Yu Gwan-Sun (1959)
Overview
This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As the Independence Movement becomes more and more intense among Korean students, the Japanese authorities order schools closed temporarily. Yu Gwan-sun (Do Geum-bong) persuades her neighbors to join the national movement, and continues her aggressive struggle against Japanese rule. An independent campaign at Aunae, a market site, is successful with the passionate participation of many people. She is arrested by the Japanese police for leading the campaign and has to endure horrible tortures. But she never gives up her fight, encouraging her cell mates to participate in the movement. She is finally taken to an underground room by the Japanese police and murdered.
Overview
This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As the Independence Movement becomes more and more intense among Korean students, the Japanese authorities order schools closed temporarily. Yu Gwan-sun (Do Geum-bong) persuades her neighbors to join the national movement, and continues her aggressive struggle against Japanese rule. An independent campaign at Aunae, a market site, is successful with the passionate participation of many people. She is arrested by the Japanese police for leading the campaign and has to endure horrible tortures. But she never gives up her fight, encouraging her cell mates to participate in the movement. She is finally taken to an underground room by the Japanese police and murdered.
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Release Date
May 21, 1959
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Runtime
1h 42m
Do Kum-bong
Ko Seol-bong
Han Eun-jin
Lee Hae-ryong
Yun Tae-byeong
Lee Sung-Jin
Nam Mi-rang
Gang Yang-sun
Chun Yu
Seong-kyeong Lee
Go Seon-ae
Kim Soo-Cheon
Kim Hui-yong
Cheol Jeong
Kang Kye-shik
Byeon Il-yeong
Yim Woon-hak
Kim Hee-kap
Seok Gwi-nyeo
Choi Sam
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