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Iodo (film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
|name = Iodo
|image = Iodo (film).jpg
|caption = Theatrical poster
|native_name =
|director = Kim Ki-young
|producer = Lee Woo-seok
|writer = Ha Yoo-sang
|based_on =
|starring = Lee Hwa-si
Kim Jeong-cheol
Park Jeong-ja
Park Ahm
|music = Han Sang-ki
|cinematography = Jeong Il-seong
|editing = Hyeon Dong-choon
|studio = DongAh Exports Co. Ltd.
|released =
|runtime = 110 minutes
|country = South Korea
|language = Korean
}}
'Iodo' (), also called 'Io Island', is a 1977 South Korean mystery film directed by Kim Ki-young, and based on the 1974 novel of the same title by Lee Cheong-jun. The title of the movie comes from the real-life island of Ieodo, which also inspired several plot elements of the film. It was shown at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
When a man from an island ruled by women disappears, the man suspected of killing him investigates his past.
Cast
*Lee Hwa-si as Sohn Min-ja (The barmaid)
*Choi Yun-seok as Cheon Nam-seok
*Kim Chung-chul as Sun Wu-hyun
*Park Jung-ja as the shaman
*Park Am as the editor-in-chief of Jeju Ilbo, a fictional newspaper
*Kwon Mi-Hae as Park Yeo-in
*Yeo Po
*Ko Sang-mi
*Lee Joung-ae
*Son Young-soon
Release
In February 2012, Taewon Entertainment, in partnership with the Korean Film Archive, had released the film on DVD.
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