''Downfall'' () is a 1997 South Korean film by

Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek (; born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards, as well as considerable box-office success, ...

on the history of Korea's modern sex industry. The story revolves around an orphan girl who is tricked into prostitution and finds love with one of her clients, but she cannot break free of the pimps and procurers exploiting her.

Cast

Shin Eun-kyung Shin Eun-kyung (; born 15 February 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in '' Downfall'' (1997) and '' My Wife Is a Gangster'' (2001). Shin is one of the most prominent Korean actress in the 1990s, alongside ...

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* Chung Kyung-soon * An Byung-kyung * Bang Eun-mi *

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Park Sang-myun Park Sang-myun (; born January 27, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic roles, notably in '' My Wife Is a Gangster'' (2001). Career Park Sang-myun graduated in 1987 with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Art ...

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Yoon Yoo-sun Yoon Yoo-sun (; born January 17, 1969) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1975, and continued acting as an adult in film and television, including in '' The Story of Two Women'' (1994), ''Even If the Wind Bl ...

External links

* * Films directed by Im Kwon-taek 1997 films 1997 drama films 1990s Korean-language films 1990s South Korean films South Korean drama films Films about prostitution in South Korea {{1990s-SouthKorea-film-stub