Horror ·Drama · South Korea · 1972 · 1h 50m

Insect Woman

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Director

Cast

Youn Yuh-jung as Myung-ja Nam Koong Won as Kim Dong-sik Jeon Gye-hyeon as Jeong-suk Park Jeong-ja as Madam Sa Mi-ja as Hostess Lee Dae-geun as

Crew

Jung Il-sung — Director of Photography Hyeon Dong-chun — Editor Sang-gi Han — Original Music Composer Kim Ki-young — Writer Kim Seung-ok — Writer Han Jin-seob — Producer

Synopsis

A schoolgirl goes from braids to bouffant when her mother makes her a bar hostess/prostitute. She cures impotence for Professor Lee and becomes his concubine. His entrepreneurial wife is initially shocked but soon accepts the arrangement and even gives the girl an allowance.

Mood & Themes

housemaid

Key Collaborators

Kim Ki-young Director Jung Il-sung Director of Photography Hyeon Dong-chun Editor Sang-gi Han Original Music Composer Kim Ki-young Writer Kim Seung-ok Writer Han Jin-seob Producer

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