A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 5, 1985
Original Title:
오싱
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Sam Young Films Co., Ltd
Production Countries:
South Korea
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 105
Seven-year-old girl Shin is sold off as a servant. She takes with her the 50-cent coin her grandmother gave her. However, at the master's house, Shin is accused of stealing the money and beaten. Shin escapes to mountains where she falls into a faint. Jin-ho, a student soldier, runs away from the army into mountains. He saves Shin and they live in the mountain where he teaches her how to read and fall in puppy love with each other. After the winter, Shin and Jin-ho go down the mountain. But they are discovered by soldiers who end up killing Jin-ho. Shin takes the harmonica that belonged to Jin-ho and goes home. When her father beats her and plans to sell her off again, Shin leaves in search of her mother. Shin finds her mother who is a kisaeng. Understanding that she can't stay, Shin leaves to become a servant. Learning that her grandmother is near death, Shin returns home and vows to overcome their poverty.
Director:
Lee Sang-oen
Director of Photography:
Lee Seong-chun
Editor:
Ree Kyoung-ja
Original Music Composer:
Cheol-hyeok Lee
Original Story:
Sugako Hashida
Screenplay:
Lee Hee-woo
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