Splendid Outing Blu-ray 1978 Korean Radiance Kim Soo-yong

One of the boldest works of Korean cinema’s darkest era!

Introducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition Blu-ray for 1978's Splendid Outing. Featuring a timely message about political oppression that evaded the stringent censors of the day, this daring modernist work from prolific Korean cineaste Kim Soo-yong (Mist) stands as one of the boldest works of Korean cinema’s darkest era — the 1970s.

Following a dream about her dead twin sister, thriving corporate tycoon Gong Do-hee (Yoon Jeong-hee, Poetry) takes a drive to the seaside. But her splendid outing becomes a nightmarish one when she is kidnapped and forced to live with a gruff island fisherman who insists that she is his runaway wife.

Limited Edition Features: 

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Chung Chong-hwa and Pierce Conran and archival writing by director Kim Soo-yong
• Limited edition of 2500 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings  

Features: 

• High-Definition digital transfer from a 4K scan by the Korean Film Archive
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio Commentary by Ariel Schudson (2025)
• Interview with filmmaker Lee Chang-dong (2025, 15 mins)
• Interview with assistant director Chung Ji-young (2025, 21 mins)
• Stranded but Not Afraid: The Island Women of Classic Korean Cinema - a visual essay by Pierce Conran (2025, 16 mins)
• Newly improved English subtitles

Technical Specs:

• Year: 1978
• Region Code: ABC
• Audio: Mono
• Picture: 2.35:1
• Runtime: 94
• Language: Korean
• Subtitles: English