The Blazing Sun
4.6
Chun-ho and his wife Sun-hie wander Korea in search of a way to make a living under Japanese colonial occupation. They settle in a mining village where Sun-hie is forced to put up with her husband's gambling and beatings. Eventually he forces her to go to a loanshark so he can get enough money to run away with a prostitute.
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Hah Myung-joong
Chun-ho
Also in
The Last Witness
Madame Aema
Cho Yong-won
Sun-hie
Also in
All Tomorrow's Parties
Autumn At Nineteen
Lee Hye-young
Hyang-sim
Known for
Boys Over Flowers
Lawless Lawyer
Park Jong-sel
Pan-chul
Also in
Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil 4: Hong Kong Granny Ghost
The Deaf Worker
Choi Joo-bong
Mong-tae
Also in
Paradise Murdered
When It's At Night
Hah Myung-joong Director · Na Han-bong Writer Lee Young-il Writer
United States release November 10, 1985 · Production Hwacheon Trading · Original title 땡볕
Production
Hwacheon Films
Production
Hwacheon Trading
Production
Languages
Original title
땡볕
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Germany · February 16, 1985
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
South Korea · August 1, 1985
Theatrical
United States · November 10, 1985
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
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