| The Princess and the Matchmaker | |
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Literal meaning | Marital Compatibility |
| Revised Romanization | Gung-hap |
| Directed by | Hong Chang-pyo |
| Written by | Lee So-mi |
| Starring | Shim Eun-kyung Lee Seung-gi Kim Sang-kyung Yeon Woo-jin Kang Min-hyuk Choi Woo-shik Jo Bok-rae |
| Cinematography | Lee Hyung-deok |
| Edited by | Nam Na-yeong Kim Hyeong-joo |
| Music by | Kim Dong-gi |
Production company | Jupiter Film |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$9.9 million[1] |
The Princess and the Matchmaker is a 2018 South Korean period romantic comedy-drama film directed by Hong Chang-pyo.[2][3][4] The film stars Shim Eun-kyung, Lee Seung-gi, Kim Sang-kyung, Yeon Woo-jin, Kang Min-hyuk, Choi Woo-shik and Jo Bok-rae.[5] The film tells story of a saju[6] expert, Seo Do-yoon, who received an order from the King to help him pick a husband for his daughter, Princess Song-hwa, based on their fortune.[2][7] It is the second installment of Jupiter Film's three-part film project on the Korean fortune-telling traditions, following The Face Reader which was released in 2013 and followed by Feng Shui later in 2018.[8]
- ^ "The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ^ a b "Director says 'The Princess and the Matchmaker' is exhilarating period comedy drama". Yonhap News Agency.
- ^ "궁합".
- ^ "Daum영화 <궁합>".
- ^ "영화 [궁합] 상세정보".
- ^ Korean version of Four Pillars of Destiny or commonly known as Matchmaking
- ^ "Saju". KoreanLII.
- ^ "Actor Lee Seung-gi talks about 'The Princess and the Matchmaker'". Yonhap News Agency. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-03-06.