''Bloodline'' (
혈맥 - ''Hyeolmaek'') also known as ''Kinship'' is a 1963 South Korean film directed by
Kim Soo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
and the
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...
.
Plot
An anti-communist film based on a play by Kim Su-yeong from 1948. The film depicts conflict between the generations in a village. The elders want their children to follow the old ways, but the children pursue a newer way of life and end up supporting their parents.
Cast
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Kim Seung-ho
Kim Seung-ho (July 13, 1917 – December 1, 1968) was a Korean actor. Kim was a star of the 1950s and 1960s and regarded as one of the best actors in Korean film history. Kim started acting at the age of 20, but he took lead roles when he was ov ...
: Kim Deok-sam
*Hwang Jung-seun: Bok-soong's mother
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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 ...
: Bok-soong
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Kim Ji-mee
Kim Ji-mee (born July 15, 1940) is a South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, South Chungcheong province, Korea in 1940. While a student of Deokseong Girls' High School, Kim was cast ...
: Ok-hee
*Choi Nam-hyun: Bok-soong's father
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Shin Young-kyun
Shin Young-kyun (born November 6, 1928) is a South Korean actor, film producer, and politician.
Biography
Shin Young-kyun was born in Pyongsan, Hwanghae Province (now part of North Korea) in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Shin went to Seoul. Whi ...
: Older brother
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Choi Moo-ryong: Younger brother
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Jo Mi-ryeong
*Joo Sun-tae
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1963 films
Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners
Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners
Films directed by Kim Soo-yong
1960s Korean-language films
South Korean drama films
1963 drama films
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