List of North Korean films

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This is a list of North Korean films and film series from September 1948 to present. Films, and film parts or halves with names, that are part of film series or multi-part films are not included separately to keep the list shorter and more readable. For South Korean films from September 1948 see list of South Korean films. Earlier Korean films made during Japanese rule are in the list of Korean films of 1919–1948. For an alphabetical list of Korean-language films, see List of Korean-language films.

List of films[]

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Year(s) English title[a] Original title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref(s)
1949 My Home Village 내 고향 , , War film First North Korean feature film [3][4][5]
1950 Documentary Released during Korean War [6]
1950 Documentary Released during Korean War [6]
1950 The Blast Furnace Released during Korean War [7][5]
1950 (The Frontier Guards) Released during Korean War [8][5]
1951 Released during Korean War [7][9]
1952 Released during Korean War [7][5]
1953 [10]
1953 Pak Hak, Chon Unbong, Choe Unbong [11][10]
1956 [12]
1956 [12]
1957 , , , ,
1959 War movie Released in two parts. [13]
1959 [12]
1963
1965
1968 Sea of Blood 피바다 Choe Ik-gyu Drama Released in two parts. Based on Korean revolutionary opera of same name. [14][15]
1970 , , , , Drama
1971 Drama
1972 Flower Girl 꽃파는 처녀
Winner of Prix Special at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival [16][17][18]
1976 , , , , Action
1977 A film about Kim family members' Kang Pan-sok's and Kim Hyong Gwon's revolutionary deeds. It was also the first film in which Kim Il-sung was portrayed. [19]
1978 Centre Forward 중앙공격수 Kil-in Kim, Chong-Song Pak In Son Cha Sport Drama [20][18]
1978–1981 Unknown Heroes 이름 없는 영웅들 James Joseph Dresnok A multi-part serial made between 1978–81. Also known as Unsung Heroes or Nameless Heroes [21]
1979 Among the Conspirators
1979 Drama Presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Released in two parts. See An Jung-geun. [22][23][7]
1980 See [24][21][15]
1982 Short film/Documentary See Juche
1982 월미도 Historical/War See Wolmido [25][18]
1982  [ko] 숲은 설레인다 Drama [26][18]
1983 See anti-Japanese struggle
1984 Children's film [27][28]
1984 An Emissary of No Return Doraoji annun milsa Shin Sang-ok Shin's first film in North Korea. Based on a stage play named Bloody Conference [15]
1984 Love, Love, My Love Sarang sarang nae sarang Shin Sang-ok Choi Eun-hee [29][15]
1984 Runaway Talchulgi Shin Sang-ok Considered by Shin to be his best North Korean film [30][15]
1985
1985 Pulgasari 불가사리 Shin Sang-ok Kaiju [15]
1985 Salt Sogum Shin Sang-ok Choi Eun-hee Choi won Best Actress award at Moscow Film Festival [15]
1985 The Tale of Shim Chong Sincheongjeon Shin Sang-ok [15]
1986 [failed verification] [31]
1986 Hong Kil Dong 홍길동 , , , , Kenpachiro Satsuma First North Korean entertainment film [32][33][34]
1986 ,
,
Fighting [35][18]
1986 One Second for a Feat , Eldor Urazbayev Andrei Martynov, and Oleg Anofriev Adventure/War DPR Korea/Soviet Union co-production
1986 , and
1987 A Bellflower 도라지꽃 Also known as A Broad Bellflower [36][18]
1987 , , Pak Song Released in five parts [37][34]
1987 [38]
1988 Utomlyonnoye solntse , , , Yuriy Kuznetsov, Aleksey Buldakov, , , , Tõnu Mikiver A Soviet Union-North Korea co-production. [34][29]
1988 Gandahar French co-production.
1988 Ten Zan – the Ultimate Mission Ferdinando Baldi
Pak Jong-ju		 Italian co-production. [21]
1988 , , and Yuriy Kuznetsov DPR Korea/Soviet Union co-production.
1990s Nature documentary At least 5 volumes of the documentary film series exist. It was made by . In 2006 the documentary raised concern that animals at Korea Central Zoo were being mistreated. [39]
1990 [40][18]
1990 Children's film [41][28]
1990 The Shore of Rescue Bereg Spasenya , , Viktor Stepanov, Boris Nevzorov, , Aleksandr Slastin The last Soviet Union-North Korea co-production. [34]
1992-2003 Nation and Destiny Multi-part film released in 62 parts (58 in cinemas from 1992 to 2002, 3 in home video in 2003) [42][43]
1993 [44][18]
1993  [ko] Comedy/Drama [45]
1994 Documentary
1994 Children's film
1994 My Village at Sunset Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihamoni, and Romance/Drama Cambodia co-production
1994 Oh, Youth! 청춘이여! Comedy Also known as Young People [46][21]
1996 War
1997 Myself in the Distant Future 먼 후날의 나의 모습 [47]
1998
1999
