Hangul 신성일 Hangul 강신영 Spouse Um Aing-ran (m. 1964) McCune–Reischauer Sin Songil Role Actor | Name Shin Seong-il Hanja 申星一 Hanja 姜信永 | |
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Born May 8, 1937 (age 87) ( 1937-05-08 ) Daegu, South Korea Children Seok-Hyun Kang, Kang Kyung-ah, Kang Su-hwa Awards Grand Bell Award for Best Actor Movies Barefooted Youth, Heavenly Homecoming to Stars, Late Autumn, Winter Woman, Gilsoddeum Similar People Um Aing‑ran, Bae Seul‑Ki, Shin Sang‑ok, Moon Hee, Lee Man‑hui | ||
Revised Romanization Sin Seong-il | ||
Shin Seong-il (born May 8, 1937) is a South Korean actor, film director, producer, and former politician. A legendary actor with 500 films in over 40 years, Shin debuted in director Shin Sang-ok's 1960 film A Romantic Papa and rose to fame through popular youth titles. A star in the 1960s and 1970s, however, his status as one of Korea's top actors extended well into the 1980s.
Shin, who was featured in many of the most important Korean films of all time, is still fondly remembered by filmmakers today. Said director Park Chan-wook, "If there is Toshiro Mifune in Japan, Marcello Mastroianni in Italy, Gregory Peck in America and Alain Delon in France, we have Shin Seong-il. For all the times and places, never was there a country that both film industry and art are so dependent on one person. Without understanding Shin Seong-il, it is hard to get grasp of Korean film history nor Korean modern cultural history."
Shin's last film was Door to the Night in 2013. Unfortunately, he is currently battling with lung cancer.
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