Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits

Mar 6, 2014

1h 50m

★ 7.0

A great shaman who becomes one with the spirits

Overview

A life documentary of a woman who was shunned for being possessed by spirits as a girl, oppressed for following superstitions as an adult, how she grows to be a great shaman who embraces the pain of all people, and how she comes to be honored as a national treasure of Korea with her outstanding artistic talents throughout Korea's tumultuous history.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Atnine Film

Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits Trailers

Cast

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Kim Keum-hwa

Manshin (The middle-aged KIM Keum-hwa)

Moon So-ri

New Manshin (17-year-old Kim Keum-hwa)

Ryu Hyun-kyung

Neom-sae (Child Kim Keum-hwa)

Kim Sae-ron

Narrator

Kim Sang-hyun

Maternal Grandmother

Baek Su-ryeon

Mother

Kim Young-sun

Sister

Baek Ji-won

Chief secret agent

Kim Joong-ki

Mr. Park (secret agent)

Lee Myung-haeng

Mr. Park's Wife

Kim Sae-byuk

Mr. Park's Sister-in-law

Ryu Hye-young

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