''Woman of Fire'' () is a 1971

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

n 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 melod ...

. This was the second film in Kim's ''Housemaid'' trilogy followed by ''

Woman of Fire '82 ''The Woman of Fire '82'' () is a 1982 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Ki-young. This was the third film in Kim's ''Housemaid'' trilogy. Plot A variation on Kim's classic '' The Housemaid'' (1960). The lives of a composer and his c ...

''. The film is a remake of the classical '' The Housemaid''.

Plot

The lives of a composer and his wife, who live on a chicken farm, are thrown into turmoil when a ''femme fatale'' joins their household.

Release

''Woman of Fire'' was rescreened in South Korean cinemas on May 1, 2021.

Cast

Namkoong 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 * Note; the whole list is refe ...

as Dong-shik *

Jeon Gye-hyeon Jeon may refer to: * Jeon (Korean surname) * Jeon (food), a Korean pancake * Jeon or chŏn, a subunit of various currencies of the Korean peninsula, including: ** North Korean won ** South Korean won (1945–1953) ** The former Korean won ** The fo ...

as Jeong-suk *

Youn Yuh-jung Youn Yuh-jung (, ; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Independent Spir ...

as Myeong-ja *

Choi Moo-ryong Choi Moo-ryong (February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo Biography Choi was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along wi ...

as Detective *Kim Ju-mi-hye *O Yeong-a as Hye-ok *Hwang Baek *Chu Seok-yang as Ki-ja *Lee Hoon *Lee Ji-yeon

Awards

Festival de Cine de Sitges The Sitges Film Festival ( ca, Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, links=no) is an annual film festival held in Sitges, Spain, specialized in fantasy and horror films, of which it is considered one of the world's foremost i ...

**Special Mention Best Actress (

) * Blue Dragon Film Awards **Best Director (

)

Notes

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External links

* Maids in films 1970s Korean-language films Films directed by Kim Ki-young South Korean romantic thriller films South Korean erotic films Remakes of South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub