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Forbidden Quest

December 04, 2023

For the 1993 film by Peter Delpeut, see The Forbidden Quest.

Forbidden Quest (Korean: 음란서생; RR: Eumranseosaeng) is a 2006 South Korean period drama film about a scholar during the Joseon Dynasty who begins to write erotic novels, and becomes the lover of the King's favorite concubine.[2][3][4][5]

Forbidden Quest
Forbidden Quest movie poster
Korean name
Hangul
음란서생
Hanja
淫亂書生
Revised RomanizationEumranseosaeng
McCune–ReischauerŬmransŏsaeng
Directed byKim Dae-woo
Written byKim Dae-woo
Produced byYun In-beom
Kim Su-jin
Im Jeong-ha
StarringHan Suk-kyu
Lee Beom-soo
Kim Min-jung
CinematographyKim Ji-yong
Edited bySteve M. Choe
Kim Chang-ju
Music byMok Young-jin
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • February 23, 2006 (2006-02-23)
Running time
139 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$15,608,170[1]

The film has not been released in Europe or America, and is only available on region 3 DVDs since May 27, 2006.

Plot edit

At the start of the film, Kim Yoon-seo, an Inspections officer (police inspector) is seen at his home where his brother has been beaten almost to death. His family wants to submit a false appeal to the king accusing the family of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Lim family. The Lim family had by the past submitted a false appeal against Yoon-seo's family. However Yoon-seo does not wish to submit such an appeal, much to the anger of his elders.

He returns to the court where the King hands him an important assignment. The King's concubine, Jung-bin, had a painting she had drawn mounted, but it was replaced by an exact copy, she only realized because of the lack of a scribble she had drawn on the back. The King would like Yoon-seo to find the culprits. Yoon-seo is impressed by the talent of the artist who made the fraudulent copy. Jung-bin is in turn impressed by Yoon-seo's knowledge on the subject and invites him to talk to her some more about art some day.

Yoon-seo teams up with Lee Gwang-hun, an inspector who likes to torture people in his dungeons, to try to hunt down the culprit. They enter a shop in their search for the criminal. In the basement Yoon-seo encounters an old man transcribing an erotic story book. Back upstairs a group of men from the village enter the shop and engages in a fight with Gwang-hun, who beats them away with his truncheon, however Yoon-seo is knocked out so Gwang-hun takes him back to his house with him. When Yoon-seo awakes he admires Gwang-hun's painting artwork. Back at the shop the old man confesses to Yoon-seo that he does not wish to protect the mounter either, but that one of his friends is involved and he does not wish to betray him. After Yoon-seo has promised to protect his identity, the old man gives him an address he may go to. Out of curiosity before he leaves he reads few verses from the book the old man is reproducing. He is at first outraged by the content (pornography being illegal at the time), but when the old man says the whole city is waiting for the book he shows some interest and perhaps embarrassment about never having heard of the author. He reports later to the King that he found the culprits and had each flogged fifty times.

Jung-bin invites him around for tea, to thank him. When a bee lands on her he violates all protocol risking his death, by going beyond the curtain and brushing it off her shoulder. Jung-bin however does not report his attitude, and thanks him instead. She also appears to be very fond of him.

Yoon-seo writes an indecent book himself and returns to the shop to present to the shop keeper, asking him to read it. The shopkeeper, Hwang is impressed and they decide to copy and sell his work. His book becomes a best seller.

To get his books to sell better he asks Lee Gwang-hun to illustrate them for him. At first he is outraged but in the end accepts. Meanwhile, Jung-bin sends him an embroidered kerchief, by means of her eunuch, who asks him to not accept the present, or else Jung-bin will be wanting to meet him. He does accept though, and later meets Jung-bin, in private. They start to cuddle, but Yoon-seo leaves when she attempts to kiss him.

The illustrator has trouble understanding some of the things he is supposed to draw, so next time Yoon-seo meets Jung-bin, he has him hide behind a wall, and spy on them while they have sex. Yoon-seo writes about his affair with Jung-bin in his next book. When she forces the one of her maids to tell her, she goes to the shop and confronts Yoon-seo. She tells him to divulge the name of the illustrator Gwang-hun. However he refuses to betray him.

