Yu Hyun-mok, Rest in Peace

The man "who poignantly captured the chaos of post-war Korea and explored the existential angst of Korea's fast industrializing society, died of illness yesterday" — Yu, pioneering filmmaker, passes away. The director "took a decidedly intellectual approach to cinema which at times left him out of favor in an industry controlled by Korea's military government and dominated by commercially-oriented producers."

I got Yu Hyun-mok's autograph at a special screening of Kim yakgukjib daldeul (1963), or Daughters of Pharmacist Kim, at the 1998 Pusan International Film Festival. I remember him as distinguished-looking gentleman, waiting alone for the screening of his classic.