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
Produced by	Shin Sang-ok
Written by	Lee Hie-woo
Starring	Lee Yeong-ok Heo Jang-kang Yun In-ja
Music by	Hwang Mun-pyeong
Cinematography	Choi Seung-woo
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Release dates	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. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" which had been adapted into film versions in 1924, 1936, 1956, 1962, 1972, 2003, and 2009.

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.^[1] 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. Lee, Seung-hoon (2003-07-30). (한국영화걸작선) 죄짓고 살지 마라, <장화홍련전> (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

• "Jang-Hwa and Hong-Ryeon : A story of two sisters(J...(1972)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2009-04-14. External link in |publisher= (help)