Jung-bin has Yoon-seo sent to the town prison, the prison for which Gwang-hun the illustrator is responsible. In the presence of Jung-bin, Yoon-seo is tied to the ceiling and severely beaten with sticks.

Gwang-hun wishes to stop but Jung-bin decides to call the matter to the King's attention. They tie Yoon-seo to a contraption, and Gwang-hun turns the handle until the bones of his legs snap in half. The King is satisfied with the torture but Jung-bin wants to continue, after their meal. During meal time Gwang-hun removes him from jail, so he can escape with the help of the book publisher, the shopkeeper. However Jung-bin's eunuch follows them and a fight ensues in between the people from the shop and a group of warriors the eunuch brought along. The shopkeepers are no match for the warriors, however Gwang-hun does put up a good fight. In the end he is beaten but is forced to leave with the people from the shop while the eunuch takes Yoon-seo back to his jail. Gwang-hun is left alive because Yoon-seo threatens to claim the eunuch as the illustrator, which would be possible because he did come with Jung-bin to all their meetings. On the way back the eunuch becomes more worried about what Yoon-seo may say and attempts to kill him. One of his warriors however chops off his hand to avoid him stabbing Yoon-seo. The eunuch is shocked and the warrior asks him why he disobeyed an order. The eunuch tells him he had an order from his heart also (he is secretly in love with Jung-bin, and became a eunuch to stay with her); at which point the warriors shoves his dagger through the top of his shoulder and down through his heart.

Yoon-seo is brought back to the palace and to Jung-bin and the King. Jung-bin decides she has had enough. The King asks her about her sudden change of mind. Then he tells her he knows that what she had wanted Yoon-seo to say all along was not the name of the illustrator, but that he loved her. The King can not understand why he did not lie and say he loved her.

The King tells the servant to castrate him and make him a eunuch so he may be with Jung-bin for the rest of his life, even though the operation may kill him due to his age. Jung-bin intervenes and takes all the blame saying she used her influence to seduce him. Yoon-seo then confesses his love to her. Jung-bin says she will wait till they meet again in the next life. The King is overcome by anger and grief, as he was most in love with her, and at first wants to personally kill both Jung-bin and Yoon-seo. He decides against this though, as he realizes that it would be useless as they would just be reunited in the afterlife, and leaves them both alive.

At the end Yoon-seo is sent to live in exile on an island, where he continues to write. Jung-bin remains at the palace "to rot." Later it is revealed that the words "indecent" were branded on Yoon-seo's forehead as part of his punishment.

The film ends with Yoon-seo, Gwang-hun and the shopkeeper walking along the shore, talking about future works, which include their first homosexual male erotic story, and even the discovery by Yoon-seo of the basic principles of animation or "moving pictures."

Cast edit

Awards and nominations edit

2006 Baeksang Arts Awards[6]
2006 Grand Bell Awards
2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards
  • Best Art Direction - Cho Geun-hyun and Hong Joo-hee
  • Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Oh Dal-su
  • Nomination - Best New Director - Kim Dae-woo
  • Nomination - Best Screenplay - Kim Dae-woo
  • Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Ji-yong
  • Nomination - Best Lighting - Shin Sang-yeol
  • Nomination - Technical Award - Jung Kyung-hee (Costume Design)
2006 Korean Film Awards
2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Box office by Country: An Obscene Confucianist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ^ . Twitch Film. 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  3. ^ . Twitch Film. 11 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  4. ^ . Twitch Film. 11 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  5. ^ "Chosun-Period Pornographic Play Discovered". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  6. ^ "Forbidden Quest - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-22.

