Lady in Dream (1968) [No 3D Blu-ray]

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Apparently, in 2013, the Korean Film Archive re-discovered elements of their country's earliest 3D movies and began the process of scanning and restoring them. A Man of Great Strength: Im Ggyeok-jeong and Lady in Dream, were both released in Korean cinemas in color scope 3D in 1968. The former was first, but the latter is of greater significance because it was made by director Im Kwon-taek, who is a legend in Korea with currently 102 film directorial credits and still active today. It seems that Lady in Dream was also created with stereo sound, which no longer survives. Cinematographer Jang Seok-jun, who passed in 1980 with an equally long list of credits and Korean film awards, was responsible for the 3D photography of both, and from what I can gather, shot three total 3D films during the 60s and 70s. None of them are available on DVD or Blu-ray.

Here are links to a couple of interviews with the Korean Film Archive. Part 1 details the history of Koreas first 3D films, and Part 2 details the plot and use of 3D in Lady in Dream, providing unrestored screen captures.
Part 1
Part 2

Video is available of Lady in Dream's film print here:

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It is difficult to assess the current quality of the elements and their restoration status due to the language barrier. However, if you go to each movie's page at the KMDB, you can see that a "Digi-Betacam" exists for both films, made from a dupe negative and release print. You can also find 100 B&W stills from the set of each movie (Lady in Dream, A Man of Great Strength). The KMDB site claims to have original camera negatives, both eyes for The Devil and the Beauty (1969) and only one eye for Hong Kil-dong (1976). Jijiharu's Black Sun (1971) may not be in their possession.

Lady in Dream is a combo gangster crime drama and supernatural horror movie. Here is the plot synopsis:

Spies murder a wealthy industrialist and his daughter in order to claim their estate, only to be haunted into confessing their crime by the daughter's vengeful ghost.

Given that it was shot by acclaimed filmmakers and the KMDB site seems so interested in it, I bet it is quite entertaining and would be very keen to see it and the rest of these features in 3D if they are ever made available.

Here are selected film print pictures from their interview (click the "Part 2" link above to see the rest):
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(Same train tracks as in Memories of Murder (2003), no?)
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