Yu Hyun-mok

Yu Hyun-mok

South Korean film director (1925–2009)

Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Korea, Empire of Japan, 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."

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 5 films (1960–1971) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1960 Obaltan Yu Hyun-mok
1963 Daughters of Pharmacist Kim Yu Hyun-mok
1964 Extra Human Being Yu Hyun-mok
1968 Descendants of Cain Yu Hyun-mok
1971 Bun-Rye's Story Yu Hyun-mok