''Mountain Strawberries'' (
산딸기 - ''Sanddalgi'') also known as ''Wild Strawberry'' is a 1982 South Korean film directed by Kim Su-hyeong. It was the first entry in the ''Mountain Strawberries'' series, inspiring five sequels, the last appearing in 1994.
Background
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Madame Aema
''Madame Aema'' ( 애마부인 – ''Aema buin''; also known as ''Mrs. Emma'') is a 1982 South Korean film. A box-office hit, it was one of only two films to sell more than 100,000 tickets in Seoul during the year of 1982.
Synopsis
While her hu ...
'', the first "ero" or erotic film to be made after South Korea's government began relaxing its control of the film industry, was released in February 1982. ''Mountain Strawberries'', starring ''Aemas
Ahn So-young
Ahn So-young ( ko, 안소영, Hanja: 安昭映) (born August 12, 1959) is a South Korean actress. Ahn was born in Seoul in 1959 and graduated from Jeonghwa Girls' Commerce High School. Ahn debuted in 1979 with ''Naeil tto naeil'' (Again Tomorrow ...
, debuted in September of that year. "Folk erotic" became one of the popular genres of the erotic film in Korea, and ''Mountain Strawberries'' was one of the earliest films in that style. Like many of the South Korean erotic films of this era, ''Mountain Strawberries'' incorporated melodrama into its softcore pornographic storyline.
Synopsis
Bun-nyeo, a girl in a mountain village loses her virginity to Myong-jun, the village vagabond. After both of her suitors die before they can wed Bun-nyeo, she moves to the city to work in a factory. Myong-jun persuades her to return to the village, but he is arrested for murder. As the film ends, Bun-nyeo is waiting for Myong-jun's release.
Cast
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Ahn So-young
Ahn So-young ( ko, 안소영, Hanja: 安昭映) (born August 12, 1959) is a South Korean actress. Ahn was born in Seoul in 1959 and graduated from Jeonghwa Girls' Commerce High School. Ahn debuted in 1979 with ''Naeil tto naeil'' (Again Tomorrow ...
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Nam Koong Won
Namkoong Won (born August 1, 1934) is a South Korean actor. Namkoong was born Hong Gyeong-il in 1934. He was a popular actor of the 1960s along with Shin Seong-il, Shin Young-kyun and Choi Moo-ryong.
Filmography
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Jo Dong-jin
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Kim In-moon
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Jin Yoo-young
* Yang Hyoung-ho
* Kim Min
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Kim Ae-kyung
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Moon Mi-bong
* Jo Jeong-su
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Notes
1982 films
South Korean erotic films
1980s Korean-language films
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