Posthumous work of late actress to be released in November

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- "Penthouse Elephant," a film featuring late South
Korean actress Jang Ja-yeon, will be released here in November replete with the
actress's sex and suicide scenes, the film's distributor said Thursday.

Vantage Holdings, the movie's largest investor and distributor, had been debating
whether to edit out the scenes featuring the late actress out of courtesy to her
family and fans. The movie was originally slated for release this summer.
"We have decided against deleting the scenes as they are important in the story,"
a Vantage Holdings official said Thursday after the company released a teaser
trailer for the movie.
Jang's March 7 suicide made headlines for months here as the 30-year-old starlet
left a lengthy note claiming she was forced to perform sexual favors for powerful
entertainment figures.
Several well-known television producers and entertainment firm heads were
summoned, but the police closed the investigations without pressing any charges
in July, citing lack of evidence.
"Penthouse Elephant," a feature debut by Jeong Seung-ku, features three male
friends who deal with sex addiction, anxiety and other disorders of the
contemporaries. Jang played the role of Hye-mi, the girlfriend of a libertine
high-flying plastic surgeon.
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