New on Blu-ray: SPLENDID OUTING / HWARYEOHAN WICHUL (1978) - Classic Korean Psychological Drama

Splendid Outing Hwaryeohan Wichul 1978 New On Bluray

Product Description: Following a dream about her dead twin sister, thriving corporate tycoon Gong Do-hee (Yoon Jeong-hee, Poetry) takes a drive to the seaside. But her splendid outing becomes a nightmarish one when she is kidnapped and forced to live with a gruff island fisherman who insists that she is his runaway wife. Featuring a timely message about political oppression that evaded the stringent censors of the day, this daring modernist work from prolific Korean cineaste Kim Soo-yong (Mist) stands as one of the boldest works of Korean cinema's darkest era -- the 1970s.

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Director: Kim Soo-yong

Starring: Yun Jeong-hie, Lee Dae-kun, Lee Yeong-ha

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime: 95 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Korean

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: December 9, 2025

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Blu-ray - Limited Edition

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: LPCM Mono

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Blu-ray: English

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New 4K restoration by Radiance Films
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Audio Commentary by Ariel Schudson (2025)
Interview with filmmaker Lee Chang-dong (2025)
Interview with assistant director Chung Ji-young (2025)
Stranded but Not Afraid: The Island Women of Classic Korean Cinema - a visual essay by Pierce Conran
Newly improved English subtitles
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Chung Chong-hwa and Pierce Conran and archival writing by Director Kim Soo-yong
Limited edition of 2500 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings