List of North Korean films
This is a list of North Korean films and film series from 1945 to present. Films, and film parts or halves with names, that are part of film series or multi-part films are not included separately to keep the list shorter and more readable. For South Korean films from September 1948 see list of South Korean films. Earlier Korean films made during Japanese rule are in the list of Korean films of 1919–1948. For an alphabetical list of Korean-language films, see List of Korean-language films.
List of films
| Year | English title | Original title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
| 1946 | Our Construction | 우리의 건설 | Documentary | First North Korean film. Due to lack of equipment at the time, the film is silent. | |||
| 1946 | Democratic Election | 민주 선거 | Documentary | ||||
| 1947 | People's Committee | 인민 위원회 | Documentary | ||||
| 1948 | August 15th of 1947 | 1947년 8•15 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | |||
| 1948 | Victorious Democratic Election | 승리의 민주 선거 | Min chong sik | Documentary | |||
| 1948 | Victorious May 1st | 승리의 5•1절 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | |||
| 1948 | Growing Democracy | 자라는 민주 모습 | Ri su kun | Documentary | |||
| 1948 | The Silent Star | 홍광 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | |||
| 1948 | People's Army | 인민군대 | Chon dong min | Documentary | |||
| 1948 | South and North Korea Meeting | 남북 조선 년석회 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | |||
| 1948 | 38th Parallel | 38선 | Kang Hong-sik | Documentary | |||
| 1948 | Eternal Goodwill | 영원한 친선 | Min jong sik | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | National Civil Service 3rd Congress 3 | 전국 민청 3차 대회 3 | Kim ha yeon | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | Shining Victory | 빛나는 승리 | Pyon dong wook | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | Asian Women's union congress | 아세아 녀맹 대회 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | Film documenting the asian women's conference in 1949 in Beijing hosted by All-China Women's Federation and the WIDF | ||
| 1949 | Foundation of the democratic nation | 민주 건국 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | Supung dam | 수풍댐 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | May 1st of 1949 | 1949년 5•1절 | Yun duk chun | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | August 15th of 1949 | 1949년 8•15 | Cheon sang-in | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | Epidemic encephalititis | 류행성 뇌염 | Pyon dong wook | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | Song of goodwill | 친선의 노래 | Chong chun chae | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | Trial of the Horim guerillas | 호림부대 공판 | Yun duk chun | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | First national sports day | 전국 제1차 체육절 | Yun duk chun | Documentary | |||
| 1949 | My Home Village | 내 고향 | Kang Hong-sik | Yu Wonjun, Yu Kyongae, Mun Yebong | War film | First North Korean feature film | |
| 1950 | The second World Festival of Youth and Students | 제 2차 세계청년 학생축전 | Cheon sang in | Documentary | |||
| 1950 | February 8th of 1950 | 1950년 2•8절 | Yun duk chun | Documentary | |||
| 1950 | May 1st of 1950 | 1950년 5•1절 | Kim Un-mong | Hong Il-sung | Documentary | ||
| 1950 | Railroad of the mines | 광산철도 | Ri chun sop | Documentary | |||
| 1950 | The Blast Furnace | 용광로 | Min Chongshik | Moon Ye-bong | Released during Korean War | ||
| 1950 | The Frontier Guards | 국경수비대 | Released during Korean War | ||||
| 1951 | Announcing to the World | 세계에 고함 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | Released during Korean War | ||
