Death Song (film)

Death Song
Theatrical poster for Death Song (1991)
Hangul	사의 찬미
Hanja	死의 讚美
Revised Romanization	Saui Chanmi
McCune–Reischauer	Saŭi Ch′anmi
Directed by	Kim Ho-sun[1]
Produced by	Im Yu-sun
Written by	Kim Seung
Starring	Chang Mi-hee
Music by	Shin Byung-ha
Cinematography	Lee Seong-chun
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Distributed by	Keuk Dong Screen
Release dates	September 21, 1991
Running time	160 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Death Song (Hangul: 사의 찬미; Hanja: 死의 讚美; RR: Saui Chanmi) 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, ^[2][3] 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,^[4] 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^[3]
• Im 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)	Result
1991	Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Film		Won
		Best Leading Actor	Im Sung-min	Won
		Best Leading Actress	Chang Mi-hee	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Lee Geung-young	Won
	Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Film		Won
		Best Actress	Chang Mi-hee	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Lee Geung-young	Won
		Best Original Screenplay	Im Yu-sun	Won
		Best Cinematography	Lee Seong-chun	Won
		Best Lighting	Im Jae-young	Won
		Best Editing	Yeo Dong-chin	Won
		Best Art Direction	Jo Yong-san	Won
		Technical Award	Yang Dae-ho	Won
		Best Costume Design	Kim Young-joo, Ha Young-soo, Lee Hae-yoon	Won
1992	Grand Bell Awards	Excellence Award		Won
		Best Director	Kim Ho-sun	Won
		Best Actress	Chang Mi-hee	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Lee Geung-young	Won
		Screenplay	Im Yu-sun	Won
		Cinematography	Lee Seong-chun	Won
		Sound recording	Kim Kyong-il	Won
		Costume	Kim Young-joo, Ha Young-soo, Lee Hae-yoon	Won
		Special Award	Kim Cheol-seok	Won
	Asia-Pacific Film Festival	Best Actress	Chang Mi-hee	Won
	Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	Technical Award-Editing	Yeo Dong-chin	Won

Bibliography

English

• "DEATH SONG". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-21. External link in |publisher= (help)
• "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.

Korean

• 사의 찬미 (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21. External link in |publisher= (help)
• 사의 찬미 (1991) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.

Notes

1. Infobox data from "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
2. "Awards" (XLS). koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-02-02. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. 사의 찬미 (1991) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
4. Synopsis based on "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.