Synopsis
Once at a pagoda Mongryong Lee, a scion of a well-to-do family, meets Chunhyang, the young daughter of a courtesan and an aristocrat. Despite her low social standing she is smart and well-educated. The young people fall in love and think about marriage so that they could always be together. Mongryong is soon to go to the capital to take the state civil service exam. They part and in Chunhyang's life there appears the greedy and lustful Byun Hak-do, who tries to seduce her.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic79/100
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Kim Myung-gonWriter
- Hye-yun KangWriter
- Im Kwon-taekDirector
- Kim Jung-gilOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lee Hyo-jeongChunhyang Sung
- Cho Seung-wooMongryong Lee
- Kim Sung-nyeoWolmae
- Kim Hak-yongPangja
- Lee Jeong-heonGov. Byun Hakdo
- Choi Jin-yeongGov. Lee
- Lee Hae-eunHyangdan
- Hong Kyeong-yeonKisaeng Leader
- Cho Sang-hyunPansori Singer
- Kim Myung-hwanPansori Drummer
- Lee Hae-ryongLord of Soonchun
- Kuk Jeong-hwanLord of Okgwa
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Themes
based on novel or bookjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)