Jongno (film)

Jongno (Korean: 종로) is a 1933 Korean film starring Na Woon-gyu. It premiered at the Dansungsa theater in downtown Seoul.

Jongno
Na Woon-gyu in Jongno (1933)
Hangul	종로
Hanja	鍾路
Revised Romanization	Jongno
McCune–Reischauer	Chongno
Directed by	Yang Chul
Written by	Na Woon-gyu
Produced by	Chul Yang
Starring	Na Woon-gyu Kim Yeon-sil Lim Sung-chul Yang Chul
Cinematography	Son Yong-jin
Edited by	Na Woon-kyu
Distributed by	Dae Koo Film Studio
Release date	5 June 1933 (1933-06-05)
Country	Korea
Languages	Silent film Korean intertitles
Budget	2,800 won

Plot

The film is a melodrama in which Na Woon-gyu's character breaks up with his girlfriend and becomes a vagabond. The girlfriend marries another man. When Na returns and discovers her married, he leaves again.

References

• Kim, Kab-ui (2001). Chunsa Na Un-gyu chonjip: ku saengae wa yesul (춘사나운규전집: 그생애와예술). Seoul: Chimmundang. ISBN 89-303-0877-5. [1]
• "The street named jongno (Jongno)". The Korean Film Archive (KOFA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.

External links

• Images from Jongno at The Korean Film Archive (KOFA)

See also

• Korea under Japanese rule
• List of Korean-language films
• Cinema of Korea