Untold Scandal

"Forbidden desire from the far east."

2003 2h 4m KO

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 64

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.

“Forbidden desire from the far east.”

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Cast

Bae Yong-jun
Jo Won
Lee Mi-sook
Madam Jo
Jeon Do-yeon
Lady Jeong
Jo Hyun-jae
Kwon In-ho
Lee So-yeon
Lee So-ok
Jeon Yang-ja
Vice-premier's Wife
Na Han-il
Nobleman Yoo
Lee Mi-ji
So-ok's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: E J-yong
Writers: E J-yong, Kim Dae-woo, Kim Hyeon-jeong
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by E J-yong, shot by Kim Byeong-il. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lee Byung-woo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Yang-il shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Bae Yong-jun and Lee Mi-sook and Jeon Do-yeon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Forbidden desire from the far east.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0380689 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

E J-yong directs. Kim Byeong-il behind the camera. Lee Byung-woo scores. Kim Yang-il cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Directed by E J-yong, shot by Kim Byeong-il. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lee Byung-woo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Yang-il shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bae Yong-jun and Lee Mi-sook and Jeon Do-yeon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Forbidden desire from the far east.".
7IMDB entry: tt0380689 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "based on novel or book", "blackmail", "eroticism", "seduction".