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1950 U.S. - China War

This documentary delves into the history of the Korean War – its beginning, the process of development, and the ceasefire agreement from the global viewpoint - and focuses especially on the role of the US and China, the main two parties of the War.

The documentary does not forget that the Korean War was a civil in its roots. Yet it shows that the war was escalated to the international conflict particularly when the then superpowers intervened. The USSR, China, and the US having the support of the United Nations took part, and the Korean War was evolved as the first international warfare after WW2.

  • Kim,Hyung-suk
    Director
  • Yun, Yung-su
    Writer
  • Suh, Yong-ha
    Producer
  • Park, jun-kyun
    Visual Effect
  • Lee, yu-mi
    Music
  • Kim, Jung-a
    Archivist
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Television
  • Genres:
    Korean War, War Documentary, Archive based documentary
  • Runtime:
    47 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 16, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    75,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    China, Japan, Korea, Republic of, United States
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital,
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Best program by Korea Communications Standards Commission
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    September 4, 2020
    GranPrix
  • History Film Festival
    Reyeka
    Croatia
    September 18, 2021
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • KBS Media
    Sales Agent
    Country: Korea, Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kim,Hyung-suk

Mr. Kim joined KBS January 1, 1993 and developed his career as TV producer mainly around making historical films – especially about the Korean War. He served as KBS PD Correspondent in Tokyo, Japan from 2010 to 2013.

Mr. Kim co-directed <20th Century Korean History - the Liberation> in 1999, which won Gran Prix Korea Broadcasting Prizes by Korean Broadcasting Assocition for the category of TV factual.

- Co-directed 12 episode documentary series <The Korean War> in 2000.

- Directed KBS Special <Jeungdo Life> in 2008, which won Gran Prix at ETNO FILM CADCA Award 2008.

- Directed 10 episode documentary series <Special Project "The Korean War"> in 2010.

- and Directed <Science and Civilization in Korea> in 2016, which won Best Program of the Month by Korea Communications Standards Commission.

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Director Statement

I have participated in the production of 12 episode documentary <Korean War> in 2000, KBS special project comprised to 10 episodes of documentary in 2010, and the 70th anniversay of Korean War project <1950 the U.S.-China War> in 2020,
Personally, this documentary is the culmination of my 20 years experience of producing documentaries on the Korean War. It was an attempt to look at our history of the Korean War from the perspective that it is the conflict between the US and China in order to assess the war objectively that still remains one of the most influential event that shaped the geopolitics of the Koraen peninsula.