Chunhyang

"Her spirit became inspiration, Her name became legend."

2000 2h 16m KO

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 41

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Once at a pagoda Mongryong Lee, a scion of a well-to-do family, meets Chunhyang, the young daughter of a courtesan and an aristocrat. Despite her low social standing she is smart and well-educated. The young people fall in love and think about marriage so that they could always be together. Mongryong is soon to go to the capital to take the state civil service exam. They part and in Chunhyang's life there appears the greedy and lustful Byun Hak-do, who tries to seduce her.

“Her spirit became inspiration, Her name became legend.”

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Cast

Lee Hyo-jeong
Chunhyang Sung
Cho Seung-woo
Mongryong Lee
Kim Sung-nyeo
Wolmae
Kim Hak-yong
Pangja
Lee Jeong-heon
Gov. Byun Hakdo
Choi Jin-yeong
Gov. Lee
Lee Hae-eun
Hyangdan
Hong Kyeong-yeon
Kisaeng Leader

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Im Kwon-taek
Writers: Cho Sang-hyun, Hye-yun Kang, Kim Myung-gon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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

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AWARDS

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Directed by Im Kwon-taek, shot by Jung Il-sung. 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 Kim Jung-gil. 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 Park Sun-duk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lee Hyo-jeong and Cho Seung-woo and Kim Sung-nyeo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Her spirit became inspiration, Her name became legend.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0245837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Im Kwon-taek directs. Jung Il-sung behind the camera. Kim Jung-gil scores. Park Sun-duk cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Im Kwon-taek, shot by Jung Il-sung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Kim Jung-gil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Park Sun-duk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lee Hyo-jeong and Cho Seung-woo and Kim Sung-nyeo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Her spirit became inspiration, Her name became legend.".
7IMDB entry: tt0245837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.