Hwang Jin Yi (movie)
황진이- User score: 5
- Production country: South Korea
- Producer: Bae Chang-ho
- Genre: Romance, Drama
- Release date: 9/18/1986
- Run time: 125 min.
Movie description
Magistrate Hwang's daughter Jin-yi, is jilted before her wedding because a shoe maker was smitten with her and commits suicide. Jin-yi becomes a courtesan, and becomes famous for her wits and beauty. She falls for Byuk Kye-su, but he's chosen to be an envoy to a far off kingdom. When he leaves she feels so betrayed she takes to a life of wandering. She meets Lee Saeng, a destitute scholar, and stays with him until she discovers he's going to sell her to a group of itinerate clowns. Instead, she joins them willingly.
