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Blue Swallow is a 2005 South Korean film based on the true story of Park Kyung-won, an early Korean female pilot.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The film became controversial when Park's alleged pro-Japanese activities came to light. It was also found that she was not, as the filmmakers had thought, the first female pilot from Korea; this distinction in fact belonged to Kwon Ki-ok of the Republic of China Air Force.[7] Despite excellent reviews and Park's biographer pointing out factual errors in these accusations, it resulted in the under-performance of Blue Swallow at the box office.[8][9]
| Blue Swallow | |
|---|---|
 Blue Swallow promotional film poster. | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 청연 |
| Hanja | 靑燕 |
| Revised Romanization | Cheongyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏngyŏn |
| Directed by | Yoon Jong-chan |
| Written by | Yoon Jong-chan Lee In-hwa |
| Based on | Life of Park Kyung-won |
| Produced by | Kim Jae-young Yang Guk-seok |
| Starring | Jang Jin-young Kim Joo-hyuk |
| Cinematography | Yoon Hong-sik |
| Edited by | Hahm Sung-won Kim Hyeong-ju |
| Music by | Michael Staudacher |
| Distributed by | Korea Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean Japanese |
| Budget | ₩9.5 billion |
| Box office | US$3,054,367 |
Cast
edit- Jang Jin-young ... Park Kyung-won
- Kim Joo-hyuk ... Han Ji-hyeok
- Yu Min ... Masako Kibe
- Han Ji-min ... Lee Jeong-hee
- Tōru Nakamura ... Flight instructor
- Takeo Nakahara ... Foreign Minister
- Kim Tae-hyun ... Kang Se-gi
- Ko Joo-yeon ... Park Kyung-won as a child
- Kim Gi-cheon
Awards and nominations
edit- Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
- Best Music: Michael Staudacher
- Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
- Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
- Nominated - Best New Actress: Han Ji-min
- Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
- Nominated - Best Lighting: Choi Seok-jae
- Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
- Nominated - Best Costume Design: Kwon Yu-jin
- Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong
2006 Korean Film Awards
- Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
- Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
- Nominated - Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
- Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong
2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
- Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
- Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
References
edit- ^ Joo, Jeong-wan (28 December 2005). "Blue swallow set to soar onto screen". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ Koh, Mi-seok (29 December 2005). "Flying in Pursuit of Her Dreams". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "Yoon Jong-Chan Talks 청연 (Blue Swallow)". Twitch Film. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "Christmas Season Preview - Part 1: Yoon Jong-Chan's 청연 (Blue Swallow)". Twitch Film. 23 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "K-Film Reviews: 청연 (Blue Swallow) Limited Edition - Part 2". Twitch Film. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "K-Film Reviews: 청연 (Blue Swallow)". Twitch Film. 4 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ Kim, Tae-jong (22 December 2005). "Blue Swallow Faces Turbulence". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "청연 (Blue Swallow) Press Screening Report". Twitch Film. 22 December 2005. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ Kim, Kyu-hyun. "Blue Swallow". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "Blue Swallow - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
External links
edit- Blue Swallow at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Blue Swallow at IMDb
- Blue Swallow at HanCinema