Untold Scandal
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- Movie: Untold Scandal
- Hangul: 스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사
- Revised Romanization: Scandal - Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa
- Director: Je-yong Lee
- Producer: Kang-bok Lee, Jung-wan Oh, Eu-gene Lee
- Writer: Dae-woo Kim, Kim Hyeon-Jeong
- Cinematographer: Byung-il Kim
- Release Date: October 2, 2003
- Runtime : 124 min
- Production Budget: US$ 5M
- Country: South Korea
- Language: Korean
Plot
The end of the Chosun dynasty-a period when rigid Confucianism clashed with encroaching new beliefs.
Lady Joh is a brilliant woman who mastered the classics on her own, and she resents the limited life she must lead as a woman. A devoted wife on the surface, she secretly entertains herself with sexual conquests.
On the other hand, her younger cousin Jo-won is accomplished both as a scholar and in martial arts, but rejects a high government post as if he disdains the hierarchical and patriarchal conventions of the time. He indulges in the pleasures of the flesh with as many women as he can seduce. Lady Joh was his first love, and they become co-conspirators in a high-stakes game of love and intrigue while hiding their true feelings for each other.
One day, Lady Joh asks Jo-won to deflower the innocent young So-ok, who is to become her husband's concubine, but his attentions are elsewhere: Lady Sue. Graceful and aloof, Lady Sue lives according to her convictions as a Catholic. Jo-won becomes obsessed with seducing her, a woman who has remained chaste for nine years since her husband's death. However, it proves to be more difficult than he expected when Chosun's greatest playboy sets out to conquer the most virtuous woman in the land.
Notes
- "Untold Scandal" premiered on 76 screens and went on to sell 3,522,747 tickets. The film came in as #3 for highest grossing films in 2003.
Cast
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| Bae Yong-Joon | Lee Mi-Suk | Jeon Do-Youn | Lee So-Yeon | Jo Hyeon-Jae | Choi Ban-Ya |
| Jo-won | Madam Joh | Lady Sue | So-ok | Kwon In-ho | Chu Wol-Yi |
Additional Cast Members:
- Choi Seong-Min
- Seo Yun-Ah
- Na Han-Il
- Jeon Yang-Ja
- Seo Yun-A
- Jung Jae-Jin
- Lee Mi-Ji
- Han Lee-Bin
- Kong Ho-Suk - elder 3
