Poster

The Tale of Chun-hyang (Xuân-hương truyện / 춘향전)

  • Release info:
    The.tale.of.Chun.Hyang.1980.EN
  • A commentary by
    Fataobstant
  • Chun-hyang is the beautiful daughter of a kisaeng who lives with her mother as her father has moved away and died. She falls in love with Mong-ryong, the son of a wealthy yangban. Mong-ryong’s father doesn’t approve of the relationship between the two because of the girl's lower class status. The lovers marry secretly but can’t make their liaison public.