| 1951 | Righteous War | 정의의 전쟁 | Sang-in Cheon | Documentary | Released during Korean War, the film is divided into three parts. | ||
| 1951 | Rimsan | 림산 | Hong pil son | Documentary | |||
| 1951 | Frontline of food | 식량 전선 | Min chong sik | Documentary | |||
| 1951 | Prisoners crying for peace | 평화를 부르짖는 포로들 | Yun duk chun | Documentary | |||
| 1951 | May 1st of 1951 | 1951년 5•1절 | chong chun chae | Documentary | |||
| 1951 | Boy Partisans | 소년빨찌산 | Yoon Yong-gyu | Moon Ye-bong | Released during Korean War | ||
| 1952 | Armistice negotiations | 정전담판 | Hong pil son | Documentary | |||
| 1952 | The Evil Night | 악야 | Shin Sang-ok's South Korean film made before his abduction by North Korea. | ||||
| 1952 | Again to the Front | 또 다시 전선으로 | Chon Sangin | Released during Korean War | |||
| 1952 | US Germ Warfare in Korea | 미제의 세균만행 | Documentary | Released during Korean War | |||
| 1952 | People protecting the homeland | 향토를 지키는 사람들 | Yoon Yong-gyu | ||||
| 1953 | The Combat Unit of a Fighter Plane also known by its Chinese release name 'Dui Kong she ji zu' | 전투기사냥군조 | Kang Hong Shik | ||||
| 1953 | Scouts | 정찰병 | Chon Dong-min | Pak Hak, Chon Unbong | |||
| 1954 | Partisan Girl | 빨치산처녀 | First North Korean feature film made after the Korean War | ||||
| 1954 | Restoration of Pyongyang | 평양시 복구 | Cheon Sang-wol | Lee Myeong-je | Documentary | ||
| 1954 | Korea | 코리아 | Shin sang ok | ||||
| 1955 | Marshal Kim Il-sung's Anti-Japanese Activities | 김일성 원수 항일 유격 전적지 | Kim Il-shin | Documentary | |||
| 1956 | Never Can Live Like That | 다시는 그렇게 살수 없다 | Sang-in Cheon | ||||
| 1956 | The Road of Happiness | 행복의 길 | chon dong min,chon sang in | ||||
| 1957 | Orang Chon | 어랑천 | Riyong Gyu Yun | Hak Su Kim, Hyo Gyong Dzo, Un Bong Che, Dzong Bok Mun, Sob Pak | |||
| 1957 | 3rd Party Congress | 3차 당 대회 | Documentary | ||||
| 1958 | Moranbong | 모란봉 | Korean-French co-production. Received the Special Award of Festival Organizing Committee at the 12th PIFF. | ||||
| 1958 | Geumgang Mountain | 금강산 | Documentary | ||||
| 1959 | Love the Future also known by its chinese name, "Yao ai mi lai" | 미래를 사랑하라 | Cheon Sang In | ||||
| 1959 | The Tale of 15 Children | 열다섯 명의 아이들 이야기 | Feature Film | First commercial color film produced in North Korea | |||
| 1960s | The Family of Choe Hak Sin | 최학신의 일가 | O Pyong Chol | Pak Ki Ju | In two parts | ||
| 1961 | Youth in Ship "Seagull" | 갈매기호 청년들 | Om Kil Son | ||||
| 1962 | A red agitator | 붉은 선동원 | |||||
| 1962 | The Tale of Hung Bu | 흥부전 | |||||
| 1963 | Paek Il Hong | 백일홍 | |||||
| 1963 | The red flower | 붉은 꽃 | Cheon sang-in | ||||
| 1963 | The Defenders of Height 1211 | 1211고지 방위자들 | Ri Gi Song | ||||
| 1963 | The Spinner | 정방공 | O Byong-cho | ||||
| 1964 | Long Live The Banner of the Republic | 공화국 기치 만세 | Released in two parts | ||||
| 1964 | Namgang Village Women | 남강마을녀성들 | Pak dae sik, Ham Un Bong | ||||
| 1964 | A tale of Noblemen | 량반전 | |||||
| 1964–1965 | The Path to Awakening | 성장의 길에서 | Om Kil-son | Released in two parts. | |||
| 1965 | Ongjongryon | 온정령 | |||||
| 1965 | Invisible front | 보이지 않는 전선 | |||||
| 1966 | On the Railways | 철길우에서 | |||||
| 1967 | Naega cadshun gilThe Road I Found | 내가찾은길 | Seng In Chen | Kil-Son Om, Song Hye-rim, Pak Hak, In-sun Hon, Hak-mag Mun | Drama | The film was released on August 1970 in East Germany. | |
| 1968 | Sea of Blood | 피바다 | Choe Ik Gyu | Drama | Released in two parts. Based on an opera of same name. | ||
| 1968 | The secret of the gold coin | 금화의 비밀 | Re-released on DVD in 2007. | ||||
| 1969 | Five Guerilla Brothers | 유격대의 오형제 | Om Kil-son | ||||
| 1970 | The Girl Barber | 처녀리발사 | |||||
