Karma

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Governor Heo, worried over the plague that's sweeping the country, rebukes the Kus who make amulets to ward off evil. Heo castrates the husband when he makes superstitious claims and takes the wife as his mistress. Heo continues to be tormented by hallucinations and nightmares and begins to blame it on the Kus' curse. He kills the couple at their reunion and unable to ward off his bad karma, dies from leprosy.

Screenplay

Lee Doo-yong

Director

Lee Doo-yong

Screenplay

Yoon Sam-yook

Status

Released

Release date

21/05/1988

Original language

Korean