Iodo (film)
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| Hangul | 이어도 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ieodo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Iŏdo |
| Directed by | Kim Ki-young[1] |
| Written by | Ha Yoo-sang |
| Based on | Iodo by Lee Cheong-jun |
| Produced by | Lee Woo-seok |
| Starring | Lee Hwa-si Kim Jeong-cheol Park Jeong-ja Park Ahm |
| Cinematography | Jeong Il-seong |
| Edited by | Hyeon Dong-choon |
| Music by | Han Sang-ki |
Production company | DongAh Exports Co. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Iodo (Korean: 이어도), also called Io Island, is a 1977 South Korean mystery film directed by Kim Ki-young, and based on the 1974 novel of the same title by Lee Cheong-jun. The title of the movie comes from the mythical island of Ieodo, which also inspired several plot elements of the film. It was shown at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Plot
[edit]When a man from an island ruled by women disappears, the man suspected of killing him investigates his past.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Lee Hwa-si as Sohn Min-ja (The barmaid)[1]
- Choi Yun-seok as Cheon Nam-seok
- Kim Chung-chul as Sun Wu-hyun
- Park Jung-ja as the shaman
- Park Am as the editor-in-chief of Jeju Ilbo, a fictional newspaper
- Kwon Mi-Hae as Park Yeo-in
- Yeo Po
- Ko Sang-mi
- Lee Joung-ae
- Son Young-soon
Release
[edit]In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive, had released the film on DVD.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "I-eoh Island (I-eodo) (1977)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Iodo (1977)". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ Pais, Jon (2012-02-17). "Kim Ki-young (김기영) Collection". The Daejeon Chronicles. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
Bibliography
[edit]- Choi, Eun-Yeung. "A Feast of Opposing Colors: Iodo". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-09. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- "Kim, Ki-young Master of Madness (From the 41st San Francisco International Film Festival)". cinekorea.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- Kim, Soyoung. "Specters of Korean Modernity: The Politics of Fetishism in Translation in Kim Ki-Young's Iodo". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- Lee, Kyung-Eun. "Between the Mainland and the Island: Internal Coloniality in Iodo". The House of Kim Ki-young]. Archived from the original on 2004-10-13. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- Lee, Kyung-Eun. "Iodo". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-09. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
External links
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