Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1972 film)
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.
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Hangul | 장화홍련전 |
Hanja | 薔花紅蓮傳 |
Revised Romanization | Janghwa Hongryeonjeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang-hwa hong-ryŏnjŏn |
Directed by | Lee Yu-seob |
Produced by | Shin Sang-ok |
Written by | Lee Hie-woo |
Starring | Lee Yeong-ok Heo Jang-kang Yun In-ja |
Music by | Hwang Mun-pyeong |
Cinematography | Choi Seung-woo |
Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
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.
Cast
- 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
- Lee, Seung-hoon (2003-07-30). (한국영화걸작선) 죄짓고 살지 마라, <장화홍련전> (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14. External link in
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Bibliography
- "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. External link in
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