Why the Cuckoo Cries

1967 South Korean film
Why the Cuckoo Cries
Theatrical poster for Why the Cuckoo Cries (1967)
Hangul
두견새 우는 사연
Hanja
杜鵑새 우는 事緣
Revised RomanizationDugyeonsae uneun sayeon
McCune–ReischauerTugyŏnsae unŭn sayŏn
Directed byLee Kyu-woong
Written byLim Hee-jae
Produced byKim Hyeong-geun
StarringKim Ji-mee
CinematographyYang Yeong-gil
Edited byJang Hyeon-su
Music byJeon Jong-kun
Distributed byDae Yang Films Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • July 28, 1967 (1967-07-28)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Why the Cuckoo Cries (Korean: 두견새 우는 사연) is a 1967 South Korean film directed by Lee Kyu-woong.

Synopsis

A horror melodrama about the daughter of a kisaeng who dies of a broken heart after her boyfriend's father rejects their marriage. The woman's ghost appears to haunt the boyfriend after he marries another woman.

Cast

  • Kim Ji-mee
  • Shin Seong-il
  • Hwang Jung-sun
  • Do Kum-bong
  • Kim Hyo-jin
  • Lee Nak-hoon
  • Han Eun-jin
  • Jeong Min
  • Joo Sun-tae
  • Gang Mi-ae
  • Ahn In-sook

Bibliography

  • "Daum" 두견새 우는 사연 (in Korean). [www.daum.net]. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  • Why a Cuckoo Cries at the Korean Movie Database
  • Dugyeonsae uneun sayeon (1967) at IMDb

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