Madame Aema 8

Madame Aema 8 (애마부인 8 - Aema Buin 8) is a 1993 South Korean film directed by Suk Do-won. It was the eighth entry in the Madame Aema series, the longest-running film series in Korean cinema.[2]

Madame Aema 8
Theatrical poster for Madame Aema 8 (1993)
Hangul	애마부인 8
Hanja	愛麻婦人 8
Revised Romanization	Aemabuin 8
McCune–Reischauer	Aemapuin 8
Directed by	Suk Do-won[1]
Produced by	Choe Chun-ji
Written by	Suk Do-won
Starring	Ru Mina Kang Eun-ah
Music by	Gang In-hyeok
Cinematography	Ham In-ha
Edited by	Cho Ki-hyung
Distributed by	Yun Bang Films Co., Ltd.
Release date	April 3, 1993
Running time	100 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

Following the multiple-Aema theme started in Madame Aema 6, this entry in the series has two women named Madame Aema. Both women are dancers, and are friends who differ in their thoughts on marriage. One believes in remaining single, and the other believes in marriage, and does so. After being disappointed with her husband's cheating and gambling, she leaves him. They are later reconciled after the husband repents of his behavior.[1]

Cast

• Ru Mina: Madame Aema[1]
• Kang Eun-ah: Madame Aema
• No Hyeon-u: Hyeon-woo
• Won Seok: Dong-hyeob
• Yoo Seong
• Seo Chang-sook
• Gil Dal-ho
• Cho Hak-ja
• Sue Young-suk

Bibliography

English

• "AEMA BUIN 8". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
• Aema buin 8 (1993) at IMDb
• "Madame 8 (Aemabu-in 8)(1993)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-06-29.

Korean

• 애마부인 8 (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
• 애마부인 8 (1993) (in Korean). KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
• "불능의 시대 밤의 여왕 <애마부인> 20년, 그 환각과 도피의 초상 (Article on 20th anniversary of start of series)" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. 2002-02-08. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
• "<애마부인> 감독 정인엽 인터뷰 (Interview with Madame Aema Director, Seong In-yeob)" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. 2002-02-08. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-06-24.

Contemporary reviews

• 1993-04-03. "끝없이 춤추는 ‘애마부인’ 시리즈… 제8편 곧 극장개봉 (Endless Aema Buin series, upcoming release of the 8th episode). Hangeorae (한 겨 레) newspaper

Notes

1. "Madame 8 (Aemabu-in 8)(1993)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
2. Lankov, Andrei (2007-12-13). "(481) Dictating Sex". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2009-06-29.