Adultery Tree

1985 film

Adultery Tree
Theatrical poster for Adultery Tree (1985)

Korean name
Hangul	자녀목
Hanja	恣女木
Revised Romanization	Janyeomok
McCune–Reischauer	Chanyŏmok

Directed by	Jung Jin-woo
Written by	Chi Sang-hak
Produced by	Jung Jin-woo
Starring	Won Mi-kyung
Cinematography	Lee Seong-chun
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Music by	Han Sang-ki
Distributed by	Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd.
Release date	March 1, 1985 (1985-03-01)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Adultery Tree (Korean: 자녀목; RR: Janyeomok) is a 1985 South Korean film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

In this historical drama, the matriarch of an aristocratic family makes the lady Yeon-ji's life miserable due to her inability to bear children. The matriarch brings a surrogate mother into the family, and orders Yeon-ji to kill herself. Yeon-ji hangs herself at the hanging tree used for women who have engaged in adultery.

Cast

Won Mi-kyung
Kim Yong-seon
Park Jung-ja
Kim Hee-ra
Jeon Moo-song
Choe Byeong-geun
Hong Seong-min
Lim Hae-lim
Choe Jae-ho
Park Jong-sel

References

^ Lee Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Translated by Richard Lynn Greever. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
^ "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-25.

External links

Hanging Tree at the Korean Movie Database
Janyeo-mok at IMDb
"JANYEO-MOK". www.citwf.com. The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
"JANYOMOK (second entry)". www.citwf.com. The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
자녀목 (in Korean). Cine21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-19.