
An Empty Dream
1965-07-03 · 100 min · ★ 9.0
While under the effects of anasthesia in a dentist's office, a young man and woman fantasize a romantic triangle between themselves and the dentist.
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- Directors
- Yu Hyun-mok
- Production companies
- The Century
- Countries
- South Korea
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- Released
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Park Su-jeongThe female patient
Park AmThe dentist
Shin Seong-ilThe male patient
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