The General in Red Robes

The General in Red Robes (Korean: 홍의 장군) is a 1973 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.^[2][3][1]

The General in Red Robes
Theatrical film poster
Hangul	홍의 장군
Hanja	紅의 將軍
RR	Hongui janggun
MR	Hongŭi changgun
Directed by	Lee Doo-yong[1]
Written by	Moon Sang-hun Lee Doo-yong
Produced by	Kwak Jeong-hwan
Starring	Hwang Hae Ko Eun-ah
Cinematography	Son Hyeon-chae
Edited by	Ree Kyoung-ja
Music by	Hwang Mun-pyeong
Distributed by	Hap Dong Films Co., Ltd.
Release date	October 13, 1973 (1973-10-13)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

In this historical drama set during the Imjin War, Kwak Jae-Wu leads an army against the Japanese invaders. Once he and his soldiers have helped defeat the Japanese, Kwak refuses a government post as reward from the Royal Court, and chooses instead to live the rest of his life in Bipa Mountain.^[1]

Cast

• Hwang Hae^[1]
• Ko Eun-ah
• Do Kum-bong
• Lee Kang-jo
• Kim Young-in
• An Gil-won
• Han Tae-il
• Yu Il-su
• Kim Mu-yeong
• Cheon Bong-hak
• Shin Goo

Bibliography

• "Hong-ui jang-gun". The Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
• 홍의 장군. Cine21 (in Korean).