Eoudong () is a 1985 South Korean film starring Ahn Sung-ki and Lee Bo-hee. For her performance in the film, Lee Bo-hee won the best actress award at the Grand Bell Awards in 1986. The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Synopsis The film is set in Korea's Joseon dynasty, during the reign of King Seonngjong, when strict Confucianism forced women to follow the male-dominant society.
Reception Eoudong was a successful film both at the box office and with the critics. It eventually sold over 500,000 tickets, and critics praised the film for its cinematography and depiction of the historical time period.
Cast Lee Bo-hee as Uhwudong Ahn Sung-ki as Galmae Kim Myung-gon as Chungha Park Won-sook as Hyangji Shin Chaong-shik as Yun Phil-sang Kim Ki-ju as PArk Yun-chang Moon Tai-sun as Jeong Chang-son Kim Seong-chan Kim Ha-rim Yun Sun-hong as Seongjong of Joseon
See also List of submissions to the 58th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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