May 23, 1975
Release Date

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The Road to Sampo (1975)

Name: The Road to Sampo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-05-23

1h 41m

Running Time

May 23, 1975
Release Date

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Plot.

Passing through a jail and a construction site, a young laborer meets a middle-aged man returning to Sampo after ten years' absence. Together, they track down a young woman who ran away from the restaurant she was waitressing at, but instead of turning her in for a reward, the trio decide to go on an adventure together.

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Release Date
May 23, 1975

Original Name
삼포가는 길

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 41m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-12

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The Road to Sampo (Korean: 삼포가는 길; RR: Sampoganeun gil) is a 1975 South Korean film starring Baek Il-seob, Kim Jin-kyu and Mun Suk. The final and posthumous work of director Lee Man-hee, it is adapted from an original short story of the same name by Hwang Sok-yong.

Lee collapsed during the editing phase of the film. He was admitted to a hospital and soon died. According to Baek Kyeol, a screenwriter, Lee's health was already at its worst when he took on the project and may have known that he might not live to see the film's completion.