Underplayed Gems

The Life of Na Woon-gyu (1967)

The Life of Na Woon-gyu poster
Directed by
Choi Moo-ryong
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
South Korea
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film tells the story of Na Woon-gyu a film actor and director who worked to advance Korean cinema during the Japanese colonial period. Na is portrayed by director Choi Moo-ryong who also directed the film.

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What happens

The Life of Na Woon-gyu (Korean: 나운규 일생) is 1967 South Korean film is about life and death of Na Woon-gyu who was film actor and director who struggled for rise of Korean cinema during Japanese rule of Korea. Na was played by the film's actor and director Choi Moo-ryong who was father of Choi Min-soo (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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