Karma (1988)

Original title

업

Directed by

Doo-yong Lee

Genre

drama film, erotic film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This 1988 South Korean film follows a woman named Gu San-daek as she deals with the consequences of a past life. Her present day suffering is portrayed as a form of karmic punishment for her previous actions.

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What happens

"업"은 1988년에 개봉한 대한민국의 영화이며 전생의 소행으로 말미암아 현세에 받은 응보(應報)를 이야기의 원천으로 삼았는데 강수연이 분한 구산댁 역은 당초 이미숙이 낙점됐으나 가슴 노출 장면 때문에 거절했고 개봉당일(토요일)과 일요일, 월요일인 석가탄신일에만 관객이 반짝했을 뿐, 그 다음날부터 극장 앞이 썰렁해져 흥행에 실패했다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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