The Tale of Chun Hyang
1980, Korean. Directed by Won Jun Yu & Yoon Yong-gyu.
A tender hearted young noble man, Mong Ryong, falls in love with the famous Chun Hyang, the most beautiful girl of a Korean village, who is also a pure hearted artist but unfortunately from a humble family. This forbidden love yields a secret marriage which is doomed when Mong Ryong departs for Seoul to pass state exams and his absence lasts three years, during which no news is heard of him. Meanwhile, the arrival of an infamous new sheriff puts Chun Hyang in great peril when she refuses to break her marriage and obey the desires of the sheriff.
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- 2h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 2 June 1980
- Original title
- 춘향전
- Country
- North Korea
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The Tale of Chun Hyang runs 146 minutes (2h 26m).
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The Tale of Chun Hyang isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 June 1980. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Tale of Chun Hyang?
The Tale of Chun Hyang (1980) was directed by Won Jun Yu and Yoon Yong-gyu and stars Yong Suk Kim, Sun Gyu Choe, Sun Gyu Choe.