Blue Swallow (film)
# 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