2000 Documentary See Hanbok [48][49]
2000 Drama
2000 Documentary See Mt. Chilbo [49][50]
2000 Souls Protest 살아있는 령혼들 [51]
2001 On the Green Carpet 푸른 주단우에서 Romantic comedy [52]
2001 Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park 어서오세요 Yoon Chan Coming-of-age story
2002 Documentary [53][49]
2002 Documentary [49]
2002 Spirit of Korean Celadon 청자의 넋
2002 The Blood Stained Route Map 피묻은 약패 Released in two halves [54]
2003 Our Fragrance 우리의 향기 Comedy
2005 그들은 평범한 전사들이였다
2005 Empress Chung 왕후 심청 Nelson Shin North-South co-production. Unusually for Korean film industry, the character voices were separately recorded in both North and South due to differences in dialect.
2006 Documentary See Pyongyang International Film Festival [49]
2006 Pyongyang Nalpharam 평양 날파람
[55][18]
2006 The Schoolgirl's Diary 한 녀학생의 일기 , Kim Chol, Kim Yong-suk Also known in alternate titles A Schoolgirl’s Diary and The Journal of a Schoolgirl. Distributed in limited release abroad. [56][34]
2007 Children's film [57][28]
2007 Children's film [58][28]
2007 Documentary [59][49]
2007 Children's film [60][28]
2007 Documentary [49]
2007 Children's film [61][28]
2007 Children's film [62][28]
2007 Children's film [63][28]
2008 The Kites Flying in the Sky 하늘을 나는 연들
[64]
2008 The Respected Comrade Supreme Commander Is Our Destiny 경애하는 최고사령관동지는 우리의 운명 Documentary [65]
2010 Documentary [66][49]
2011 Kim Yong[67] Kim Chol-nam[67] [68][67]
2011 Case Closed Chong Yong-min[67] Choe Kyong-hui[67] [69][67]
2011 Ri Kwan-am[67] Mun Jong-ae[67] [70][67]
2011 눈속에 핀 꽃 [71][67]
2011 [72][67]
2012 Comrade Kim Goes Flying 김동무는 하늘을 난다 , , Romantic comedy A joint British-Belgian-North Korean production. [73]
2012 [74][67]
2012 [75][67]
2015 벼꽃 [76]
2016 , , Drama
[77]
[78]
[79]
[80]
Om Kil-son[81] Released in two parts. [82]
[83]
[84]
[85]
[86]
[87]
[88]
[89]
[90]
[91]
[92]
[93]
[94]
[95]
Released in seven parts. [96]
Flying Circus [97]
[98]
[99]
[100]
[101]
[102]
[103]
[104]
1985 [105][106]
[107]
[108]
1992 [109]
See Mt. Kumgang [110]
Released in two parts. [111]
[112]
Released in two parts. [113]
See Mt. Myohyang [114]
[115]
[116]
[117]
See [118]
Released in two parts. [119]
[120]
[121]
Released in five parts [122]
[123]
[124]
Released in two halves [125]
[126]
[127]
1986 추억의 노래 Ryu Ho-son Action & Adventure/ War [128]
[129]
[130]
[131]
See Imjin War. Released in three parts [132]
Released in two halves [133]
Released in two parts [134]
[135]
[136]
Released in four parts [137]
[138]
[139]
[140]
[141]
Released in two halves [142]
Released in two parts [143]
[144]
Released in two parts [145]
[146]
Released in two parts [147]
[148]
[149]
[150]
[151]
[152]
Released in two parts [153]
[154]
[155]
[156]
Released in two parts [157]
[158]
[159]
[160]
[161]
[162]
[163]
Released in two parts. Also known as [164][29]
[165]
[166]
[167]
[168]
Documentary [169]
Documentary See Mt. Kuwol [170]
Documentary [171]
Documentary See USS Pueblo (AGER-2) [172]
Documentary [173]
Documentary A multi-part documentary [174]
Documentary See Turtle ship [175]
Documentary [176]
Documentary [177]
Documentary [178]
Documentary A multi-part documentary. [179]
Documentary [180]
Children's film [181]
Children's film A multi-part film. The first part is named Chol Nam's Ball [182]
Children's film, Educational film [183]
Children's film [184]
Children's film [185]
[7]
[7]
[7]
[7]
[7]
[7]
[7]
[7]
[7]
[7]
Om Kil-son [81]
[7]
[7]
Om Kil-son[81] [7]
[7]
Om Kil-son[81] [7]
[7]
[7]
[29]
[29]
Girls in My Hometown [29]
[29]
[29]
[29]
[29]
[29]
[29]
See Moranbong [29]
[29]
[29]
[29]
[29]
[29]
[11]
[11]
[11]
[11]
[11]
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[11]
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[11]
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The movie was awarded with the People's Prize in 1962. [11][186]
[11]
[11]
[11]
[11]
[11]
[11]
[11]
[21]
[21]
[21]
Also known as Thaw. [21]
[21]
[21]
Om Kil-son [81]
Om Kil-son [81]
Squirrel and Hedgehog [21]
[21]
[21]
[21]
[21]
[21]
[21]
[21]
[21]
[21]
[21]
Daughter of the Sun The movie was awarded with the People's Prize in 1962. [186]
The movie was awarded with the People's Prize in 1962. [186]
The movie was awarded with the People's Prize in 1962. [186]
Documentary [187]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ This list uses Schönherr's list of translations for English titles of the movies.[1] Official North Korean translations by , such as the translations appearing in the book Korean film, are preferred in the rest of the cases.[2]

