The Murmuring

1995 1h 33m KO

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5.8

MID

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6.7

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 5★6.7IMDB · 40

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Synopsis

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Every Wednesday at noon, women who were kidnapped for sexual purpose by the Japanese army during its imperialism and their supporters demonstrate against Japanese government to request official apology and indemnity for their crimes. This documentary portrays sexually abused old women's suppressed story of overcoming of their shame and forced silence.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sun-deok Kim
Herself
Ok-nyeon Park
Herself
Yeong-suk Lee
Herself
Du-ri Park
Herself
Deokkyeong Kang
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Byun Young-joo
Writers: Byun Young-joo
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Korean.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Murmuring Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Byun Young-joo, shot by Kim Yong-taek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sun-deok Kim and Ok-nyeon Park and Yeong-suk Lee carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0374083 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Byun Young-joo directs. Kim Yong-taek behind the camera. Park Gok-ji cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese, Mandarin, Korean.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Korean.
3Part of the "The Murmuring Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Byun Young-joo, shot by Kim Yong-taek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sun-deok Kim and Ok-nyeon Park and Yeong-suk Lee carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0374083 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.