Governor Heo, worried over the plague that's sweeping the country, rebukes the Kus who make amulets to ward off evil. Heo castrates the husband when he makes superstitious claims and takes the wife as his mistress. Heo continues to be tormented by hallucinations and nightmares and begins to blame it on the Kus' curse. He kills the couple at their reunion and unable to ward off his bad karma, dies from leprosy.
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Lee Doo-yong Director · Yoon Sam-yook Writer
First release May 21, 1988 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 업
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Taehung Pictures
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South Korea
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Original title
업
Original language
Korean
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Korean
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South Korea · May 21, 1988
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