Insect Woman (1972 film) explained

The Insect Woman
Director:	Kim Ki-young^[1]
Producer:	Han Jin-seop
Starring:	Youn Yuh-jung Jeon Gye-hyeon
Music:	Han Sang-ki
Cinematography:	Jung Il-sung
Editing:	Hyeon Dong-chun
Distributor:	Hanrim Films
Runtime:	110 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none Hangul: 충녀 Rr: Chungnyeo Mr: Ch‘ungnyŏ
Gross:	$2,341^[2]

The Insect Woman is a 1972 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.

Plot

A melodrama about a professor under psychiatric care because of a mental breakdown due to the stress brought on by an extramarital affair.^[1]

Cast

• Youn Yuh-jung as Lee Myung Ja^[1]
• Jeon Gye-hyeon
• Namkoong Won as Dong Shik
• Kim Ju-mi
• Park In-chan
• Lee Dae-keun
• Kim Ho-jeong
• Sin Jong-seop
• Hwang Baek
• Park Am

Release

In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive, had released the film on DVD.^[3]

Awards

• Baeksang Arts Awards (1973)^[4]
  • Best Director (Kim Ki-young)
  • Best Actor (Namkoong Won)

Bibliography

• Web site: Kim, Ki-young Master of Madness (From the 41st San Francisco International Film Festival). 2008-01-19. cinekorea.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080212202437/http://www.cinekorea.com/filmmakers/kimkiyoung.html. 2008-02-12.
• Web site: The Insect Woman. 2008-01-24. Lee. Sun-Hwa. The House of Kim Ki-young. https://web.archive.org/web/20040508040242/http://www.asianfilms.org/korea/kky/KKY/Cabinet/InsectWoman-18.htm. 2004-05-08. dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Insect Woman (Chungnyeo) (1972). 2021-07-06. Korean Movie Database (KMDb).
2. Web site: Insect Woman (1972). Korean Film Council. 2021-07-06.
3. Web site: Kim Ki-young (김기영) Collection. Pais. Jon. The Daejeon Chronicles. 2012-02-17. 2021-07-05.
4. List of awards from Web site: http://www.mydvdlist.co.kr/mdlkth/movie/movie.asp?moviecode=16574. ko:충녀 - 蟲女 (1972). 2008-01-19. mydvdlist.co.kr. ko. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080228140708/http://www.mydvdlist.co.kr/mdlkth/movie/movie.asp?moviecode=16574. 2008-02-28.