The Blazing Sun

땡볕

Chun-ho and his wife Sun-hie wander Korea in search of a way to make a living under Japanese colonial occupation. They settle in a mining village where Sun-hie is forced to put up with her husband's gambling and beatings. Eventually he forces her to go to a loanshark so he can get enough money to run away with a prostitute.

Director

Hah Myung-joong

Screenplay

Na Han-bong

Screenplay

Lee Young-il

Status

Released

Release date

01/08/1985

Original language

Korean