Goryeojang

Goryeojang
Poster to Goryeojang (1963)
Directed by	Kim Ki-young
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	March 15, 1963 (1963-03-15)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Goryeojang (고려장), also known as Burying Old Alive, is a 1963 South Korean film written, produced and directed by Kim Ki-young.

Plot

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 Japanese films, The Ballad of Narayama (1958) (Keisuke Kinoshita) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983) (Shohei Imamura) deal with a similar subject.

Cast

• Kim Jin-kyu
• Ju Jeung-ryu
• Kim Bo-ae
• Kim Dong-won
• Park Am

Bibliography

• "고려장 Burying Old Alive, 1963" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
• "LES FUNERAILLES A LA KORYO" (in French). La Cinémathèque française. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
• Goryeo jang (1963) at IMDb
• "Goryeojang ( Goryeojang )(1963)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
• Kim, Sung-Eun. "Koryojang". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-30. Retrieved 2008-01-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
• Lee, Jee-Eun. "Koryojang: Unfolding Compressed Space". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-21. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2003-12-10 suggested (help); External link in |publisher= (help)