To the Starry Island

Dec 24, 1993

1h 40m

★ 6.8

Overview

Two men have returned to their hometown (the titular island) from Seoul to bury the father of one of them, but the islanders vehemently refuse their request, triggering memories of their childhood before and during the Korean War.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

Park Kwang-su Film

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Cast

Kim Chul

Ahn Sung-ki

Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku

Moon Sung-keun

Soondol

Huh Joon-ho

Oknim

Shim Hye-jin

Tinker

Min Kyung-jin

Opsunne

Lee Yong-i

Kim Bo-kyung

Kim Chul as a boy

Choi Woo-hyeok

Nopdotaek

Choi Hyung-in

Poltoknyeo

Ahn So-young

Hwang Sul-bong / Hwang Dong-pal

Kim Yong-man

Lee Kyung-young

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