Janghwa_Hongryeonjeon_(1972_film)

<i>Janghwa Hongryeon jeon</i> (1972 film)

Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1972 film)

1972 South Korean film

Janghwa Hongryeonjeon jeon (literally The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon) is 1972 South Korean horror film directed by Lee Yu-seob. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon".[1][2]

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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.[3] 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

  1. [1]
    Peirse, Alison (2020-09-17). Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-9788-0511-8.
  2. [2]
    Pulliam, June Michele; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2016-09-26). Ghosts in Popular Culture and Legend. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-3491-2.
  3. [3]
    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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