Busan, officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants as of 2017. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being South Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification.
Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Hur Jin-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
A secret is information kept hidden.
South Korean films have been heavily influenced by such events and forces as the Korea under Japanese rule, the Korean War, government censorship, the business sector, globalization, and the democratization of South Korea.
Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Hwanghae, Korea, he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo (Crossroads). According to the website koreanfilm.org, his 1961 film Obaltan "has repeatedly been voted the best Korean film of all time in local critics' polls." Yu attended the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1963, where Variety called Obaltan a "remarkable film", and praised Yu's "[b]rilliantly detailed camera" and the film's "probing sympathy and rich characterizations."
Bacchus is a non-carbonated South Korean energy drink, first launched in 1963. It is known by the brand names Bacchus-D and Bacchus-F, while the amount of Taurine in the latter product (2000mg) is higher. Both formulas are manufactured by Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., part of the Dong-A Socio Group; and is also distributed in the United States under the Dong-A America Corporation in a 3.3 oz glass bottle.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea.
This is a list of films by year produced in the country of South Korea which came into existence officially in September 1948. The lists of Korean films are divided by period for political reasons. For earlier films of united Korea see List of Korean films of 1919–1948. For the films of North Korea see List of North Korean films. For an A-Z list of films see Category:Korean films.
Running Man may refer to:
Bloodline (Korean: 혈맥) also known as Kinship is a 1963 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Shin Seong-il was a South Korean actor, film director, producer, and former politician. A legendary actor with 500 films in over 40 years, Shin debuted in director Shin Sang-ok's 1960 film A Romantic Papa and rose to fame through popular youth titles. A star in the 1960s and 1970s, his status as one of Korea's top actors extended well into the 1980s.
Kim Seung-ho was a South Korean actor. Kim was a star of the 1950s and 1960s and regarded as one of the best actors in South Korean film history. Kim started acting at the age of 20, but he took lead roles when he was over 40 years old. Kim is also the father of actor Kim Hee-ra.
Park Noh-sik was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Suncheon, South Jeolla province, Korea in 1930. Park graduated from Suncheon School of Education. Park debuted as an actor in 1956 by starring in Gyeoktoe (격퇴) directed by Lee Gang-cheon. Park had starred in over 900 films and established his career as an action film star. In the 1970s, Park started directing.
Ahn In-sook is a South Korean actress. Ahn was born in Seoul and graduated from Chung-Ang University with a major in film and theater. Ahn was a member of KBS children's choir and debuted as a daughter of actor, Kim Jin-kyu in the 1963 film Bubu joyak directed by Choi Hun.
Rice is a 1963 South Korean drama film directed by Shin Sang-ok. The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Lee Man-hee was a South Korean film director who worked prominently in South Korea's film industry during the 1960's and early 1970's. His works include Assassin (1969). He died in 1975 from liver cancer. His daughter, Lee Hye-young, is an actress.
Events from the year 1963 in South Korea.
Jung Jin-woo is a South Korean film director and producer. Jung made his directorial debut with The Only Son (1963) at the age of 23, setting the Korean record for the youngest person to direct a movie. After finishing Early Rain (1966), one of the most famous teenage movies of the 1960s, he went on to direct The Ran's Elegy (1965), The Secret Meeting (1965), and The Student Boarder (1966), showcasing his superb skills as a film director.
Kim Soo-yong was a South Korean film director. Kim made his debut in 1958 with A Henpecked Husband and directed more than 100 movies through 1999 with Scent of Love (2000). He made many popular commercial films of the past decades, such as Sad Story of Self Supporting Child (1965) as well as some 50 literary movies based on popular Korean novels such as The Sea Village (1965) and Mist (1967). Kim died on 3 December 2023, at the age of 94.
