Forbidden Quest

Forbidden Quest
Forbidden Quest movie poster
Korean name
Hangul
음란서생
Hanja
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]

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

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

  1. ^ "Box office by Country: An Obscene Confucianist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Chosun-Period Pornographic Play Discovered". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-30.