Mist (1967 film)

Mist (Korean: 안개)^[1] is a 1967 black and white drama film directed by Kim Soo-yong about a businessman, Yun Gi-jun (Sung-il Shin), who married into wealth and lives in Seoul, travels back to Mujin, his hometown. He embarks on a love affair with the local music teacher Ha In-suk (Yoon Jeong-hee) and starts questioning his life choices.^[2][3][4][5]

Mist
Hangul	안개
Lit.	Fog
RR	Angae
MR	An'gae
Directed by	Kim Soo-yong
Written by	Kim Seung-ok
Produced by	Kim Tai-soo
Starring	Sung-il Shin Yoon Jeong-hee
Cinematography	Jang Seok-jun
Edited by	Yu Jae-won
Music by	Jeong Yoon-joo
Production company	Taechang Productions
Release date	18 October 1967 (1967-10-18) (South Korea)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

The film won Best Director award at the 14th Asia-Pacific Film Festival.^[2]

It was screened at the 28th Busan International Film Festival as part of 'Special screening' to honour late actress Yoon Jeong-hee on 6 October 2023.^[6][7]

Cast

• Shin Seong-il as Yun Gi-jun
• Yoon Jeong-hee as Ha In-suk
• Kim Jeong-cheol
• Lee Nak-hoon

Release

The film was selected at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival in 'Korean Cinema Retrospective' in 2017.^[2] It was also screened at the 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival in The "Flowers in Hell: The Golden Age of Korean Cinema" retrospective section in 2021.^[8]

Awards

• 1967 6th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Kim Soo-yong)
• 1968 11th Buil Film Awards: Best Director (Kim Soo-yong)