Blue Swallow (film)

Blue Swallow is a 2005 South Korean film based on the true story of Park Kyung-won, an early Korean female pilot.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The film became controversial when Park's alleged pro-Japanese activities came to light. It was also found that she was not, as the filmmakers had thought, the first female pilot from Korea; this distinction in fact belonged to Kwon Ki-ok of the Republic of China Air Force.[7] Despite excellent reviews and Park's biographer pointing out factual errors in these accusations, it resulted in the under-performance of Blue Swallow at the box office.[8][9]

Blue Swallow
Blue Swallow promotional film poster.
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheong-yeon
McCune–ReischauerCh‘ŏngyŏn
Directed byYoon Jong-chan
Written byYoon Jong-chan
Lee In-hwa
Based onLife of Park Kyung-won
Produced byKim Jae-young
Yang Guk-seok
StarringJang Jin-young
Kim Joo-hyuk
CinematographyYoon Hong-sik
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Kim Hyeong-ju
Music byMichael Staudacher
Distributed byKorea Pictures
Release date
  • December 29, 2005 (2005-12-29)
Running time
133 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
Japanese
Budget₩9.5 billion
Box officeUS$3,054,367

Cast

Awards and nominations

2006 Baeksang Arts Awards[10]

2006 Grand Bell Awards

  • Best Music: Michael Staudacher
  • Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
  • Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
  • Nominated - Best New Actress: Han Ji-min
  • Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
  • Nominated - Best Lighting: Choi Seok-jae
  • Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
  • Nominated - Best Costume Design: Kwon Yu-jin
  • Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong

2006 Korean Film Awards

  • Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
  • Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
  • Nominated - Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
  • Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong

2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

References
  1. Joo, Jeong-wan (28 December 2005). "Blue swallow set to soar onto screen". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  2. Koh, Mi-seok (29 December 2005). "Flying in Pursuit of Her Dreams". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  3. "Yoon Jong-Chan Talks 청연 (Blue Swallow)". Twitch Film. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  4. "Christmas Season Preview - Part 1: Yoon Jong-Chan's 청연 (Blue Swallow)". Twitch Film. 23 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  5. "K-Film Reviews: 청연 (Blue Swallow) Limited Edition - Part 2". Twitch Film. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  6. "K-Film Reviews: 청연 (Blue Swallow)". Twitch Film. 4 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  7. Kim, Tae-jong (22 December 2005). "Blue Swallow Faces Turbulence". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  8. "청연 (Blue Swallow) Press Screening Report". Twitch Film. 22 December 2005. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  9. Kim, Kyu-hyun. "Blue Swallow". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  10. "Blue Swallow - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
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