''Goryeojang'' () is a 1963 South Korean drama film edited, written, produced and directed by

Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young (; October 10, 1919According to official documents, Kim was born in 1919. However, Kim insisted he was actually born in 1922. – February 5, 1998) was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melo ...

Plot

The film tells the story of a poor farm worker who, according to local tradition, must take his 70-year-old mother into the mountains to die. Deciding to break the custom, he instead returns home with his mother.

Cast

* Kim Jin-kyu *

Ju Jeung-ryu Ju Jeung-ryu (; February 11, 1926 – 1980) was a South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in about 400 films. Ju was born in Yonghung, Hamkyongnam-do, nowadays in North Korea. While attending Hamnam Girls' Hig ...

*Kim Bo-ae *Kim Dong-won *

Park Am Park Am (born November 11, 1924 – March 22, 1989) 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 * 1 ...

Release

In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment (in partnership with the

Korean Film Archive The Korean Film Archive (KOFA; ), or the Korean Federation of Film Archives, is the sole film archive in South Korea with nationwide coverage. It was founded in Seoul in 1974 as a non-profit organization. In 1976 KOFA joined the International Fe ...

) released the film on DVD.

References

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External links

* Films directed by Kim Ki-young 1960s Korean-language films South Korean drama films {{SouthKorea-film-stub