Red Scarf (film)
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| Revised Romanization | Balgan Mahura |
| Directed by | Shin Sang-ok |
| Produced by | Shin Tae-seon |
| Screenplay by | Kim Kang-yoon |
| Story by | Han Wun-sa |
| Starring |
Shin Young-kyun Choi Eun-hee Choi Moo-ryong |
| Music by | Hwang Mun-pyeong |
| Cinematography | Kim Jong-rae Jeong Hae-jun (aerial sequences) |
| Edited by | Yang Seong-ran |
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Shin Films
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Running time
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100 min |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Red Scarf (Hangul: 빨간 마후라; RR: Balgan Mahura), also known as Red Muffler and Operation Air Raid-Red Muffler, is a 1964 South Korean aviation war film set during the Korean War. Headlined by stars Shin Young-kyun, Choi Eun-hee, Choi Moo-ryong some of the best known South Korean actors of their time, Red Scarf is among the most iconic of prolific director Shin Sang-ok's work, and was well received outside of South Korea. The film was made with the cooperation of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and is particularly well remembered for its aerial sequences; especially the final showdown between RoKAF F-86 Sabres and Korean People's Air Force MiG-15s. It inspired the 2012 action film R2B: Return to Base.
In 1952, during the Korean War, many South Korean fighter pilots were killed. Of those that remain is one of the bravest and best, Major Na Gwan-jung. In the air he is cool and level headed, and directly and swiftly dispatches the enemy with a minimum of complication. On the ground he spends his time drinking with his comrades, the vagaries of life and death in wartime has led to the pilots adopting a live for the moment approach to life.
Ji-seon is the wife of a fallen pilot, widowed very soon after becoming married, unable to support herself the only option left to her is to become a bargirl. Na Gwan-jung saves her from this fate, helps provide for her, and falls in love with her. However, as she is the widow of a close comrade Gwan-jung cannot bring himself to act on his love; instead he acts as matchmaker introducing her to Bae Dae-bong, a cocky hotshot pilot, newly transferred to his unit.
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