Goryeojang backdrop

Goryeojang 1963 Directed by Kim Ki-young 고려장

Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one's parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. In the ancient kingdom of Goryeo, now modern Korea, a nobleman defies this tradition when he refuses to leave his mother to starve to death.

Production Country South Korea
Language Korean
Spoken Language Korean
Gnere Drama
Production Company Korea Art Films
Release Date 15 March 1963
110 mins