
Tinker Wife
1983, Korean. Directed by Park Cheol-su.
While on his way to the local temple to ring an ancient bell which will grant his dying mother safe passage to the afterlife, Jong-du's father is killed by a Japanese soldier who was looting the temple. Out of respect for his father and grandmother and to help their spirits rest in peace, Jong-du tries to join the temple and cast a new bell to replace the one that was stolen however his obsessive behavior gets him kicked out of the temple. He marries Suk-hie who helps him scrounge for copper so he can make a new bell on his own.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 8 October 1983
- Original title
- 땜장이 아내
- Written by
- Park Cheol-su, Ahn Jin-won
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Who directed Tinker Wife?
Tinker Wife (1983) was directed by Park Cheol-su and stars Jeong Yun-hui, Kim Dong-hyun, Hwang Hae.