''Iodo'' (
이어도), also called ''Io Island'', is a 1977 South Korean
mystery film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...
directed by
Kim Ki-young
Kim Ki-young (October 10, 1919According to official documents, Kim was born in 1919. However, Kim insisted he was actually born in 1922. – February 5, 1998) was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodr ...
, and based on the 1974 novel of the same title by
Lee Cheong-jun
Yi Cheong-jun (, 9 August 1939 - 31 July 2008) was a prominent South Korean novelist. Throughout his four decade-long career, Yi wrote more than 100 short stories and 13 novels.
Life
Yi Cheong-jun was born in 1939. He graduated with a degree ...
. The title of the movie comes from the real-life island of
Ieodo, which also inspired several plot elements of the film. It was shown at the 28th
Berlin International Film Festival
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Plot
When a man from an island ruled by women disappears, the man suspected of killing him investigates his past.
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Cast
*Lee Hwa-si
Lee Hwa-si (born July 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. While Lee was attending Dongguk University with a major in Korean literature, she was cast to star in ''Ban Geum-ryeon'' directed by Kim Ki-young. Lee is commonly referred to as director ...
as Sohn Min-ja (The barmaid)[
*Choi Yun-seok as Cheon Nam-seok
*Kim Chung-chul as Sun Wu-hyun
*Park Jung-ja as the ]shaman
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*Park Am
Park Am (born November 11, 1924 – March 22, 1989) was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Seoul in 1924. He graduated from the college of Dentistry at Seoul National University.
Filmography
*Note; the whole list is referenced.
'
Awards
* 1 ...
as the editor-in-chief of Jeju Ilbo, a fictional newspaper
*Kwon Mi-Hae as Park Yeo-in
*Yeo Po
*Ko Sang-mi
*Lee Joung-ae
*Son Young-soon
Release
In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive
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, had released the film on DVD
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.
References
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Screen Slate write-up by Patrick Dahl
1977 drama films
South Korean mystery films
Films set in Jeju
Films shot in Jeju
Films based on Korean novels
Films based on mystery novels
Films directed by Kim Ki-young
1970s Korean-language films
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