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The Story of Jang-hwa and Heung-ryeon (1956) · 장화홍련전

Name: The Story of Jang-hwa and Heung-ryeon
Director: Jeong Chang-hwa
Genre: clásicas, Drama
Released: 1956
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Lee Kyeong-hui, Carrie Seo Yeong-Ran, Seok Geum-seong, Seo Wol-yeong, Choo Sok-yang

Original title: 장화홍련전

1956 · Jeong Chang-hwa · 90 min · South Korea · Edited by 1

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Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, the daughters of Bae the official governor, die of their stepmother's unfair maltreatment. Jang-hwa's ghost appears in front of a district judge every night begging for clarification of their deaths. The district judge lets the stepmother confess the cause of Jang-hwa's death, and then punishes her. It clears all enmity.

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The Story of Jang-hwa and Heung-ryeon (1956) · 장화홍련전

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