The Gingko Bed (1996): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1996, The Gingko Bed is an action, fantasy and romance film directed by Kang Je-kyu, running about 88 minutes.

What it’s about. Soohyun is an artist who teaches at a college. His girlfriend Sunyoung is a surgeon. A strange and mesmerizing reincarn ated love story begins when Soohyun buys and old gingko bed at a market. In his earlier life Soohyun was a musician for the royal family one thousand years ago. He and Princess Midan Were deep ly in love. However, General Hwang, who was also in love with the princess, kills Soohyun. And Midan's spirit hides insi de the gingko bed. Midan appears in front of Soohyun after one thousand years but the spirit of General Hwang, still in love with Midan, does not allow them to meet. Soohyun's present girlfriend, Sunyoung, decides to prove the existence of the spirits by risking her own life. Midan makes her last choice in order to save Sunyoung from General Hwang.

Who’s in it. The Gingko Bed stars Han Suk-kyu as Soohyun, Shim Hye-jin as Sunyoung, Jin Hee-kyung as Midan and Shin Hyun-joon as General Hwang, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.3/10, The Gingko Bed has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Gingko Bed page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Gingko Bed tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.