Death Song
Theatrical poster for Death Song (1991)
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSaui Chanmi
McCune–ReischauerSaŭi Ch′anmi
Directed byKim Ho-sun[1]
Written byKim Seung
Produced byIm Yu-sun
StarringChang Mi-hee
CinematographyLee Seong-chun
Edited byHyeon Dong-chun
Music byShin Byung-ha
Distributed byKeuk Dong Screen
Release date
  • September 21, 1991 (1991-09-21)
Running time
160 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Death Song (Korean: 사의 찬미; Hanja: 死의 讚美; RR: Saui Chanmi) is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It won multiple awards in the 1991 Chunsa Film Art Awards, including Best Film,[2][3] the 1991 Blue Dragon Film Awards, again including Best Film, and the 1992 Grand Bell Awards.

Synopsis

Yun Sim-deok, is a Korean woman studying singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s,[4] where she falls in love with a married Korean man studying composition. They leave Japan together, returning to Korea by ship. However the closer they come to Korea, the closer they come to being parted; and they throw themselves overboard to be together in death.

Cast

Awards

Year Awarding body Category Recipient(s) Result
1991Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest FilmWon
Best Leading ActorIm Sung-minWon
Best Leading ActressChang Mi-heeWon
Best Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngWon
Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest FilmWon
Best ActressChang Mi-heeWon
Best Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngWon
Best Original ScreenplayIm Yu-sunWon
Best CinematographyLee Seong-chunWon
Best LightingIm Jae-youngWon
Best EditingYeo Dong-chinWon
Best Art DirectionJo Yong-sanWon
Technical AwardYang Dae-hoWon
Best Costume DesignKim Young-joo,
Ha Young-soo,
Lee Hae-yoon
Won
1992Grand Bell AwardsExcellence AwardWon
Best DirectorKim Ho-sunWon
Best ActressChang Mi-heeWon
Best Supporting ActorLee Geung-youngWon
ScreenplayIm Yu-sunWon
CinematographyLee Seong-chunWon
Sound recordingKim Kyong-ilWon
CostumeKim Young-joo,
Ha Young-soo,
Lee Hae-yoon
Won
Special AwardKim Cheol-seokWon
Asia-Pacific Film FestivalBest ActressChang Mi-heeWon
Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsTechnical Award-EditingYeo Dong-chinWon

Bibliography

English

  • "DEATH SONG". [The Complete Index to World Film]. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  • "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.

Korean

Television series

In 2018, a 3-episode drama titled The Hymn of Death based on the film was produced by SBS.[5]

Notes

  1. Infobox data from "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  2. "Awards" (XLS). [koreanfilm.org]. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  3. 1 2 사의 찬미 (1991) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  4. Synopsis based on "Death song(Sa-ui chanmi)(1991)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  5. "Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun to appear in 'Hymn of Death'". Kpop Herald. November 2, 2018.
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