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A list of films produced in South Korea in 1968:
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class environmental research ship, placed into service during World War II, then converted to a spy ship in 1967 by the United States Navy. She gathered intelligence and oceanographic information, monitoring electronic and radio signals from North Korea. On 23 January 1968, the ship was attacked and captured by a North Korean vessel, in what became known as the "Pueblo incident", or alternatively, as the "Pueblo crisis".
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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.
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Jung is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정", also often spelled Jeong, Chung, Joung or Jong. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. 鄭 (2,151,879), 丁 (243,803) and 程 (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include: 政 (139), 桯 (41), 定 (29), 正 (22) and 情 (5).
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.
Descendants of Cain is a 1968 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok.
Prince Daewon (Korean: 대원군) is a 1968 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell 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.
Yoon Jeong-hee was a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder who competed at Miss Korea 1964. She debuted in 1967 in Theatre of Youth. She appeared in about 330 films, and her better known works are New Place (1979), Woman in Crisis (1987) and Manmubang (1994). Her last performance was in 2010, in director Lee Chang-dong's film Poetry, for which she won 7 best actress awards including Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actress at 4th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the Grand Bell Award at 47th Grand Bell Awards, and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award at 2011 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
Moon Hee is a South Korean actress born in Pusan, July 16, 1947 and has been active since 1965. While attending Seorabeol Art College with a film and theater major, she applied for recruiting new actors by KBS TV. When she was attending for a camera test, Moon was picked up by an assistant director of Lee Man-hee. She was cast to star in Lee's film Heukmaek. She was commonly referred to as one of the "Troika" along with her rival actresses, Yoon Jeong-hee and Nam Jeong-im of the 1960s and early 1970s. Moon Hee retired from the acting career when she married Jang Gang-jae, the vice president of Hankook Ilbo in November 1971 who later became the chair of the newspaper company.
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.
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 1968 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.
The Zainichicinema refers to the transnational film industry of Japan, South and North Korea. With the main theme on the struggles or experiences faced by the resident Korean community or individuals in Japan, the Zainichi cinema is characterized by a wide range of film genres, which encompass melodramas to Yakuza films.