Bun-Rye's Story is a 1971 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok

Yu Hyun-mok

Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, North Hwanghae, Korea , he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo...

 and based on a novel by Bang Young-wung.

Plot

Bun-rye, the eldest daughter in a poor family, is violated by Yong-pal, who is a married man, and out of desperation she becomes a concubine of Young-cheol, a gambler who is impotent. Kong Jo-shi is in love with Bun-rye, though she still has feelings for Yong-pal. After losing his money, Young-cheol takes out his anger on Bun-rye and throws her out of his house. In retaliation, Jo-shi kills Young-cheol, and Bun-rye is driven to madness.

Cast

• Yoon Jeong-hee
  Yoon Jeong-hee
  Yoon Jeong-hee is a South Korean actress active since 1967. Yoon debuted as an actress in 1967 as starring in Cheongchun geukjang directed by Gang Dae-jin after elected in a recruit held by Hapdong Film. Yoon was commonly referred to as one of the "Troika" along with her rival actresses, Moon Hee...
  
  
• Lee Soon-jae
  Lee Soon-jae
  -Biography:Lee was born in Hoeryong, North Hamgyeong, now part of North Korea. When he was 4 years old, his family moved to Seoul where Lee's grandparents were living. Lee's grandfather ran a small real estate business, while his father produced and sold soaps. Lee was raised in the neighborhood of...
  
  
• Heo Jang-kang
  Heo Jang-kang
  Heo Jang-gang was South Korean actor. He was also the father of actor, Heo Jun-ho and was one of representative actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He mainly took characteristic supporting roles such as villains or comical characters...
  
  
• Choi Nam-Hyun
• Ju Jeung-ryu
  Ju Jeung-ryu
  Ju Jeung-ryu was South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in about 400 films. Ju was born in Yonghung, Hamkyongnam-do, nowadays in North Korea. While attending Hamnam Girls' High School, Ju became an ardent play fan. When she became eighteen, she ran away from...
  
  
• Sa Mi-ja
• An In-suk
  An In-suk
  Ahn In-Sook is a South Korean actress. Ahn was born in Seoul and graduated from Chung-Ang University with a major in film and theater. An was a member of KBS children's choir and debuted as a daughter of actor, Kim Jin-kyu in the 1963 film Bubu joyak directed by Choi Hun.-Filmography:*Note; the...
  
  

Release

Bun-Rye's Story was rated 18 and opened in South Korea on 6 May 1971 at Kukdo Theater. The film received a total of 96,281 admissions.

Awards

Bun-Rye's Story won a number of awards at the 10th Grand Bell Awards

Grand Bell Awards

The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....

 in 1971, including Best Director for Yu Hyun-mok, Best Actress for Yoon Hung-hee, Best Supporting Actress for Sa Mi-ja, and Best Music for Kim Hee-jo.

Grand Bell Awards

Grand Bell Awards

The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....

• Best Director: Yu Hyun-mok
  Yu Hyun-mok
  Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, North Hwanghae, Korea , he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo...
  
  
• Best Actress: Yoon Jeong-hee
  Yoon Jeong-hee
  Yoon Jeong-hee is a South Korean actress active since 1967. Yoon debuted as an actress in 1967 as starring in Cheongchun geukjang directed by Gang Dae-jin after elected in a recruit held by Hapdong Film. Yoon was commonly referred to as one of the "Troika" along with her rival actresses, Moon Hee...
  
  
• Best Supporting Actress: Sa Mi-ja
• Best Musical Score: Kim Hee-jo
• Best Sound Recording: Lee Kyung-Soon

Recovery

Although once thought to be lost

Lost film

A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...

, a print of Bun-Rye's Story was recovered from overseas and restored by the Korean Film Council, who screened the film at their theater in northern Seoul on 18 May 2009.