| 1970 | A Flourishing Village | 꽃피는 마을 | Kim Yong Ho | ||||
| 1970 | We Are the Happiest | 세상에 부럼없어라 | Pak Hak, Kim Se Ryun | ||||
| 1970 | Mt. Jongbang | 정방산 | Baa-ek Up | Documentary | |||
| 1971 | When Picking Apples | 사과딸때 | Drama | ||||
| 1971 | A Locomotive Engineer's Son | 기관사의 아들 | |||||
| 1971 | The Songs Sung on the Frontline | 화선에서 부르던 노래 | |||||
| 1971 | The Story of a Nurse | 한 간호원에 대한 이야기 | |||||
| 1972 | Flying Circus | 공중무대 | |||||
| 1972 | Flower Girl | 꽃파는 처녀 | Choe lk-gyu Pak Hak | Winner of Prix Special at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | |||
| 1972 or 1973 | Black Rose | 검은 장미 | |||||
| 1973 | The Problem in Our Family | 우리집 문제 | |||||
| 1975 | A Fate of Kum Hui and Un Hui | 금희와 은희의 운명 | Om Kil-son | ||||
| 1975 | You've Taken Me Wrong | 당신은 나를 잘못봤소 | |||||
| 1976 | An Unforgettable Man | 잊을수없는 사람 | Ki Mo Jung | Yae Yon Yung, Kyong Sun Yu, Tae Hyon Choe, In Hi U, Pyong Yun Kim | Action | ||
| 1977 | A Fire Burning All Over the World | 누리에 붙는 불 | A film about Kim family members' Kang Pan Sok's and Kim Hyong Gwon's revolutionary deeds. It was also the first film in which Kim Il Sung was portrayed. | ||||
| 1977 | To the End of the Earth | 이세상 끝까지 | |||||
| 1977 | I'll Beat the Drum | 북은 내가 치겠소 | |||||
| 1978 | A Day at the Pleasure Ground | 유원지의 하루 | |||||
| 1978 | Centre Forward | 중앙공격수 | Kil-in Kim, Chong-Song Pak | In Son Cha | Sport Drama | ||
| 1978 | Growth Hormone | 성장호르몬 생산기술 | Chae pung gi | Documentary | |||
| mid 1970s to 1980s | My New Family | 새 가정 | Chae pung gi | ||||
| 1978–1981 | Unsung Heroes | 이름 없는 영웅들 | James Joseph Dresnok, Kim Ryong Rin, Kim Jong Hwa. | A multi-part serial made between 1978 and 1981. Also known as Unsung Heroes or Nameless Heroes | |||
| Some time between 1979 and 1983 | The Problem in My Wife's Parents' Home | 처가집문제 | |||||
| 1979 | Among the Conspirators | 음모자들 속에서 | |||||
| 1979 | An Jung Gung Shoots Ito Hirobumi | 안중근 이등박문을 쏘다 | Om Gil-son | Drama | Presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Released in two parts. See An Jung-geun. | ||
| 1980 | The Tale of Chunhyang (1980) | 춘향전 | Yu Won Jun, Yun Ryong Gyu | Kim Yong Suk, Choe Sun Gyu | See The Tale of Chunhyang (1935) | ||
| 1980 | The Prosecutor Accuses | 검사는 말한다 | |||||
| 1980 | My new family | 새 가정 | Chae Pung Gi | ||||
| 1980 | The 14th Winter | 열네번째 겨울 | |||||
| 1980 | Aspect of Pyongyang | 평양의 모습 | Sao Beng Hyongsong | Documentary | |||
| 1981–1987 | The Star of Korea | 조선의 별 | Om Kil Son | Released in eleven parts. | |||
| 1982 | On the Juche Idea | Short film/Documentary | See Juche | ||||
| 1982 | Wolmi Island | 월미도 | Jo Kyong Sun | Choe Chang Su, Jo Kyong Sun, Choe Thae Hyon | Historical/War | See Wolmido | |
| 1982 | ' | 숲은 설레인다 | Jang Yong Bok | So Kyong Sim, Kim Yong Suk | Drama | ||
| 1982 | Song of Love | 사랑의 노래 | Rim Chang Bom | Ri Sol Ri, Kim Son Ok, Ri Song Sim | Romance | ||
| 1982 | Notes of a War Correspondent | 종군기자의 수기 | Choe Bu Kil | Kim Kwang Bun, O Mi Ran, Kwak Myong So | War | ||
| 1982 | The Road to the Front | 전선길 | 류호선 | Released in two-halves | |||
| 1983 | Morning Star | 새별 | O Mi Ran | ||||
| 1983 | We Met Again on Mt. Myohyang | 우리는 묘향산에서 다시 만났다 | See Mt. Myohyang | ||||
| 1983 | The Girl We Met on Our Trip | 운행길에서 만난 처녀 | |||||
| 1983 | A New Legend on the Piryu | 비류강의 새 전설 | |||||
| 1983 | The Anti-Japanese Struggle | See anti-Japanese struggle | |||||
| 1984 | An Ambitious Girl | 꿈많은 처녀 | |||||
| 1984 | Don't Wait for Us | 우리를 기다리지 말라 | War | Features North-Korean built planes based on the Il-2 and Il-10, models which were never used by the KPA. | |||
| 1984 | A Hedgehog Defeats a Tiger | 호랑이를 이긴 고슴도치 | Children's film | ||||
