Lee Jeong-ae

Come, Come, Come Upward (1989)

Schoolgirl Sun Nyog suffers from pain and hardships, life and the world around her confuse the girl. Her father, a Buddhist monk, left them, the mother has totally neglected her daughter while her lover harasses the girl. One winter day Sun Nyog goes to th ...

The Night of Burning Flesh (1985)

A man dreams that his wife from a past life has returned to haunt him. ...

Warm It Was That Winter (1984)

With the outbreak of the Korean War, Su-ji and Oh-mok lose their parents. Along with their brother Su-cheol, they go live with their mother's parents. As they go to take refuge, Su-ji loses Oh-mok by accident. Time passes and with her older brother Su-cheo ...

The Oldest Son (1984)

Forced to leave their home because of the construction of a new dam which will flood their village, the eldest son in the family prepares land and money to construct a new house in Seoul for his family. However, he shirks his duty shortly after and leaves ...

Woman Who Grabbed the Rod (1984)

The Cruel Story of a Woman Who Spins and Spins the Wheel (1984)

A young and beautiful woman born in the Korean countryside has to go through the many hardships arising from jealousy, lust and overbearing social control. ...

Jagko (1983)

In 1980s South Korea, a former cop, now in destitution, is placed in a rehabilitation center, where, by chance, he finds the Communist guerilla who had eluded his capture more than 30 years ago. ...

Crying in a Butterfly's Embrace (1983)

A beleaguered cabbie accompanies a mysterious and moody woman on an eventful journey across South Korea to find her long-lost lover. ...

Mountain Strawberries (1982)

Bun-nyeo, a girl in a mountain village loses her virginity to Myong-jun, the village vagabond. After both of her suitors die before they can wed Bun-nyeo, she moves to the city to work in a factory. Myong-jun persuades her to return to the village, but he ...

Girl Going to the City (1981)

Lee Mun-hi works as a bus conductor. She is tormented by the fact that she is subject to body searches, but tries to treat her co-workers nicely and live an honest life. She is kind to people who are less fortunate than her and falls in love with Kwang-seo ...

Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways (1981)

Jong Sil, a sound effects director, is awarded a carte blanche for his ingenious invention of a coke bottle opener sound used in a commercial film for an Arab client. Ecstatic, drunk, he heads home to his wife and kids, only to end up spending the night in ...

Mandala (1981)

A story that follows the lives and interactions of two Buddhist monks living in South Korea. ...

Eulhwa (1979)

Eul-hwa discovers that she has a talent for shamanism. She sends her son away to be raised by monks while she delves into shamanistic rituals and spells. Eventually she becomes a powerful shaman. However, with Christianity taking hold in Korea, Eul-hwa fin ...

Genealogy (1979)

During the Japanese occupation of South Korea, a Japanese bureaucrat is ordered to persuade an influential Korean patriarch into obeying the law of changing his Korean surname to a Japanese one. ...

The Story of Yellow Village (1979)

Deok-bo intends to fight his Eun-swi for the love of Bon-hie, but he is impressed by his rival's manly strength upon meeting. They become very close friends. Bun-hie, who was hoping to make Eun-swi an upstanding citizen is furious that he now spends all of ...

A Widow (1978)

The Evergreen Tree (1978)

Two Korean college graduates arouse the suspicions of Japanese authorities after modernizing a rural community with a school and a youth hall. ...

Soil (1978)

While working on a case with farmers, lawyer Heo Seung comes to believe that the rural development movement is the only lasting way to preserve the identity of the country. With conviction, Seung throws himself into the rural area. However, this position i ...

The Life of Ok-rye (1977)

My Hometown (1976)

After 14 years in Japan, a gangster returns to the Seoul neighborhood where he grew up and is forced to confront some difficult truths. ...

Cattle (1975)

Chang-Su's Heydays (1975)

A sequel to Yeong-ja's Heydays follows the career of Yeong-ja's first love, Chang-su, and his faithful love for her. ...

Yeonhwa (1975)

Myonyeo (1974)

A Story of Crazy Painter: Gwanghwasa (1974)

Wives on Parade (1974)

A newlywed wife, Ji-sun moves to her husband's village in a rural area called Sambatgol where it is customary to have glossy charades, incompetence is prolific, and thus poverty is endemic. She starts to endeavor to break down all these vices. Her family a ...

The Testimony (1974)

June 25, 1950. When second lieutenant Jang has a date with his girl friend during weekend, numerous North Korean jet fighters make sudden air raids to the skies of Seoul. It is the beginning of Korean War. In spite of Korean Army's brave defense, North Kor ...

A Shaman's Story (1972)

Mo-Hwa is a famous shaman. When the Christianity is introduced to this small fishing village, Mo-Hwa's divine power is declining. Mo-Hwa is furious when she happened to know that her own son Wuk has studied theology. She performs an exorcism to throw away ...

Don't Torture Me Anymore (1971)

A Bout in 30 Years (1971)

Best friends Dae-gyu and Dal-su fight over Ok-hi. When Ok-hui marries and goes to Seoul the fight ends. After many years, Ok-hi is widowed and brings her daughter Ji-hyang to her home village, and the fight between Dae-gyu and Dal-su begins again. Ok-hui b ...

A Sword Under the Moon (1970)

Mines are Better (1969)

Seong-chun, who just arrived from the countryside, wonders around the Seoul streets, and meets his old friend, Bong-su. He moves into Bong-su's house, where he stays on rent. But the landlord is very nosy. Bong-su lies that Seong-chun is his wife. Seong-ch ...

Lost People (1967)

Affection (1966)

The Evergreen (1961)

Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of their hometown. When they arrive, the pair immediately get to work, Dong-hyuk builds a village hall and start ...