As I have mentioned before, the "Chunhyangjeon" is one of Korea s most iconic epic stories, and has been adapted more than a dozen times on cinema. Shin Sang-ok s version was one of the first films in color cinemascope in Korean cinema, along with Hong Seong-ki s version of the same story, which also screened the same year, Seong Chun-hyang, Choi Eun-hee, Do Kum-bong, Han Eun-jin, Heo Jang-kang, Hong Seong-ki, Kim Jin-kyu, Lee Hyung-pyo, Lee Ye-chun, Shin Sang-ok
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The Chunhyangjeon is one of Korea s most iconic stories. Although its author and date of composition are unknown, it most likely originated as a work of pansori (probably from Chunhyangga ,the most famous pansori), a form of musical storytelling involving song and percussion, and was later adapted into prose during the reign of either King Sukjong (r. 1674–1720) or King Yeongjo (r. 1724–1776). Considering the importance of the source material, it is not surprise that it has been adapted more than a dozen times (16 probably) on cinema, with this, 1961 version by
Shin Sang-ok s own adaptation of the same story, which was screened at the same time.