Blue Swallow (film)
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
- Tōru 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
- 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
- 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
- Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
- Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik