Education
According to the website koreanfilm.org, his 1961 film Obaltan "has repeatedly been voted the best Korean film of all time in local critics" polls." Yu attended the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1963, where Variety called Obaltan a "remarkable film", and praised Yu"s "rilliantly detailed camera" and the film"s "probing sympathy and rich characterizations.".
Career
Born in Sariwon, Hwanghae, of Korea (North of Korea today), he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo (Crossroads). His dedication to the intellectual side of film and interest in using film to deal with social and political issues led him to have difficulties both with box-office-oriented producers, and with of Korea"s military government during the 1960s and 1970s. Besides his directing activities, he has taught film, and made a significant contribution to Korean animation by producing Kim Cheong-gi"s 1976 animated film, Robot Taekwon V. A retrospective of Yu"s career was held at the 4th in 1999.
Yu died from a stroke on June 28, 2009.
Korean Film Critics.