Karma
Karma
1988, Korean. Directed by Lee Doo-yong.
Governor Heo, worried over the plague that's sweeping the country, rebukes the Kus who make amulets to ward off evil. Heo castrates the husband when he makes superstitious claims and takes the wife as his mistress. Heo continues to be tormented by hallucinations and nightmares and begins to blame it on the Kus' curse. He kills the couple at their reunion and unable to ward off his bad karma, dies from leprosy.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 21 May 1988
- Original title
- 업
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Lee Doo-yong, Yoon Sam-yook
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Karma runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Karma isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 May 1988. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
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Who directed Karma?
Karma (1988) was directed by Lee Doo-yong and stars Namkoong Won, Kang Soo-youn, Kim Yun-gyeong.