Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1972 film)

Janghwa Hongryeon jeon
Janghwa Hongryeon jeon
Hangul	장화홍련전
Hanja	薔花紅蓮傳
Revised Romanization	Janghwa Hongryeonjeon
McCune–Reischauer	Chang-hwa hong-ryŏnjŏn
Directed by	Lee Yu-seob
Written by	Lee Hie-woo
Produced by	Shin Sang-ok
Starring	Lee Yeong-ok; Heo Jang-kang; Yun In-ja
Cinematography	Choi Seung-woo
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Music by	Hwang Mun-pyeong
Release date	June 29, 1972;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Janghwa Hongryeonjeon jeon (literally The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon) is 1972 South Korean horror film directed by Lee Yu-seob. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon".[1][2]

Synopsis

Janghwa Hongreonjeon is film based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" which had been previously filmed in 1924, 1936, 1956 and 1962.[3] Director Kim Jee-woon used the story as the basis of his 2003 film, A Tale of Two Sisters. The evil stepmother of sisters Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon orders her son to murder the two girls so that she can claim the inheritance from the girls' father. But the sisters come back as ghosts seeking revenge.

Cast

Lee Yeong-ok
Heo Jang-kang
Yun In-ja
Lim Ji-woon
Kim Seong-mok
Lee Dae-ro
Shin Dong-hyeon
Kim Hyeok-su
Song Hye-kyeong
Jeong Han-heon

References

Peirse, Alison (2020-09-17). Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-9788-0511-8.
Pulliam, June Michele; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2016-09-26). Ghosts in Popular Culture and Legend. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-3491-2.
Lee, Seung-hoon (2003-07-30). (한국영화걸작선) 죄짓고 살지 마라, <장화홍련전> (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

"Jang-Hwa and Hong-Ryeon : A story of two sisters(J...(1972)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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[1] Peirse, Alison (2020-09-17). Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-9788-0511-8.

[2] Pulliam, June Michele; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2016-09-26). Ghosts in Popular Culture and Legend. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-3491-2.

[3] Lee, Seung-hoon (2003-07-30). (한국영화걸작선) 죄짓고 살지 마라, <장화홍련전> (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)