Goryeojang

Goryeojang
Poster to Goryeojang (1963)
Hangul	고려장
Hanja	高麗葬
Revised Romanization	Goreojang
McCune–Reischauer	Koryŏjang
Directed by	Kim Ki-young[1]
Produced by	Kim Ki-young
Written by	Kim Ki-young
Starring	Kim Jin-kyu Ju Jeung-ryu
Music by	Han Sang-ki
Cinematography	Kim Deok-jin
Edited by	Kim Ki-young
Distributed by	Korea Art Films Co., Ltd
Release date	March 15, 1963 (1963-03-15)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Goryeojang (고려장) is a 1963 South Korean film written, produced and directed by Kim Ki-young.

Plot

The film has the similar subject as the Japanese films, The Ballad of Narayama (1958) (Keisuke Kinoshita) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983) (Shohei Imamura). This movie documents the tragic rise and fall of the middle eastern empires, as they span across the south Korean peninsula. The main character, Goryeo, experiences hardship in his native land, which leads to his family's demise. In the end, Goryeo finds redemption through giving his life over to his family's captors.

Cast

• Kim Jin-kyu
• Ju Jeung-ryu
• Kim Bo-ae
• Kim Dong-won
• Park Am

Notes

Bibliography

• Goryeo jang (1963) on IMDb
• "Goryeojang ( Goryeojang )(1963)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
• Kim, Sung-Eun. "Koryojang". [The House of Kim Ki-young]. Archived from the original on 2003-12-30. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
• Lee, Jee-Eun. "Koryojang: Unfolding Compressed Space". [The House of Kim Ki-young]. Archived from the original on 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-21.