''Barefooted Youth'' (
Hangul
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맨발의 청춘 - ''Maenbaleui cheongchun'') is a 1964
South Korea
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n film directed by
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
. It is one of the best-known examples of the "adolescent film" genre that was popular in South Korea during the 1960s. In 1997, it was adapted as a television series starring Bae Yong-joon and Ko So-young.
Synopsis
A good-hearted young gangster falls in love with a diplomat's daughter. When their romance is opposed by her mother, they commit suicide together.
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Cast
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Shin Seong-il
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Um Aing-ran
Um Aing-ran (born March 20, 1936) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in about 190 films, and gained a popularity with the image of "a cheerful female college student" in the 1960s. Her marriage with Shin Seong-il, a colleague actor and bi ...
*Lee Ye-chun
*Yoon Il-bong
*Lee Min-ja
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1964 films
1960s Korean-language films
South Korean romance films
1960s romance films
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