| 1984 | An Emissary of No Return | 돌아오지 않은 밀사 | Shin Sang-ok | Kim Jun Sik, Ryang Hae Sung, Kim Yun Hong | Historical/Drama | Shin's first film in North Korea. Based on a stage play named Bloody Conference | |
| 1984 | Love, Love, My Love | 사랑 사랑 내사랑 | Shin Sang-ok | Choi Eun-hee, Jang Son Hui, Ri Hak Chol | |||
| 1984 | Runaway | 탈출기 | Shin Sang-ok | Considered by Shin to be his best North Korean film | |||
| 1985 | Breakwater | 방파제 | Shin Sang-ok | ||||
| 1985 | The Tale of 15 Children | 열다섯소년에 대한 이야기 | War movie | Released in two parts. | |||
| 1985 | Pulgasari | 불가사리 | Shin Sang-ok | Jang Son Hui, Ham Ki Sop, Ri Jong Guk | Kaiju | ||
| 1985 | Salt | 소금 | Shin Sang-ok | Choi Eun-hee | Choi won Best Actress award at Moscow Film Festival | ||
| 1985 | The Tale of Shim Chong | 심청전 | Shin Sang-ok | ||||
| 1985 | The Outpost Line | 전초선 | |||||
| 1985 | After a Long Separation | 헤여져 언제까지 | |||||
| 1985 | Peony | 목란꽃 | Two part film | ||||
| 1985 | In Their Noble Image | 그들의 모습에서 | |||||
| 1985 | Run and Run | 조선아 달려라 | |||||
| 1985 | Kwangju Appeals | 광주는 부른다 | Jong Kon Jo | Kim Chol, Pak Mi Hwa, Choe Bong Sik | Historical | See Gwangju Uprising | |
| 1985 | Silver Hairpin | 은비녀 | Seo Gyeong Seop, Hong Yeong Hui | Co-production by the Korean Film Studio and Chongryon Film Studios. | |||
| 1985 or 1986 | One Second for a Feat | 영원한 전우 | Om Kil Son, Eldor Urazbayev | Andrei Martynov, Chang su Choi and Oleg Anofriev | Adventure/War | Two part, DPR Korea/Soviet Union co-production | |
| 1986 | A Traffic Controller on Crossroads | 네거리초병 | |||||
| 1986 | Thaw | 봄날의 눈석이 | Co-production by the Korean Film Studio and Chongryon Film Studios. | ||||
| 1986 | Hong Kil Dong | 홍길동 | Kim Kil-in | Chang Son Hui, Gwon Ri, Riyonun Ri, Yong Ho Ri, Kenpachiro Satsuma | First North Korean entertainment film | ||
| 1986 | Order No. 027 | 명령 - 027호 | Ki Mo Jung, Eung Suk Kim | Sung Chol Cha, Jeong Woon Kim | War | ||
| 1986 | Let's Go to Mt. Kumgang | 금강산으로 가자 | Pak Sang Bok | Jo Myong Son, Kon Kong Hui, Kim Dong Sik | See Mt. Kumgang | ||
| 1986 | Kangrung chonyowa Pyöngyang dzholmuni | 강릉처녀와평양젊은이 | Yong Bok Chang | Kuang Chun Ryu, Ryon-gu Nam and In-suk Ro | |||
| 1986 | A Day Before | 하루를 앞두고 | |||||
| 1986 | Song of Retrospection | 추억의 노래 | Ryu Ho-son | Kim Jong Hwa, Yun Chan | Action & Adventure/ War | ||
| 1986 | The Dear Nest | 보금자리 | |||||
| 1986 | The Tale of On Dal | 온달전 | |||||
| 1986 | Our Street | 우리가 사는 거리 | |||||
| 1986 | The Story of the Kayagum | 가야금에 깃든 사연 | |||||
| 1987–1989 | Rim Kkok Jong | 림꺽정 | Released in five parts | ||||
| 1987 | Brother in law and sister in law | 시형과 제수 | |||||
| 1987 | A Mother's Hope | 어머니의 소원 | |||||
| 1987 | An Architect's Story | 한 건축가에 대한 이야기 | Released in two parts. | ||||
| 1987 | A Bellflower | 도라지꽃 | Jo Kyong Sun | O Mi-ran, Sung Yon Ok, Kim Ryong Jo | Also known as A Broad Bellflower | ||
| 1987 | A Country I Saw | 내가 본 나라 | Ko Hak Rim | Pak Ki Ju, Kim Ryong Rin, Pak Song | Released in five parts | ||
| 1987 | My Happiness | 나의 행복 | Kim Yong Ho | Kim Jong Hui, Kim Ok Hui, Kim Kwang Ryol | |||
| 1988 | From Spring to Summer | 봄부터 여름까지 | Nikita Orlov, San Bok Pak | Elena Drobysheva, Chkhol Kim, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Aleksey Buldakov, Gyen Sob So, Yen-gin Kim, Yun-hon Kim, Tõnu Mikiver | A Soviet Union-North Korea co-production. | ||
| 1988 | Cradle | 요람 | Released in two parts. | ||||
| 1988 | Gandahar | French co-production. | |||||
| 1988 | Ten Zan – the Ultimate Mission | 마지막임무 | Ferdinando Baldi Pak Jong-ju | Italian co-production. | |||
| 1988 | Ask Yourself | 자신에게 물어 보라 | Pak Song Ju | So Kyong Sib, Kim Yong Suk, Ri Gun Ho | Drama | Screened during the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students | |
