This book is an English edition of the ‘Illumination Series’ jointly planned and published by the Korean Film Archive and the Pusan International Film Festival. More specifically, it is an English translation of the Korean edition titled ‘Kim Seung-ho: Face of Father, Portrait of Korean Cinema’. The book contains three pieces of writing that illuminate from mutually different perspectives the life and acting of Kim Seung-ho, who was a representative actor of the Korean cinema. His filmography is also contained in it as an appendix. It will serve as a valuable source for overseas researchers in studying the history of Korean films and Korean culture.

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