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Janyeo-mok

IMDb ID: tt0304228 · Year: 1985 · Rating: 5.5 (14 votes)

Genres: Drama

The matriarch of a highly respected family orders one of her daughter-in-laws to kill herself unless she can produce a child within a year.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Hanging Tree
Canada: Hanging Tree (English)
United Kingdom: Hanging Tree
Ireland: Hanging Tree (English)
India: Hanging Tree (English)
New Zealand: Hanging Tree (English)
United States: Hanging Tree
World-wide: Hanging Tree (English)
South Africa: Hanging Tree (English)
Turkey: Asılma Ağacı (Turkish, Alternative Title)
South Korea: Janyeo-mok
South Korea: Janyeomog (alternative spelling)
Canada: Tree of Adultery (English, Festival Title)
Janyeo-mokRelease Date1985-03-01Runtime125 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsSouth KoreaLanguagesKoreanKeywordschild
family relationshipsProduction CompaniesWoo-jin FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304228/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0304228.jpgUpdated At2025-06-17T21:09:30

Stars

Won Mi-kyung
Yong-sun Kim
Park Jeong-ja
Jeon Moo-song
Seong-min Hong

Directors

Jung Jin-woo

Writers

Sang-hak Chi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Won Mi-kyung | Character: Actress
Actor: Yong-sun Kim | Character: Actress
Actor: Park Jeong-ja | Character: Actress
Actor: Jeon Moo-song | Character: Actor
Actor: Seong-min Hong | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Jung Jin-woo | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Sang-hak Chi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jung Jin-woo | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Sang-gi Han | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Seong-chun Lee | Role: Cinematographer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Yong-woo Dou | Role: Art Director

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304228/videogallery/

Release Schedule

South Korea: March 1, 1985
Italy: August 1985 (Venice Film Festival)
Canada: September 10, 1985 (Toronto International Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 1985 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Korean Association of Film Critics Award | Best Director | Jung Jin-woo, Hanging Tree
Winner | 1984 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Supporting Actress | Park Jeong-ja, Hanging Tree
Winner | 1984 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Director | Jung Jin-woo, Hanging Tree
Winner | 1984 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Film | Hanging Tree

Box Office

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