| 1989 | The Man Who Remained in My Heart | 심장에 남는 사람 | |||||
| 1989 | Traces of Life | 생의 흔적 | Released in two-halves. Received the Special Jury Award at the second PIFF. | ||||
| 1989 | What I Must Do | 내가 설 자리 | |||||
| 1989 | Hail Lim Su-kyung, the Flower of Unification | 통일의 꽃 임수경 | Documentary film Received the Gold Torch Prize at the second PIFF. | ||||
| 1989–1995 | A Life Full of Ups and Downs | 곡절많은 운명 | Released in four parts | ||||
| 1990s | Fighting Animals | 동물들의 싸움 or 야수들의 싸움 | Nature documentary | At least 5 volumes of the documentary film series exist. It was made by the Korean Science Film Studio. In 2006 the documentary raised concern that animals at Korea Central Zoo were being mistreated. | |||
| 1990–1993 | The Red Maple Leaves | 붉은 단풍잎 | Released in seven parts. | ||||
| 1990 | The Third Golden Medal | 세번째 금메달 | |||||
| 1990 | From 5p.m. to 5a.m. | 5시부터 5시까지 | Kim Yu Sam | Jong Ui Kyom, Kim Chol Hyon, Hyon Chang Kol | War | ||
| 1990 | Prince Ho Dong and Princess of Raknang | 호동왕자와 락랑공주 | Children's film | ||||
| 1990 | The Shore of Salvation | '구원의 기슭 | Arya-zhav Dashiev, Ryu-kho Son | Dmitry Matveev, Viktor Stepanov, Boris Nevzorov, Vitaly Serov, Aleksandr Slastin | The last Soviet Union-North Korea co-production. | ||
| 1990 | A Happy Family with Songs | 노래속에 꽃피는 가정 | |||||
| 1991 | Harang and General Jin | 하랑과 진장군 | Released in two parts. | ||||
| 1991 | Girls in My Hometown | 내고향의 처녀들 | Pak Sang bok | ||||
| 1991 | The ear is ripening | 이삭은 여물어간다 | |||||
| 1992–2003 | Nation and Destiny | 민족과 운명 | Multi-part film released in 62 parts | ||||
| 1992 | Sisters | 자매들 | The film is about three sisters living in Pyongyang whose father is a shoemaker. | - | |||
| 1992 | Bird | 새 | |||||
| 1992 | The Story of a Blooming Flower | 꽃에 깃든 사연 | Ri Sang Gyu | Jang Yu Song, Kim Yong Suk, Pak Haeng Suk | Drama | The film tells a romanticised story of the creation of the Kimjongilia flower | |
| 1992 | A Far-Off Islet | 멀리 있는 섬 | |||||
| 1993 | They Met on the Taedong River | 대동강에서 만난 사람들 | Kim Kil In, Kim Kil Ha | Kim Ryong Rim, Han Kil Myong, Son Won Ju | Released in two parts | ||
| 1993 | Daughter of War Veteran | 로병의 딸 | |||||
| 1993 | An Unattached Unit | 소속없는 부대 | Kang Jung Mo | Choe Bong Sik, Pyon Mi Hyang, Choe Thae Hyon | |||
| 1993 | ' | 도시처녀 시집와요 | Jong Yun and five others | Ri Kyong Hui, Ri Gun Ho, Kim Chun Nam | Romantic Comedy | Created by students of the Pyongyang University of Cinematic and Dramatic Arts. | |
| 1993 | The Secret of Nano Addition | 나노첨가제의 비밀 | Andrew Myeoson | Documentary | A multi-part documentary | ||
| 1994 | My Mother Was a Hunter | 어머니는 포수였다 | |||||
| 1994 | Bears and Rabbits | 곰동산과 토끼동산 | Children's film | ||||
| 1994 | Always Working Together for the People | 인민을위한길에언제나함께계셨습니다 | Documentary | ||||
| 1994 | Unqualified Sense of Duty | 보심록 | |||||
| 1994 | An Obliging Girl | 고마운 처녀 | Jong Jin Jo, Jong Kwang Il | Kim Kyong Ae won best actress for her role in the film at the 4th PIFF | |||
| 1994 | Bear's Hill and Rabbit's Hill | 곰동산과 토끼동산 | Children's film | ||||
| 1994 | Oh, Youth! | 청춘이여! | Jon Jong Phal | Kim Yong Suk, Jang Yu Song, Hwang Song Ok | Comedy | Also known as Young People | |
| 1995 | Japanese Invasion in 1592 | 임진왜란 | See Imjin War. Released in three parts | ||||
| 1995 | Stretcher Platoon Leader | 담가소대장 | |||||
| 1995 | Lightning and Thunder | 번개와 우뢰 | Kang Jung Mo | Ri Won Bok, Hyon Chang Kol, Jong Un Chan | War | Released in two parts | |
| 1995 | Two Soldiers | 두병사 | |||||
| 1996 | Two Families in Haeun-dong | 해운동의 두 가정 | |||||
