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The Pure Love
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The Pure Love

1957-11-15 · 108 min · ★ 6.0

Romance · Drama

Choi Mun-seon (Seong So-min), a painter who lives alone on a beach, rescues drowning In-sun (Kim Ui-hyang). In-sun, a stewardess from Seoul, has more than platonic feelings for him, but he has no special feelings for her.Mun-seon meets Yun Myeong-hee who lived in his neighborhood 15 years ago. In order to help Myeong-hee's brother, Myeong-geun (Hyeon Sang-seob), who works for a magazine company, Mun-seon goes to Seoul. Myeong-hee and Mun-seon fall in love with each other. When In-sun meets Mun-seon in Seoul, she confesses her love for him, but he turns it down in a roundabout way.

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Directors
Han Hyeong-mo
Production companies
Han Hyeong-mo Production
Countries
South Korea
Status
Released

Top Cast

Seong So-minSeong So-minChoi Moon-seon
Lee Bin-hwaLee Bin-hwaMyunghee Yoon
Kim Ui-hyangKim Ui-hyangInsoon
Choi BongChoi BongInsoo Hwang
Kim Shin-jaeKim Shin-jaeHwang In-soo's wife
Choi SamChoi Sam
Jeong MinJeong Min
Lee YongLee Yong
Kim Mi-seonKim Mi-seon

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