A South Korean court has acquitted a woman who was convicted six decades ago for defending herself against sexual violence, after she challenged the ruling inspired by the country's #MeToo movement.

Choi Mal-ja was 19 in 1964 when she was attacked by a 21-year-old man in the southern town of Gimhae.

He pinned her to the ground and repeatedly forced his tongue into her mouth, at one point blocking her nose to stop her from breathing, according to court records.

Ms Choi managed to break free by biting off about 1.5 centimetres of his tongue.

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