Characters & Themes
Water Lady (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1979 · 117 mins · Korean
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- Directed by
- Kim Ki-young
- Starring
- Kim Ja-ok, Lee Hwa-si, Lee Il-woong, Kim Jung-chul
Jin‑seok returns from the Vietnam War injured and marries Sun‑ok, but debts spark constant arguments. Determined, Sun‑ok brings bamboo from her family’s farm and builds a bamboo‑ware business despite her stutter, which her son also inherits, sending him to a special school. Meanwhile, Jin‑seok falls for Chu‑wol and abuses Sun‑ok, deepening the family’s crisis.
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