To the Starry Island

To the Starry Island
Poster for To the Starry Island (1993)
Hangul	그 섬에 가고싶다
Revised Romanization	Geu seomae gagosipda
McCune–Reischauer	Kŭ sŏme kagosipta
Directed by	Park Kwang-su[1]
Produced by	Park Kwang-su
Written by	Lee Chang-dong Im Chul-woo Park Kwang-su
Starring	Ahn Sung-ki Moon Sung-keun
Music by	Song Hong-seop
Cinematography	Yoo Young-gil
Edited by	Kim Hyeon
Distributed by	Park Kwang-su Film
Release dates	December 25, 1993
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

To the Starry Island (Hangul: 그 섬에 가고싶다; RR: Geu seom-e gago sipta) is an award-winning 1993 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su.

Synopsis

According to his father's wishes, Moon Jae-Goo attempts to bury his father's body on the island on which he was born. Because of bitter memories of his father's political past during wartime, the villagers refuse to allow his burial. Kim Cheol, Moon's poet friend, attempts to persuade the villagers to change their minds while Moon recalls his past life on the island and his relationships with four local women.^[2]

Cast

• Ahn Sung-ki... Kim Cheol^[3]
• Moon Sung-keun... Moon Jae-Goo
• Shim Hye-jin... Oknimi
• Ahn So-young... Bulttoknyo
• Lee Yong-yi... Upsoonne
• Kim Yong-man
• Heo Joon-ho
• Kim Il-woo
• Min Kyoung-jin
• Park Bu-yang

Awards

• Three Continents Festival (1994): Audience Award^[4]

Notes

1. Infobox data from "To the Starry Island(Geu seom-e gago sipda)(1993)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-16. External link in |publisher= (help) and Geu seome gago shibda (1993) at the Internet Movie Database
2. Synopsis from "To the Starry Island(Geu seom-e gago sipda)(1993)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-16. External link in |publisher= (help) and Paquet, Darcy. "To the Starry Island (1993)". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-01-16. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. Cast listing based on "일송정 푸른솔은 - The Green Pine Tree (Ilsongjeong pureunsoleun) (1983)" (in Korean). KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-16. External link in |publisher= (help)
4. "Awards for Geu seome gago shibda (1993)". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-01-16.

Bibliography

• Geu seome gago shibda (1993) at the Internet Movie Database
• "To the Starry Island(Geu seom-e gago sipda)(1993)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-16. External link in |publisher= (help)
• Paquet, Darcy. "To the Starry Island (1993)". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-01-16. External link in |publisher= (help)