A Neckless Beauty (1966)

A Neckless Beauty 1966 / 이용민 1966 / Mok-eom-neun Mi-nyeo

Lee Yong Min embarked on another tale of weird horror and mystery with A Neckless Beauty, this time presented in both anamorphic CinemaScope and vibrant Eastmancolor. Yong Min even brought back Lee Yea Chun and Do Kum Bong, two of his main cast members from his early film A Bloodthirsty Killer, most likely to hedge his bet for success. According to the brief plot synopsis on the Korean Movie Database, A Neckless Beauty takes place after World War 2, when Korea has been liberated from the regime of Imperial Japan. A group of men discover Japanese soldiers left behind a stash of gold bricks; greed, backstabbing and murder are the order of the day, until a mysterious woman arrives to put an end to this. Sounds like a strange tale indeed! Thankfully, original 35mm film elements for A Neckless Beauty have been rescued by KOFA, and it’s possible they have transferred it to DVD for their own library (there are 20 very colorful widescreen frame-grabs that can be viewed at the Korean Movie Database). But, unfortunately, it is not available for wide viewing, making A Neckless Beauty more of a cinematic mystery than before. And yet, the poster for this film is very enticing and it looks as if it’s promising a lot. Even the video frame-grabs make this look like an attractive production worthy of a rediscovery. (Source: diaboliquemagazine)