372:. 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, who is newly transferred to his unit.
551:
was particularly well received outside of South Korea and was the first South Korean film to receive a nationwide distribution in Japan. In Taiwan it proved popular from the school playground upwards, children played at and wanted to grow up to be aviators; the theme song could be heard in every back
364:
In 1952, during the Korean War, many South Korean fighter pilots were killed. Of those that remain one of the bravest and best is Major Na Gwan-jung. In the air he is cool and level headed, and directly and swiftly dispatches the enemy with a minimum of complications. On the ground he spends his time
379:
The unit returns to base and Na Gwan-jung's will is read out. In accordance with it, his effects, including the red scarf which all the pilots wear, are divided amongst his comrades. Na Gwan-jung's mother arrives to visit her son with a delivery of beer, only to find that he has died in action. In
375:
Na Gwan-jung's unit is tasked with the destruction of a vitally strategic bridge, during which Bae Dae-bong's plane is shot down. Not wanting Ji-seon to lose another loved one, Gwan-jung risks all to keep the downed pilot safe until he can be rescued. The South Korean pilots are victorious and
29:
771:
This article uses where possible the established romanizations of cast and crew member's names, where these have been impossible to find (and for the character names), the names used are revised romanizations of the names given in the
Chinese Knowledge article read as
376:
complete their mission. However, with thoughts other than taking down the enemy fighter pilots spoiling his focus, Na Gwan-jung is unable to fly and fight in his usual cool, detached and dispassionate way and is killed in action.
513:
The film was made with the full support of the
Republic of Korea Air Force and production costs were partly subsidised by the South Korean military government in line with its film policy of supporting anticommunist
380:
keeping with her son's character she shares out the beers she brought for him amongst his comrades. Ji-seon soon also arrives, and on learning of Gwan-jung's death, clutches his red scarf and cries inconsolably.
540:, but a scarf introduced as a device to aid visual location of downed South Korean airmen, it has since become and remains one of the symbols of the Republic of Korea Air Force.
593:
was made with the full support of the RoKAF, and like its predecessor its final message is that the RoKAF stands vigilant and ready to defend South Korea from the North.
368:
Ji-seon is the wife of a fallen pilot, widowed very soon after becoming married. Being unable to support herself the only option left to her is to become a
365:
drinking with his comrades; the vagaries of life and death in wartime have led to the pilots adopting a 'live for the moment' approach to life.
843:
676:
653:
1083:
1073:
897:
1063:
690:
304:
977:
807:
589:. In the remake the point of view character is the new hotshot pilot transferred to the unit. Like its predecessor
339:(ROKAF) and is particularly well remembered for its aerial sequences; especially the final showdown between RoKAF
1068:
282:
56:
1001:
889:
765:
344:
682:
336:
836:
714:
452:
921:
483:
340:
335:'s work, and was well received outside of South Korea. The film was made with the cooperation of the
969:
1078:
552:
alley and the red scarf became a fashion item. The film has been described as a precursor of the
470:
347:
953:
602:
881:
829:
799:
8:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1025:
985:
961:
585:
575:
In 2011 work began on loose remake of the film as a last project for Korean entertainer
352:
576:
525:. In reality, they were perceived by South Korea from 1955, after the end of the war.
793:
788:
686:
495:
628:
583:
was used as a working title and in pre-production; the film was released in 2012 as
993:
945:
905:
865:
537:
873:
821:
719:
389:
316:
272:
258:
111:
415:
324:
119:
741:
1042:
1017:
937:
929:
853:
428:
402:
332:
320:
115:
77:
553:
248:
782:
654:"Director Kim Dong-Won's Soar Into the Sun Launches a New Teaser Poster"
522:
515:
312:
61:
1009:
533:
308:
28:
746:
369:
40:
813:
678:
Contemporary Korean Cinema: Culture, Identity and
Politics
327:
some of the best known South Korean actors of their time,
489:
Award for technical excellence (editing) - Yang Seong-ran
423:
South Korean fighter pilot, new hotshot assigned to unit
579:
prior to the start of his mandatory military service.
559:
In Taiwan and
Chinese speaking areas it was known as
286:
436:
South Korean fighter pilot, late husband of Ji-seon
851:
1040:
331:is among the most iconic of prolific director
837:
715:"Former Air Force chief of staff dies at 91"
276:
46:
410:Young widow, wife of a comrade of Gwan-jung
844:
830:
27:
626:
1041:
476:Best supporting actor - Choi Moo-ryong
825:
898:The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women
627:Heskins, Andrew (16 December 2015).
622:
620:
618:
712:
674:
656:. BeyondHollywood.com. 16 June 2012
501:Best supporting actress - Yun In-ja
461:Best leading actor -Shin Young-kyun
350:. It inspired the 2012 action film
13:
504:Best cinematography - Kim Jong-rae
464:Best film editing - Yang Seong-ran
14:
1095:
776:
615:
565:Red Scarf Special Operations Unit
713:Kim, Hyo-jin (3 February 2015).
