Why the Cuckoo Cries

Why the Cuckoo Cries (Korean: 두견새 우는 사연) is a 1967 South Korean film directed by Lee Kyu-woong.

Why the Cuckoo Cries
Theatrical poster for Why the Cuckoo Cries (1967)
Hangul	두견새 우는 사연
Hanja	杜鵑새 우는 事緣
Revised Romanization	Dugyeonsae uneun sayeon
McCune–Reischauer	Tugyŏnsae unŭn sayŏn
Directed by	Lee Kyu-woong
Written by	Lim Hee-jae
Produced by	Kim Hyeong-geun
Starring	Kim Ji-mee
Cinematography	Yang Yeong-gil
Edited by	Jang Hyeon-su
Music by	Jeon Jong-kun
Distributed by	Dae Yang Films Co., Ltd.
Release date	July 28, 1967 (1967-07-28)
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Synopsis

A horror melodrama about the daughter of a kisaeng who dies of a broken heart after her boyfriend's father rejects their marriage. The woman's ghost appears to haunt the boyfriend after he marries another woman.

Cast

• Kim Ji-mee
• Shin Seong-il
• Hwang Jung-sun
• Do Kum-bong
• Kim Hyo-jin
• Lee Nak-hoon
• Han Eun-jin
• Jeong Min
• Joo Sun-tae
• Gang Mi-ae
• Ahn In-sook

Bibliography

• "Daum" 두견새 우는 사연 (in Korean). [www.daum.net]. Retrieved 2009-05-01.

External links

• Why a Cuckoo Cries at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Dugyeonsae uneun sayeon (1967) at IMDb