based on...

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Madam White Snake

as Madam White Snake
Released: 1960-10-02

A thousand-year-old snake that has transformed itself into a human, Madame White Snake (Choe...

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The Youth

as Lee In-hwa
Released: 1955-11-30

In the latter years of the Korean Empire, Lee In Hwa, disguises herself as a man so she can join...

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A Hometown in Heart

as Widow
Released: 1949-02-09

An orphan left in the care of a Buddhist temple becomes attached to a young widow who arrives...

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A Country Girl

as Kim Ok-gyeong
Released: 1958-10-31

Jang Gyeong Ho visits fellow student Kim Dong Hwan's hometown, and falls in love with his...

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Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

as Yeon-hwa
Released: 1961-05-11

Iljimae's parents were killed due to a conspiracy when he was young. Many years later he became...

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I'll Be Seeing Her

as Herself
Released: 2002-01-01

"I'll Be Seeing HER" is an approach to images of women in Korean cinema with a new genre, ‘Fanta...

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Romance Papa

as Eumjeon (Oldest daughter)
Released: 1960-01-28

A middle-aged man is laid off from work but is too proud to tell his family. His children,...

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A Sister's Garden

as Jeong-hui
Released: 1959-10-01

Dr. Nam, in his will, requests that his eldest daughter, Jeong-hui(Choe Eun-hui), marry a...

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The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

as Queen Min
Released: 1965-01-01

Queen Min makes regent Prince Daewon withdraw from ruling with the help of the Min Seung-ho Party.

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A Reluctant Prince

as uncredited
Released: 1963-06-01

When King Heon-kong falls ill, a power struggle erupts over who will inherit the throne. Tired...

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When Night Falls at Myeongdong

as uncredited
Released: 1964-10-15

A beautiful nightclub owner finds herself desired by many men, but she is saving herself for the...

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Dream

as Dal-lye
Released: 1955-01-16

A young Buddhist monk, Jo Sin, is attracted to Tae-su's daughter, Dal-lye. He hopes to marry...

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Runaway

as Song Ryul's wife
Released: 1984-05-01

Song Ryul returns to the countryside to see his ill father. After his cousin conspires with the...

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Salt

as mother
Released: 1985-07-12

Salt (Sogum, 1985): A story set in Gando in the 1930s. In the film, Choi Eun-hee plays...

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The Woman Coming in Fall

as uncredited
Released: 1965-09-22

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Rice

as uncredited
Released: 1963-11-16

The poor farmers of Muju in Cheonbuk Province cannot get enough water to irrigate their rice....

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The Homeless Wanderer

as uncredited
Released: 1968-06-27

A Manchurian Action movie modeled on George Stevens' "Shane."

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Chun Hui

as Chun-hui
Released: 1959-05-01

A young man is in love with a waitress, but his father opposes their relationship. The father...

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The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

as Jum-soon
Released: 1965-09-10

Choi Eun-hee’s directorial debut The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-In-Law is the story of ups...

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A Sad Pastorale

as Han Do-sook
Released: 1960-01-01

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Love Affair

as uncredited
Released: 1963-01-25

When two wives realize that their wealthy and otherwise upstanding husbands have mistresses,...

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Heartlessness

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-29

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The Sun of Night

as uncredited
Released: 1948-07-01

A policy film aimed at eradicating smuggling, in which Detective Min-wan takes down a...

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The Moral of Youth

as uncredited
Released: 1960-07-20

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The Story of Bae Local Offcial

as uncredited
Released: 1965-08-14

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A New Oath

as uncredited
Released: 1947-06-28

Three men who have been taken to the compulsory labour under the Japanese colonialism turn back...

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The Tale of Shim Cheong

as Shim Cheong's mother
Released: 1985-01-01

Musical film based on the traditional story of the same name.

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Revenge

as uncredited
Released: 1962-10-24

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속 팔도강산 - 세계를 간다

as uncredited
Released: 1968-10-06

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