Promise of the Flesh (Korean: 육체의 약속; RR: Yukche-ui yaksok) is a 1975 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.
| Promise of the Flesh | |
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 Theatrical film poster | |
| Hangul | 육체의 약속 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yukcheui yaksok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yukch‘eŭi yaksok |
| Directed by | Kim Ki-young[1] |
| Written by | Kim Ji-heon |
| Produced by | Lee Woo-suk |
| Starring | Kim Ji-mee Lee Jung-gil |
| Cinematography | Jung Il-sung |
| Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun |
| Music by | Han Sang-ki |
| Distributed by | Dong-a Exports Co. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $4,706[2] |
Plot edit
A melodrama about a female prisoner who meets a man while on leave to visit her mother's grave. Not knowing that the man is a thief, she promises to meet him at a park two years later, after she is released from prison.[1]
Cast edit
- Kim Ji-mee[1]
- Lee Jung-gil
- Park Jung-ja
- Park Am
- Jo Jae-seong
- Han Se-hun
- Yu Chun-su
- Yeo Han-dong
- Kim Chung-chul
- Lee Yong-ho
Awards edit
- Grand Bell Awards (1975)[3]
- Best Actress (Kim Ji-mee)
- Best Supporting Actress (Park Jung-ja)
Notes edit
- ^ a b c "Promises (Yugche-ui yagsog)(1975)" (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Promises (1975)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ List of awards from "Grand Bell Awards (Daejong)". korean-drama-guide.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
Bibliography edit
- Berry, Chris. "Promise of the Flesh". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-05. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- Berry, Chris. "Whose Story Is It? Gender, Narrative and Narration in Promise of the Flesh". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-05. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- "Kim, Ki-young Master of Madness (From the 41st San Francisco International Film Festival)". www.cinekorea.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
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