Four classic Korean films, including ‘The Housemaid’ directed by Kim Ki-young, have been selected as nationally registered cultural heritages. On the 13th, the Korean Film Archive announced, “The National Heritage Administration recently registered four films, ‘Nakdonggang’ (directed by Jeon Chang-geun, 1952), ‘Money’ (directed by Kim So-dong, 1958), ‘The Housemaid’ (directed by Kim Ki-young, 1960), and ‘Seong Chunhyang’ (directed by Shin Sang-ok, 1961), as nationally registered cultural heritages.” With this, the Korean Film Archive now possesses a total of 12 nationally registered cultural heritages, including the eight existing films currently managed as nationally registered cultural heritages and the four newly registered films.


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