Jeon Chang Geun
- Name: Jeon Chang Geun
- Native name: 전창근
- Also Known as: Jun Chang Geun
- Nationality: South Korean
- Gender: Male
- Born: January 18, 1908
- Died: January 19, 1973
In 1928, he joined Shanghai's popularized Lily Spirits Corporation and edited the script of "Patriotic Spirits" (periodical), which contains the biography of Ahn Jung-geun.
He left Shanghai and returned to Korea at the end of 1937. In Shanghai, he had been active in the film industry since 1928. Jeon Chang-geun, Jung Gi Tak and Kim Il-sung worked together to form the so-called Shanghai wave.
After returning from Shanghai, he joined the Koryo Film Association and prepared the film "Miles Away from Happiness". It was a masterpiece completed over three years from 1938-1941. Jeon Chang-kun wrote and directed the film in 1941 and made his debut as a film director. Jeon Chang-geun himself was a starring actor, and it is a kind of national film that portrays the lives of Korean immigrants in the background of Manchuria. After the liberation of Korea from Japanese rule in 1946 he wrote and featured in the film "Viva Freedom!".
His last filmography was "Chinatown (Chinese in America)" (1963), based on Chinatown in the United States.
He died on the 19th of January 1973 aged 65. Edit Biography
Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
King Gojong and Martyr An Jung Geun | 10.0 |
Producer
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Widow | 6.9 |
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Chunwon Lee Kwang Soo
Korean Movie, 1969,
Ahn Chang Ho
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
The General's Mustache
Korean Movie, 1968,
Pastor Na [Shin Hye's father]
(Support Role)
|
2.0
|
The Japanese Emperor and the Martyrs
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Confession of an Actress
Korean Movie, 1967,
Director Jeon
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
The Martyrs
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Border Line
Korean Movie, 1964,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Ah! Baekbeom Kim Ku
Korean Movie, 1960,
Kim Chang Soo
(Main Role)
|
10.0
|
King Gojong and Martyr An Jung Geun
Korean Movie, 1959,
An Jung Geun
(Main Role)
|
10.0
|
Viva Freedom!
Korean Movie, 1946,
Choi Han Jung
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
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