Synopsis

College student, Young-jin is involved in the independence movement with comrades who shared his vision for agricultural enlightenment when he falls in love with a powerful pro-Japanese leader’s daughter, Ji-suk. The couple attempts to elope to Shanghai when the March 1st independence movement breaks out only to be arrested by Ji-suk’s Japanese fiancé, Suki whose marriage arrangements were forced upon her by her brother, Hak-su. Torture pushes Young-jin over the edge, but he regains consciousness and kills Oh Ki-ho who tries to rape Young-jin’s sister, Young-hee after being rejected of a marriage proposal. Bound in ropes, Young-jin recites the Declaration of Independence as he is taken to the hills of Arirang. This film is a 1974 remake of Na Un-gyu’s classic directed by Lim Won-shik who gives this version his own personal flair. Shin Seong-il and Huh Jang-gang both give a superb performance in this film.

Director

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  • Lim Won-sik
  • Born in 1935 in Pyeongsan, Hwanghae Province, Lim Won-sik’s directorial debut was *Cheongil Jeonjaenggwa Yeogeol Minbi* (1962), starring Kim Seung-ho and Choi Eun-hee. He made more historical and popular period films than contemporary ones, preferring dynamic action scenes as seen in films like *Millmyeong* (1968), *Hanggu 8beonji* (1969), and *Seogyange Tteonagada* (1969). He won the Grand Prize at the Daejong Film Awards for his debut film *Cheongil Jeonjaenggwa Yeogeol Minbi* and the Best Film Award at the Daejong Film Awards in 1976 for *Eomeoni* (Mother). In 2001, he received the Order of Culture Merit from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.