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- Movie: The Story of Jang-hwa and Heung-ryeon
- Revised romanization: Janghwa Heungryeonjeon
- Hangul: 장화홍련전
- Director: Chang-hwa Jeong
- Writer: Seong-min Kim (writer)
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: June 17, 1956
- Runtime:
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, the daughters of Bae the official governor, die of their stepmother's unfair maltreatment. Jang-hwa's ghost appears in front of a district judge every night begging for clarification of their deaths. The district judge lets the stepmother confess the cause of Jang-hwa's death, and then punishes her. It clears all enmity
Notes
- Based on the Joseon-era Korean folktale "Janghwa Hongreyon jeon".
- Other films based on the same "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" tale:
- A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
- Janghwa Hongryeonjeon (1972)
- Dae Jang-hwa Hong-ryeon jeon (1962)
- Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (1936)
- Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (1924)
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