Adultery Tree

Adultery Tree
Adultery Tree
	Theatrical poster for Adultery Tree (1985)
Hangul	자녀목
Hanja	恣女木
RR	Janyeomok
MR	Chanyŏmok
Directed by	Jung Jin-woo
Written by	Chi Sang-hak
Produced by	Jung Jin-woo
Starring	Won Mi-kyung
Cinematography	Lee Seong-chun
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Music by	Han Sang-ki
Distributed by	Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd.
Release date	March 1, 1985;
Running time	125 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Adultery Tree (Korean: 자녀목; RR: Janyeomok) is a 1985 South Korean film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

In this historical drama, the matriarch of an aristocratic family makes the lady Yeon-ji's life miserable due to her inability to bear children. The matriarch brings a surrogate mother into the family, and orders Yeon-ji to kill herself. Yeon-ji hangs herself at the hanging tree used for women who have engaged in adultery.

Cast

Won Mi-kyung
Kim Yong-seon
Park Jung-ja
Kim Hee-ra
Jeon Moo-song
Choe Byeong-geun
Hong Seong-min
Lim Hae-lim
Choe Jae-ho
Park Jong-sel

References

^ Lee Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Translated by Richard Lynn Greever. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
^ "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-25.

External links

Hanging Tree at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Janyeo-mok at IMDb
"JANYEO-MOK". www.citwf.com. The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
"JANYOMOK (second entry)". www.citwf.com. The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
자녀목 (in Korean). Cine21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-19.

Preceded by Mulleya Mulleya	Grand Bell Awards for Best Film 1984	Succeeded by Mother

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[1] Lee Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Translated by Richard Lynn Greever. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.

[2] "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-25.

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v t e Grand Bell Award for Best Film
1960s	Prince Yeonsan (1962) The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (1963) Bloodline (1964) Deaf Sam-yong (1965) The Sea Village (1966) Coming Back (1967) Prince Daewon (1968)
1970s	Patriotic Martyr An Jung-gun (1972) The General in Red Robes (1973) The Land (1974) Flame (1975) Mother (1976) Diary of Korean-Japanese War (1977) Police Story (1978) The Hidden Hero (1979)
1980s	Son of Man (1980) Invited People (1981) Come Unto Down (1982) Mulleya Mulleya (1983) Adultery Tree (1984) Mother (1985) Pillar of Mist (1986) Diary of King Yeonsan (1987) Come Come Come Upward (1989)
1990s	All That Falls Has Wings (1990) Passion Portrait (1991) Fly High Run Far (1992) Seopyeonje (1993) The Story of Two Women (1994) The Eternal Empire (1995) Henequen (1996) The Contact (1997) Spring in My Hometown (1999)
2000s	Peppermint Candy (2000) Joint Security Area (2001) The Way Home (2002) Memories of Murder (2003) Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2004) Marathon (2005) The King and the Clown (2006) Family Ties (2007) The Chaser (2008) The Divine Weapon (2009)
2010s	Poetry (2010) The Front Line (2011) Masquerade (2012) The Face Reader (2013) The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) Ode to My Father (2015) Inside Men (2016) A Taxi Driver (2017) Burning (2018) Parasite (2019)
2020s	N/A (2020) N/A (2021) Decision to Leave (2022) Concrete Utopia (2023)

Adultery Tree
Theatrical poster for Adultery Tree (1985)

Hangul	자녀목
Hanja	恣女木
RR	Janyeomok
MR	Chanyŏmok

Directed by	Jung Jin-woo
Written by	Chi Sang-hak
Produced by	Jung Jin-woo
Starring	Won Mi-kyung
Cinematography	Lee Seong-chun
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Music by	Han Sang-ki
Distributed by	Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd.
Release date	March 1, 1985 (1985-03-01)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean