Cinematic Kidnapping
The remarkable tale of a prominent South Korean director’s abduction and subsequent captivity in North Korea is noteworthy. In 1976, he was forcibly taken and transported to North Korea, where he was held in comfortable conditions and exposed to propaganda.
An intriguing twist followed as the leader of North Korea at the time orchestrated a reunion between the director and his former wife, who had also been abducted. They remarried, and the director went on to helm the North Korean rendition of Godzilla, known as Pulgasari. Subsequently, the couple managed to escape and eventually reached Hollywood.
