Hometown
1968, Korean. Directed by Park Jong-ho.
A couple of poor lovers has to break up as the woman cannot but marring a son of a rich family. Disappointed, the man goes to Seoul and becomes a big star singer. On the other hand, she lives an unhappy life since her husband is addicted to gambling. Hearing the bad news he comes back to his hometown to persuade her husband and his friends to stop gambling. As they do not accept his advice he makes them give in by force. Then he goes back to Seoul praying for her happiness.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 29 August 1968
- Original title
- 고향무정
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Lee Hyung-wo
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Hometown runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Hometown isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 August 1968. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Hometown?
Hometown (1968) was directed by Park Jong-ho and stars Moon Hee, Nam Jin, Choi Nam-hyun.