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Barefooted Youth

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Barefooted Youth
Poster to Barefooted Youth
Hangul
Hanja
맨발의 青春
Revised RomanizationMaenbarui cheongchun
McCune–ReischauerMaenbarŭi ch'ŏngch'un
Directed byKim Ki-duk[1]
Written bySeo Yun-seong
Produced byCha Tae-jin
StarringShin Seong-il
Um Aing-ran
CinematographyByeon In-jib
Edited byGo Yeong-nam
Music byLee Bong-jo
Distributed byKeuk Dong Entertainment
Release date
  • February 28, 1964 (1964-02-28)
Running time
116 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Barefooted Youth (Korean맨발의 청춘) is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk. It is one of the best-known examples of the "adolescent film" genre that was popular in South Korea during the 1960s.[2] In 1997, it was adapted as a television series starring Bae Yong-joon and Ko So-young.

Synopsis

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A good-hearted young gangster falls in love with a diplomat's daughter. When their romance is opposed by her mother, they commit suicide together.[3]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Infobox data from "The Barefooted Young ( Maenbal-ui Cheongchun )(1964)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2007-12-21. and Maenbaleui cheongchun (1964) at IMDb
  2. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Barefooted Youth (1964)". [www.koreanfilm.org]. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  3. ^ Synopsis from "The Barefooted Young ( Maenbal-ui Cheongchun )(1964)". KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2007-12-21.

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