The Tale of Chun Hyang

The Tale of Chun Hyang

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 2, 1980

Runtime

2h 26m

Genres

Romance, Drama, Music

User Score

62%

Original Title

춘향전

Production Companies

Korean Film

Director

Won Jun Yu

Description

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.