Promise of the Flesh explained

Promise of the Flesh
Director:	Kim Ki-young^[1]
Producer:	Lee Woo-suk
Starring:	Kim Ji-mee Lee Jung-gil
Music:	Han Sang-ki
Cinematography:	Jung Il-sung
Editing:	Hyeon Dong-chun
Distributor:	Dong-a Exports Co. Ltd.
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Gross:	$4,706^[2]
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none Hangul: 육체의 약속 Hanja: 의 Rr: Yukcheui yaksok Mr: Yukch‘eŭi yaksok

Promise of the Flesh is a 1975 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.

Plot

A melodrama about a female prisoner who meets a man while on leave to visit her mother's grave. Not knowing that the man is a thief, she promises to meet him at a park two years later, after she is released from prison.^[1]

Cast

• Kim Ji-mee^[1]
• Lee Jung-gil
• Park Jung-ja
• Park Am
• Jo Jae-seong
• Han Se-hun
• Yu Chun-su
• Yeo Han-dong
• Kim Chung-chul
• Lee Yong-ho

Awards

• Grand Bell Awards (1975)^[3]
  • Best Actress (Kim Ji-mee)
  • Best Supporting Actress (Park Jung-ja)

Bibliography

• Web site: Promise of the Flesh. 2008-01-21. Berry. Chris. The House of Kim Ki-young. https://web.archive.org/web/20040505195054/http://www.asianfilms.org/korea/kky/KKY/Cabinet/PromiseFlesh-f20.htm. 2004-05-05. dead.
• Web site: Whose Story Is It? Gender, Narrative and Narration in Promise of the Flesh. 2008-01-21. Berry. Chris. The House of Kim Ki-young. https://web.archive.org/web/20040505194917/http://www.asianfilms.org/korea/kky/KKY/Stairway/CB4.htm. 2004-05-05.
• Web site: Kim, Ki-young Master of Madness (From the 41st San Francisco International Film Festival). 2008-01-19. www.cinekorea.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080212202437/http://www.cinekorea.com/filmmakers/kimkiyoung.html. 2008-02-12.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Promises (Yugche-ui yagsog)(1975). 2021-07-05. Korean Movie Database (KMDb). ko.
2. Web site: Promises (1975). Korean Film Council. 2021-07-05.
3. List of awards from Web site: Grand Bell Awards (Daejong). 2021-07-05. korean-drama-guide.com. ko.