Blue Swallow (film)

Blue Swallow is a 2005 South Korean film based on the true story of Park Kyung-won, an early Korean female pilot. The film became controversial when Park's alleged pro-Japanese activities came to light. It was also found that she was not, as the filmmakers had thought, the first female pilot from Korea; this distinction in fact belonged to Kwon Ki-ok of the Republic of China Air Force. Despite excellent reviews and Park's biographer pointing out factual errors in these accusations, it resulted in the under-performance of Blue Swallow at the box office.

Cast

 * Jang Jin-young ... Park Kyung-won
 * Kim Joo-hyuk ... Han Ji-hyeok
 * Yu Min ... Masako Kibe
 * Han Ji-min ... Lee Jeong-hee
 * Tōru Nakamura ... Flight instructor
 * Takeo Nakahara ... Foreign Minister
 * Kim Tae-hyun ... Kang Se-gi
 * Ko Joo-yeon ... Park Kyung-won as a child
 * Kim Gi-cheon

Awards and nominations
2006 Baeksang Arts Awards
 * Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young

2006 Grand Bell Awards
 * Best Music: Michael Staudacher
 * Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
 * Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
 * Nominated - Best New Actress: Han Ji-min
 * Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
 * Nominated - Best Lighting: Choi Seok-jae
 * Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
 * Nominated - Best Costume Design: Kwon Yu-jin
 * Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong

2006 Korean Film Awards
 * Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
 * Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
 * Nominated - Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
 * Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong

2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
 * Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
 * Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik