Lee Won-yong
Acting
Biography
Lee Won-yong was born in Seoul, graduated from Kyungshin School, and focused on sports. His debut in cinema was in 1927. Lee Won-yong's acting style began to change in 1934 when he appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Crossroads of Youth which is currently the oldest surviving Korean film. Afterwards, Lee Won-yong appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Passion in the Galaxy (1935) and The Passage of Life (1937). He decorated the second half of his acting career with director Ahn Jong-hwa. Lee Won-yong, an actor and producer, died of illness at his home in Hunjeong-dong at the end of February 1950.
Known For
After spending 7 years as a man-servant in his fiancé's house, Young-bok gets kicked out of the place and works in Gyoung-sung station. He falls in love with Gye-soon but tragedy strikes her, which propels him to seek revenge. This is the oldest Korean film that has been preserved.
Crossroads of Youth
A Japanese-speaking family in occupied Korea deal with the war.
Straits of Chosun
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Passion in the Universe
The sailor leaves his wife at home and goes to sea. Other men are not indifferent to his beautiful wife. She resists numerous temptations and waits for her husband's return. Finally, the husband returns, and they are happy again.
Path of Life
There is a town with a well called 'Bachelor's Well' after a young man dug the well and jumped in to kill himself when his love for a girl from a rich family ended miserably. The story is about a ferryboat rower, a bum with a limp, and many other men all fighting to get the love of one girl. Three beggars who die with grudges against this town appear every night as ghosts to haunt and curse their foes.
Three Beggars
This melodrama tells the sad love story of a rich artist for a beautiful kisaeng.
Fallen Blossoms on a Stream
Wonyong and Yeonsil are in love with each other. The gangster Gyeong-seon also has a crush on Yeon-sil, but one day, a fight breaks out between Won-yong and Gyeong-seon. When Won-yong is in danger, Yeon-sil blocks his body and gets hit by a knife. She walks down the snowy hill, weeping as she embraces the body of Yeon-sil.
The Ringing of a Bell
Having become engaged to his beloved Shinjae, the young intellectual Myungkook is forced to leave his homeland, helping a group of Korean patriots, fighters for the liberation of their homeland from Japanese invaders.
The Engagement
Pianist (Ung Na) is married to the beautiful (Jeong-suk Kim). His wife is a vain, self-indulgent woman who plays with other men.