Ban Geum-ryun
1981, Korean. Directed by Kim Ki-young.
Seo Mun-kyung, a merchant in ancient China where polygamy is legal, monopolizes the salt sales business. The magistrate of the province collapse families of Hwa Ja-heo and Hwang Mu-dae through Mun-kyung. When Ja-heo's wife Byung-ah fakes her death and disappears with Ja-heo, Seo is angered. But when he sees Mu-dae's wife Ban Geum-ryun, he is satisfied and this causes Mu-dae to end his own life. Geum-ryun makes Seo's concubines Chun-ae and Kyo-ah lose their sight and she takes Byung-ah to Seo. When Byung-ah has Seo's baby, antagonism and jealousy grows between the two women. Geum-ryun's jealousy kills Byung-ah's whole family and also kills Seo. Geum-ryun chooses to join her husband in death.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 13 March 1981
- Original title
- 반금련
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Yeo Su-jung
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Who directed Ban Geum-ryun?
Ban Geum-ryun (1981) was directed by Kim Ki-young and stars Shin Seong-il, Park Jeong-ja, Lee Hwa-si.