''The Insect Woman'' () is a 1972 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 melod ...
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Plot
A melodrama about a professor under psychiatric care because of a mental breakdown due to the stress brought on by an extramarital affair.
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Cast
*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 Lee Myung Ja[
*Jeon Gye-hyeon
*]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
*Kim Ju-mi
*Park In-chan
*Lee Dae-keun
*Kim Ho-jeong
*Sin Jong-seop
*Hwang Baek
*Park Am
Park Am (born November 11, 1924 – March 22, 1989) was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ...
Release
In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive
The Korean Film Archive or called Korean Federation of Film Archives and KOFA is the sole film archive in South Korea with nationwide coverage. It was founded in Seoul in 1974 as a non-profit organization. In 1976 KOFA joined the International Fe ...
, had released the film on DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kind ...
.
Awards
*Baeksang Arts Awards
The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...
(1973)[List of awards from ]
**Best Director (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 ...
)
**Best Actor (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 ...
)
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1970s Korean-language films
South Korean drama films
Films directed by Kim Ki-young
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