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Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1972 film)

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Janghwa Hongryeon jeon
Directed byLee Yu-seob
Written byLee Hie-woo
Produced byShin Sang-ok
StarringLee Yeong-ok
Heo Jang-kang
Yun In-ja
CinematographyChoi Seung-woo
Edited byHyeon Dong-chun
Music byHwang Mun-pyeong
Release date
  • June 29, 1972 (1972-06-29)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Janghwa Hongryeonjeon jeon (literally The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon) is 1972 South Korean Horror film. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" which had been adapted into film versions in 1924, 1936, 1956, 1962, 1972, 2003, and 2009.

Synopsis

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.[1] 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.

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References

  1. ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (2003-07-30). (한국영화걸작선) 죄짓고 살지 마라, <장화홍련전> (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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