Under the Sky in Seoul

Dec 15, 1961

2h 3m

★ 6.8

Overview

An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a small village in Seoul. He often causes domestic trouble by being nasty to his wife and his children. Kim Hyeon-ok, a daughter of a young widow who runs Nahana Beauty Shop, is in love with Choi Du-yeol, an obstetrician across the street. Kim Hak-gyu has great distaste for western medicine, and at the same time, is jealous of the obstetrician. He always gets in the way of Choi Du-yeol. Kim's son, Hyeon-gu, dates Jeom-ryae, a daughter of a bar owner.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Shin Films

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Cast

Kim Hak-gyu

Kim Seung-ho

Park Ju-sa

Heo Chang-kang

No Mong-hyeon

Kim Hee-kap

Choi Du-yeol

Kim Jin-kyu

Kim Hyeon-gu

Shin Young-kyun

Kim Hyeon-ok

Choi Eun-hee

Jeom-rye

Do Kum-bong

Jeom-rye's mother

Hwang Jeong-sun

Jo Geum-sun (Hak-gyu's wife)

Han Eun-jin

Seol Chang-ho

Ku Bong-seo

Chan-woo

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Yeong-ja

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