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Goryeojang (1963)

Directed by Kim Ki-young

Overview

Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one’s parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. In the ancient kingdom of Goryeo, now modern Korea, a nobleman defies this tradition when he refuses to leave his mother to starve to death.

Length 110 minutes

Actors

Kim Jin-kyu | Ju Jeung-nyeo | Kim Bo-ae | Kim Dong-won | Lee Yea-chun | Park Am | Seok Geum-seong | Go Seon-ae | Wang Suk-rang | Dok Go-sung | Jo Seok-geun | Ko Seol-bong | Park Sang-ik | Song Eok | Jeong Min | Ji Bang-yeol | Yim Woon-hak | Lee Sang-sa | Jeon Young-sun | Ra Jeong-ok | Choi Sam | Ok Jeon