''Love of Blood Relations'' ( 혈육애 - ''Hyeolyukae'') is a 1976 South Korean film 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 ...

. When the South Korean government pressured Kim to make an anti-Communist film, he responded with this film. By focusing on a ''femme fatale'' from North Korea, Kim was able to transcend the propagandistic origins to make a characteristically personal work.

Plot

Based on a novel by Kim Won-dae, the film is an anti-Communist melodrama in which personal affairs affect international relations between North and South Korea and Japan.

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 ...

*Kim Won-seop *

Choi Bool-am Choi Bool-am (born June 15, 1940) is a South Korean actor and a professor. Biography Choi was born in the neighborhood of , Dong-gu, Incheon, Korea in 1940. Choi was the only son to his father Choi Cheol, a business man, and his mother Lee M ...

*Jeon Yang-ja *Hyeon Seok *Jo Jae-seong *

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 ...

*Park Gyu-chae *Joo Sun-tae *Han Eun-jin

Awards

The award for best art direction was given to Kim Seong-bae 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 ...

References

Films directed by Kim Ki-young 1970s Korean-language films South Korean drama films {{SouthKorea-film-stub