131:Jeong Hae-jun (aerial sequences)
479:Best screenplay - Kim Kang-yoon
734:
706:
668:
646:
536:associated with the communist
397:South Korean ace fighter pilot
300:Operation Air Raid-Red Muffler
277:
47:
1:
764:This article is based on the
608:
508:
890:The Houseguest and My Mother
543:
458:Best director - Shin Sang-ok
204:September 15, 1965
7:
1084:1960s Korean-language films
1074:South Korean aviation films
683:Manchester University Press
596:
337:Republic of Korea Air Force
287:
62:
10:
1100:
453:Asia-Pacific Film Festival
1064:Korean War aviation films
860:
570:
445:
345:Korean People's Air Force
254:
244:
234:
165:
151:
143:
135:
125:
107:
99:
91:
83:
73:
69:
55:
39:
35:
26:
21:
970:An Emissary of No Return
766:Chinese language version
758:
532:of the title is not the
521:South Korean pilots use
174:March 27, 1964
471:Blue Dragon Film Awards
383:
359:
219:April 9, 1966
1069:South Korean war films
1002:The Tale of Shim Chong
954:A Woman with Half Soul
675:Lee, Hyagnjin (2000).
603:The Bridges at Toko-ri
16:1964 South Korean film
800:Korean Movie Database
482:Best cinematography (
392:as Major Na Gwan-jung
315:. Headlined by stars
57:Revised Romanization
1026:3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
986:Love, Love, My Love
962:The Three-Day Reign
586:R2B: Return to Base
353:R2B: Return to Base
852:Films directed by
182: (South Korea)
1036:
1035:
496:Grand Bell Awards
305:1964 South Korean
291:), also known as
264:
263:
1091:
946:Ghosts of Chosun
866:A Flower in Hell
846:
839:
832:
823:
822:
818:
804:
768:of this article.
752:
751:
738:
732:
731:
729:
727:
710:
704:
703:
701:
699:
672:
666:
665:
663:
661:
650:
644:
643:
641:
639:
624:
538:pioneer movement
486:) - Kim Jong-rae
290:
280:
279:
226:
224:
212: (Hong Kong)
211:
209:
196:
194:
181:
179:
147:Hwang Mun-pyeong
65:
50:
49:
31:
19:
18:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1088:
1039:
1038:
1037:
1032:
874:To the Last Day
856:
850:
816:
802:
779:
761:
756:
755:
740:
739:
735:
725:
723:
720:The Korea Times
711:
707:
697:
695:
693:
673:
669:
659:
657:
652:
651:
647:
637:
635:
629:"The Red Scarf"
625:
616:
611:
599:
573:
546:
534:red neckerchief
511:
448:
418:as Bae Dae-bong
390:Shin Young-kyun
386:
362:
317:Shin Young-kyun
311:set during the
237:
230:
222:
220:
215:
207:
205:
200:
192:
190:
185:
177:
175:
168:
161:
156:
154:
130:
118:
114:
112:Shin Young-kyun
51:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1097:
1087:
1086:
1081:
1079:1964 war films
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1022:
1014:
1006:
998:
990:
982:
974:
966:
958:
950:
942:
934:
926:
918:
910:
902:
894:
886:
882:Prince Yeonsan
878:
870:
861:
858:
857:
849:
848:
841:
834:
826:
820:
819:
805:
791:
778:
777:External links
775:
774:
773:
769:
760:
757:
754:
753:
733:
705:
692:978-0719060083
691:
685:. p. 50.