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For the 1993 film by Peter Delpeut see The Forbidden Quest Forbidden Quest Korean 음란서생 RR Eumranseosaeng is a 2006 South Korean period drama film about a scholar during the Joseon Dynasty who begins to write erotic novels and becomes the lover of the King s favorite concubine 2 3 4 5 Forbidden QuestForbidden Quest movie posterKorean nameHangul음란서생Hanja淫亂書生Revised RomanizationEumranseosaengMcCune ReischauerŬmransŏsaengDirected byKim Dae wooWritten byKim Dae wooProduced byYun In beom Kim Su jin Im Jeong haStarringHan Suk kyuLee Beom sooKim Min jungCinematographyKim Ji yongEdited bySteve M Choe Kim Chang juMusic byMok Young jinDistributed byCJ EntertainmentRelease dateFebruary 23 2006 2006 02 23 Running time139 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKoreanBox officeUS 15 608 170 1 The film has not been released in Europe or America and is only available on region 3 DVDs since May 27 2006 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards and nominations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editThis article s plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message At the start of the film Kim Yoon seo an Inspections officer police inspector is seen at his home where his brother has been beaten almost to death His family wants to submit a false appeal to the king accusing the family of the Deputy Prime Minister the Lim family The Lim family had by the past submitted a false appeal against Yoon seo s family However Yoon seo does not wish to submit such an appeal much to the anger of his elders He returns to the court where the King hands him an important assignment The King s concubine Jung bin had a painting she had drawn mounted but it was replaced by an exact copy she only realized because of the lack of a scribble she had drawn on the back The King would like Yoon seo to find the culprits Yoon seo is impressed by the talent of the artist who made the fraudulent copy Jung bin is in turn impressed by Yoon seo s knowledge on the subject and invites him to talk to her some more about art some day Yoon seo teams up with Lee Gwang hun an inspector who likes to torture people in his dungeons to try to hunt down the culprit They enter a shop in their search for the criminal In the basement Yoon seo encounters an old man transcribing an erotic story book Back upstairs a group of men from the village enter the shop and engages in a fight with Gwang hun who beats them away with his truncheon however Yoon seo is knocked out so Gwang hun takes him back to his house with him When Yoon seo awakes he admires Gwang hun s painting artwork Back at the shop the old man confesses to Yoon seo that he does not wish to protect the mounter either but that one of his friends is involved and he does not wish to betray him After Yoon seo has promised to protect his identity the old man gives him an address he may go to Out of curiosity before he leaves he reads few verses from the book the old man is reproducing He is at first outraged by the content pornography being illegal at the time but when the old man says the whole city is waiting for the book he shows some interest and perhaps embarrassment about never having heard of the author He reports later to the King that he found the culprits and had each flogged fifty times Jung bin invites him around for tea to thank him When a bee lands on her he violates all protocol risking his death by going beyond the curtain and brushing it off her shoulder Jung bin however does not report his attitude and thanks him instead She also appears to be very fond of him Yoon seo writes an indecent book himself and returns to the shop to present to the shop keeper asking him to read it The shopkeeper Hwang is impressed and they decide to copy and sell his work His book becomes a best seller To get his books to sell better he asks Lee Gwang hun to illustrate them for him At first he is outraged but in the end accepts Meanwhile Jung bin sends him an embroidered kerchief by means of her eunuch who asks him to not accept the present or else Jung bin will be wanting to meet him He does accept though and later meets Jung bin in private They start to cuddle but Yoon seo leaves when she attempts to kiss him The illustrator has trouble understanding some of the things he is supposed to draw so next time Yoon seo meets Jung bin he has him hide behind a wall and spy on them while they have sex Yoon seo writes about his affair with Jung bin in his next book When she forces the one of her maids to tell her she goes to the shop and confronts Yoon seo She tells him to divulge the name of the illustrator Gwang hun However he refuses to betray him Jung bin has Yoon seo sent to the town prison the prison for which Gwang hun the illustrator is responsible In the presence of Jung bin Yoon seo is tied to the ceiling and severely beaten with sticks Gwang hun wishes to stop but Jung bin decides to call the matter to the King s attention They tie Yoon seo to a contraption and Gwang hun turns the handle until the bones of his legs snap in half The King is satisfied with the torture but Jung bin wants to continue after their meal During meal time Gwang hun removes him from jail so he can