- Empress Chung
Infobox Korean film
name = Empress Chung
caption = Theatrical poster
director =Nelson Shin
producer = Executive Producer:
Nelson Shin
Assistant Producers:
Yi Jin-eun
Kang Min-woo
writer = Screenplay:
Kim Jung-ha
Shin Jang-hyun
Yoo Kwang-hee
Kyong Seung-won
Kwon Young-sup
Story Adaptation:
Nelson Shin
starring =
music = Sung Dong-hwan
cinematography =
editing = Nelson Shin
distributor = KOAA Films
released = South Korea:
August 12, 2005
North Korea:
August 15, 2005
runtime = 93 min.
country =North Korea South Korea
language = Korean
budget =
website = http://www.empresschung.com/
kmdb_id = 06627
imdb_id = 0470745
hangul = 왕후 심청
rr = "Wanghu-simcheong""Empress Chung" (ko-hhrm|hangul=왕후 심청|rr=Wanghu-simcheong) is a 2005 North and
South Korea nanimated film directed byNelson Shin . As a personal project, Shin spent eight years getting the project off the ground, including three and a half years of pre-production. Most of theanimation work was done inNorth Korea by the Chosun April 26th Children Film Studio (also known as SEK), and the score was also recorded in the North by the Pyongyang Film and Broadcasting Orchestra. In a move unusual for the Korean film industry, the character voices were recorded in both the South and the North due to differences in dialect. For the definitive international release version, the South Korean dub is the one used. It was the first film to have been released simultaneously in both North and South Korea, on August 15, 2005. The film was featured at the 2004Annecy International Animation Festival , and was also recognised with several awards in Korea.The story is an epic adventure based on a famous Korean folk tale about a daughter who sacrifices herself to restore her blind father's eyesight.
External links
* [http://www.empresschung.com/ Official website]
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* [http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=06627 "Empress Chung"] at the Korean Movie Database
* [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Empress_Chung.php?ac=1 "Empress Chung"] at HanCinema
* [http://www.korea-is-one.org/article.php3?id_article=1856 ’Simpsons’ animator knocks on doors of N.K. with Korean folk tale]
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