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Sarangbang sonnimgwa eomeoni

IMDb ID: tt0311750 · Year: 1961 · Rating: 6.9 (226 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Ok-hui lives with her grandmother, her mother and the maid. People refer to their house as the "Widow House" because all three adult women who live there are widows. One day, a teacher named Mr. Han moves into the house as a lodger.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Mother and a Guest
Canada: Mother and a Guest (English)
United Kingdom: Mother and a Guest
Ireland: Mother and a Guest (English)
India: Mother and a Guest (English)
New Zealand: Mother and a Guest (English)
United States: Mother and a Guest
World-wide: Mother and a Guest (English)
South Africa: Mother and a Guest (English)
Brazil: A Mãe e o Hospede
Portugal: A Minha Mãe e o Hóspede
Poland: Gosc mojej matki (Alternative Title)
Poland: Moja matka i jej przyjaciel
World-wide: My Mother and the Roomer (English, Alternative Title)
South Korea: Sarangbang sonnimgwa eomeoni
World-wide: Sarangbang sonnimgwa omony (Alternative Title)
World-wide: The Houseguest and My Mother (English, literal English title)
Soviet Union: Постоялец и моя мама (Russian)
Japan: 離れの客とお母さん (Japanese)
My Mother and the Roomer
Release Date1961-08-26Runtime103 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsSouth KoreaLanguagesKoreanKeywordsteacher
mother
house
women
Filming LocationsSouth KoreaProduction CompaniesShin FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311750/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0311750.jpgUpdated At2025-02-10T17:02:09

Stars

Choi Eun-hie
Shin Yeong-gyun
Yeong-seon Jeon
Kim Jin-kyu
Eun-jin Han
Kum-Bong Do
Hee-kap Kim
Young-kyun Shin
Chang-kang Heo
Hea-sook Yum

Directors

Shin Sang-ok

Writers

Yo-seob Ju
Hee-jae Lim

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Choi Eun-hie | Character: Young widow
Actor: Shin Yeong-gyun | Character: Actor
Actor: Yeong-seon Jeon | Character: Ok-he
Actor: Kim Jin-kyu | Character: Mr. Han
Actor: Eun-jin Han | Character: Mother-in-law
Actor: Kum-Bong Do | Character: Maid
Actor: Hee-kap Kim | Character: Egg seller
Actor: Young-kyun Shin | Character: The widow's brother
Actor: Chang-kang Heo | Character: Fortune-teller
Actor: Hea-sook Yum | Character: Sister-in-law
Actor: Lee Bin-hwa | Character: Beautician
Actor: Hun Yang | Character: Village chief
Actor: Un-a Seok | Character: Doctor
Actor: Seok-je Kang | Character: Village woman
Actor: Jeong-ran Yun | Character: Village woman
Actor: Gye-sun Ji | Character: Village woman

[Directors Group]
Name: Shin Sang-ok | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yo-seob Ju | Role: Writer
Name: Hee-jae Lim | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Shin Sang-ok | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yun-ju Jeong | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Su-yeong Choi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Seong-ran Yang | Role: Editor

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311750/videogallery/

Release Schedule

South Korea: August 26, 1961
South Korea: 1962
Italy: September 1962 (Venice Film Festival)
Australia: May 25, 1963 (Adelaide Film Festival)
Portugal: January 12, 2021 (Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema)

Awards

Winner | 1962 | Buil Film Awards | Buil Film Award | Best Film | Shin Sang-ok, Mother and a Guest
Winner | 1962 | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | APFF Award | Best Film | Shin Sang-ok, Mother and a Guest
Winner | 1962 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Director | Shin Sang-ok, Mother and a Guest
Winner | 1962 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Screenplay | Hee-jae Lim, Mother and a Guest
Winner | 1962 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Special Award | Special Encouragement Award | Yeong-seon Jeon, Mother and a Guest

Box Office

South Korea: USD 3566903
Period: Sep 21 – 23, 2007 | Rank: 61 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 3566903 | Interval gross: USD 14 | Per theater average: USD 14
Period: Sep 14 – 16, 2007 | Rank: 22 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 81 | Gross to date: USD 3534968 | Interval gross: USD 16322 | Per theater average: USD 201
Period: Sep 7 – 9, 2007 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 86 | Gross to date: USD 3479045 | Interval gross: USD 84755 | Per theater average: USD 985
Period: Aug 31 – Sep 2, 2007 | Rank: 10 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 233 | Gross to date: USD 3248152 | Interval gross: USD 479426 | Per theater average: USD 2057
Period: Aug 24 – 26, 2007 | Rank: 3 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 345 | Gross to date: USD 2167517 | Interval gross: USD 1605471 | Per theater average: USD 4653
Period: Aug 17 – 19, 2007 | Rank: 17 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 34057 | Interval gross: USD 8478 | Per theater average: USD 770
Period: Jul 27 – 29, 2007 | Rank: 31 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 727 | Interval gross: USD 727 | Per theater average: USD 727