

This film whose main characters are marionettes deals with the old Korean folktale "Heungbu and Nolbu." Greedy elder brother Nolbu kicks his good-natured brother Heungbu out of home and takes all the inheritance from their father. Poor but good man Heungbu one day cures a swallow's broken leg and frees it to fly away. Next year, the swallow comes to Heungbu's and gives him a gourd seed. He plants the seed and split it in fall. A huge amount of gold, silver and gems come out of the gourd, and he becomes rich over a night. Nolbu gets green with envy of him.
Heungbu and Nolbu was directed by Gang Tae-ung.
Heungbu and Nolbu holds an average rating of 5.0/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of animation, family and fantasy. Join the discussion below to add your take.
Heungbu and Nolbu runs for 1h 7min, and was released in 1967.
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