Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1972 film)
| Janghwa Hongryeon jeon | |
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| Hangul | 장화홍련전 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Janghwa Hongryeonjeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang-hwa hong-ryŏnjŏn |
| Directed by | Lee Yu-seob |
| Written by | Lee Hie-woo |
| Produced by | Shin Sang-ok |
| Starring | Lee Yeong-ok Heo Jang-kang Yun In-ja |
| Cinematography | Choi Seung-woo |
| Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun |
| Music by | Hwang Mun-pyeong |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Janghwa Hongryeonjeon jeon (literally The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon) is 1972 South Korean horror film directed by Lee Yu-seob. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon".[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]Janghwa Hongreonjeon is film based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" which had been previously filmed in 1924, 1936, 1956 and 1962.[3] Director Kim Jee-woon used the story as the basis of his 2003 film, A Tale of Two Sisters. The evil stepmother of sisters Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon orders her son to murder the two girls so that she can claim the inheritance from the girls' father. But the sisters come back as ghosts seeking revenge.
Cast
[edit]- Lee Yeong-ok
- Heo Jang-kang
- Yun In-ja
- Lim Ji-woon
- Kim Seong-mok
- Lee Dae-ro
- Shin Dong-hyeon
- Kim Hyeok-su
- Song Hye-kyeong
- Jeong Han-heon
References
[edit]- ^ Peirse, Alison (2020-09-17). Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-9788-0511-8.
- ^ Pulliam, June Michele; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2016-09-26). Ghosts in Popular Culture and Legend. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-3491-2.
- ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (2003-07-30). (한국영화걸작선) 죄짓고 살지 마라, <장화홍련전> (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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Bibliography
[edit]- "Jang-Hwa and Hong-Ryeon : A story of two sisters(J...(1972)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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