''Janghwa Hongryeonjeon jeon'' (literally ''The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon'') is 1972 South Korean Horror film. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "

Janghwa Hongryeon jeon Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (literally ''The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon'') is a Joseon-era Korean folktale. Story Introduction Once upon a time, there was a man named Muryong whose wife had a dream where an angel gave her a beautiful flowe ...

" which had been adapted into film versions in

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, 1972,

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, and

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Synopsis

Janghwa Hongreonjeon is film based on a popular Korean fairy tale "

" which had been previously filmed in

and 1962. Director

Kim Jee-woon Kim Jee-woon (; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Kim started out directing theater but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in ...

used the story as the basis of his 2003 film, ''

A Tale of Two Sisters ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (; lit. "Rose Flower, Red Lotus") is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror-drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, which ...

''. The evil stepmother of sisters Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon orders her son to murder the two girls so that she can claim the inheritance from the girls' father. But the sisters come back as ghosts seeking revenge.

Cast

* Lee Yeong-ok *

Heo Jang-kang Heo Jang-gang (May 9, 1925 – September 21, 1975) was a South Korean actor, one of the representative actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He mainly took supporting roles such as villains or comical characters. He died of a heart attack after playing ...

* Yun In-ja * Lim Ji-woon * Kim Seong-mok * Lee Dae-ro * Shin Dong-hyeon * Kim Hyeok-su * Song Hye-kyeong * Jeong Han-heon

References

Bibliography

* South Korean horror films Films based on fairy tales 1972 horror films 1970s Korean-language films {{SouthKorea-film-stub