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'''''Empress Chung''''' (Korean: ''왕후심청'') is a 2005 animated feature film, produced in both North and South Korea and directed by Nelson Shin.
'''''Empress Chung''''' (Korean: ''왕후심청'') is a 2005 animated feature film, produced in both North and South Korea and directed by Nelson Shin, and based on a famous Korean folk tale about a daughter who sacrifices herself to restore her blind father's eyesight. It became the first film to have been released simultaneously in both North and South Korea and was featured at the 2004 Annecy International Animation Festival, it was also recognized with several awards in Korea.


==Synopsis==
==Disappearance==
The movie is based on a famous Korean folk tale about a daughter who sacrifices herself to restore her blind father's eyesight.
''Empress Chung'' simply vanished with no home release was ever produced. The only things related to the movie found online is the trailer, sound test animation, some screenshots<ref>[https://kmdb.or.kr/db/kor/detail/movie/K/06627/ Korean database entry on ''Empress Chung''.] Retrieved 06 Oct '19</ref> and a collection of children's books.<ref>[https://aladin.co.kr/search/wsearchresult.aspx?SearchTarget=All&KeyWord=%BF%D5%C8%C4+%BD%C9%C3%BB&KeyRecentPublish=0&OutStock=0&ViewType=Detail&CustReviewCount=0&CustReviewRank=0&KeyFullWord=%BF%D5%C8%C4+%BD%C9%C3%BB&KeyLastWord=%BF%D5%C8%C4+%BD%C9%C3%BB&CategorySearch=&chkKeyTitle=&chkKeyAuthor=&chkKeyPublisher=&chkKeyTag=&chkKeyTrack= Link to a site selling children's books based on ''Empress Chung''.] Retrieved 06 Oct '19</ref>


==Production==
There has also been evidence suggesting despite not being released on DVD internationally or in South Korea, that it was released in North Korea because Johannes Schönherr has mentioned Empress Chung when talking about his latest North Korean DVD acquiring, however without more evidence it can neither be confirmed nor disconfirmed whether North Korean DVD release is real.<ref>[https://northkoreanfilms.com/2012/03/08/north-korea-animation/ North Korean film's page on North Korea animated films containing a section on ''Empress Chung''.] Retrieved 07 Oct '19</ref>
As a personal project, Shin spent eight years getting the project off the ground, including three and a half years of pre-production. The film was co-produced in North Korea by the Chosun April 26th Children Film Studio (also known as SEK), and the score was also recorded in the North by the Pyongyang Film and Broadcasting Orchestra. In a move unusual for the Korean film industry, the character voices were recorded in both the South and the North due to differences in dialect. For the definitive international release version, the South Korean dub is the one used.


==Release & Disappearance==
Another thing worth noting is that the movie does have a page on FilmDoo which does allow users to vote if they want to see the movie available on the platform.<ref>[https://filmdoo.com/films/empress-chung/ FilmDoo page on ''Empress Chung''.] Retrieved 06 Oct '19</ref>
On August 12th, 2005, ''Empress Chung'' became the first film to have been released simultaneously in both North and South Korea. The film was featured at the 2004 Annecy International Animation Festival, and was also recognized with several awards in Korea.
 
The film grossed US $140,000 on its opening weekend against a US $6.5 million budget, continuing a trend of under-performing animated features made for the Korean market.
 
Since then, the film simply vanished and no home release was ever produced. Nowadays, the only things related to the movie that is online is the trailer, sound test animation, some screenshotes<ref>[https://www.kmdb.or.kr/db/kor/detail/movie/K/06627/own/image= ''Empress Chung'' Korean database.] Retrieved 06 Oct '19</ref> and a collection of children's books.<ref>[https://www.aladin.co.kr/search/wsearchresult.aspx?SearchTarget=All&KeyWord=%BF%D5%C8%C4+%BD%C9%C3%BB&KeyRecentPublish=0&OutStock=0&ViewType=Detail&CustReviewCount=0&CustReviewRank=0&KeyFullWord=%BF%D5%C8%C4+%BD%C9%C3%BB&KeyLastWord=%BF%D5%C8%C4+%BD%C9%C3%BB&CategorySearch=&chkKeyTitle=&chkKeyAuthor=&chkKeyPublisher=&chkKeyTag=&chkKeyTrack= Link to a site selling children's books based on ''Empress Chung''.] Retrieved 06 Oct '19</ref>
 
Surprisingly, KMDB does not even have this movie on VOD despite having even much older titles such as A Story of Hong Gil-dong from 1967 which was considered lost for many years which raises a question was this movie purposely never released anywhere due to political tensions between North and South Korea.
 
Another thing worth noting is that the movie does have a page on FilmDoo which does allow users to vote if they wanna see movie available on platform.<ref>[https://www.filmdoo.com/films/empress-chung/ FilmDoo page on ''Empress Chung''.] Retrieved 06 Oct '19</ref>


==Gallery==
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==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Chung]
*[https://imdb.com/title/tt0470745/]
*[http://empresschung.com/]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:37, 31 August 2023

Empress-chung-11317.jpg

The film's theatrical poster.

Status: Partially Found

Empress Chung (Korean: 왕후심청) is a 2005 animated feature film, produced in both North and South Korea and directed by Nelson Shin, and based on a famous Korean folk tale about a daughter who sacrifices herself to restore her blind father's eyesight. It became the first film to have been released simultaneously in both North and South Korea and was featured at the 2004 Annecy International Animation Festival, it was also recognized with several awards in Korea.

Disappearance

Empress Chung simply vanished with no home release was ever produced. The only things related to the movie found online is the trailer, sound test animation, some screenshots[1] and a collection of children's books.[2]

There has also been evidence suggesting despite not being released on DVD internationally or in South Korea, that it was released in North Korea because Johannes Schönherr has mentioned Empress Chung when talking about his latest North Korean DVD acquiring, however without more evidence it can neither be confirmed nor disconfirmed whether North Korean DVD release is real.[3]

Another thing worth noting is that the movie does have a page on FilmDoo which does allow users to vote if they want to see the movie available on the platform.[4]

Gallery

Stills

Footage

The trailer for the film.

The sound test animation.

news.

More film footage.

interview with footage.

more news with footage.

Videos

All Things Lost's video on the subject.

External Links

References