The Road to Sampo

May 23, 1975

1h 41m

★ 5.8

Overview

Passing through a jail and a construction site, a young laborer meets a middle-aged man returning to Sampo after ten years' absence. Together, they track down a young woman who ran away from the restaurant she was waitressing at, but instead of turning her in for a reward, the trio decide to go on an adventure together.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Yun Bang Films Co., Ltd.

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Cast

Roh Young-dal

Baek Il-seob

Jeong

Kim Jin-kyu

Baek-hwa

Moon Sook

Kim Yong-hak

Kim Ki-beom

Sok In-soo

Sung Moung-sun

Jang In-han

Choe Jae-ho

Ju Il-mong

Kim Seung-nam

Park Yae-sook

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