Sa Bangji (film)
Sa Bang-ji (Korean: 사방지) is a 1988 South Korean film directed by Song Kyung-shik. The film was inspired by the real life Sa Bangji, an intersex person of the Joseon Dynasty.[1]
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | 사방지 |
| Hanja | 舍方知 |
| Revised Romanization | Sa Bang-ji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sa Bang-ji |
| Directed by | Song Kyung-shik |
| Produced by | Jeong Jun-gyo |
| Written by | Chi Sang-hak Ahn Tae-geun |
| Starring | Lee Hye-young Bang Hee Kwak Jung-hee Park Am Lee Kyoung-hee |
| Music by | Kim Hyeon |
| Cinematography | Joo Hong-shik |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
Production company | In Chang Films Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Plot
Sa Bangji is a hermaphrodite, born to a hardened criminal and mentally disturbed woman. Taken in at a monastery, Sa Bang-ji meets and falls in love with a grieving young widow, Lee So-sa, but she betrays him when their relationship is discovered by the elders in her family. Sa Bang-ji manages to escape and meets a shaman priestess named Myo-hwa, with whom he plots to take revenge. After Myo-hwa is killed, Sa Bang-ji and So-sa are reunited, but then Sa Bang-Ji is captured and killed and So-sa commits suicide.
Cast
- Lee Hye-young
- Bang Hee
- Kwak Jung-hee
- Park Am
- Lee Kyoung-hee
- Jo Seong-geun
- Cho Ju-mi
- Han Young-su
- Lee Young-gil
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References
- Jungmin, Kwon (2019). Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasies. University of Iowa Press. p. 96. ISBN 9781609386214.
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