''Water Lady'' (수녀 ''Sunyeo'') is a

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n film written, produced and 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 ...

. In 2019, the film was screened at the 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

Plot

A literary drama telling the story of Jin-seok, a Korean veteran of the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

, and his marital life. His wife Sun-ok, runs a company that makes goods from bamboo. Her habitual stutter is passed on to their son. Jin-seok has an affair with Chu-wol, a ''femme fatale'' who schemes to ruin his family. Jin-seok manages to escape the bad influence of Chu-wol, and his son's stutter is cured.

Cast

Kim Ja-ok Kim Ja-ok (October 11, 1951 – November 16, 2014) was a South Korean actress. Kim was born in Busan in 1951. Kim dropped out of Hanyang University majoring in Film. Kim started her acting career after admitted to a public recruit by MBC TV. ...

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 Chung-chul * Lee Ill-woong *

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 ...

*Lee Young-ho *Song Eok *Yu Sun-cheol *Ju Il-mong *Choe Jae-ho

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