Goryeojang
(Redirected from Goryeo jang)
| Goryeojang | |
|---|---|
 Poster to Goryeojang (1963) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 고려장 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Goryeojang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Koryŏjang |
| Directed by | Kim Ki-young[1] |
| Written by | Kim Ki-young |
| Produced by | Kim Ki-young |
| Starring | Kim Jin-kyu Ju Jeung-ryu |
| Cinematography | Kim Deok-jin |
| Edited by | Kim Ki-young |
| Music by | Han Sang-ki |
| Distributed by | Korea Art Films Co., Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Goryeojang (Korean: 고려장) is a 1963 South Korean drama film edited, written, produced and directed by Kim Ki-young.
Plot[edit]
The film tells the story of a poor farm-worker who, according to local tradition, must take his 70-year-old mother into the mountains to die. Deciding to break the custom, he instead returns home with his mother. The film has the similar subject as the Japanese films, The Ballad of Narayama (1958) (Keisuke Kinoshita) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983) (Shohei Imamura).
Cast[edit]
- Kim Jin-kyu
- Ju Jeung-ryu
- Kim Bo-ae
- Kim Dong-won
- Park Am
Release[edit]
In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive, had released the film on DVD.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Goryeojang (Goryeojang) (1963)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ Pais, Jon (2012-02-17). "Kim Ki-young (김기영) Collection". The Daejeon Chronicles. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
Bibliography[edit]
- Kim, Sung-Eun. "Koryojang". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-30.
- Lee, Jee-Eun. "Koryojang: Unfolding Compressed Space". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
External links[edit]
- Goryeojang at IMDb
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