Punguna

Punguna (풍운아, Soldier of Fortune) is a 1926 Korean film. The silent, black-and-white film was written, directed, edited by and starred Na Woon-gyu (1902-1937). It premiered at the Choseon Theater in December 1926.

Punguna
Na Woon-gyu in Punguna (1926)
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPunguna
McCune–ReischauerP‘unguna
Directed byNa Woon-gyu
Produced byHyeon Seong-wan
Written byNa Woon-gyu
StarringNa Woon-gyu (Nicolai Park)
Yoon Seong-sil (Kang Hyu-ok)
CinematographyLee Chang-yong
Edited byNa Woon-gyu
Distributed byChoson Kinema Productions
Release date
  • 18 December 1926 (1926-12-18)
Running time
(1,795 ft)
LanguageSilent film
Korean intertitles
Budget1,000 won

Plot summary

In Punguna, Na Woon-gyu plays the role of Nicolai Park, a veteran of the Russian army, who has returned to Korea from European battlefields. Broke, hungry, and unable to find employment, he is taken in as a boarder by Kim Chang-ho. Chang-ho's friend, Cha-duk becomes romantically involved with Hae-ok, who had sold herself to support her parents. Cha-duk's wife, Yeong-ja becomes involved with Nicolai, who rejects her proposal to run away with him. The romantic complications spiral until Yeong-ja kills Cha-duk. The film ends with Nicolai departing for destinations unknown while the other boarders bid him farewell.

Cast

Ju In-gyu (Ahn Jae-deok)
Kim Jeong-suk (Choi Yeong-ja)
Nam Gung-ung (Kim Chang-ho)
Joo Sam-son (Jeong Gu-jin)
Lim Woon-hak (Shin Do-seong)
Lee Gyeong-seon (Gwak Cheol-san)
Hong Myeong-seon (Cheon Il-hak)

References

  • Kim, Kab-ui (2001). Chunsa Na Un-gyu chonjip : ku saengae wa yesul (춘사나운규전집: 그생애와예술). Chimmundang, Seoul.
  • "A Soldier of Fortune (Pung-un-a)". The Korean Film Archive (KOFA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007. External link in |work= (help)

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