| Yu Hyun-mok | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 유현목 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 July 1925 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Sariwon, Hwanghae, Japanese Korea | ||||||||
| Death Place: | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Director | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 1948–2007 | ||||||||
| Awards: | Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2009) | ||||||||
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Yu Hyun-mok (July 2, 1925 - June 28, 2009) was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Hwanghae, Korea (North Korea today), he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo (Crossroads).[1] 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."[1] 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."[2]
His dedication to the intellectual side of film and interest in using film to deal with social and political issues led him to have difficulties both with box-office-oriented producers, and with Korea's military government during the 1960s and 1970s.[1] Korean critics have said his directing style is "in the tradition of the Italian Neorealists," yet "the terms 'modernist' or 'expressionistic' [are] just as applicable to his works."[3]
Besides his directing activities, he has taught film,[1] and made a significant contribution to Korean animation by producing Kim Cheong-gi's 1976 animated film, Robot Taekwon V. A retrospective of Yu's career was held at the 4th Pusan International Film Festival in 1999.[3]
Yu died from a stroke on June 28, 2009.[4]
| Title | Original Title | Transliteration | year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crossroad | 교차로 | Gyocharo | 1956 | |
| The Lost Youth | 잃어버린 청춘 | Irobeorin Cheongchun | 1957 | |
| The Life Seized | 인생차압 | Insaeng Chaab | 1958 | |
| Forever With You | 그대와 영원히 | Geudae-wa Yeongwon-hi | 1958 | |
| Beautiful Woman | 아름다운 여인 | Areumda-un Yeo-in | 1959 | |
| Even the Clouds Are Drifting | 구름은 흘러가도 | Gureum-un Heulleogado | 1959 | |
| The Aimless Bullet | 오발탄 | Obaltan | 1961 | |
| To Give Freely | 아낌 없이 주련다 | Akkim Eobsi Juryeonda | 1962 | |
| Great hero, Yi Sun-Sin | 성웅 이순신 | Seong-ung Yi Sun-sin | 1962 | |
| Daughters of Pharmacist Kim | 김약국집 딸들 | Kim Yakkuk Jip Ttaldeul | 1963 | |
| The Blue Dream shall Shine | 푸른 꿈은 빛나리 | Pureun Ggum-eun Bitnari | 1963 | |
| Extra Human Being | 잉여인간 | Ingyeo Ingan | 1964 | |
| Wife's Confession | 아내는 고백한다 | Anae-neun Gobaekhanda | 1964 | |
| Sleep Under The Blue Star | 푸른 별아래 잠들게 하라 | Pureun Byeolarae Jamdeul-ge Hara | 1965 | |
| An Empty Dream | 춘몽 | Chunmong | 1965 | |
| Martyr | 순교자 | Sungyoja | 1965 | |
| Secret Marriage Operation | 특급 결혼작전 | Teukgeup Gyeolhon Jakjeon | 1966 | |
| Sun will rise again | 태양은 다시 뜬다 | Taeyang-eun Dasi Ddeunda | 1966 | |
| Guests Who Arrived on the Last Train | 막차로 온 손님들 | Makcharo On Son-nim-deul | 1967 | |
| Three Henpeck Generations | 공처가 삼대 | Gongcheoga Samdae | 1967 | |
| Han | 한 | Han | 1967 | |
| Arirang | 아리랑 | Arirang | 1968 | |
| Han 2 | 한 2 | Han | 1968 | |
| Descendants of Cain | 카인의 후예 | Kain-ui Huye | 1968 | |
| I'll Give You Everything | 몽땅 드릴까요 | Mongddang Deuril Kkayo | 1968 | |
| Yeo | 여 | A Woman | 1968 | |
| Nightmare | 악몽 | Akmong | 1968 | |
| School Excursion | 수학여행 | Suhak Yeohaeng | 1969 | |
| I Would Like to Become a Human | 나도 인간이 되련다 | Nado Ingan-i Doe-Ryeonda | 1969 | |
| Two husbands | 두여보 | Du Yeobo | 1970 | |
| Bun-Rye's Story | 분례기 | Bunlyegi | 1971 | |
| Flame | 불꽃 | Bulkkot | 1975 | |
| The Gate | 문 | Mun | 1977 | |
| Once upon a time, Hweo-oi Hweo-i | 옛날 옛적에 훠어이 훠이 | Yetnal Yetjeok-e, Hweo-oi Hweo-i | 1978 | |
| Rainy Days | 장마 | Jangma | 1979 | |
| A Song Everyone Wants to Sing Together | 다함께 부르고 싶은 노래 | Dahamggye Bureugo Sipeun Norae | 1979 | |
| Son of Man | 사람의 아들 | Saram-ui Adul | 1980 | |
| Ruinded Reeds | 상한 갈대 | Sanghan Galdae | 1984 | |
| Mommy, Star, and Sea Anemone | 말미잘 | Malmijal | 1995 |