''Ghosts of Chosun'' (informal title: ''A Ghost Story of Joseon Dynasty'') () is a 1970 South Korean film directed by

Shin Sang-ok Shin Sang-ok ( ko, 신상옥; born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. His best-known films were made in the 1950s and 60s, many of them ...

Plot

Prince Yeonsan-gun lusts after Yahwa, whose husband Yun Pil-u was executed after being branded a traitor. Yahwa chooses to take her own life in order to be reunited with Pil-u, but before she dies she asks her cat to take revenge for them. Afterwards, the bodies of court ladies and patrol guards are found dead in the palace every morning, and the ghosts of Yahwa and Pil-u are seen accompanied by the mewing of a cat. Kim Chung-won, Pil-u's friend and head of the guardsmen, uses the power of a Buddhist priest to get rid of the ghosts and restore peace to the nation.

Cast

* Jo Su-hyeon * Choe Ji-suk * Jeon Young-ju * Lee Gang-hui * Choe Gwang-ho * Lee Ki-young * Choe In-suk * Yun So-ra * Gang Seong-hui * Lee Nam-hui * Park Bu-yang * Jeon Shook * Sin Dong-ok * Lee Jong-cheol * Ji Bang-yeol

Recognition

External links

* * 1970 films 1970 horror films Films directed by Shin Sang-ok 1970s Korean-language films South Korean horror films {{1970s-horror-film-stub