| 1996 | He Is Still in the Ranks | 그는 오늘도 대오에 서 있다 | Documentary film Received the Bronze Torch Prize at the fifth PIFF. | ||||
| 1996 | My Father | 나의 아버지 | So Kyong Sop | Received the Special Award of Festival Organizing Committee at the fifth PIFF. | |||
| 1996 | Quiet Front Line | 고요한 전방 | War | ||||
| 1997 | The World-famous Peak | 천하제일봉 | Documentary | Received the Gold Torch Prize at the 6th PIFF. | |||
| 1997 | Myself in the Distant Future | 먼 후날의 나의 모습 | Jang In-hak | Kim Myong Mun, Kim Hye Kyong, Choe Chang Su | Drama | Received the Gold Torch Prize at the 6th PIFF. | |
| 1997 | Taehongdan responsible secretary | 대홍단책임비서 | Drama | In the 2023 version one of the actors was digitally replaced.The movie was released in six parts. | |||
| 1998 | Airman Kil Yong Jo | 비행사 길영조 | |||||
| 1998 | Trunks Grow from Roots | 줄기는 뿌리에서 자란다 | Released in two parts | ||||
| 1998 | Changes of Pyongyang During the Forced March | 강행군길에서 변모된 평양 | Chang Wu Feng | ||||
| 1999 | Forever in Our Memory | 추억속에 영원하리 | |||||
| 1999 | The Earth of Love | 사랑의 대지 | Released in two-halves | ||||
| 2000 | The End of the US Armed Spy Ship Pueblo | 미제무장간첩선 <<푸에블로>>호의 말로 | Documentary | Based on the capture of the USS Pueblo | |||
| 2000 | Korean Women's Costume, Chima and Jogori | 조선치마저고리 | Documentary | See Hanbok | |||
| 2000 | Marathon Runner | 달려서 하늘까지 | Li Chju Ho | Drama | Based on the story of Jong Song Ok | ||
| 2000 | Green Shoulder-Strap | 푸른 견장 | |||||
| 2000 | Mt. Chilbo, Noted Mountain of Korea | 조선의 명산 칠보산 | Documentary | ||||
| 2000 | Souls Protest | 살아있는 령혼들 | Kim Chun Song | Kim Chol, Kim Ryon Hwa, Ri Yong Ho | Historical drama | ||
| 2000 | Respected Comrade Kim Jong Il Is a Great Thinker and Theoretician | 경애하는 김정일동지는 위대한 사상리론가이시다 | |||||
| 2000 | Earthquake – Moving Flat Mass | 지진 움직이는 판덩이들 | Taeng Hwuk | Documentary | A multi-part documentary. | ||
| 2000 | Your Son Came Back | 아들은 돌아왔다 | |||||
| 2001 | The First Violin | 제1바이올린수 | Ryu Kyong Ae | - | |||
| 2001 | Military Service | 복무의 길 | |||||
| 2001 | On the Green Carpet | 푸른 주단우에서 | Rim Chang-bom | Ri Yong Ho, Ri Kyong Hui, Rim Kum Suk | Romantic comedy | ||
| 2001 | The Big-game Hunter | 맹수사냥군 | |||||
| 2001 | Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park | 어서오세요 | Yoon Chan | Coming-of-age story | |||
| 2002 | Historic Relics in Pyongyang | 평양의 력사유적 | Documentary | ||||
| 2002 | Footsteps | 발걸음 | |||||
| 2002 | In the Days of Creating Extravaganza "Arirang" | 김일성상 계관작품 대집단체조와 예술공연 아리랑 창조의 나날 | Documentary | ||||
| 2002 | Spirit of Korean Celadon | 청자의 넋 | Phyo Kwang | So Kwang, Kim Hye Kyong, Choe Sun Bok | Historical | ||
| 2002 | The Blood Stained Route Map | 피묻은 략패 | Phyo Kwang | Ri Ryong Hun, Ri Yong Ho, Kim Hye Kyong | Martial Arts, Adventure | Released in two-halves | |
| 2002 | Their Life Continues | 이어가는 참된 삶 | O Mi Ran | Released in two parts. | |||
| 2003 | Our Life | 우리의 생명 | |||||
| 2003 | Letters from hometown | 고향의 편지 | |||||
| 2003 | They were discharged soldiers | 그들은 제대병사였다 | |||||
| 2003 | The sound that calls me | 나를 부르는 소리 | The film is about the land reform that was conducted in South Hwanghae Province. | ||||
| 2003 | Notes of a Woman Soldier | 녀병사의 수기 | Jang Kil Hyon | Kim Yun Mi, Ri Wol Suk, Pak Kum Byol | Military | ||
| 2003 | My Last Home | 내 삶이 닻을 내린곳 | Hong Kwang Sun | Hyon Chang Kol, Ri Yong Nam, Ri Un Kyong | |||
| 2003 | Mother's Happiness | 어머니의 행복 | |||||
| 2003 | Our Fragrance | 우리의 향기 | Jon Jong Pal | Jong Un Mo, Kim Un Yong, Ri Yun Su | Comedy | ||
| 2003 | A Photo | 한 장의 사진 | |||||
| 2003 | Ding of Love | 사랑의 종소리 | |||||
| 2004 | The Turtle-ship, a Pride of Korean Nation | 우리민족의 자랑 거북선 | Documentary | See Turtle ship | |||
