Synopsis
The classic KONGUI & PATCHI, the second full-length film directed by Tae-Ung Kang, was filmed using puppet animation. The film consists of various characters wearing colorful costumes in front of delicately crafted backgrounds and stage props. In order to add flexibility to the puppet’s facial expresseions, delicate pieces of paper were used for the eye browse, mouth, and eyes, giving the puppets a natural and smooth fnish. Alhough this animated piece was filmed long ago, it still entertains the audience today with its exciting visual effects and pertinent messages. The story is much like CHUN HYANG JUN, a young Korean man who saves his lover from the town’s tyrannous leader, and the classic “Cinderella.” Kongjui loses her flower shoes which a Buddhist priest magically made. Later, a young man, who becomes a lord, find the shoes and tries to find the owner. Many classic Korean animal characters appear in this film, such as a kind toad who helps Kongjui fix a hole under a vase. Aside from the traditionally made Korean puppets, it is interesting to watch many modern-looking animals in choirs scold a girl for just being kind and timid, These are the part that the audience would be interested in and loved by many.