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Oscar Winner Youn Yuh-jung Continues Her Comeback in Restored ‘Woman of Fire’

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefYoun Yuh-jung, the veteran Korean actor who won an Oscar for her endearing performance in “Minari,” is not finished making a comeback.

Her 50-year-old debut film “Woman of Fire” is to be rereleased after being heavily restored.“Woman of Fire” (aka “Hwanyeo”) was directed by one of Korea’s most influential helmers Kim Ki-young, who had a lifelong fascination for female psychology and melodrama.At the Oscars ceremony in April, Youn paid tribute to Kim in her acceptance speech.

She dedicated her trophy to Kima and called him “a very genius director.”Released in 1971, “Woman” was the second film in Kim’s so-called Housemaid trilogy.

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