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Sa Bangji
Sa Bangji
	Theatrical poster
Hangul	사방지
Hanja	舍方知
Revised Romanization	Sa Bang-ji
McCune–Reischauer	Sa Bang-ji
Directed by	Song Kyung-shik
Written by	Chi Sang-hak; Ahn Tae-geun
Produced by	Jeong Jun-gyo
Starring	Lee Hye-young; Bang Hee; Kwak Jung-hee; Park Am; Lee Kyoung-hee
Cinematography	Joo Hong-shik
Edited by	Kim Hyeon
Music by	Kim Hyeon
Production; company	In Chang Films Co.
Release date	October 29, 1988;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Sa Bang-ji (Korean: 사방지) is a 1988 South Korean film directed by Song Kyung-shik. The film was inspired by the real life Sa Bangji, an intersex person of the Joseon Dynasty.^[1]

Plot edit

Sa Bangji is a hermaphrodite, born to a hardened criminal and mentally disturbed woman. Taken in at a monastery, Sa Bang-ji meets and falls in love with a grieving young widow, Lee So-sa, but she betrays him when their relationship is discovered by the elders in her family. Sa Bang-ji manages to escape and meets a shaman priestess named Myo-hwa, with whom he plots to take revenge. After Myo-hwa is killed, Sa Bang-ji and So-sa are reunited, but then Sa Bang-Ji is captured and killed and So-sa commits suicide.