''Death Song'' () is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It won multiple awards in the 1991

Chunsa Film Art Awards The Chunsa Film Art Awards (also known as the Icheon Chunsa Film Festival) have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society in 1990. The awards take their name from the pen name of the early ...

, including Best Film, the 1991

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 ...

, again including Best Film, and the 1992

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 ...

Synopsis

Yun Sim-deok Yun Sim-deok (; 25 July 1897 – 4 August 1926) was a Korean singer. She was the country's first professional soprano. Life and career Yun was born in Pyongyang in 1897. She studied at the Pyongyang Girls' Middle and High Schools, and gradu ...

, is a Korean woman studying singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s, where she falls in love with a married Korean man studying composition. They leave Japan together, returning to Korea by ship. However the closer they come to Korea, the closer they come to being parted; and they throw themselves overboard to be together in death.

Cast

Chang Mi-hee Chang Mi-hee (born January 27, 1958) is a South Korean actress. She was born Lee Yun-hui in Seoul, South Korea in 1958. Chang debuted as an actress in 1976 as starring in ''Seong Chun-hyang jeon'' directed by Park Tae-won and TBC TV drama, ''Haen ...

* Kim Sung-min: Kim Woo-jin *

Lee Geung-young Lee Geung-young (born December 12, 1960) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from the Department of Drama in Seoul. He debuted in 1977 and after completing his mandatory military service, he debuted in 1982 as the 10th public relations actor fo ...

Hong Nan-pa Hong Nan-pa (April 10, 1898 – August 30, 1941) was a Korean composer, violinist, conductor, music critic and educator. He is best known as the composer of ''Bongseonhwa'' (봉선화, literally Garden Balsam) written in 1919. It is generally co ...

Kim Hye-ri Kim Hye-ri (born December 23, 1969) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Awards and nominations References External links * * * * 1969 births Living people South Korean ...

: Yun Seong-deok * Kim Seong-su: Lee Yong-mun * Cho Seon-mook: Cho Myeong-hee * Kim Ji-hyeon: Park Jeong-sik *

Jo Min-ki Jo Min-ki (November 5, 1965 – March 9, 2018) was a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Love and Ambition'', '' East of Eden'', ''Queen Seondeok'', and '' Flames of Desire''. He was also a noted photog ...

: Hong Hae-seong * Kang Kye-shik: Woo Jin-bu * Kim Jin-hwa: Woo Jin-cheo

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Television series

In 2018, a 3-episode drama titled ''

The Hymn of Death ''The Hymn of Death'' () is a 2018 South Korean television miniseries based on true events, starring Lee Jong-suk and Shin Hye-sun. It aired on SBS from November 27 to December 4, 2018, and is available on Netflix worldwide. Synopsis The ser ...

'' based on the film was produced by SBS.

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{{Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Film 1991 films 1990s Korean-language films 1990s South Korean films South Korean drama films Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners Films set in Korea under Japanese rule Biographical films about singers