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Legendary Actor SHIN Seong-il Passes Away, Aged 81
SHIN Seong-il, the towering figure of Korean cinema who appeared in well over 500 films during his 50-year career, passed away on Sunday, November 4 following his battle with lung cancer. The actor wa...
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Classic Film Director KIM Kee-duk Passes Away at 83
KIM Kee-duk, one of the most important Korean filmmakers of the 1960s and 70s, has died at the age of 83. The director of The Barefooted Young (1964) and Yongary: Monster from the Deep (1967) succumbe...
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Busan Film Festival’s Retrospective to Shine on Legendary Star SHIN Seong-il
Next month’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has set the Korean Cinema Retrospective for its 22nd edition, which will focus on legendary actor SHIN Seong-il. Over the course of over 40 years ...
