Death Song () is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It won multiple awards in the 1991 Chunsa Film Art Awards, including Best Film, the 1991 Blue Dragon Film Awards, again including Best Film, and the 1992 Grand Bell Awards.
Synopsis Yun Sim-deok, is a Korean woman studying singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s,Synopsis based on where she falls in love with a married Korean man studying composition. They leave Japan together, returning to Korea by ship. However the closer they come to Korea, the closer they come to being parted; and they throw themselves overboard to be together in death.
Cast Chang Mi-hee: Yun Sim-deok Kim Sung-min: Kim Woo-jin Lee Geung-young: Hong Nan-pa Kim Hye-ri: Yun Seong-deok Kim Seong-su: Lee Yong-mun Cho Seon-mook: Cho Myeong-hee Kim Ji-hyeon: Park Jeong-sik Jo Min-ki: Hong Hae-seong Kang Kye-shik: Woo Jin-bu Kim Jin-hwa: Woo Jin-cheo
Awards Year Awarding body Category Recipient(s) Result1991 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Film Best Leading ActorIm Sung-minBest Leading ActressChang Mi-heeBest Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngChunsa Film Art AwardsBest Film Best ActressChang Mi-heeBest Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngBest Original ScreenplayIm Yu-sunBest CinematographyLee Seong-chunBest LightingIm Jae-youngBest EditingYeo Dong-chinBest Art DirectionJo Yong-sanTechnical AwardYang Dae-hoBest Costume DesignKim Young-joo,Ha Young-soo,Lee Hae-yoon1992Grand Bell AwardsExcellence Award Best DirectorKim Ho-sunBest ActressChang Mi-heeBest Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngScreenplayIm Yu-sunCinematographyLee Seong-chunSound recordingKim Kyong-ilCostumeKim Young-joo,Ha Young-soo,Lee Hae-yoonSpecial AwardKim Cheol-seokAsia-Pacific Film FestivalBest ActressChang Mi-heeKorean Association of Film Critics AwardsTechnical Award-EditingYeo Dong-chin
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Television series In 2018, a 3-episode drama titled The Hymn of Death based on the film was produced by SBS.
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