Why a Cuckoo Cries

Why a Cuckoo Cries

103 mins | Drama, Horror | July 28, 1967

The only son of a government official Yun loves Ok-hwa, the daughter of former gisaeng Gye-seon. But his father doesn't feel good about having a daughter of a former gisaeng as his daughter-in-law. He matches him instead with the only daughter of another official. Soon, Ok-hwa dies of lovesickness missing Yun so much. The ghost of her appears to Yun, who betrayed her and married another woman, to make him repent for his fault.

Why a Cuckoo Cries

103 mins | Drama, Horror | July 28, 1967

Why a Cuckoo Cries
The only son of a government official Yun loves Ok-hwa, the daughter of former gisaeng Gye-seon. But his father doesn't feel good about having a daughter of a former gisaeng as his daughter-in-law. He matches him instead with the only daughter of another official. Soon, Ok-hwa dies of lovesickness missing Yun so much. The ghost of her appears to Yun, who betrayed her and married another woman, to make him repent for his fault.
Producers
Original title 두견새 우는 사연
Directors Lee Kyu-woong
Writers Lim Hee-jae