Movie: The Tale of Chun Hyang

Top 5 Billed Cast

Yong Suk Kim
Yong Suk Kim

Song Chun Hyang

Sun Gyu Choe
Sun Gyu Choe

Sun Gyu Choe
Sun Gyu Choe

Mong Ryong

Jong Hwan Ko
Jong Hwan Ko

Valet

Son Yong Kim
Son Yong Kim

Wol Mae

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    A tender hearted young noble man, Mong Ryong, falls in love with the famous Chun Hyang, the most beautiful girl of a Korean village, who is also a pure hearted artist but unfortunately from a humble family. This forbidden love yields a secret marriage which is doomed when Mong Ryong departs for Seoul to pass state exams and his absence lasts three years, during which no news is heard of him. Meanwhile, the arrival of an infamous new sheriff puts Chun Hyang in great peril when she refuses to break her marriage and obey the desires of the sheriff.

  • Release Date

    1980-06-02

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    한국어/조선말

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