Graduated from Seoul National University majoring in English Literature. He began his career in 1953 working for the USIS (United States Information Agency) Film Department as a translator of US propaganda films.
2023Winter StoryMovieWriter
1987A Long Journey, a Long TunnelMovieDirector
1983Heart and FaceMovieDirector1983Duel to the DeathMovieCo-Director
1982Female Lover's FistMovieDirector1982Dracula Rises from CoffinMovieDirector1981Be Patient, Young Lady!MovieDirector
1980Lady Snake FistMovieDirector1979Setting SunMovieDirector
1977Hooray for WeirdoMovieDirector1977You Are the Sun, I Am the MoonMovieDirector1976Ever So Much Good!MovieDirector1975A BeautyMovieDirector
1974Farewell 2MovieDirector
1974A Car Moves By WaterMovieDirector1970The Secret CourtMovieDirector
1970My SeoulMovieWriter
1969Your Name Is WomanMovieDirector
1969Mines are BetterMovieDirector1967River of LoveMovieDirector1966Horse-year BrideMovieScreenplay
1965Wind, Please Tell MeMovieDirector
1964When Night Falls at MyeongdongMovieDirector
1962The Story of Sim CheongMovieDirector1961Under the Sky in SeoulMovieDirector1961Seong Chun-hyangMovieCinematography1960Madam White SnakeMovieProducer1960To the Last DayMovieAdaptation1959A Sister's GardenMovieDirector of Photography1959DongsimchoMovieCinematography1957The Shadowless PagodaMovieAdaptation1955The YouthMovieAdaptation