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North Korea Kidnapped a Famous Director | Case File #62

Apr 21, 20211 hr 17 min
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Shin Sang-Ok was the most famous film director in South Korea in the 1970s, until he was kidnapped by North Korea and forced to make a Godzilla ripoff. Throughout the 60s and 70s, Shin Sang-Ok created a massive reputation for himself making highly successful films in South Korea. However, in the late 70s his ex-wife went missing - seemingly kidnapped by the North Korean government. Sang-Ok went looking for her and ended up being kidnapped himself. Thus begun his over a decade long tenure as a prisoner of the North Korean government, being forced by Kim Jong-Il to make propaganda films - including a ripoff of Godzilla. On this episode of Deep Cuts we dive deep into the story of Shin Sang-Ok! -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our new album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew -- Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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