title: Blue Swallow (film)
text: # Blue Swallow (film)
  
  Blue Swallow is a 2005 South Korean film based on the true story of Park Kyung-won, an early Korean female pilot. The film became controversial when Park's alleged pro-Japanese activities came to light. It was also found that she was not, as the filmmakers had thought, the first female pilot from Korea; this distinction in fact belonged to Kwon Ki-ok of the Republic of China Air Force. Despite excellent reviews and Park's biographer pointing out factual errors in these accusations, it resulted in the under-performance of Blue Swallow at the box office.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Jang Jin-young ... Park Kyung-won
  * Kim Joo-hyuk ... Han Ji-hyeok
  * Yu Min ... Masako Kibe
  * Han Ji-min ... Lee Jeong-hee
  * Tōru Nakamura ... Flight instructor
  * Takeo Nakahara ... Foreign Minister
  * Kim Tae-hyun ... Kang Se-gi
  * Ko Joo-yeon ... Park Kyung-won as a child
  * Kim Gi-cheon
  
  ## Awards and nominations
  
  2006 Baeksang Arts Awards
  
  * Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
  
  2006 Grand Bell Awards
  
  * Best Music: Michael Staudacher
  * Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
  * Nominated - Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
  * Nominated - Best New Actress: Han Ji-min
  * Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
  * Nominated - Best Lighting: Choi Seok-jae
  * Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
  * Nominated - Best Costume Design: Kwon Yu-jin
  * Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong
  
  2006 Korean Film Awards
  
  * Nominated - Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
  * Nominated - Best Art Direction: Takeuchi Koichi
  * Nominated - Best Sound: Eun Hee-soo
  * Nominated - Best Visual Effects: Kang Jong-ik, Han Tae-jeong
  
  2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
  
  * Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
  * Best Cinematography: Yoon Hong-sik
  