Empress Chung

Empress Chung
Korean theatrical release poster
Hangul
왕후 심청
Hanja
王后沈淸
RRWanghu simcheong
MRWanghu simch'ŏng
Directed byNelson Shin
Screenplay byKim Jung-ha
Shin Jang-hyun
Yoo Kwang-hee
Kyong Seung-won
Kwon Young-sup
Story byNelson Shin
Produced byNelson Shin
Yi Jin-eun
Kang Min-woo
Starring
  • Kang Hee-sun
  • Kim Do-hyun
Edited byNelson Shin
Music bySung Dong-hwan
Production
companies
Distributed byKOAA Films
Release date
  • August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesNorth Korea
South Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$6.5 million
Box officeUS$140,000

Empress Chung (Korean: 왕후심청; RR: Wanghu simcheong) is a 2005 animated epic fantasy film, produced in North and South Korea and directed by Nelson Shin, on whose story the screenplay is also based. Empress Chung was the first film to release simultaneously in both North and South Korea. It saw critical acclaim and won awards at two film festivals, but was a commercial failure, earning US$140,000 against a US$6.5 million budget.