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- Movie: Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon
- Revised romanization: Janghwahong Ryeonjeon
- Hangul: 장화홍련전
- Director: Hyeong-hwang Kim
- Writer: Hyeong-hwang Kim, Ku-yeong Lee
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: September 5, 1924
- Runtime: 115 min.
- Language: Korean
- Country: Korea
Plot
Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, the daughters of Officer Bae, die an unfortunate death from their step-mother's abuse. Jang-hwa's soul is unable to rest at peace and she appears in front of the district magistrate pleading for justice in her case. The magistrate elicits the truth about Jang-hwa's death from the step-mother and sentences her to the punishment she deserves, resolving Jang-hwa's grudge.
Notes
- The first Korean movie to be funded from Korean capital
- Based on the Joseon-era Korean folktale "Janghwa Hongryeon 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)
- Janghwa Heungryeonjeon (1956)
- Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (1936)
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