Sorrow Even Up in Heaven

Sorrow Even Up in Heaven (Korean: 저 하늘에도 슬픔이) aka Sorrow in the Heavens is a 1965 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony. Actor Kim Yong-yeon was given a special award for his performance in the film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.^[2][3]

Sorrow Even Up in Heaven
Theatrical poster for Sorrow Even Up in Heaven (1965)
Hangul	저 하늘에도 슬픔이
Revised Romanization	Jeo haneuredo seulpeumi
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏ hanŭredo sŭlp'ŭmi
Directed by	Kim Soo-yong[1]
Written by	Shin Bong-Seung
Produced by	Shin Sang-ok
Starring	Shin Young-kyun
Cinematography	Chun Jo-myuong
Edited by	Yu Jae-won
Music by	Jeong Yoon-joo
Distributed by	Shin Films Co., Ltd.
Release date	May 5, 1965 (1965-05-05)
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Synopsis

This family melodrama tells the story of Lee Yun-bok, a fourth-grader in a poor family. Unable to tolerate his father's gambling and cruelty, his mother leaves home. Yun-bok helps support the family by shining shoes, and keeps a journal. When his journal is made public in school, Yun-bok's father repents of his bad behavior, and his mother returns home.^[4]

Cast

• Shin Young-kyun^[4]
• Kim Cheon-man
• Ju Jeung-ryu
• Kim Yong-yeon
• Choe Nan-gyeong
• Hwang Jung-seun
• Kim Sin-jae
• Jo Mi-ryeong
• Jang Min-ho
• Kang Kye-shik

Bibliography

English

• "JEO HANEULEDO SEULPEUMI". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
• "JEO HANEULEDO SEULPEUMI (second entry)". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
• Jeo haneuledo seulpeumi (1965) at IMDb
• "Sorrow Even Up in Heaven ( Jeo Haneul-edo Seulpeum...(1965)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-07-20.

Korean

• 저 하늘에도 슬픔이 (in Korean). Cine21. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
• 저 하늘에도 슬픔이 (1965) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-07-20.