escape with the help of the book publisher the shopkeeper However Jung bin s eunuch follows them and a fight ensues in between the people from the shop and a group of warriors the eunuch brought along The shopkeepers are no match for the warriors however Gwang hun does put up a good fight In the end he is beaten but is forced to leave with the people from the shop while the eunuch takes Yoon seo back to his jail Gwang hun is left alive because Yoon seo threatens to claim the eunuch as the illustrator which would be possible because he did come with Jung bin to all their meetings On the way back the eunuch becomes more worried about what Yoon seo may say and attempts to kill him One of his warriors however chops off his hand to avoid him stabbing Yoon seo The eunuch is shocked and the warrior asks him why he disobeyed an order The eunuch tells him he had an order from his heart also he is secretly in love with Jung bin and became a eunuch to stay with her at which point the warriors shoves his dagger through the top of his shoulder and down through his heart Yoon seo is brought back to the palace and to Jung bin and the King Jung bin decides she has had enough The King asks her about her sudden change of mind Then he tells her he knows that what she had wanted Yoon seo to say all along was not the name of the illustrator but that he loved her The King can not understand why he did not lie and say he loved her The King tells the servant to castrate him and make him a eunuch so he may be with Jung bin for the rest of his life even though the operation may kill him due to his age Jung bin intervenes and takes all the blame saying she used her influence to seduce him Yoon seo then confesses his love to her Jung bin says she will wait till they meet again in the next life The King is overcome by anger and grief as he was most in love with her and at first wants to personally kill both Jung bin and Yoon seo He decides against this though as he realizes that it would be useless as they would just be reunited in the afterlife and leaves them both alive At the end Yoon seo is sent to live in exile on an island where he continues to write Jung bin remains at the palace to rot Later it is revealed that the words indecent were branded on Yoon seo s forehead as part of his punishment The film ends with Yoon seo Gwang hun and the shopkeeper walking along the shore talking about future works which include their first homosexual male erotic story and even the discovery by Yoon seo of the basic principles of animation or moving pictures Cast editHan Suk kyu Yoon seo Lee Beom soo Gwang hun Kim Min jung Jung bin Oh Dal su copier Woo Hyun transcriber Ahn Nae sang King Kim Roi ha eunuch Kim Byeong ok deputy prime minister Choi Jong ryul old man 1 Kwon Oh jin old man 2 Geum Dong hyun old man 3 Oh Tae kyung Jung seo Jung In gi colleague Park Hyuk kwon Sergeant Oh Lee Soon jae Yoon seo s father Jin Kyung Yoon seo s wife Gu Bon im Gwang hun s wife Choi Moo sung trader 1 Ra Mi ran housewife 1 Kang Hyun joong black mask 1 Lee Ha eun gisaeng 4 Choi Gyo sik servant Lee Marg eum servant Jo Seok hyun passerby Jang Nam yeol public officer Ha Sang won administrator 1Awards and nominations edit2006 Baeksang Arts Awards 6 Best New Director Kim Dae woo Nomination Best Screenplay Kim Dae woo2006 Grand Bell AwardsBest Costume Design Jung Kyung hee Nomination Best New Director Kim Dae woo Nomination Best Screenplay Kim Dae woo Nomination Best Art Direction Cho Geun hyun2006 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Art Direction Cho Geun hyun and Hong Joo hee Nomination Best Supporting Actor Oh Dal su Nomination Best New Director Kim Dae woo Nomination Best Screenplay Kim Dae woo Nomination Best Cinematography Kim Ji yong Nomination Best Lighting Shin Sang yeol Nomination Technical Award Jung Kyung hee Costume Design 2006 Korean Film AwardsBest Art Direction Cho Geun hyun Nomination Best Film Nomination Best Actor Han Suk kyu Nomination Best Actress Kim Min jung Nomination Best New Director Kim Dae woo Nomination Best Screenplay Kim Dae woo2006 Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsBest New Director Kim Dae woo Best Screenplay Kim Dae wooSee also editList of Korean language films Korean cinemaReferences edit Box office by Country An Obscene Confucianist Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2012 06 04 음란서생 淫亂書生 Forbidden Quest Press Screening Report Video Twitch Film 14 February 2006 Archived from the original on 26 November 2015 Retrieved 2013 08 30 K FILM REVIEWS 음란서생 Forbidden Quest Part 1 Twitch Film 11 June 2006 Archived from the original on 26 November 2015 Retrieved 2013 08 30 K FILM REVIEWS 음란서생 Forbidden Quest Part 2 Twitch Film 11 June 2006 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2013 08 30 Chosun Period Pornographic Play Discovered The Chosun Ilbo 28 September 2007 Retrieved 2013 08 30 Forbidden Quest Awards Cinemasie Retrieved 2012 12 22 External links editForbidden Quest at the Korean Movie Database Forbidden Quest at IMDb Forbidden Quest at HanCinema Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forbidden Quest amp oldid 1134740023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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