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- Movie: Great story of Jang-Hwa and Hong-Ryeon '/ The Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon
- Revised romanization: Dae Jang-hwa Hong-ryeon jeon
- Hangul: 대장화홍련전
- Director: Chang-hwa Jeong
- Writer: Keum-dong Choi
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: 1962
- Runtime: 115min.
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Bae's two daughters, Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, are abused to death by their stepmother. But Jang-hwa cannot just go away to the other world. She becomes a ghost, haunting the governor every night to help her take her revenge. The governor orders an investigation. Jang-hwa's stepmother finally confesses what she did and the governor punishes her.
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)
- Janghwa Heungryeonjeon (1956)
- Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (1936)
- Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (1924)
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