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Hangul | 사의 찬미 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Saui Chanmi |
McCune–Reischauer | Saŭi Ch′anmi |
Directed by | Kim Ho-sun[1] |
Written by | Kim Seung |
Produced by | Im Yu-sun |
Starring | Chang Mi-hee |
Cinematography | Lee Seong-chun |
Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun |
Music by | Shin Byung-ha |
Distributed by | Keuk Dong Screen |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Death Song (Korean: 사의 찬미; Hanja: 死의 讚美; RR: Saui Chanmi) is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It won multiple awards in the 1991 Chunsa Film Art Awards, including Best Film,[2][3] the 1991 Blue Dragon Film Awards, again including Best Film, and the 1992 Grand Bell Awards.
Synopsis
[edit]Yun Sim-deok, is a Korean woman studying singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s,[4] where she falls in love with a married Korean man studying composition. They leave Japan together, returning to Korea by ship. However the closer they come to Korea, the closer they come to being parted; and they throw themselves overboard to be together in death.
Cast
[edit]- Chang Mi-hee: Yun Sim-deok[3]
- Kim Sung-min: Kim Woo-jin
- Lee Geung-young: Hong Nan-pa
- Kim Hye-ri: Yun Seong-deok
- Kim Seong-su: Lee Yong-mun
- Cho Seon-mook: Cho Myeong-hee
- Kim Ji-hyeon: Park Jeong-sik
- Jo Min-ki: Hong Hae-seong
- Kang Kye-shik: Woo Jin-bu
- Kim Jin-hwa: Woo Jin-cheo
Awards
[edit]Year | Awarding body | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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1991 | Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Won | |
Best Leading Actor | Im Sung-min | Won | ||
Best Leading Actress | Chang Mi-hee | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Lee Geung-young | Won | ||
Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Film | Won | ||
Best Actress | Chang Mi-hee | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Lee Geung-young | Won | ||
Best Original Screenplay | Im Yu-sun | Won | ||
Best Cinematography | Lee Seong-chun | Won | ||
Best Lighting | Im Jae-young | Won | ||
Best Editing | Yeo Dong-chin | Won | ||
Best Art Direction | Jo Yong-san | Won | ||
Technical Award | Yang Dae-ho | Won | ||
Best Costume Design | Kim Young-joo, Ha Young-soo, Lee Hae-yoon |
Won | ||
1992 | Grand Bell Awards | Excellence Award | Won | |
Best Director | Kim Ho-sun | Won | ||
Best Actress | Chang Mi-hee | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Lee Geung-young | Won | ||
Screenplay | Im Yu-sun | Won | ||
Cinematography | Lee Seong-chun | Won | ||
Sound recording | Kim Kyong-il | Won | ||
Costume | Kim Young-joo, Ha Young-soo, Lee Hae-yoon |
Won | ||
Special Award | Kim Cheol-seok | Won | ||
Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Actress | Chang Mi-hee | Won | |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Technical Award-Editing | Yeo Dong-chin | Won |
Bibliography
[edit]English
[edit]- "DEATH SONG". [The Complete Index to World Film]. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
Korean
[edit]- 사의 찬미 (in Korean). [www.cine21.com]. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- 사의 찬미 (1991) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
Television series
[edit]In 2018, a 3-episode drama titled The Hymn of Death based on the film was produced by SBS.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Infobox data from "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Awards" (XLS). [koreanfilm.org]. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ a b 사의 찬미 (1991) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ Synopsis based on "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun to appear in 'Hymn of Death'". Kpop Herald. November 2, 2018.