Oyster Village
| Oyster Village | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | 석화촌 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seokhwachon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏk‘wach‘on |
| Directed by | Jung Jin-woo[1] |
| Written by | Moon Yang-hoon Na Yeon-sook Na Bong-han |
| Based on | Oyster Village by Lee Cheong-jun |
| Produced by | Jung Jin-woo |
| Starring | Yoon Jeong-hee |
| Cinematography | Park Seung-bae |
| Edited by | Kim Hee-soo |
| Music by | Han Sang-ki |
| Distributed by | Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Oyster Village (Korean: 석화촌; Seokhwachon) is a 1972 South Korean drama film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Plot[edit]
In an island village that makes its living from oyster fishing, the villagers believe that a dead person's soul cannot go to heaven until another person has died. After Byol-Rye's father drowns, her mother kills herself. Byol-Rye then marries a sickly man on the condition that his father helps Byol-Rye's mother go to heaven. Based on a novel.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Yoon Jeong-hee[1]
- Kim Hee-ra
- Yoon Il-bong
- Yoon In-Ja
- Kim Sin-jae
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Oyster Village (Seoghwachon) (1972)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ Min-sik, Yoon (2019-11-12). "Yoon Jung-hee, beloved actress and icon of Korean cinema". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
Bibliography[edit]
- "SEOKHWACHON". The Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- 석화촌. Cine21 (in Korean).
External links[edit]
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