A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng (Korean: 맹진사댁 경사; RR: Maengjinsadaek Gyeongsa) is a 1962 South Korean comedy film directed by Lee Yong-min. The second film adaptation of the delightful comic fable written by Oh Yeong-jin in 1942 and originally performed as a stage play in 1944, it was first filmed by Lee Byeong-il as The Wedding Day (1956) and a third time by Kim Eung-cheon as Wedding Day (1977).[1][2][3]

A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng
Directed byLee Yong-min
Produced byLee Seong-geun
Written byOh Yeong-jin
Screenplay byOh Yeong-jin
StarringKim Seung-ho
Choi Eun-hee
Kim Jin-kyu
Music byKim Dae-hyeon
CinematographyLee Yong-min
Edited byYu Jae-won
Release date
  • March 8, 1962 (1962-03-08)
Running time
124 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

Maeng Jin-sa (Kim Seung-ho), the patriarch of a village household in the Chosun era, is obsessed with his social status and constantly schemes to elevate it. He arranges to marry off his daughter Gap-bun (Lee Bin-hwa) to Mi-eon (Kim Jin-kyu), the son of Minister Kim. When a rumour spreads that his future son-in-law is crippled, he resorts to tricks to marry off his maid Ip-bun (Choi Eun-hee) instead.

Cast

References

  1. Bourne, Christopher (17 June 2011). "Review: Lee Yong-min's A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng". www.meniscuszine.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. "A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng". Korean Cultural Center New York. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. "맹진사댁 경사 A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng (1962) - Korean Film Archive". YouTube. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-11.


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