References[]

Footnotes[]

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  3. ^ Schönherr 2012, p. 145.
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  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Schönherr 2012, p. 201.
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  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Lee 2000, p. 199.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Schönherr 2012, p. 203.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lent, John A. (1990). The Asian Film Industry. University of Texas Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-292-70421-3.
  13. ^ Ri 2012, p. 64.
  14. ^ Ri 2012, p. 20.
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  17. ^ Ri 2012, p. 22.
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  21. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Schönherr 2012, p. 204.
  22. ^ Schönherr 2012, p. 163.
  23. ^ Ri 2012, pp. 24–25.
  24. ^ Ri 2012, p. 63.
  25. ^ Ri 2012, p. 92.
  26. ^ Ri 2012, p. 71.
  27. ^ Ri 2012, p. 204.
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  30. ^ Schönherr 2012, p. 168.
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  45. ^ Ri 2012, p. 110.
  46. ^ Ri 2012, p. 111.
  47. ^ Ri 2012, p. 117.
  48. ^ Ri 2012, p. 187.
  49. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Korea Film Coporation [sic]. Documentary Film". korfilm.com.kp. Korea Film Corporation. p. 1. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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  51. ^ Ri 2012, p. 127.
  52. ^ Ri 2012, p. 125.
  53. ^ Ri 2012, p. 191.
  54. ^ Ri 2012, p. 128.
  55. ^ Ri 2012, p. 132.
  56. ^ Ri 2012, p. 134.
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  61. ^ Ri 2012, p. 206.
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  64. ^ Ri 2012, p. 131.
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  97. ^ Ri 2012, p. 60.
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Works cited[]

  • Lee, Hyangjin (2000). Contemporary Korean Cinema: Culture, Identity and Politics (in English and Korean). Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-6007-9.
  • Ri, Ok Gyong (15 September 2012). Hong Chan Su; Ri Un Gyong (eds.). Korean film: Feature Film, TV Drama, Documentary, Science Film, Children's Film / 조선 영화: 예술, 텔레비죤극, 기록, 과학, 아동 (in English and Korean). Translated by Ro Yong Chol, Jang Hyang Gi and Yang Sung Mi. Pyongyang: . OCLC 857899124.
  • Schönherr, Johannes (13 August 2012). North Korean Cinema: A History. McFarland. pp. 201–204. ISBN 978-0-7864-9052-3.

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