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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox film

| name = Potato

| image = File:Potato_poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster for

| director = Byun Jang-ho

| producer = Byun Jang-ho

| writer = Kim Ha-rim
Na Han-bong
Hong Jong-won
Lee Hee-woo

| starring = Kang Soo-yeon
Kim In-moon

| music = Lee Cheol-hyeok

| cinematography = Jung Il-sung

| editing = Park Soon-duk

| distributor = Dae Jong Films Co., Ltd

| released =

| runtime =

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross =

| native_name =

}}

'Potato' is a 1987 South Korean remake of a 1967 film with the same name, and the second adaptation of Kim Dong-in's short novel.

Plot



Bok-nyeo is forced to marry a widower who is older than she is. After the marriage, she goes to work at a salt farm, where she is raped by her boss. Bok-nyeo decides to make money by changing her lifestyle. Later, she falls in love with a Chinese herbalist in Korea, Mr. Wang. Bok-nyeo becomes jealous when Mr. Wang gets married. She tries to kill Wang, but Mr. Wang kills Bok-nyeo and hides her body.

Cast



*Kang Soo-yeon as Bok-nyeo

*Kim In-moon

*Lee Dae-keun as Mr. Wang

*Kim Hyeong-ja as Durene

*Choe In-suk

*Cho Ju-mi

References




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