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Seopyeonje
Sign in to saveSeopyeonje () is a 1993 South Korean musical drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on the eponymous novel by Yi Chong-jun. It is the first South Korean film to draw over one million audiences and has had significant influence in reviving popular interest in traditional Korean culture and pansori.
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7.8The 1930s. Wishing to pass down his knowledge, the father teaches his children to sing Pansori. The elder daughter and the younger son become professional singers but time has changed and people are no longer interested in folk singing. The younger boy gives up on his studies and runs away from home. Fearful that the daughter might do the same, the father blinds her. The blind girl continues to practice with great diligence and achieves perfection in this art. Years pass, the brother is roaming the world in search of his sister and eventually finds her. All night long they sing together sharing their memories.
Cast
- Oh Jung-hae as Song-hwa
- Kim Myung-gon as Yu-bong
- Kim Kyu-chul as Dong-ho
- Shin Sae-kil as Geum San-daek
- Ahn Byeong-kyeong as Nak-san Geo-sa
- Park Gil-su as Han-ryang
Themes
- musical
- folk singer
- 1960s
- pansori
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
1,136 votes
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Awards
- 22 wins & 9 nominations
via OMDb · IMDb
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Present
- Dong-ho's Flashback
- Present
- Dong-ho's Flashback Resumed
- Present
- Nak-san's Flashback
- Present
- Nak-san's Flashback Resumed
- Present
- Cast
- Release
- Critical responses
- Accolades
- References
- Bibliography
- Related Links
- External links
Seopyeonje () is a 1993 South Korean musical drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on the eponymous novel by Yi Chong-jun. It is the first South Korean film to draw over one million audiences and has had significant influence in reviving popular interest in traditional Korean culture and pansori.
==Plot==
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