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Theatrical poster for Death Song (1991)
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Hangul | |
Hanja | 의 |
Revised Romanization | Saui Chanmi |
McCune–Reischauer | Saŭi Ch′anmi |
Directed by | Kim Ho-sun |
Produced by | Im Yu-sun |
Written by | Kim Seung |
Starring | Chang Mi-hee |
Music by | Shin Byung-ha |
Cinematography | Lee Seong-chun |
Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun |
Distributed by | Keuk Dong Screen |
Release date
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Running time
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160 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Death Song (Hangul: 사의 찬미; Hanja: 死의 讚美; RR: Saui Chanmi) is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It won multiple awards in the 1991 Chunsa Film Art Awards, including Best Film, the 1991 Blue Dragon Film Awards, again including Best Film, and the 1992 Grand Bell Awards.
Yun Sim-deok, is a Korean woman studying singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s, where she falls in love with a married Korean man studying composition. They leave Japan together, returning to Korea by ship. However the closer they come to Korea, the closer they come to being parted; and they throw themselves overboard to be together in death.