The Crying Bird
The Crying Bird
1971, Korean. Directed by Choi Hoon.
Seok-Bong, a lowly man, goes to Seoul to study, but in the end gives up his study. On his way back to his hometown he gets to know Ok-Yeo and makes love to her. Ok-Yeo gets disappointed to know her future spouse is Hwang Seok-Bong, a noble man, not that Seok-Bong she made love to. Hwang drives Seok-Bong away, getting to know Ok-Yeo's relationship with him. Seok-Bong dies on Ok-Yeo's wedding day. On her first night of marriage Ok-Yeo hears Seok-Bong's voice that says she should kill Hwang. Ok-Yeo, stabbing Hwang with a knife, falls over the precipice. Seok-Bong mother Hyeon was laughing crazily there.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
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- Released
- 11 June 1971
- Original title
- 청산에 우는 새야
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Gang Dae-ha
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The Crying Bird runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Crying Bird isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 June 1971. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Crying Bird?
The Crying Bird (1971) was directed by Choi Hoon and stars Shin Young-kyun, Moon Hee, Kim Seong-ok.