fiction.wikisort.org - Movie

The Insect Woman (Korean: 충녀; RR: Chungnyeo) is a 1972 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.

The Insect Woman
Theatrical film poster
Hangul	충녀
Hanja	蟲女
Revised Romanization	Chungnyeo
McCune–Reischauer	Ch‘ungnyŏ
Directed by	Kim Ki-young[1]
Written by	Kim Ki-young Kim Seung-ok
Produced by	Han Jin-seop
Starring	Youn Yuh-jung Jeon Gye-hyeon
Cinematography	Jung Il-sung
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Music by	Han Sang-ki
Distributed by	Hanrim Films
Release date	October 6, 1972 (1972-10-06)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$2,341[2]

Plot

A melodrama about a professor under psychiatric care because of a mental breakdown due to the stress brought on by an extramarital affair.[1]

Cast

• Youn Yuh-jung as Lee Myung Ja[1]
• Jeon Gye-hyeon
• Namkoong Won as Dong Shik
• Kim Ju-mi
• Park In-chan
• Lee Dae-keun
• Kim Ho-jeong
• Sin Jong-seop
• Hwang Baek
• Park Am

Release

In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive, had released the film on DVD.[3]

Awards

• Baeksang Arts Awards (1973)[4]
  • Best Director (Kim Ki-young)
  • Best Actor (Namkoong Won)

References

Bibliography

• "Kim, Ki-young Master of Madness (From the 41st San Francisco International Film Festival)". cinekorea.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
• Lee, Sun-Hwa. "The Insect Woman". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-08. Retrieved 2008-01-24.

External links

• Insect Woman at IMDb

---