Blue Swallow (film) explained

Blue Swallow
Native Name:	Child: yes Hangul: 청연 Rr: Cheong-yeon Mr: Ch‘ŏngyŏn
Director:	Yoon Jong-chan
Producer:	Kim Jae-young Yang Guk-seok
Based On:	Life of Park Kyung-won
Starring:	Jang Jin-young Kim Joo-hyuk
Music:	Michael Staudacher
Cinematography:	Yoon Hong-sik
Editing:	Hahm Sung-won Kim Hyeong-ju
Distributor:	Korea Pictures
Runtime:	133 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean Japanese

Blue Swallow is a 2005 South Korean film based on the true story of Park Kyung-won, an early Korean female pilot.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The film became controversial when Park's alleged pro-Japanese activities came to light. It was also found that she was not, as the filmmakers had thought, the first female pilot from Korea; this distinction in fact belonged to Kwon Ki-ok of the Republic of China Air Force.^[7] Despite excellent reviews and Park's biographer pointing out factual errors in these accusations, it resulted in the under-performance of Blue Swallow at the box office.^{[8] [9]}

Cast

• Jang Jin-young ... Park Kyung-won
• Kim Joo-hyuk ... Han Ji-hyeok
• Yu Min ... Masako Kibe
• Han Ji-min ... Lee Jeong-hee
• Tōru Nakamura ... Flight instructor
• Takeo Nakahara ... Foreign Minister
• Kim Tae-hyun ... Kang Se-gi
• Ko Joo-yeon ... Park Kyung-won as a child
• Kim Gi-cheon

Awards and nominations

2006 Baeksang Arts Awards^[10]

• Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young

2006 Grand Bell Awards

• Best Music: Michael Staudacher
• Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
• Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
• Nominated - Best New Actress: Han Ji-min
• Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
• Nominated - Best Lighting: Choi Seok-jae
• Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
• Nominated - Best Costume Design: Kwon Yu-jin
• Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong

2006 Korean Film Awards

• Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
• Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
• Nominated - Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
• Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong

2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

• Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
• Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeong-wan. Joo. Blue swallow set to soar onto screen. Korea Joongang Daily. 2015-05-04. 28 December 2005.
2. Web site: Koh. Mi-seok. Flying in Pursuit of Her Dreams . The Dong-a Ilbo. 2015-05-04. 29 December 2005.
3. Web site: Yoon Jong-Chan Talks 청연 (Blue Swallow). Twitch Film. 2015-05-04. 4 January 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504180014/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/01/yoon-jong-chan-talks-blue-swallow.html. 4 May 2015. dead.
4. Web site: Christmas Season Preview - Part 1: Yoon Jong-Chan's 청연 (Blue Swallow). Twitch Film. 2015-05-04. 23 October 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504193807/http://twitchfilm.com/2005/10/christmas-season-preview-part-1-yoon-jong-chans-blue-swallow.html. 4 May 2015. dead.
5. Web site: K-Film Reviews: 청연 (Blue Swallow) Limited Edition - Part 2. Twitch Film. 2015-05-04. 30 May 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504180016/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/05/k-films-on-dvd-blue-swallow-limited-edition-part-2.html. 4 May 2015. dead.
6. Web site: K-Film Reviews: 청연 (Blue Swallow). Twitch Film. 2015-05-04. 4 April 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504180020/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/04/korean-dvd-reviews-blue-swallow.html. 4 May 2015. dead.
7. Web site: Kim. Tae-jong. Blue Swallow Faces Turbulence. The Korea Times via Hancinema. 2015-05-04. 22 December 2005.
8. Web site: 청연 (Blue Swallow) Press Screening Report. Twitch Film. 2015-05-04. 22 December 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504180018/http://twitchfilm.com/2005/12/blue-swallow-press-screening-report-video.html. 4 May 2015. dead.
9. Web site: Kyu-hyun. Kim. Blue Swallow. Koreanfilm.org. 2015-05-04.
10. Web site: Blue Swallow - Awards. Cinemasie. 2015-05-04.