
Admiration of Nights
1980, Korean. Directed by Kim Ho-sun.
College boxer Jin-kyu falls in love with a college girl Min-hye while chatting on the phone. Min-hye gives him her virginity but her family forces her to get engaged to In-myung and get rid of the baby with Jin-kyu. Broken hearted, Jin-kyu fights as a professional boxer while seeing Yeon-hi who runs a salon. He loses the match on the verge of championship and suffers failure. Min-hye feels sympathy for him who struggles and embraces life.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 15 March 1980
- Original title
- 밤의 찬가
- Country
- South Korea
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Who directed Admiration of Nights?
Admiration of Nights (1980) was directed by Kim Ho-sun and stars Kim Chu-ryeon, Won Mi-kyung, Oh Su-mi.