Women's Gukgeuk: Enduring on the Edge of Time
Women's Gukgeuk: Enduring on the Edge of Time
The film follows not only the past of women’s gukgeuk but also the activities and performances of young actors taking the stage today. Through the testimonies of those carrying it on despite small audiences and financial difficulties, it documents an art form that seems on the verge of disappearing yet continues.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-centered
A documentary that directly records the activities and testimonies of actual women’s gukgeuk performers, including first-generation performer Cho Young-sook and third-generation performers Park Su-bin and Hwang Ji-young.
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11 recordsThis is a Korean documentary directed by Yoo Su-yeon.
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- 여성국극 끊어질듯 이어지고 사라질듯 영원하다씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
It was released on March 19, 2025.
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- Cine21 and distributor materials confirm this.
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- 여성국극 끊어질듯 이어지고 사라질듯 영원하다씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
According to Cine21, the runtime is 104 minutes.
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- 여성국극 끊어질듯 이어지고 사라질듯 영원하다씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Cho Young-sook is a first-generation women’s gukgeuk performer who appears as herself.
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- Yonhap News and Cine21 confirm this.
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- 조영숙 명인 여성국극 문화유산연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
- 여성국극 끊어질듯 이어지고 사라질듯 영원하다씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Park Su-bin and Hwang Ji-young are third-generation women’s gukgeuk performers, and the film shows their actual activities.
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- The official synopsis and the director’s interview confirm this.
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- 여성국극 단체관람시네마달 · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 젊은 여성국극 배우들 빚져 가며 공연연합뉴스 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Women’s gukgeuk enjoyed great popularity in the 1950s and declined rapidly in the 1960s alongside the spread of film and television.
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- This historical trajectory is described consistently in the director’s interview and related research.
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- 젊은 여성국극 배우들 빚져 가며 공연연합뉴스 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
The film documents not only the history of women’s gukgeuk in the past but also the present-day reality of young performers carrying on the tradition.
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- Cine21’s synopsis explains the film with a focus on connections between generations.
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- 여성국극 끊어질듯 이어지고 사라질듯 영원하다씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The film documents the reality of young women’s gukgeuk performers continuing to perform despite small audiences and financial difficulties.
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- Director Yoo Su-yeon explains this in detail in an interview.
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- 젊은 여성국극 배우들 빚져 가며 공연연합뉴스 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Cho Young-sook publicly emphasizes the need to preserve women’s gukgeuk.
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- Her remarks at a Yonhap News press conference confirm this.
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- 조영숙 명인 여성국극 문화유산연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
The production company is The Activist, and the distributor is Cinemadal.
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- 여성국극 끊어질듯 이어지고 사라질듯 영원하다씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Rather than centering on actors’ reenactments, this is an observational documentary that follows the activities, performances, and testimonies of actual women’s gukgeuk performers.
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- This is confirmed by interviews with the performers and the director.
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- 젊은 여성국극 배우들 빚져 가며 공연연합뉴스 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- 여성국극 단체관람시네마달 · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
박수빈
Historical personBased on a real personPark Su-bin →
조영숙
Historical personBased on a real personCho Young-sook →
황지영
Historical personBased on a real personHwang Ji-young →
Sources used
- 여성국극 끊어질듯 이어지고 사라질듯 영원하다씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 조영숙 명인 여성국극 문화유산연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
- 여성국극 단체관람시네마달 · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 젊은 여성국극 배우들 빚져 가며 공연연합뉴스 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →