| Yohwa Eoludong | |||||||||||||||
| Director: | Kim Gi-hyun | ||||||||||||||
| Starring: | Kim Muh-hee Park Geun-hyung Guk Jeong-hwan | ||||||||||||||
| Editing: | Hyun Dae-won | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 90 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||||||||
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Yohwa Eoludong is a 1987 South Korean film about the incredible life of Joseon-era kisaeng writer, artist and poet Uhwudong directed by Kim Gi-hyun and starring Kim Muh-hee.
The story follows Eoludong (Uhwudong), a gisaeng, poet, writer, and artist who lived in 15th century Korea. Eoludong was a beautiful, talented, and intelligent young woman who was able to read and write well.
However, she was a divorced woman, which was not socially acceptable. She had no other choice but to become a gisaeng, and she used her position to gain favor with the noble classes.