Promise of the Flesh
| Promise of the Flesh | |
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| Hangul | 육체의 약속  | 
| Hanja | 肉體의 約束  | 
| RR | Yukcheui yaksok | 
| MR | Yukch'eŭi yaksok | 
| Directed by | Kim Ki-young[1] | 
| Written by | Kim Ji-heon | 
| Produced by | Lee Woo-suk | 
| Starring | Kim Ji-mee Lee Jung-gil  | 
| Cinematography | Jung Il-sung | 
| Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun | 
| Music by | Han Sang-ki | 
| Distributed by | Dong-a Exports Co. Ltd. | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 95 minutes | 
| Country | South Korea | 
| Language | Korean | 
| Box office | $4,706[2] | 
Promise of the Flesh (Korean: 육체의 약속; RR: Yukcheui yaksok) is a 1975 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.
Plot
A melodrama about a female prisoner who meets a man while on leave to visit her mother's grave. Not knowing that the man is a thief, she promises to meet him at a park two years later, after she is released from prison.[1]
Cast
- Kim Ji-mee[1]
 - Lee Jung-gil
 - Park Jung-ja
 - Park Am
 - Jo Jae-seong
 - Han Se-hun
 - Yu Chun-su
 - Yeo Han-dong
 - Kim Chung-chul
 - Lee Yong-ho
 
Awards
- Grand Bell Awards (1975)[3]
- Best Actress (Kim Ji-mee)
 - Best Supporting Actress (Park Jung-ja)
 
 
Notes
- ^ a b c "Promises (Yugche-ui yagsog)(1975)" (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 - ^ "Promises (1975)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 - ^ List of awards from "Grand Bell Awards (Daejong)". korean-drama-guide.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 
Bibliography
- Berry, Chris. "Promise of the Flesh". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-05. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
 - Berry, Chris. "Whose Story Is It? Gender, Narrative and Narration in Promise of the Flesh". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-05. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
 - "Kim, Ki-young Master of Madness (From the 41st San Francisco International Film Festival)". www.cinekorea.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
 
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