Chihwaseon

Name: Chihwaseon
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 2002-05-10
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Choi Min-sik, Ahn Sung-ki, Yoo Ho-jeong, Kim Yeo-jin, Son Ye-jin

IMDb ID: tt0317234 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.1 (2,900 votes)

Genres: Biography · Drama · History

In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Chihwaseon (English)
Ecuador: Chihwaseon
South Korea: Chihwaseon
Canada: Ivre de femmes et de peinture (French)
France: Ivre de femmes et de peinture
Sweden: Strokes of Fire
World-wide: Strokes of Fire (English, Alternative Title)
United Kingdom: Drunk on Women and Poetry
Italy: Ebbro di donne e di pittura
Spain: Ebrio de mujeres y pintura
Portugal: Embriagado de Mulheres e de Pintura
Germany: Im Rausch der Farben und der Liebe (TV Title)
Romania: Îmbătat de culori
Greece: Methysmenos, me gynaikes kia zografiki (transliterated title)
South Korea: Owon Jang seung-eop Chihwaseon (recut version)
United States: Painted Fire
Brazil: Pinceladas de Fogo
Mexico: Pinceladas de fuego (original subtitled version)
Russia: Штрихи огня
Japan: 酔画仙 (Japanese)
China: 醉画仙 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 醉畫仙
Strokes of FireContent RatingUnratedRelease Date2002-05-10Runtime120 minutesMetascore78IMDb Popularity0User Reviews18Critic Reviews31Countries / RegionsSouth KoreaLanguagesKorean
JapaneseKeywordsburning a portrait
army
kiln
china
porridgeFilming LocationsSouth KoreaProduction CompaniesCJ Entertainment
Taehung PicturesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317234/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0317234.jpgUpdated At2025-11-10T07:43:24

Directors

Im Kwon-taek

Writers

Yong-ok Kim
Im Kwon-taek
Byung-sam Min

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Choi Min-sik | Character: Jang Seung-up
Actor: Ahn Sung-ki | Character: Kim Byung-Moon
Actor: Yoo Ho-jeong | Character: Mae-hyang
Actor: Kim Yeo-jin | Character: Jin-jong
Actor: Son Ye-jin | Character: So-woon
Actor: Bae Jang-soo | Character: Kyunghyang newspaper cultural reporter
Actor: Yoon Jin-seo | Character: Actress
Actor: Jung-soo Ki | Character: Yoo-suk
Actor: Tae-hee Kim | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Im Kwon-taek | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yong-ok Kim | Role: Writer
Name: Im Kwon-taek | Role: Writer
Name: Byung-sam Min | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Lee Ji-seung | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Kim | Role: Producer
Name: Tae-won Lee | Role: Producer
Name: Kang Woo-suk | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Young-dong Kim | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Il-seong Jeon | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sun-duk Park | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Byung-do Joo | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Ki-chul Kim | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Hye-ran Lee | Role: Costume Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Choong-Hwan Lee | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Tae-Jung Han | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jong Ik Kang | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Chanhong Jung | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

Main trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi833072665/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi833072665/MV5BMTY5NzI2MzA5NF5BMTFeQW1wNF5BbWU4MDY3MDMzNzMx.mp4?Expires=1788302480&Signature=TysExNA-vonK-d-HiekVG7rJEHsGtmbu7tGPCDCZp54-qNvWJ~d7YFRYgbX3YrK14kP6Osh59L67r52QFUeJqC4ajKpxuc1UP3ZPz2tItm2gZYSGn3FN34eNZIct2hRQkWqbXVvLxbNqyXSGyj8~SwlwsFk75JIMotA7ZD6ji1mfGLX-z4t1n4BbTmvbLDr4wIV~5mGsWNcW7v-N1ffnfnGElegukbgLH8sTnB-vhSJ5BrPgewlSmT1yl1YPeWmC7iXhzrrpaNCBXEq0U0AZJucnWUaW-9JV0pMfJdo~-KQPGSLE4z4Uv0xUpkvGlY0SAK2KsjXrRZ9HGmkotzH0Kw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

South Korea: May 10, 2002
France: May 25, 2002 (Cannes Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 5, 2002 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
South Korea: August 23, 2002 (recut version)
Canada: September 10, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: September 28, 2002 (New York Film Festival)
United States: October 4, 2002 (Chicago International Film Festival)
South Korea: November 2002 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United States: November 13, 2002 (AFI Fest)
Belgium: November 27, 2002
France: November 27, 2002
Poland: December 2002 (Camerimage)
United States: January 14, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Sweden: January 24, 2003 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Greece: February 7, 2003
United States: February 14, 2003 (New York City, New York)
Hong Kong: February 22, 2003 (Korean Film Festival)
Italy: March 28, 2003
United States: March 28, 2003 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Turkey: April 12, 2003 (Istanbul Film Festival)
Singapore: April 17, 2003 (opening film, Singapore International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: June 6, 2003
Denmark: August 16, 2003 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Portugal: August 22, 2003
Czech Republic: January 24, 2004 (Febio Film Festival)
Japan: December 18, 2004 (Tokyo)
Mexico: April 12, 2005 (Muestra Internacional de Cine)
Taiwan: May 27, 2005
Spain: July 29, 2005
Germany: February 8, 2006 (TV release)
China: June 13, 2009 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Belgium: October 12, 2022 (Film Festival Ghent)

Awards

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