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Blue Swallow (film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Blue Swallow
| image = Blue Swallow film poster.jpg
| caption = 'Blue Swallow' promotional film poster.
| native_name =
| director = Yoon Jong-chan
| producer = Kim Jae-young
Yang Guk-seok
| writer = Yoon Jong-chan
Lee In-hwa
| based_on = Life of Park Kyung-won
| starring = Jang Jin-young
Kim Joo-hyuk
| music = Michael Staudacher
| cinematography = Yoon Hong-sik
| editing = Hahm Sung-won
Kim Hyeong-ju
| distributor = Korea Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 133 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
Japanese
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'Blue Swallow' is a 2005 South Korean film based on the true story of Park Kyung-won, an early Korean female pilot. The film became controversial when Park's alleged pro-Japanese activities came to light. It was also found that she was not, as the filmmakers had thought, the first female pilot from Korea; this distinction in fact belonged to Kwon Ki-ok of the Republic of China Air Force. Despite excellent reviews and Park's biographer pointing out factual errors in these accusations, it resulted in the under-performance of 'Blue Swallow' at the box office.
Cast
* Jang Jin-young ... Park Kyung-won
* Kim Joo-hyuk ... Han Ji-hyeok
* Yu Min ... Masako Kibe
* Han Ji-min ... Lee Jeong-hee
* Tru Nakamura ... Flight instructor
* Takeo Nakahara ... Foreign Minister
* Kim Tae-hyun ... Kang Se-gi
* Ko Joo-yeon ... Park Kyung-won as a child
* Kim Gi-cheon
Awards and nominations
2006 Baeksang Arts Awards
*Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
2006 Grand Bell Awards
*Best Music: Michael Staudacher
*Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
*Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
*Nominated - Best New Actress: Han Ji-min
*Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
*Nominated - Best Lighting: Choi Seok-jae
*Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
*Nominated - Best Costume Design: Kwon Yu-jin
*Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong
2006 Korean Film Awards
*Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
*Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
*Nominated - Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
*Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong
2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
*Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
*Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
References
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