Death Song (film)

Death Song

Theatrical poster for Death Song (1991)
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Saui Chanmi
McCune–Reischauer Saŭi Ch′anmi
Directed by Kim Ho-sun[1]
Produced by Im Yu-sun
Written by Kim Seung
Starring Chang Mi-hee
Music by Shin Byung-ha
Cinematography Lee Seong-chun
Edited by Hyeon Dong-chun
Distributed by Keuk Dong Screen
Release dates
  • September 21, 1991 (1991-09-21)
Running time
160 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Death Song (Hangul: 사의 찬미; hanja: 死의 讚美; RR: Saui Chanmi) is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It won multiple awards in the 1991 Chunsa Film Art Awards, including Best Film, [2][3] the 1991 Blue Dragon Film Awards, again including Best Film, and the 1992 Grand Bell Awards.

Synopsis

Yun Sim-deok, is a Korean woman studying singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s,[4] where she falls in love with a married Korean man studying composition. They leave Japan together, returning to Korea by ship. However the closer they come to Korea, the closer they come to being parted; and they throw themselves overboard to be together in death.

Cast

Awards

Year Awarding body Category Recipient(s) Result
1991 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Film Won
Best Leading ActorIm Sung-minWon
Best Leading ActressChang Mi-heeWon
Best Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngWon
Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest Film Won
Best ActressChang Mi-heeWon
Best Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngWon
Best Original ScreenplayIm Yu-sunWon
Best CinematographyLee Seong-chunWon
Best LightingIm Jae-youngWon
Best EditingYeo Dong-chinWon
Best Art DirectionJo Yong-sanWon
Technical AwardYang Dae-hoWon
Best Costume DesignKim Young-joo,
Ha Young-soo,
Lee Hae-yoon
Won
1992Grand Bell AwardsExcellence Award Won
Best DirectorKim Ho-sunWon
Best ActressChang Mi-heeWon
Best Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngWon
ScreenplayIm Yu-sunWon
CinematographyLee Seong-chunWon
Sound recordingKim Kyong-ilWon
CostumeKim Young-joo,
Ha Young-soo,
Lee Hae-yoon
Won
Special AwardKim Cheol-seokWon
Asia-Pacific Film FestivalBest ActressChang Mi-heeWon
Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsTechnical Award-EditingYeo Dong-chinWon

Bibliography

English

Korean

Notes

  1. Infobox data from "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  2. "Awards" (XLS). koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-02-02. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. 1 2 사의 찬미 (1991) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  4. Synopsis based on "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
Preceded by
Black Republic
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Film
1991
Succeeded by
Our Twisted Hero
Preceded by
Black Republic
Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Film
1991
Succeeded by
Our Twisted Hero


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