''Sa Bang-ji'' () is a
1988 South Korean film directed by Song Kyung-shik. The film was inspired by the real life
Sa Bangji
Sa Bangji (사방지,舍方知) was a Korean intersex person during the Joseon Dynasty.
Biography
Sa Bangji had hypospadias and reared as a feminine gender role. Sa learned sewing from their mother. Sa Bangji had sexual relationships with widows a ...
, an intersex person of the
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
.
Plot
Sa Bangji is a
hermaphrodite
In reproductive biology, a hermaphrodite () is an organism that has both kinds of reproductive organs and can produce both gametes associated with male and female sexes.
Many Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic groups of animals (mostly invertebrate ...
, born to a hardened criminal and mentally disturbed woman. Taken in at a monastery, Sa Bang-ji meets and falls in love with a grieving young widow, Lee So-sa, but she betrays him when their relationship is discovered by the elders in her family. Sa Bang-ji manages to escape and meets a shaman priestess named Myo-hwa, with whom he plots to take revenge. After Myo-hwa is killed, Sa Bang-ji and So-sa are reunited, but then Sa Bang-Ji is captured and killed and So-sa commits suicide.
Cast
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Lee Hye-young
* Bang Hee
* Kwak Jung-hee
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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
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Awards
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* Lee Kyoung-hee
* Jo Seong-geun
* Cho Ju-mi
* Han Young-su
* Lee Young-gil
References
External links
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1988 films
1980s Korean-language films
South Korean LGBT-related films
Films about intersex
1988 LGBT-related films
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