667:
645:
613:
612:
610:
607:
606:
605:
598:
595:
591:Return to Base
572:
569:
545:
542:
510:
507:
506:
505:
502:
499:
491:
490:
487:
480:
477:
474:
466:
465:
462:
459:
456:
447:
444:
443:
442:
438:
437:
433:
432:
425:
424:
420:
419:
416:Choi Moo-ryong
412:
411:
407:
406:
399:
398:
394:
393:
385:
382:
361:
358:
325:Choi Moo-ryong
262:
261:
256:
252:
251:
246:
242:
241:
238:
235:
232:
231:
229:
228:
216:
214:
213:
201:
199:
198:
186:
184:
183:
171:
169:
166:
163:
162:
159:
157:
152:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
139:Yang Seong-ran
137:
133:
132:
127:
126:Cinematography
123:
122:
120:Choi Moo-ryong
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
67:
66:
59:
53:
52:
45:
43:
37:
36:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1096:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1003:
999:
996:
995:
991:
988:
987:
983:
980:
979:
975:
972:
971:
967:
964:
963:
959:
956:
955:
951:
948:
947:
943:
940:
939:
938:Prince Daewon
935:
932:
931:
930:Phantom Queen
927:
924:
923:
922:Deaf Sam-yong
919:
916:
915:
911:
908:
907:
903:
900:
899:
895:
892:
891:
887:
884:
883:
879:
876:
875:
871:
868:
867:
863:
862:
859:
855:
847:
842:
840:
835:
833:
828:
827:
824:
815:
811:
810:
806:
801:
797:
796:
792:
790:
786:
785:
781:
780:
770:
767:
763:
762:
749:
748:
743:
737:
722:
721:
716:
709:
694:
688:
684:
680:
679:
671:
655:
649:
634:
633:Eastern Kicks
630:
623:
621:
619:
614:
604:
601:
600:
594:
592:
588:
587:
582:
578:
568:
566:
562:
557:
555:
550:
541:
539:
535:
531:
526:
524:
519:
517:
503:
500:
497:
493:
492:
488:
485:
481:
478:
475:
472:
468:
467:
463:
460:
457:
454:
450:
449:
440:
439:
435:
434:
431:as No Do-seon
430:
427:
426:
422:
421:
417:
414:
413:
409:
408:
404:
401:
400:
396:
395:
391:
388:
387:
381:
377:
373:
371:
366:
357:
355:
354:
349:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
301:
296:
295:
289:
288:Balgan Mahura
284:
274:
270:
269:
260:
257:
253:
250:
247:
243:
239:
233:
218:
217:
203:
202:
197: (Taiwan)
188:
187:
173:
172:
170:
167:Release dates
164:
158:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
129:Kim Jong-rae
128:
124:
121:
117:
113:
110:
106:
103:Shin Tae-seon
102:
98:
94:
90:
87:Kim Kang-yoon
86:
84:Screenplay by
82:
79:
76:
72:
68:
64:
63:Balgan Mahura
60:
58:
54:
44:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1000:
992:
984:
976:
968:
960:
952:
944:
936:
928:
920:
913:
912:
904:
896:
888:
880:
872:
864:
854:Shin Sang-ok
808:
794:
783:
745:
736:
724:. Retrieved
718:
708:
696:. Retrieved
677:
670:
658:. Retrieved
648:
636:. Retrieved
632:
590:
584:
580:
574:
564:
563:, literally
560:
558:
548:
547:
529:
527:
520:
512:
429:Namkoong Won
403:Choi Eun-hee
378:
374:
367:
363:
351:
333:Shin Sang-ok
328:
321:Choi Eun-hee
299:
298:
293:
292:
267:
266:
265:
236:Running time
227: (Japan)
116:Choi Eun-hee
78:Shin Sang-ok
817:(in Korean)
803:(in Korean)
742:"- YouTube"
556:in Taiwan.
554:Korean Wave
341:F-86 Sabres
294:Red Muffler
285::
275::
249:South Korea
100:Produced by
74:Directed by
1059:1966 films
1054:1965 films
1049:1964 films
1043:Categories
609:References
523:F-86 Sabre
516:propaganda
509:Background
405:as Ji-seon
313:Korean War
223:1966-04-09
208:1965-09-15
178:1964-03-27
160:Shin Films
153:Production
95:Han Wun-sa
1010:Pulgasari
914:Red Scarf
809:Red Scarf
795:Red Scarf
784:Red Scarf
581:Red Scarf
549:Red Scarf
544:Reception
530:Red Scarf
441:Yun In-ja
329:Red Scarf
307:aviation
268:Red Scarf
136:Edited by
22:Red Scarf
597:See also
309:war film
255:Language
144:Music by
108:Starring
92:Story by
978:Runaway
798:at the
747:YouTube
726:4 April
698:4 April
660:4 April
638:5 April
518:films.
370:bargirl
348:MiG-15s
303:, is a
245:Country
240:100 min
221: (
206: (
191: (
176: (
155:company
1029:(1995)
1021:(1990)
1018:Mayumi
1013:(1985)
1005:(1985)
997:(1985)
989:(1985)
981:(1984)
973:(1984)
965:(1973)
957:(1973)
949:(1970)
941:(1968)
933:(1967)
925:(1964)
917:(1964)
909:(1963)
901:(1962)
893:(1961)
885:(1961)
877:(1960)
869:(1958)
772:Hanja.
689:
571:Remake
498:(1965)
473:(1964)
455:(1964)
446:Awards
281:;
278:빨간 마후라
273:Korean
259:Korean
41:Hangul
814:Naver
759:Notes
561:紅巾特攻隊
484:color
451:11th
48:빨간마후라
994:Salt
906:Rice
789:IMDb
728:2015
700:2015
687:ISBN
662:2015
640:2015
577:Rain
528:The
494:4th
469:2nd
384:Cast
360:Plot
343:and
297:and
193:1964
189:1964
812:at
787:at
1045::
744:.
717:.
681:.
631:.
617:^
567:.
356:.
323:,
319:,
283:RR
845:e
838:t
831:v
750:.
730:.
702:.
664:.
642:.
271:(
225:)
210:)
195:)
180:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.