Death Song (Korean: 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.

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

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

• Chang Mi-hee: Yun Sim-deok[3]
• Kim Sung-min: Kim Woo-jin
• Lee Geung-young: Hong Nan-pa
• Kim Hye-ri: Yun Seong-deok
• Kim Seong-su: Lee Yong-mun
• Cho Seon-mook: Cho Myeong-hee
• Kim Ji-hyeon: Park Jeong-sik
• Jo Min-ki: Hong Hae-seong
• Kang Kye-shik: Woo Jin-bu
• Kim Jin-hwa: Woo Jin-cheo

Awards

Bibliography

English

• "DEATH SONG". [The Complete Index to World Film]. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
• "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.

Korean

• 사의 찬미 (in Korean). [www.cine21.com]. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
• 사의 찬미 (1991) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.

Television series

In 2018, a 3-episode drama titled The Hymn of Death based on the film was produced by SBS.[5]

Notes