South Korea Synopsis
은행나무 침대
Soohyun is an artist who teaches at a college. His girlfriend Sunyoung is a surgeon. A strange and mesmerizing reincarn ated love story begins when Soohyun buys and old gingko bed at a market. In his earlier life Soohyun was a musician for the royal family one thousand years ago. He and Princess Midan Were deep ly in love. However, General Hwang, who was also in love with the princess, kills Soohyun. And Midan's spirit hides insi de the gingko bed. Midan appears in front of Soohyun after one thousand years but the spirit of General Hwang, still in love with Midan, does not allow them to meet. Soohyun's present girlfriend, Sunyoung, decides to prove the existence of the spirits by risking her own life. Midan makes her last choice in order to save Sunyoung from General Hwang.
The 1995–1997 South Korea Window
13 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Gingko Bed sits at position #12.
#1A Single Spark
★ 7.2 · 1995
#2The Contact
★ 7.1 · 1997
#3A Petal
★ 7.0 · 1996
#4Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
★ 7.0 · 1997
#5The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
★ 6.5 · 1996
#6Crocodile
★ 6.4 · 1996
#7The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
★ 6.2 · 1995
#8The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
★ 6.2 · 1996
The 1990s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Gingko Bed premiered. 39 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,324 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Fantasy productions specifically: #119 of 123 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Shin Cine Communications |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | February 17, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0141122 |