The Wedding Day

The Wedding Day (1956) is a comedy, drama film directed by Lee Byung-il rated 6.0/10.

Master Maeng is very proud that an influential family will soon be his esteemed in-laws when his loving daughter, Mi-yeon, marries their son. A few days before the wedding Maeng hears a rumor that his future son-in-law has a cripple leg. Regretting that he can't give his lovely daughter to a cripple, he decides to marry his maid to him instead. Unexpectedly the future son-in-law shows up at the wedding hall and he is not a cripple, but a healthy and handsome youth. Feeling embarrassed, there is no way but to wed the maid to him. The Wedding Day is a recreation of A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng, a comical play by Oh Yeong Jin. The first Korean film to win an international film award, the Best Comedy Award at the 1957 edition of the Asian Film Festival (now Asia Pacific Film Festival).

Cast

Kim Seung-ho

Maeng Jin-sa

Jo Mi-ryeong

Ip-bun

Kim Yu-Hee

Gap-bun

Hyeon Choi

Mi-eon

Ji-man Ha

Park Cham-bong

Seo Wol-yeong

Maeng Hyo-won

Hwang Nam

Sam-dol

Seok Geum-seong

Madam Maeng

Hae-cheon Song

Blind old man

Jeong Min

Kim Myung-jung

Ju Seon-tae

Kim Chil-seong

Mill owner