Iodo (film)

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Iodo
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Theatrical poster
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI-eodo
McCune–ReischauerI-ŏto
Directed byKim Ki-young[1]
Written byHa Yoo-sang
Based onIodo
by Lee Cheong-jun
Produced byLee Woo-seok
StarringLee Hwa-si
Kim Jeong-cheol
Park Jeong-ja
Park Ahm
CinematographyJeong Il-seong
Edited byHyeon Dong-choon
Music byHan Sang-ki
Production
company
DongAh Exports Co. Ltd.
Release date
  • October 4, 1977 (1977-10-04)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Iodo (이어도), also called Io Island, is a 1977 South Korean mystery film directed by Kim Ki-young, and based on the 1974 novel of the same title by Lee Cheong-jun. The title of the movie comes from the real-life island of Ieodo, which also inspired several plot elements of the film. It was shown at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Plot[]

When a man from an island ruled by women disappears, the man suspected of killing him investigates his past.[1]

Cast[]

  • Lee Hwa-si as Sohn Min-ja (The barmaid)[1]
  • Choi Yun-seok as Cheon Nam-seok
  • Kim Chung-chul as Sun Wu-hyun
  • Park Jung-ja as the shaman
  • Park Am as the editor-in-chief of Jeju Ilbo, a fictional newspaper
  • Kwon Mi-Hae as Park Yeo-in
  • Yeo Po
  • Ko Sang-mi
  • Lee Joung-ae
  • Son Young-soon

Release[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "I-eoh Island (I-eodo) (1977)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Iodo (1977)". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ Pais, Jon (2012-02-17). "Kim Ki-young (김기영) Collection". The Daejeon Chronicles. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

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