Wild Ginseng

★★★★★

Original title: Shimbwatda

“Wild Ginseng”

1979

Directed by Chung Jin-woo · South Korea · Contemporary Asian Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Lee Dae-kun Yu Ji-in Hae Hwang Bong Choi

Credits

Written by: Eun-seong Lee
Cinematography: Jeong-min Seo
Music: Seok-hie Kang
Editing: Hui-su Kim
Produced by: Jung Jin-woo

Plot

Wild Ginseng is a 1979 South Korean drama directed by Chung Jin-woo.

Sinekatalog’s take

A South Korean drama by Chung Jin-woo with no real plot documentation, and a notably poor reputation among its few viewers. Without more to go on, it is best left to completists of late-seventies Korean cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Awards

• Grand Bell Awards 1979: Best Director — Jung Jin-woo

Ratings

IMDb: 2.7 / 10 (11 votes)
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