Answer: Director Go Yeong-nam
The director who produced the most number of films in Korean film history is director Go Yeong-nam, who produced 110 films (based on Korean film archive Database). Director Go’s birth name is Jin Seok-mo. He was born on February 22nd, 1935, in the city of Chungju located in north Chungcheong province. During his undergraduate years when he studied Korean literature at Hongik University, he joined the thespian group “Shin-hyeop” as an understudy. This was his first encounter with the world of theater. Afterwards, he worked as the staff of the movie and finally made his debut as a director in 1964, with the movie entitled < Lost Sun (Ileobeorin tae-yang)>. Usually concentrating on action and melodramatic films, director Go Yeong-nam did not make the so-called masterpieces of Korean film history, but he was recognized among producers for making commercially stable films. Director Go remained very active until the 1980s and his films became less frequent in the 90s. 10 years later, he made his final movie and retired from the scenes. He served as the Vice Chairman of The Motion Pictures Association of Korea in 1980, a member of the Korea Media Rating Board in 1995, and passed away in 2003 with lung cancer. Some of his major works include (1977), which is a translation of a Japanese novel of the same title writing by the Nobel Literature Prize Award winner Yasnari, (1978) based on Hwang Sun-won’s original novel, and < Subzero Point '81 (Bingjeom '81) (1981).
The director with the second most number of films on his filmography is Kim Su-yong, who has directed 106 films. Director Kim Su-yong is the greatest film director of the ‘60s and ‘70s, who made the most representative modernism films of his times such as < A Seashore Village (Gaetmaeul)> (1965), < Mist (Angae)> (1967), < Confession of an Actress (Eoneu yeobaewu-ui gobaek)> (1967), and < Forest Fire (Sanbul)> (1967).
Finally, the director with the third most number of films is Director Im Gwon-taek, who is currently working on his 100th film. Director Im became one of the greatest figure in Korean film history after his debut in 1962 with < Farewell Duman River (Dumangangah jal itgeora)> and is currently working on his 100th film, < Cheonnyeonhak (Cheonnyeonhak) >
For your reference, only 61 of director Nam Gi-nam’s films are stored in Korean film archive, but media records confirm that he has produced 106 films. |
