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1967-10-11 · 80 min · ★ 8.5

Drama · Romance · War

A Japanese fine art teacher helps a Korean independence fighter to escape from a threat of being arrested by the Japanese police. The Korean man introduces him a gisaeng (Koran geisha) who learned Korean traditional court dance and he falls in love with her. However she hates Japanese because her parents were killed in the war.

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Directors
Shin Sang-ok
Production companies
Shin Films
Countries
South Korea
Status
Released

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Moon HeeMoon Hee김영순
Oh Yeong-il노구찌 료키치
Lee Dae-yubLee Dae-yub박동호
Lee Soon-jaeLee Soon-jae
Hwang HaeHwang Hae

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