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{{Infobox film

|name = Oyster Village

|image = Oyster Village.jpg

|caption = Theatrical poster

|native_name =

|director = Jung Jin-woo

|producer = Jung Jin-woo

|writer = Moon Yang-hoon
Na Yeon-sook
Na Bong-han

|based_on =

|starring = Yoon Jeong-hee

|music = Han Sang-ki

|cinematography = Park Seung-bae

|editing = Kim Hee-soo

|distributor = Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd.

|released =

|runtime = 96 minutes

|country = South Korea

|language = Korean

}}

'Oyster Village' (; 'Seokhwachon') is a 1972 South Korean drama film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Plot



In an island village that makes its living from oyster fishing, the villagers believe that a dead person's soul cannot go to heaven until another person has died. After Byol-Rye's father drowns, her mother kills herself. Byol-Rye then marries a sickly man on the condition that his father helps Byol-Rye's mother go to heaven. Based on a novel.

Cast



*Yoon Jeong-hee

*Kim Hee-ra

*Yoon Il-bong

*Yoon In-Ja

*Kim Sin-jae

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