Muhwagwa

Muhwagwa
Jeon Choon-woo and Yun Bong-Choon in Muhwagwa (1935)
Hangul	무화과
Hanja	無花果
RR	Muhwagwa
MR	Muhwakwa
Directed by	Na Woon-gyu
Produced by	Hyeon Seong-wan
Written by	Yun Geum-kwan
Starring	Yun Bong-Choon Jeon Choon-woo Hyeon Bang-ran Lee Bok-bun
Cinematography	Son Yong-jin
Editing by	Na Woon-gyu
Distributed by	Chosun Kinema
Release date(s)	June 30, 1935
Language	Korean
Budget	2,000 won

Muhwagwa (무화과, Fig Tree) is a 1935 Korean film directed by Na Woon-gyu. It premiered at the Woomikwan theater.

Plot summary

This film is a melodrama in which Yun Bong-Choon stars as a violinist in love with a dancer played by Jeon Choon-woo. Their relationship is ruined by the interference of a rich man, played by Lee Bok-bun.

References

• "A fig tree (Muhwagwa)" (in English). The Korean Film Archive (KOFA). http://www.koreafilm.org/english/db_detail_eng.asp?p_dataid=00107. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
• Kim, Kab-ui (2001). Chunsa Na Un-gyu chonjip: ku saengae wa yesul (춘사나운규전집: 그생애와예술). Seoul: Chimmundang. ISBN 89-303-0877-5.  [1]

External links

• Images from Muhwagwa at The Korean Film Archive (KOFA)

See also

• Korea under Japanese rule
• List of Korean language films
• Cinema of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics