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The Wedding Day
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The Wedding Day

1956-11-27 · 79 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Drama · History

Master Maeng is very proud that an influential family will soon be his esteemed in-laws when his loving daughter, Mi-yeon, marries their son. A few days before the wedding Maeng hears a rumor that his future son-in-law has a cripple leg. Regretting that he can't give his lovely daughter to a cripple, he decides to marry his maid to him instead. Unexpectedly the future son-in-law shows up at the wedding hall and he is not a cripple, but a healthy and handsome youth. Feeling embarrassed, there is no way but to wed the maid to him. The Wedding Day is a recreation of A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng, a comical play by Oh Yeong Jin. The first Korean film to win an international film award, the Best Comedy Award at the 1957 edition of the Asian Film Festival (now Asia Pacific Film Festival).

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Directors
Lee Byung-il
Production companies
Dong-ah Motion Picture
Countries
South Korea
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kim Seung-hoKim Seung-hoMaeng Jin-sa
Jo Mi-ryeongJo Mi-ryeongIp-bun
Kim Yu-HeeKim Yu-HeeGap-bun
Hyeon ChoiHyeon ChoiMi-eon
Ha Ji-manHa Ji-manPark Cham-bong
Seo Wol-yeongSeo Wol-yeongMaeng Hyo-won
Hwang NamHwang NamSam-dol
Seok Geum-seongSeok Geum-seongMadam Maeng
Hae-cheon SongBlind old man
Jeong MinJeong MinKim Myung-jung
Ju Seon-taeJu Seon-tae
Kim Chil-seongKim Chil-seongMill owner
Kim Jeong-okKim Jeong-okNurse
Lee Il-seonLee Il-seon
Byeon Gi-jongByeon Gi-jongMaeng Jinsa's relative A
Choi Nam-hyunChoi Nam-hyunMaeng Jinsa's relative B
Yim Woon-hakYim Woon-hakMaeng Jinsa's relative C
Jeong CheolJeong Cheol
Cheol GangYouth
Na Ok-ju

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