The Legend of Gingko

2000 1h 57m KO

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 9

ActionAdventureRomance

Synopsis

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Caught in between an ethnic war, Bee struggles between love and death.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Suk-hoon
Dan
Sul Kyung-gu
Jeog
Choi Jin-sil
Bi
Yunjin Kim
Yeon
Lee Mi-sook
Su
Cho Won-hee
Han
Song Yong-tae
Smithy
Gong Hyung-jin
Seong-gwan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Park Je-hyun
Writers: Park Je-hyun
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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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Gingko Bed Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Park Je-hyun, shot by Kim Yeong-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hwang Sang-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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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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Kim Suk-hoon and Sul Kyung-gu and Choi Jin-sil carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0297071 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Park Je-hyun directs. Kim Yeong-cheol behind the camera. Hwang Sang-jun scores. Park Gok-ji cuts. Produced in South Korea.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Gingko Bed Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Park Je-hyun, shot by Kim Yeong-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hwang Sang-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kim Suk-hoon and Sul Kyung-gu and Choi Jin-sil carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0297071 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.