| 2005–2021 | Keep Traffic Rules | 교통질서를 잘 지키자요 | Children's film | A multi-part film. The first part is named Chol Nam's Ball | |||
| 2005 | Inheritance | 유산 | Released in two parts | ||||
| 2005 | They Were Common Fighters | 그들은 평범한 전사들이였다 | |||||
| 2005 | Empress Chung | 왕후 심청 | Nelson Shin | North-South co-production. Unusually for Korean film industry, the character voices were separately recorded in both North and South due to differences in dialect. | |||
| 2006 | Crabs and a Crane | 참게와 왁새 | Children's film | ||||
| 2006 | Pyongyang International Film Festival | Documentary | See Pyongyang International Film Festival | ||||
| 2006 | Let's Prevent Bird Flu | 조류독감을 미리 막자 | Documentary | ||||
| 2006 | Pyongyang Nalpharam | 평양 날파람 | Phyo Kwang Maeng Cheol-min | Ri Ryong Hun, Kim Hye Kyong, Ri Yun Su | Martial Arts | ||
| 2006 | The Schoolgirl's Diary | 한 녀학생의 일기 | Jang In-hak | Pak Mi-hyang, Kim Chol, Kim Yong-suk | Also known in alternate titles A Schoolgirl's Diary and The Journal of a Schoolgirl. Distributed in limited release abroad. | ||
| 2007 | Kang Ho Yong | 강호영 | Jong Yun | Kim Chol Nam, Rim Yong Ho, Ju Jin A | War | ||
| 2007 | Reception of Metal Samples | 금속표본들이 오는날 | Children's film | ||||
| 2007 | Profitable Sea Cucumber Farming | 실리가 큰 해삼양식 | Documentary | ||||
| 2007 | A Butterfly and a Cock | 나비와 수탉 | Children's film | ||||
| 2007 | A Present from the Old Tree | 나무할아버지가 준 선물 | Children's film | ||||
| 2007 | Extraordinary Crime Against Humanity of the 20th Century | 20세기 반인륜특대형범죄 | Documentary | ||||
| 2007 | Swordtail Brothers | 쏠치형제들 | Children's film | ||||
| 2007 | The 25th April Spring Friendship Art Festival | 제25차 4월의 봄 친선예술축전 | Documentary | ||||
| 2007 | The Boy Takes Revenge | 원쑤갚은 소년 | Children's film | ||||
| 2007 | The Idle Pig | 놀고먹던 꿀꿀이 | Children's film | ||||
| 2007 | The Oriole's Song | 꾀꼴새가 부른 노래 | Children's film | Received the Prize for Best Composition at the 11th PIFF. | |||
| 2008 | The Lieutenant of Those Days | 그날의 중위 | Pak Se Ung | Rim Yong Ho, Kim Ho Song, Kim Chong Kil | Military | ||
| 2008 | Korean Traditional Dish-Ssukttok | 민족음식 쑥떡 | Documentary | ||||
| 2008 | Follow What We Are Doing | 우리를 지켜보라 | |||||
| 2008 | The Call of the Naval Port or Call of Naval Port | 군항의 부름소리 | Ri Myong Su | Thae Sang Hun, Pak Yong, Choe Yong Ho | Military | ||
| 2008 | The Kites Flying in the Sky | 저 하늘의 연 | Phyo Kwang Kim Hyon-chol | Kim Sun, Ryo Chol, Ri Kyong Hui | |||
| 2008 | The Respected Comrade Supreme Commander Is Our Destiny | 경애하는 최고사령관동지는 우리의 운명 | Documentary | ||||
| 2009 | The Great Bear | 북두칠성 | Kim Kwang Hun | Ri Wol Suk, Rim Yong Ho, Choe Bong Sik | War | ||
| 2009 | The White Birch of Mt. Paektu | 백두의 봇나무 | Phyo Kwang | Kim Un Yong, Ri Hui Yong, Hong Yong Hui | |||
| 2009 | White Gem | 백옥 | Released in two parts Based on the final years of O Jin U | ||||
| 2009 | Lifeline | 생명선 | |||||
| 2009 | Distress | 조난 | |||||
| 2009 | A Day of Training | 훈련의 하루 | |||||
| 2009 | Song of the East Sea | 동해의 노래 | Released in two parts | ||||
| 2009 | Petition | 청원 | |||||
| 2009 | Let Us Take Medicine in Time | 꼭 지키자요 | Children's film, Educational film | ||||
| 2009 | This Is My Hometown | 여기는 내 고향 | |||||
| 2009 | The Name Given by the Era | 시대가 주는 이름 | Kim Hyon Chol | ||||
| 2010 | The Poplar Company | 황철나무중대 | |||||
| 2010 | Sŏlp'unggyŏng | 설풍경 | |||||
| 2010 | Along the Climbing Route of Love for People | 인민사랑의 등산길을 따라 | Documentary | ||||
| 2010 | Never Gave Up the Future | 미래를 포기하지 않았던 사람들 | Park Yeong‐I | Documentary film produced by Chongryon. Received the Prize for Best Composition at the 12th PIFF. | |||
