Runaway
1984, Korean. Directed by Shin Sang-ok.
Song Ryul returns to the countryside to see his ill father. After his cousin conspires with the Japanese occupiers to sell their crop, Song Ryul is forced to emigrate to Kando (Jiandao) in Manchuria. His family faces numerous adversities there and after a row with a local pharmacist, he is imprisoned. The prison is raided by Kim Il-sung and his guerrillas, who free the inmates, who take revenge on the Japanese by blowing up a railway.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 1 May 1984
- Original title
- 탈출기
- Country
- North Korea
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Runaway runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Who directed Runaway?
Runaway (1984) was directed by Shin Sang-ok and stars Choe Sang-soo, Choi Eun-hee, Kim Yeon-sil.