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1976 in film

The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film...

 South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n film directed by Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki-young

Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...

. When the South Korean government pressured Kim to make an anti-Communist film, he responded with this film. By focusing on a femme fatale from North Korea, Kim was able to transcend the propagandistic origins to make a characteristically personal work.

Synopsis

Based on a novel by Kim Won-dae, the film is an anti-Communist melodrama in which personal affairs affect international relations between North and South Korea and Japan.

Cast

• Lee Hwa-si
  Lee Hwa-si
  Lee Hwa-si is a South Korean actress. While Lee was attending Dongguk University with a major in Korean literature, she was cast to star in Ban Geum-ryeon directed by Kim Ki-young. Lee is commonly referred to as director Kim Ki-young's persona due to her frequent appearances in Kim's films during...
  
  
• Kim Won-seop
  Kim Won-Seop
  Kim Won-Seop is an outfielder who plays for the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization. He formerly played with the Doosan Bears from to .-References:...
  
  
• Choi Bool-am
  Choi Bool-am
  Choi Bool-am is a South Korean actor and a professor.-Biography:Choi was born in the neighborhood of Geumgok-dong, Dong-gu, Incheon, Korea in 1941. Choi was the only son to his father Choi Cheol, a business man, and his mother Lee Myeong-suk who was a daughter of a royal pharmacist of the Korean...
  
  
• Jeon Yang-ja
• Hyeon Seok
• Jo Jae-seong
• Park Am
  Park Am
  Park Am was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Seoul in 1924. He graduated from the college of Dentistry at Seoul National University.-Filmography:*Note; the whole list is referenced.'-Awards:...
  
  
• Park Gyu-chae
• Joo Sun-tae
• Han Eun-jin