| 2010 | My Family | 내가 사는 가정 | Kim Won Ha | Yun Hyang Chun, Ryu Kyong Ok, Jong Un Sil | |||
| 2010 | Our Political Instructor | 우리 정치지도원 | |||||
| 2010 | Bright Sunshine | 해빛 밝아라 | Released in two parts. Also known as Lovely Sunshine | ||||
| 2010 | The Wheels of Happiness | 행복의 수레바퀴 | |||||
| 2010 | Brotherly Feeling or Brother's Feelings | 형제의 정 | |||||
| 2010 | Mt. Kuwol, A Scenic Spot by the West Sea of Korea | 서해명승구월산 | Documentary | See Mt. Kuwol | |||
| 2010 | Along the Climbing Route of Love for People | 인민사랑의 등산길을 따라 | Documentary | ||||
| 2011 | Wish | 소원 | |||||
| 2011 | Brighter is our Future | 우리의 래일은 더 푸르다 | Kim Yong | Kim Chol-nam | |||
| 2011 | Case Closed | 미결건은 없다 | Chong Yong-min | Choe Kyong-hui | Crime film | ||
| 2011 | Do People Know You | 인민이 너를 아는가 | Ri Kwan-am | Mun Jong-ae | |||
| 2011 | Flower in Snow | 눈속에 핀 꽃 | Kim Hyon Chol | Sin Yong Ni, Ryo Chol, Kim Yong Suk | |||
| 2011 | The Morning Glow of the Countryside | 산촌에 피는 노을 | Jong Song Jin, Kang Rim, Ri Myong Chol, Kim Hwa Song | Kim Rye Kyong, Pak Jin Hyok, Han Song I | Created by students | ||
| 2012 | The Other Side of the Mountain, also known as The Day the Mountain Cried | 산 너머 마을 | Joon Bai, Jang In Hak | Hyang Suk Kim, Ryung Min Kim, Jung Taik Park | War | A joint American-Chinese-North Korean production | |
| 2012 | Comrade Kim Goes Flying | 김동무는 하늘을 난다 | Kim Gwang Hun, Nicholas Bonner, Anja Daelemans | Romantic comedy | A joint British-Belgian-North Korean production. Received the Award for Best Director at the 13th PIFF. | ||
| 2012 | The Daisy Girl | 들꽃소녀 | |||||
| 2012 | A Promise Made in Pyongyang | 평양에서의 약속 | Chinese-Korean co-production. Received the Special Award of Festival Organizing Committee at the 13th PIFF. | ||||
| 2012 | The Explosive Remover | 폭발물처리대원 | Ri Song Phil | Pae Won Kil, Hyon Chang Kol, Ri Wol Suk | |||
| 2012 | Kim Ok Song, War Composer | 종군작곡가 김옥성 | Divided into two parts. | ||||
| 2015 | Rice Flower | 벼꽃 | Sim Yong Hak, Jong Bok Nam | Yun Su Kyong, Kim Kyong Ae, Kim Song Chol | Movie is about the leader of a collective farm. | ||
| 2016 | The Story of Our Home | 우리 집 이야기 | Ri Yun-Ho, Ha Yong Ki | Jang Sun Yong, Won Yong-Sil | Drama | Received the Prize for Best Actress and the Grand Prix at the 15th PIFF. | |
| 2019 | Feats of the Rainbow | 무지개의 기적 | Documentary | Documentary film produced by Chongryon. Received the Special Jury Award at the 17th PIFF. Film covers North Korean schools in Japan. | |||
| 2019 | A Great Harmonious Family | 화목한 대가정 | Documentary | Received the Award for Best Documentary at the 17th PIFF. | |||
| 2019 | A shining history of victory achieved through one's own efforts | 자력으로 승리떨쳐온 빛나는 력사 | Documentary | ||||
| 2020 | Mixed forest | 혼성림 | Documentary | ||||
| 2022 | A Day and a Night | 하루낮 하루밤 | Pak Kyong Jin | Kim Ryu Kyong, Pak Song Uk, Choe Song | Character is based on the real story of the Hero Ra Myong Hui. Released for the 110th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung. | ||
| 2024 | 72 Hours | 72시간 | Ri Yun Ho | Kang Dok, Hyon Jong Hun, Sin Kwang Song, Choe Hyon | War | Film about the occupation of Seoul in three days during the Korean War. Divided into two parts. Released for the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. | |
| 2024 | Zelkova trees are good for roadside tree arrangements | 가로수조성에 좋은 느티나무 | Documentary | ||||
| 2025 | Days and Nights of Confrontation | 대결의 낮과 밤 | drama | sequel to the 2022 film one day one night | |||
| 2025 | Waste materials of the human body and health | 인체의 로폐물과 건강 | documentary | ||||
| 2025 | Near-infrared polarization therapy device good for disease treatment | 질병치료에 좋은 근적외선편광치료기 | documentary |