Why a Cuckoo Cries

Overview

The only son of a government official Yun loves Ok-hwa, the daughter of former gisaeng Gye-seon. But his father doesn't feel good about having a daughter of a former gisaeng as his daughter-in-law. He matches him instead with the only daughter of another official. Soon, Ok-hwa dies of lovesickness missing Yun so much. The ghost of her appears to Yun, who betrayed her and married another woman, to make him repent for his fault.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 28, 1967

Original language

Korean

Spoken languages

Korean

Countries

South Korea

Cast

Do Kum-bong,Hwang Jeong-sun,Shin Seong-il,Kim Ji-mi

Director

Lee Kyu-woong

Writer

Lim Hee-jae

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0402979