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Goryeojang (고려장) is a 1963 South Korean drama film edited, written, produced and directed by Kim Ki-young.

Goryeojang
Poster to Goryeojang (1963)
Hangul	고려장
Hanja	高麗葬
Revised Romanization	Goreojang
McCune–Reischauer	Koryŏjang
Directed by	Kim Ki-young[1]
Written by	Kim Ki-young
Produced by	Kim Ki-young
Starring	Kim Jin-kyu Ju Jeung-ryu
Cinematography	Kim Deok-jin
Edited by	Kim Ki-young
Music by	Han Sang-ki
Distributed by	Korea Art Films Co., Ltd
Release date	March 15, 1963 (1963-03-15)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

The film tells the story of a poor farm-worker who, according to local tradition, must take his 70-year-old mother into the mountains to die. Deciding to break the custom, he instead returns home with his mother. The film has the similar subject as the Japanese films, The Ballad of Narayama (1958) (Keisuke Kinoshita) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983) (Shohei Imamura).

Cast

• Kim Jin-kyu
• Ju Jeung-ryu
• Kim Bo-ae
• Kim Dong-won
• Park Am

Release

In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive, had released the film on DVD.[2]

References

Bibliography

• Kim, Sung-Eun. "Koryojang". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-30.
• Lee, Jee-Eun. "Koryojang: Unfolding Compressed Space". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-21.

External links

• Goryeojang at IMDb

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