Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1972 film)

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 (1972-06-29)
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

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.

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.