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Transgression (1974 film)

1974 film by Kim Ki-young

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ493535 ↗
Source-derived summary

Transgression (Korean: 파계) is a 1974 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.

Plot

Based on a novel by Ko Un, the film tells the story of two students of Zen Buddhism.

Cast

Choi Bool-am

Park Byeong-ho

Jo Jae-seong

Im Ye-jin

References

Bibliography

Ahn, Min-hwa. "Transgression". [The House of Kim Ki-young]. Archived from the original on 2004-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-01.

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The public source identifies “Transgression (1974 film)” as 1974 film by Kim Ki-young. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Transgression, film and Ki-young.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1974, 2004, 2008—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1974-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Transgression, film and Ki-young providing the first useful test.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q493535. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1974, 2004 and 2008.

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This entry incorporates text from “Transgression (1974 film)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.