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Genealogy

1979-05-01 · 107 min · ★ 6.0

Drama

During the Japanese occupation of South Korea, a Japanese bureaucrat is ordered to persuade an influential Korean patriarch into obeying the law of changing his Korean surname to a Japanese one.

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Directors
Im Kwon-taek
Production companies
Hwacheon Trading
Countries
South Korea
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ju Seon-taeJu Seon-taeSol Jin-young
Hah Myung-joongHah Myung-joongTani
Han Hye-sukHan Hye-sukOk-sun
Choi Nam-hyunChoi Nam-hyun
Kim Shin-jaeKim Shin-jae
Yoon Yang-ha
Ju Sang-ho
Kim Seok-hunKim Seok-hun
Dokgo SungDokgo Sung
Lee HyangLee Hyang
Kim Ki-beomKim Ki-beom
Choe Jae-ho
Park Kwang-jin
Lim Hae-rimLim Hae-rim
Lee Jeong-aeLee Jeong-ae
Lim Yae-simLim Yae-sim
Kim Ji-youngKim Ji-young
Jeon Sook

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